Penn State wrestlers, alums, and commits set to compete at the US Open this weekend
Penn State wrestling will be well-represented at this year's US Open in Las Vegas. Here's an early preview.
Penn State wrestlers, alums, and commits set to compete at the US Open this weekend
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Senior pre-seeds are out:
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Lilledahl No. 1 at 57
Blaze No. 1 at 61; Nico No. 7
Bartlett No. 3 at 65
Mesenbrink No. 2 at 75; Barraclough No. 6
Dake No. 1 at 86; Welsh No. 5
Snyder No 1 at 97
Senior Men’s freestyle seeds released for 2025 CLAW U.S. Open Championships
The Senior men’s freestyle pre-seeds for the 2025 CLAW U.S. Open Championships have been finalized ahead of this weekend’s competition in Las Vegas. Tournament seeding was based on an agreed upon set of seeding criteria that included USA Wrestling...
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Lilledahl No. 1 at 57
Blaze No. 1 at 61; Nico No. 7
Bartlett No. 3 at 65
Mesenbrink No. 2 at 75; Barraclough No. 6
Dake No. 1 at 86; Welsh No. 5
Snyder No 1 at 97
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Yeah only thing that really makes sense. Just wild that it means he probably has to go to 97 and take on Snyder for 2028?
Some awesome match potential for our guys.
Luke/Deshazer
Blaze/Fix rematch
Beau/Mendez rematch
Mitch/Monday rematch
Dake/Zahid meeting in the middle at 86 will be fun.
Rocco/Keckeisen could give us a good preview of where Rocco is at going into the summer.
I think the Mirasolas might run the u23 table which is exciting too.
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A bit lost- why isn’t Brooks wrestling in the US Open? The US Open doesn’t feed into the World team?
Final X is the competition that determines the World Team. There are 2 competitions that feed into Final X: US Open and World Team Trials.
Some weights have a guy already auto bid to Final X. For these weights, the US Open is the only tournament that qualifies for Final X.
Brooks is wrestling at 92, which does NOT have an auto bid to final X, so the winners of both the US Open and the WTT get a spot. This means he can choose which one to wrestle in, and seems he’s choosing WTT instead of US Open.
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Live updates, full Penn State wrestling and NLWC results from U.S. Open Day 1
Penn State wrestlers and NLWC members are on the mat Friday as the men's freestyle tournament kicks off. Get live updates and results here.
Brackets are now live. The event schedule can be found at the bottom of this thread. Updates will post above this section as they become available throughout the afternoon.
Luke Lilledahl has a bye to start his 57-kilogram (125.6 pounds) tournament. It is a 32-man bracket. He is automatically in the Round of 16 against an opponent to be determined.
Marcus Blaze is the No. 1 and has a bye to start his tournament at 61 kilograms. It is a 64-man bracket and he is into the Round of 32 against a to-be-determined opponent. Nico Megaludis is the No. 7 seed and has a bye into the Round of 32, as well, where he will face Richard Galvan of Torotech Wrestling.
Beau Bartlett is the No. 3 seed at 65 kilograms (143.3 pounds). He has a bye into the Round of 16 in his 32-man bracket and will face a to-be-determined opponent.
Mitchell Mesenbrink is the No. 2 seed at at 74 kilograms (163.1 pounds). He has a bye into the Round of 32 in his 64-man bracket and will face a to-be-determined opponent. Terrell Barraclough is the No. 6 seed, has a bye into the Round of 32, and starts his tournament against Arsena Gogokhiia of the Sierra Kidz wrestling club.
Kyle Dake is the No. 1 seed at 86 kilograms (189.5 pounds). He has a bye into the Round of 32 in his 64-man bracket and will face a to-be-determined opponent first. Rocco Welsh is the No. 5 seed, has a bye into the Round of 32, and will face Kyle Knudtson of Crook County High School to start his tournament.
Kyle Snyder is the No. 1 seed at 97 kilograms (213.8 pounds). He has a bye into the Round of 16 in his 32-man bracket. His tournament starts with an opponent to be determined.
Luke Lilledahl has a bye to start his 57-kilogram (125.6 pounds) tournament. It is a 32-man bracket. He is automatically in the Round of 16 against an opponent to be determined.
Marcus Blaze is the No. 1 and has a bye to start his tournament at 61 kilograms. It is a 64-man bracket and he is into the Round of 32 against a to-be-determined opponent. Nico Megaludis is the No. 7 seed and has a bye into the Round of 32, as well, where he will face Richard Galvan of Torotech Wrestling.
Beau Bartlett is the No. 3 seed at 65 kilograms (143.3 pounds). He has a bye into the Round of 16 in his 32-man bracket and will face a to-be-determined opponent.
Mitchell Mesenbrink is the No. 2 seed at at 74 kilograms (163.1 pounds). He has a bye into the Round of 32 in his 64-man bracket and will face a to-be-determined opponent. Terrell Barraclough is the No. 6 seed, has a bye into the Round of 32, and starts his tournament against Arsena Gogokhiia of the Sierra Kidz wrestling club.
Kyle Dake is the No. 1 seed at 86 kilograms (189.5 pounds). He has a bye into the Round of 32 in his 64-man bracket and will face a to-be-determined opponent first. Rocco Welsh is the No. 5 seed, has a bye into the Round of 32, and will face Kyle Knudtson of Crook County High School to start his tournament.
Kyle Snyder is the No. 1 seed at 97 kilograms (213.8 pounds). He has a bye into the Round of 16 in his 32-man bracket. His tournament starts with an opponent to be determined.
Incoming Penn State freshman Marcus Blaze needed just 33 seconds to beat Juan Diaz of Gus' Garage by technical fall, 10-0. He moves on to the Round of 16 at 61 kilograms.
Mesenbrink coming up in a bit on Mat 1. Believe he is the only Penn State connection with a mat assignment at the moment.
Ha, or not. The website suggested there was 10 minutes until his match. That was when I posted two minutes ago. Ninety seconds later, I got an email alert. Mitchell Mesenbrink wins his opener over DeShon Gallegos of SWWC by technical fall, 10-0, in a tidy 16 seconds. He's onto the Round of 16 at 74 kilograms.
Results as of 2:07 p.m. ET
Luke Lilledahl - 57 kilograms
R32 -
Marcus Blaze - 61 kilograms
R32 - Wins by TF over Juan Diaz of Gus' Garage, 10-0
33)
R16 -
Nico Megaludis
R32 -
Beau Bartlett - 65 kilograms
R16 -
Mitchell Mesenbrink - 74 kilograms (163.1 pounds).
R32 - Wins by TF over DeShon Gallegos, SWWC, 10-016)
Terrell Barraclough
R32 - Wins by TF over Arsena Gogokhiia, SIKI, 12-2 (4:55)
R16 -
Kyle Dake - 86 kilograms
R32 - Wins by TF over Joe Trygstad, UNAT, 10-027)
R16 -
Rocco Welsh
R32 -
Kyle Snyder - 97 kilograms
R16 -
Luke Lilledahl - 57 kilograms
R32 -
Marcus Blaze - 61 kilograms
R32 - Wins by TF over Juan Diaz of Gus' Garage, 10-0
33)R16 -
Nico Megaludis
R32 -
Beau Bartlett - 65 kilograms
R16 -
Mitchell Mesenbrink - 74 kilograms (163.1 pounds).
R32 - Wins by TF over DeShon Gallegos, SWWC, 10-0
16)Terrell Barraclough
R32 - Wins by TF over Arsena Gogokhiia, SIKI, 12-2 (4:55)
R16 -
Kyle Dake - 86 kilograms
R32 - Wins by TF over Joe Trygstad, UNAT, 10-0
27)R16 -
Rocco Welsh
R32 -
Kyle Snyder - 97 kilograms
R16 -
Rocco Welsh is on the board. He wins his 86-kilogram opened by TF over Kyle Knudtson, CCHS, 11-0 (1:09)
Luke Lilledahl won his 57 kilogram opener by technical fall, Marcus Blaze did the same in his second match at 61 kilograms, and Beau Bartlett took his opener at 65 kilograms.
Luke Lilledahl – 57 kilograms
R32 – Wins by TF over Shamar Baines of Arizona 10-0 (0:28)
R16 -
Marcus Blaze – 61 kilograms
R32 – Wins by TF over Juan Diaz of Gus’ Garage, 10-033)
R16 – Wins by TF over Fernando Barreto of California 11-1 (5:11)
Nico Megaludis
R32 – Loses to Benjamin Davion of ORTM by decision, 3-1
Beau Bartlett – 65 kilograms
R16 – Wins by TF over Theodore Cha of MIRT 10-0 (0:55)
R8 -
Mitchell Mesenbrink – 74 kilograms (163.1 pounds).
R32 – Wins by TF over DeShon Gallegos, SWWC, 10-016)
R16 – Wins by TF over Max Brignola of LVWR 10-0 (1:58)
R8 -
Terrell Barraclough
R32 – Wins by TF over Arsena Gogokhiia, SIKI, 12-2 (4:55)
R16 –
Kyle Dake – 86 kilograms
R32 – Wins by TF over Joe Trygstad, UNAT, 10-027)
R16 –
Rocco Welsh
R32 – Wins by TF over Kyle Knudtson, CCHS, 11-0 (1:09)
R16 -
Kyle Snyder – 97 kilograms
R16 –
R32 – Wins by TF over Shamar Baines of Arizona 10-0 (0:28)
R16 -
Marcus Blaze – 61 kilograms
R32 – Wins by TF over Juan Diaz of Gus’ Garage, 10-0
33)R16 – Wins by TF over Fernando Barreto of California 11-1 (5:11)
Nico Megaludis
R32 – Loses to Benjamin Davion of ORTM by decision, 3-1
Beau Bartlett – 65 kilograms
R16 – Wins by TF over Theodore Cha of MIRT 10-0 (0:55)
R8 -
Mitchell Mesenbrink – 74 kilograms (163.1 pounds).
R32 – Wins by TF over DeShon Gallegos, SWWC, 10-0
16)R16 – Wins by TF over Max Brignola of LVWR 10-0 (1:58)
R8 -
Terrell Barraclough
R32 – Wins by TF over Arsena Gogokhiia, SIKI, 12-2 (4:55)
R16 –
Kyle Dake – 86 kilograms
R32 – Wins by TF over Joe Trygstad, UNAT, 10-0
27)R16 –
Rocco Welsh
R32 – Wins by TF over Kyle Knudtson, CCHS, 11-0 (1:09)
R16 -
Kyle Snyder – 97 kilograms
R16 –
Penn State’s Luke Lilledahl was pinned by Ohio State’s Brendan McCrone during 5$3 team’s dual meet. The Nittany Lion gets revenge at the US Open with a 10-0 tech fall win in three minutes to move onto the 57-kilogram semis.
Latest results. We’ll get Bartlett-Mendez in the SF
Luke Lilledahl – 57 kilograms
R32 – Wins by TF over Shamar Baines of Arizona 10-0 (0:28)
R16 - Wins by TF over Shamar Baines of Arizona 10-0 (0:28)
R8 - Wins by technical fall over Brendan McCrone, 10-0 (3:00)
SF -
Marcus Blaze – 61 kilograms
R32 – Wins by TF over Juan Diaz of Gus’ Garage, 10-033)
R16 – Wins by TF over Fernando Barreto of California 11-1 (5:11)
R8 - Wins by decision over Nathan Tomasello, 3-1
SF -
Nico Megaludis
R32 – Loses to Benjamin Davion of ORTM by decision, 3-1
Beau Bartlett – 65 kilograms
R16 – Wins by TF over Theodore Cha of MIRT 10-0 (0:55)
R8 - Wins by decision over Carter Young, CRTM, 5-4
SF -
Mitchell Mesenbrink – 74 kilograms (163.1 pounds).
R32 – Wins by TF over DeShon Gallegos, SWWC, 10-016)
R16 – Wins by TF over Max Brignola of LVWR 10-0 (1:58)
R8 -
Terrell Barraclough
R32 – Wins by TF over Arsena Gogokhiia, SIKI, 12-2 (4:55)
R16 – Wins by decision over Tyler Lillar, INRT 6-0
R8 -
Kyle Dake – 86 kilograms
R32 – Wins by TF over Joe Trygstad, UNAT, 10-027)
R16 – Wins by TF over Vladislav Egorov, PWC 10-0 (0:42)
Rocco Welsh
R32 – Wins by TF over Kyle Knudtson, CCHS, 11-0 (1:09)
R16 - Wins by TF over Benjamin Mower of CRTM 17-4 3:36)
R8 -
Kyle Snyder – 97 kilograms
R16 – Wins by TF over Austin Kohlhofer, Ohio 10-0 (0:57)
Luke Lilledahl – 57 kilograms
R32 – Wins by TF over Shamar Baines of Arizona 10-0 (0:28)
R16 - Wins by TF over Shamar Baines of Arizona 10-0 (0:28)
R8 - Wins by technical fall over Brendan McCrone, 10-0 (3:00)
SF -
Marcus Blaze – 61 kilograms
R32 – Wins by TF over Juan Diaz of Gus’ Garage, 10-0
33)R16 – Wins by TF over Fernando Barreto of California 11-1 (5:11)
R8 - Wins by decision over Nathan Tomasello, 3-1
SF -
Nico Megaludis
R32 – Loses to Benjamin Davion of ORTM by decision, 3-1
Beau Bartlett – 65 kilograms
R16 – Wins by TF over Theodore Cha of MIRT 10-0 (0:55)
R8 - Wins by decision over Carter Young, CRTM, 5-4
SF -
Mitchell Mesenbrink – 74 kilograms (163.1 pounds).
R32 – Wins by TF over DeShon Gallegos, SWWC, 10-0
16)R16 – Wins by TF over Max Brignola of LVWR 10-0 (1:58)
R8 -
Terrell Barraclough
R32 – Wins by TF over Arsena Gogokhiia, SIKI, 12-2 (4:55)
R16 – Wins by decision over Tyler Lillar, INRT 6-0
R8 -
Kyle Dake – 86 kilograms
R32 – Wins by TF over Joe Trygstad, UNAT, 10-0
27)R16 – Wins by TF over Vladislav Egorov, PWC 10-0 (0:42)
Rocco Welsh
R32 – Wins by TF over Kyle Knudtson, CCHS, 11-0 (1:09)
R16 - Wins by TF over Benjamin Mower of CRTM 17-4 3:36)
R8 -
Kyle Snyder – 97 kilograms
R16 – Wins by TF over Austin Kohlhofer, Ohio 10-0 (0:57)
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Live updates, full Penn State wrestling and NLWC results from U.S. Open Day 1
Penn State wrestlers and NLWC members are on the mat Friday as the men's freestyle tournament kicks off. Get live updates and results here.