2026 NCAA Championship Session II Thread
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By "folks", you mean the On3Earlier this year folks were saying he’d give Mitchell trouble.
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I doubt it. He’s one of Taylor’s prized recruits and Taylor appears all in on winning now.
We're doomed.
Because you said it right as their weak spots were coming up and Lockett getting decked
Also, MM just traded a major for a tech by Mendez that round, which isn't helpful for those who want to find a reason to vote for Mendez.
Let him up Levi. Let’s go fans. There we Go. Keep doing it…Need the Tech Here
Gotta root for Vega magic then. MM vs Paddy is always rough bc all Paddy does is stall.
174 R16 - #1 Levi Haines vs. #16 Nick Fine (COL)
Period 1:
Here we go. Circling, tying up & hand fighting. Levi shoots, but Fine blocks him off. Levi shoots again & finishes the TD, 3-0. Fine works to his feet & Levi lets him go, 3-1. Circling, tying up & hand fighting again. Levi tries a 2 on 1. He drops to the legs & finishes another TD, 6-1. Levi throws in a boot & gets Fine bellied out. Smells like a bow & arrow coming. There it is! Fine fights it off, then works to 1 foot. He gets to his feet, but Levi takes him out of bounds, restart. Fine is still down. Levi is over 1-min RT already. Fine works to his feet & Levi lets him go, 6-2. Fine with a half shot. Tying up & hand fighting in the center. Levi drops to a leg, then gets the other & finishes another TD, 9-2. Levi gets Fine bellied out on the edge. Levi rides out the period. 9-2 Levi, +1:40 RT
Period 2:
Fine takes down. He works to his feet & gets the escape, 9-3. Fine shoots & gets to a leg. Levi kicks free & they work back to their feet. Tying up & hand fighting. Levi shoots & finishes a double, 12-3. He gets Fine bellied out & goes over 2-min of riding time. Levi cuts Fine, 12-4. Fine shoots, Levi counters & finishes another TD, 15-4. Levi tries for a turn, but Fine fights out of it. Levi looks for a tilt, but time expires. 15-4 Levi, +2:54 RT
Period 3:
Levi takes neutral. Tying up & hand fighting. Fine shoots, Levi counters & finishes another TD, 18-4. Levi cuts Fine, 18-5. Levi shoots immediately & finishes another TD & the 21-5 techfall.
Levi Haines TECH Nick Fine 21-5 (5:27)
Period 1:
Here we go. Circling, tying up & hand fighting. Levi shoots, but Fine blocks him off. Levi shoots again & finishes the TD, 3-0. Fine works to his feet & Levi lets him go, 3-1. Circling, tying up & hand fighting again. Levi tries a 2 on 1. He drops to the legs & finishes another TD, 6-1. Levi throws in a boot & gets Fine bellied out. Smells like a bow & arrow coming. There it is! Fine fights it off, then works to 1 foot. He gets to his feet, but Levi takes him out of bounds, restart. Fine is still down. Levi is over 1-min RT already. Fine works to his feet & Levi lets him go, 6-2. Fine with a half shot. Tying up & hand fighting in the center. Levi drops to a leg, then gets the other & finishes another TD, 9-2. Levi gets Fine bellied out on the edge. Levi rides out the period. 9-2 Levi, +1:40 RT
Period 2:
Fine takes down. He works to his feet & gets the escape, 9-3. Fine shoots & gets to a leg. Levi kicks free & they work back to their feet. Tying up & hand fighting. Levi shoots & finishes a double, 12-3. He gets Fine bellied out & goes over 2-min of riding time. Levi cuts Fine, 12-4. Fine shoots, Levi counters & finishes another TD, 15-4. Levi tries for a turn, but Fine fights out of it. Levi looks for a tilt, but time expires. 15-4 Levi, +2:54 RT
Period 3:
Levi takes neutral. Tying up & hand fighting. Fine shoots, Levi counters & finishes another TD, 18-4. Levi cuts Fine, 18-5. Levi shoots immediately & finishes another TD & the 21-5 techfall.
Levi Haines TECH Nick Fine 21-5 (5:27)
He wouldn't give Mitchell trouble if they allowed him to wrestle with a gun.Earlier this year folks were saying he’d give Mitchell trouble.
Levi cruised to a tech. On a mission.
So, let's show interview for 5 minutes instead of showing Levi's match. Frking ESPN.
Mm is very smart he knows what he is doing
I recommend matcast and putting on the mat our guys are on when they are up.
We get spoiled, but even Taylor will have to put up with crap to get talented wrestlers. Cael the only one with the luxury to not have to compromise.
Penn State is 6-1 with three second round matches left. Luke Lilledahl, Marcus Blaze, Shayne Van Ness, PJ Duke, Mitchell Mesenbrink, and Levi Haines are all onto Friday's quarterfinals. Braeden Davis is in the 141-pound consolation bracket. Through seven matches in this session, Penn State holds a 22-1 edge in takedowns.
Bout by bout recap:
125 pounds: No. 1 Luke Lilledahl, Penn State d. No. 17 Jett Strickenberger, West Virginia, 4-2
After a scoreless first period that saw Lilledahl get in on a shot but not be able to finish it, Strickeneberger took down to start the second and escaped to a 1-0 lead. A short while later, Lilledahl came out on top of a scramble to take a 3-1 lead. Strickenberger escaped to make it 3-2 after two. Lilledahl chose down to start the third and quickly escaped to 4-2. There was no additional scoring, making that the final score.
133 pounds: No. 3 Marcus Blaze, PSU TF No. 19 Gage Walker of Missouri, 17-2 (6:10)
Blaze got a stalling point midway through the first period and then had a seven point throw late in the period to take an 8-0 lead into the second. The Nittany Lion chose down and reversed Walker eight seconds into the second to swell his lead to 10-0. Blaze cut Walker and then took him down again for a 13-2 lead. That was the score after two. Blaze escaped to start the third to 14-2. The Nittany Lion then scored a takedown to seal it at the 6:10 mark of the match, 17-2.
141 pounds: No. 14 Braeden Davis, Penn State vs. No. 3 Brock Hardy of Nebraska
Davis scored a takedown halfway through the first period, but Hardy reversed him quickly before the Nittany Lion escaped to 4-2 with about 1:20 left in the first period. Davis was the aggressor from there, but no more points were scored before the end fo the first three minutes. Hardy took down to start the second, and Davis rode for 48 seconds before the Cornhusker escaped to 4-3. Hardy then used an inside trip and got three near fall points from the danger position to go up 6-4. That was the score after two. Davis took neutral to start the third, and Hardy would eventually drop in on a low double to swell his lead to 9-4 with 48 seconds left. Davis could not escape, and that is the final. He's off to the consolation bracket.
149 pounds: No. 1 Shayne Van Ness, PSU F No. 16 Jacob Frost of Iowa State, 2:23
After building a 6-1 lead, Shayne Van Ness readjusted twice before pinning No. 16 Jacob Frost of Iowa State at the 2:23 mark of the first period to move onto the 149-pound quarterfinals.
157 pounds: No. 1 PJ Duke, Penn State F. No. 17 Luke Mechler of Wisconsin, 1:38
Duke scored a lightning quick takedown, cut Mechler, then took him down again and cut him for a 6-2 lead and then did it again for a 9-3 lead and then again for a 12-4 lead just 54 seconds into the match. Another shoot and score made it 15-4 with 1:48 left in the first period. Another cut and takedown made it 18-5 before Duke locked up a cradle and threw Mechler to his back for the fall at 1:38.
165 pounds: No. 1 Mitchell Mesenbrink, PSU md. No. 16 Paddy Gallagher of Ohio State, 11-0
Mesenbrink scored first with a takedown about a minute into the first period. The Nittany Lion then worked for a turning combination the rest of the period but couldn't get it but did force a stalling call twice to take a 4-0 lead after one. Mesenbrink took down to start the second and quickly escaped to 5-0. Mesenbrink then got in on another shot and scored a takedown to swell his lead to 8-0, and that was the score after two. Mesenbrink escaped to 9-0 to start the third. Two stall calls and three-plus minutes of riding time led to an 11-0 major decision to send Mesenbrink onto the quarterfinals.
174 pounds: No. 1 Levi Haines, Penn State vs. No. 16 Nick Fine of Columbia
No. 1 Levi Haines of Penn State moves into Friday morning's 174-pound quarterfinal round after beating Nick Fine of Columbia by technical fall, 21-5, in 5:26.
Penn State is now 6-1 in the quarterfinal round.
Haines scored the opening takedown less than 30 seconds into the opening period then cut Fine to 3-1. Haines then picked up another takedown to make it 6-1 before the first period was a minute old. Fine escaped to 6-2 but Haines quickly finished a single leg shot to swell his lead to 9-2 at the end of the first period. Fine chose down to start the second and escaped to 9-3 15 seconds in. Haines quickly took him down to go up 12-3 and cut to 12-4 before quickly scoring another takedown for a 15-4 lead. That was the score after three. Haines took neutral to start the third and took Fine down for a 18-4 lead. He cut, shot, and scored again for a 21-5 technical fall.
Bout by bout recap:
125 pounds: No. 1 Luke Lilledahl, Penn State d. No. 17 Jett Strickenberger, West Virginia, 4-2
After a scoreless first period that saw Lilledahl get in on a shot but not be able to finish it, Strickeneberger took down to start the second and escaped to a 1-0 lead. A short while later, Lilledahl came out on top of a scramble to take a 3-1 lead. Strickenberger escaped to make it 3-2 after two. Lilledahl chose down to start the third and quickly escaped to 4-2. There was no additional scoring, making that the final score.
133 pounds: No. 3 Marcus Blaze, PSU TF No. 19 Gage Walker of Missouri, 17-2 (6:10)
Blaze got a stalling point midway through the first period and then had a seven point throw late in the period to take an 8-0 lead into the second. The Nittany Lion chose down and reversed Walker eight seconds into the second to swell his lead to 10-0. Blaze cut Walker and then took him down again for a 13-2 lead. That was the score after two. Blaze escaped to start the third to 14-2. The Nittany Lion then scored a takedown to seal it at the 6:10 mark of the match, 17-2.
141 pounds: No. 14 Braeden Davis, Penn State vs. No. 3 Brock Hardy of Nebraska
Davis scored a takedown halfway through the first period, but Hardy reversed him quickly before the Nittany Lion escaped to 4-2 with about 1:20 left in the first period. Davis was the aggressor from there, but no more points were scored before the end fo the first three minutes. Hardy took down to start the second, and Davis rode for 48 seconds before the Cornhusker escaped to 4-3. Hardy then used an inside trip and got three near fall points from the danger position to go up 6-4. That was the score after two. Davis took neutral to start the third, and Hardy would eventually drop in on a low double to swell his lead to 9-4 with 48 seconds left. Davis could not escape, and that is the final. He's off to the consolation bracket.
149 pounds: No. 1 Shayne Van Ness, PSU F No. 16 Jacob Frost of Iowa State, 2:23
After building a 6-1 lead, Shayne Van Ness readjusted twice before pinning No. 16 Jacob Frost of Iowa State at the 2:23 mark of the first period to move onto the 149-pound quarterfinals.
157 pounds: No. 1 PJ Duke, Penn State F. No. 17 Luke Mechler of Wisconsin, 1:38
Duke scored a lightning quick takedown, cut Mechler, then took him down again and cut him for a 6-2 lead and then did it again for a 9-3 lead and then again for a 12-4 lead just 54 seconds into the match. Another shoot and score made it 15-4 with 1:48 left in the first period. Another cut and takedown made it 18-5 before Duke locked up a cradle and threw Mechler to his back for the fall at 1:38.
165 pounds: No. 1 Mitchell Mesenbrink, PSU md. No. 16 Paddy Gallagher of Ohio State, 11-0
Mesenbrink scored first with a takedown about a minute into the first period. The Nittany Lion then worked for a turning combination the rest of the period but couldn't get it but did force a stalling call twice to take a 4-0 lead after one. Mesenbrink took down to start the second and quickly escaped to 5-0. Mesenbrink then got in on another shot and scored a takedown to swell his lead to 8-0, and that was the score after two. Mesenbrink escaped to 9-0 to start the third. Two stall calls and three-plus minutes of riding time led to an 11-0 major decision to send Mesenbrink onto the quarterfinals.
174 pounds: No. 1 Levi Haines, Penn State vs. No. 16 Nick Fine of Columbia
No. 1 Levi Haines of Penn State moves into Friday morning's 174-pound quarterfinal round after beating Nick Fine of Columbia by technical fall, 21-5, in 5:26.
Penn State is now 6-1 in the quarterfinal round.
Haines scored the opening takedown less than 30 seconds into the opening period then cut Fine to 3-1. Haines then picked up another takedown to make it 6-1 before the first period was a minute old. Fine escaped to 6-2 but Haines quickly finished a single leg shot to swell his lead to 9-2 at the end of the first period. Fine chose down to start the second and escaped to 9-3 15 seconds in. Haines quickly took him down to go up 12-3 and cut to 12-4 before quickly scoring another takedown for a 15-4 lead. That was the score after three. Haines took neutral to start the third and took Fine down for a 18-4 lead. He cut, shot, and scored again for a 21-5 technical fall.
Mantanona takes Facundo out. Ok state upper weights having a tough evening.
Back to back losses by Okie State
You so funny. What's with Penn State fans that they attack their own. Do you feel like a big man behind that computer? I just want to see MM wrestle not ride. If you see my original post, many agreed with me. We can use all the points we can get. You never know what will happen.