We are frickin lucky guys. This kid is so great to watch.
PSU - Iowa '26 Match Thread
- Thread starter Tom McAndrew
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Wow! What a TD in short time in 2nd!
Ironhead said MM is responsible for 40% of Caliendo's collegiate losses. 6-0 before tonight.
He's too good. The best in the country bar none.
Wow! Mesenbrink is an absolute savage. What a beast
So much for closing that gap…….
Huge. MM may very well be one of the best Ever at PSU.
And we have another year of Mitch to look forward to! Way to close the match Psycho!
Most would have coasted the last 10 seconds. Mitchell gets the 3 for the major. Against the No 3 guy.
MITCHELL!!!
Yeah, Caliendo closed the gap.
Yeah, Caliendo closed the gap.
Arnold is going to Stall, Stall, and Stall. Hopefully fans and Casey is yelling
I have respect for Mikey but this is the first match where it looked like the Hawkeye didn’t try to win.
Has every Iowa wrestler gone down to a knee during the match so far?
174- #1 Levi Haines vs. Gabe Arnold
Period 1:
Here we go. Arnold looks thick. Tying up & hand fighting. Arnold pushes forward a bit. Levi fakes a shot & circles back to center. Arnold snaps hard, Levi reaches for a leg, but nobody scores. Levi drops to an ankle, then elevates the leg. Levi lifts the leg & trips Arnold to the mat for the TD, 3-0. Arnold works to his feet, but Levi jacks him up & brings him back to the mat on the edge. Out of bounds & restart. Arnold is still down. Caution on Levi. Caution on the ref now. Arnold works to his feet & gets the escape, 3-1. Collar ties & hand fighting. Arnold tries an underhook, but Levi pulls out of it. More circling & tying up to end the period. 3-1 Levi, +30-sec RT
Period 2:
Levi takes down. he works to a quadpod, then his feet & gets the escape, 4-1. Collar ties & hand fighting. Levi shoots, but Arnold circles away. Levi shoots again, but Arnold fights him off. Arnold with some snaps. Levi reaches for an ankle, but can't get there. Levi presses forward a bit. Arnold pushes back to center. Tying up & hand fighting to end the period. 4-1 Levi, +14-sec RT
Period 3:
Arnold takes down. Arnold rolls & then tries a switch. Levi gets a leg & elevates it, but Arnold kicks free for the escape, 4-2. Levi takes Arnold to the edge, but Arnold circles back to center. Levi reaches for a leg, but can't get there. Levi gets to a leg, but Arnold fights out of it. Levi is shooting & Arnold is tapping at the head. Arnold finally shoots, but Levi blocks him off. Arnold shoots again, but isn't close & time expires shortly thereafter.
Levi Haines DEC Gabe Arnold 4-2
Team Score
PSU: 20
Iowa: 3
Period 1:
Here we go. Arnold looks thick. Tying up & hand fighting. Arnold pushes forward a bit. Levi fakes a shot & circles back to center. Arnold snaps hard, Levi reaches for a leg, but nobody scores. Levi drops to an ankle, then elevates the leg. Levi lifts the leg & trips Arnold to the mat for the TD, 3-0. Arnold works to his feet, but Levi jacks him up & brings him back to the mat on the edge. Out of bounds & restart. Arnold is still down. Caution on Levi. Caution on the ref now. Arnold works to his feet & gets the escape, 3-1. Collar ties & hand fighting. Arnold tries an underhook, but Levi pulls out of it. More circling & tying up to end the period. 3-1 Levi, +30-sec RT
Period 2:
Levi takes down. he works to a quadpod, then his feet & gets the escape, 4-1. Collar ties & hand fighting. Levi shoots, but Arnold circles away. Levi shoots again, but Arnold fights him off. Arnold with some snaps. Levi reaches for an ankle, but can't get there. Levi presses forward a bit. Arnold pushes back to center. Tying up & hand fighting to end the period. 4-1 Levi, +14-sec RT
Period 3:
Arnold takes down. Arnold rolls & then tries a switch. Levi gets a leg & elevates it, but Arnold kicks free for the escape, 4-2. Levi takes Arnold to the edge, but Arnold circles back to center. Levi reaches for a leg, but can't get there. Levi gets to a leg, but Arnold fights out of it. Levi is shooting & Arnold is tapping at the head. Arnold finally shoots, but Levi blocks him off. Arnold shoots again, but isn't close & time expires shortly thereafter.
Levi Haines DEC Gabe Arnold 4-2
Team Score
PSU: 20
Iowa: 3
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I think Mesenbrink will go down as the greatest PSU wrestler ever. He’s going to only have 1 loss with 3 titles and a runner up. Maybe speaking a bit premature but he’s as good as I’ve ever seen, except for Cael of course
I believe the level playing field Bob references got lost in that gap.
Messenbrink dominated that match and all he got for it was a major decision.
How has Arnold not been hit with Stalling?
Whew, lucky for Penn State that it was Haines tonight and not Starocci, because had Carter gone, we could have easily lost that one.
What's the running count for Iowa TDs vs. Iowa stall warnings??
Only Problem I See is our Guys are Shooting Straight On. We Must Create on Angle. That’s definitely an Issue Moving Forward.
Gabe did his job. Kept to a decision
Annold did a nice job of doing nothing.
I really want this next one. Come on Rocco!
Iowa 5 stalls to 2 takedowns.
It seems Iowa's plan is pretty simple, try to steal in the 3rd (or in Arnold's case, just lose by decision)
Except for Dean Peterson, give him props, he went after it.
Except for Dean Peterson, give him props, he went after it.