Perry has not shown he is near the same level.
True freshman Perry went 5-2 at a single open, facing one single starter with a losing record (Perry lost). True freshman Davis was the B10 champion and #1 seed at NCAAs.
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True freshman Perry went 5-2 at a single open, facing one single starter with a losing record (Perry lost). True freshman Davis was the B10 champion and #1 seed at NCAAs.
Davis has to stay more balanced and quit making crazy moves dont work!
There was improvement. He beat Kueter and Feldman in the dual meets, right? That’s nothing to scoff at. He just couldn’t sustain that level at the end of the year. Carroll is a good wrestler. Unlike the last few years, HWT is pretty deep this year which didn’t work in Cole’s favor.
They'll be in the mix, and possibly Shepherd too if he doesn't grow.
Maybe somebody does step up. None of them are Duke or Blaze or Zain or Nico, ready for the podium upon arrival.
Brian Scalabrine, red-haired ex-Celtics journeyman, would play trash talking civilians 1-on-1 and destroy them. His quote ~was: “I am closer to LeBron James’s level than you are to mine.”
Pretty sure from PJ's reaction in the corner it was just a blow to the jewels. I watched him in the corner after and he was not grabbing a hammy or any other body part. Just a classic look of man by balls hurt.
He has had to bump up a weight every year with a supposed redshirt that never happened.
Penn State NCAA Wrestling Championships update: Team race standings, semifinal matchups and thoughts on them, and more heading into tonight's semifinals session.
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Penn State NCAA Wrestling Championships update: Team race standings, semifinal matchups, more
Penn State wrestling is dominating the field at the 2026 NCAA Championships. Here are the latest updates after a big session three.
Not what I heard Byers say. I heard Byers say that it appeared Duke might have been injured in the quarterfinal bout, and nothing beyond that. No statement about a "definite" injury and nothing about "favoring" an injury.
See above. I don't think it was anything serious at all.
Lets see if this link works
https://www.flowrestling.org/nextgen/events/15175319/team-scores
https://www.flowrestling.org/nextgen/events/15175319/team-scores
Penn State takedown for/against totals through three sessions: 110 - 8
Some people have memory-holed the years-long Suriano hangover. We're in a better position than that, but there is no finger-snapping and no guarantee either way.
Pretty sure that Duke got hit in the balls.
margin for team points record is really thin now.
margin for team points record is really thin now.
I lean more towards the groin from the way he was moving. I believe it's the same thing that was bothering him around the end of January/beginning of February. Hopefully it's manageable.
A shot to the jewels story: Back in the early '80s I was a D1 assistant coach to Jerry Swope at Millersville...We had a real stud named Mike Connor who got a real hard shot to the jewels during a match. The gym was silent as Connor rolled around the mat in pain. Swope yelled at Connor from the bench saying, "Mike how can anything so little hurt so much"? That really pissed Connor off so he got up off the mat and ripped his opponent a new one!
A buddy said he was favoring it coming off the mat. Hopefully just got hit in the nuts
I believe the correct question is... Will God help PJs opponent.
I thought that this was going to be an The All Time Wrestling Team. How can that be when there are still 7 other teams still not eliminated mathematically? The old measurement of a great team was wrapping up the Team Trophy after Friday night and was supposed to be replaced by wrapping it up Friday afternoon for the Dynasty Team. Well, maybe next year.Penn State NCAA Wrestling Championships update: Team race standings, semifinal matchups and thoughts on them, and more heading into tonight's semifinals session.
Penn State NCAA Wrestling Championships update: Team race standings, semifinal matchups, more
Penn State wrestling is dominating the field at the 2026 NCAA Championships. Here are the latest updates after a big session three.
Is it too late for him to give Levi trouble? I couldn't understand what people were thinking on that. He transferred for a reason, but I appreciate that he wrestled for PSU and I'll continue to support him.
I'm in no position to tell a 2 time all-American how to wrestle, as with most of us
What how many team points will a semi final victory earn tonight? Thanks in advance. I used to know this I swear.
Scheduled PSU Matches After Session III
125 Semis: #1 seed Luke Lilledahl vs. #5 seed Troy Spratley (Oklahoma St.)
133 Semis: #3 seed Marcus Blaze vs. #2 seed Ben Davino (Ohio St.)
149 Semis: #1 seed Shayne Van Ness vs. #20 seed Chance Lamer (Nebraska)
157 Semis: #1 seed P.J. Duke vs. #5 seed Landon Robideau (Oklahoma St.)
165 Semis: #1 seed Mitchell Mesenbrink vs. #12 seed Cesar Alvan (Columbia)
174 Semis: #1 seed Levi Haines vs. #5 seed Patrick Kennedy (Iowa)
184 Semis; #1 seed Rocco Welsh vs. #5 seed Brock Mantanona (Michigan)
197 Semis: #1 seed Josh Barr vs. #5 seed Joey Novak (Wyoming)
125 Semis: #1 seed Luke Lilledahl vs. #5 seed Troy Spratley (Oklahoma St.)
133 Semis: #3 seed Marcus Blaze vs. #2 seed Ben Davino (Ohio St.)
149 Semis: #1 seed Shayne Van Ness vs. #20 seed Chance Lamer (Nebraska)
157 Semis: #1 seed P.J. Duke vs. #5 seed Landon Robideau (Oklahoma St.)
165 Semis: #1 seed Mitchell Mesenbrink vs. #12 seed Cesar Alvan (Columbia)
174 Semis: #1 seed Levi Haines vs. #5 seed Patrick Kennedy (Iowa)
184 Semis; #1 seed Rocco Welsh vs. #5 seed Brock Mantanona (Michigan)
197 Semis: #1 seed Josh Barr vs. #5 seed Joey Novak (Wyoming)
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Looks like PSU has 105.5 points after session 3 this year as opposed to 90.5 last year. That's a pretty big difference.
From what I can glean, 9 points. 3 placement points have already been earned by winning in the quarters. Win in the semis and you wind up with at least 12 points. Four more for winning. So it looks like an additional 13 placement points up for grabs for each of the 8 remaining wrestlers.
Dogbone (mat configuration for semis) and Blood Round coming up in 3 hrs!
I absolutely love seeing a Rider kid deck a much more heralded wrestler from OSU. Good for that kid.
Not quite. If you're in the semis, you can do no worse than 6th place which is 6 placement points. Tonight's matches, like the quarters, are worth 7. Second is worth 12 points.