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The Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling team roared to a resounding 36-3 road win at No. 18 Oregon State in Corvallis, Ore. Three Nittany Lion freshmen came up with big wins and the Nittany Lions tallied four second half tech falls in the road victory.
The dual meet began at 125 where true freshman Braeden Davis opened up the dual by dominating No. 15 Brandon Kaylor. Davis notched three takedowns in an 11-6 win with 2:10 in riding time. Sophomore Aaron Nagao, ranked No. 4 at 133, then controlled the action against No. 26 Gabe Whisenhunt, winning scrambles on his way to a 9-0 major with 2:52 in riding time. Penn State led 7-0 early.
Senior Beau Bartlett, ranked No. 2 at 141, battled No. 25 Cleveland Belton through regulation and used a counter takedown late in extra time to post a hard-fought 8-5 (SV) win. True freshman Tyler Kasak got the nod at 149. Kasak battled No. 12 Nash Singleton tough and used a third period takedown to post the thrilling 4-1 victory, giving Penn State a 13-0 lead. Sophomore Levi Haines, ranked No. 1 at 157, used two third period takedowns for a rousing 10-8 comeback win over Oregon State's Isaiah Crosby. Penn State lead 16-0 at halftime.
Freshman Mitchell Mesenbrink, ranked No. 12 at 165, got Penn State off to a fast start in the second half with a convincing 17-2 technical fall over No. 10 Matthew Olguin. Mesenbrink notched four takedowns and a turn in the bout, the final takedown at 3:44. Senior Carter Starocci, ranked No. 1 at 174, followed that tech up with one of his own, rolling up six takedowns in a resounding 19-3 tech fall over No. 8 Travis Wittlake at the 6:32 mark.
Graduate Bernie Truax, ranked No. 2 at 184, gave up an early takedown to No. 6 Trey Munoz and dropped a hard fought 5-2 decision as OSU picked up its first win of the dual. Senior Aaron Brooks, ranked No. 1 at 197, notched Penn State's third tech of the second half, rolling up six takedowns in a lopsided 19-4 win over No. 30 Justin Rademacher at the 4:53 mark. Senior Greg Kerkvliet, ranked No. 1 at 285, capped off the dual meet with Penn State's fourth tech fall of the second half. He rolled up seven takedowns in a 21-5 tech fall over No. 12 Boone McDermott at the 5:17 mark.
he Nittany Lions won nine of ten bouts in Corvallis. Penn State owned a 33-5 edge in takedowns and the Nittany Lions picked up nine bonus points off four tech falls (Mesenbrink, Starocci, Brooks, Kerkvliet) and a major (Nagao).
Penn State is now 3-0, 0-0 B1G. Oregon State falls to 4-2. Two true exhibition bouts that do not count towards the wrestlers' overall records or the dual score, were contested before the dual meet. Terrell Barraclough majored Kekana Fouret 11-1 at 165. Lucas Cochran posted a 22-6 technical fall (5:51) over Mason Christiansen at 197.
#1 Penn State 36, #18 Oregon State 3
125: Braeden Davis (PSU) dec. No. 15 Brandon Kaylor, 11-6. 133: No. 4 Aaron Nagao (PSU) maj. dec. No. 26 Gabe Whisenhunt, 9-0. 141: No. 2 Beau Bartlett (PSU) dec. No. 25 Cleveland Belton, 8-5 SV. 149: Tyler Kasak (PSU) dec. No. 12 NAsh Singleton, 4-1. 157: No. 1 Levi Haines (PSU) dec. Isaiah Crosby, 10-8. 165: NO. 12 Mitchell Mesenbrink (PSU) tech fall No. 10 Matthew Olguin, 17-2, 3:44. 174: No. 1 Carter Starocci (PSU) tech fall No. 7 Travis Wittlake, 19-3, 6:32. 184: No. 6 Trey Munoz (OSU) dec. No. 2 Bernie Truax, 5-2. 197: No. 1 Aaron Brooks (PSU) tech fall No. 30 Justin Rodemacher, 19-4, 4:53. 285: No. 1 Greg Kerkvliet (PSU) tech fall No. 12 Boone McDermott, 21-5, 5:17.