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UNIVERSITY PARK -- The Penn State wrestling team toppled Clarion, 40-6, in front of a sold out Rec Hall crowd Sunday, closing out another unbeaten dual-meet season.
Penn State finished the year at 16-0 overall, marking the seventh time during coach Cael Sanderson's tenure that Penn State went undefeated. Clarion fell to 11-6.
The season's final dual meet was wrestled in front of 6,545 fans. It was their 66th straight sellout in Rec Hall. The Nittany Lions have sold out 75 of their last 77 home events, including nine of 11 in the Bryce Jordan Center.
The dual meet began at 125 where redshirt freshman Gary Steen used second and third period takedowns to post a strong 5-1 win over Joey Fischer. Roman Bravo-Young, at 133, pinned Clarion's Mason Prinkey in 4:31.
Beau Bartlett, at 141, posted a convincing 12-4 major over CU's Seth Koleno. Redshirt freshman Shayne Van Ness, ranked No. 13 at 149, kept Penn State rolling with a 17-1 technical fall over Kyle Schickel at 4:59. Redshirt freshman Levi Haines, at 157, closed out the first half with another bonus point victory by rolling to an 18-3 tech fall over Trevor Elfvin in 4:26.
Redshirt freshman Alex Facundo, at 165, kept the Nittany Lions rolling with a hard-fought 16-10 win over Clarion's Cam Pine. Carter Starocci, at 174, picked up Penn State's third tech fall with a 19-3 tech fall over John Worthing at the end of two periods (5:00).
Clarion picked up its only win of the dual where No. 21 Will Feldkamp pinned Donovon Ball at the 1:20 mark.
Senior Max Dean, at 197, rolled to a 9-5 win over Tyler Bagoly.
Greg Kerkvliet, ranked No. 2 at 285, closed out the dual with Penn State's second pin, getting the fall at 5:11 over Austin Chapman.
The Nittany Lions rolled up a 40-4 advantage in takedowns. Penn State won nine of 10 bouts and picked up 13 bonus points.
Penn State now prepares for the 2023 Big Ten Championship, hosted by the University of Michigan. The NCAA qualifier for the conference takes place on Saturday and Sunday, March 4-5, in Ann Arbor, Mich.
125: Steen, PSU, dec. Fischer, 5-1; 133: Bravo-Young, PSU, pinned Prinkey, 4:31; 141: Bartlett, PSU, maj. dec. Koleno, 12-4 149: Van Ness, PSU, tech fall Schickel, 17-1 (4:59); 157: Haines, PSU, tech fall Elfvin, 18-3 (4:26)
165: Facundo, PSU, dec. Pine, 16-10; 174: Starocci, PSU, tech fall Worthing, 19-3 (5:00) 184: Feldkamp, CU, pinned Ball, 1:20; 197: Dean, PSU, dec. Bagoly, 9-5. 285: Kerkvliet, PSU, pinned Chapman, 5:11