UNIVERSITY PARK —The Penn State wrestling program, led by coach Cael Sanderson in his 18th season, announced its 2026-27 schedule Tuesday. The Nittany Lions will embark on a 16-match dual-meet schedule with seven duals scheduled in University Park. PSU will host four matches inside ...
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia — Penn State freshman wrestler Jayden James impressed at the United World Wrestling U20 World Championships this Saturday and Sunday, taking the silver medal in the men’s freestyle 74-kilogram weight class at Sportova Hala Mladost. A native of Westwood, N.J., James booked his second career age-group world medal, pairing his silver medal finish at the 2026 U20 event with a gold medal result at the U17 World Championships a year ago at 71kg. Over the course of the 2026 freestyle campaign, James additionally boasts a first-place finish at the U20 World Team Trials ...
UNIVERSITY PARK — Six members of the Penn State Nittany Lion Olympic Regional Training Center/Nittany Lion Wrestling Club competed at 2026’s Final X at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. Five of those competitors won their best-of-three series and earned spots on the 2026 U.S. World Team. All six are already part of the 2026 U.S. National Team. Reigning NCAA Champion Levi Haines battled Chance Marsteller at 79 kg. Haines dominated the first match-up, posting a 6-1 victory. Haines then dominated the second period in the next bout, using a four-point move to roll to a 6-3 win. He ...
CLEVELAND — You can change the calendar, change the city, change the venue and change the lineup, but you can’t change who rules college wrestling. Penn State won its fifth consecutive NCAA championship Saturday at the 2026 NCAA Div. 1 Wrestling Championships at Rocket Arena, clinching it ...
The Penn State Nittany Lions are champions of the college wrestling world once again. Cael Sanderson's group won the school's fifth consecutive NCAA team championship and its 13th championship in 15 seasons on Saturday night at Cleveland's Rocket Arena, clinching the title before the beginning of the finals and finishing the weekend with 181.5 points, breaking the tournament scoring record for a third straight year. Luke Lilledahl (125), Mitchell Mesenbrink (165), Levi Haines (174) and Josh Barr (197) all came away from Cleveland with individual titles, while Penn State's Shayne Van ...
CLEVELAND — Penn State started planting the seeds of its fifth consecutive championship on Day 1 of the 2026 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships on Thursday at Rocket Arena. Penn State led the team race with 40.5 points, ahead of second-place Nebraska with 27, third-place Iowa with ...
