Six Nittany Lion grapplers advance at Final X tourney

June 19, 2026

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 ...

PSU wrestling leaves latest arena with same results … a title

March 22, 2026

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 ...

Penn State wrestling wins fifth straight national championship

March 21, 2026

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 ...

PSU wrestling gets eight into quarters at NCAAs

March 19, 2026

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 ...

Nittany Lions have six who will grapple for a title

March 20, 2026

CLEVELAND — Penn State is well on its way to a fifth consecutive championship after the second day of the 2026 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships on Friday at Rocket Arena. The Nittany Lions lead the team race with 153 points and have advanced six to the finals, with two more still in ...

PSU wrestling fans set for trip down memory lane

March 18, 2026

UNIVERSITY PARK — As the NCAA cycles through repeat sites for its Division I Wrestling Championships, Penn State fans have been treated to a trip down memory lane. Last year’s jaunt to Philadelphia evoked memories of where this Penn State dynasty under Cael Sanderson started in 2011 with ...