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Penn State leads after Day 1 at the NCAA Wrestling Championships; who does each Lion face in the quarterfinals?

Greg Pickelby: Greg Pickel03/22/24GregPickel
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Penn State wrestling coach Cael Sanderson. (Pickel/BWI)

Penn State news, notes, and updates for March 22 recap Day 1 of the 2024 NCAA Wrestling Championships while looking ahead to Day 2.

It’s time to dive into Friday’s top tweets and headlines about the Nittany Lions and college athletics.

Penn State tweets of the day

Penn State wrestling has a sizable lead in the team race after day one of the NCAA Wrestling Championships. The Lions went 18-2 on day one and accrued two victories by fall and a total of 13 bonus point triumphs. Head coach Cael Sanderson’s team has 34.5 team points after Thursday’s two sessions. Iowa and Iowa State trail it with 24.5 points each. Michigan and N.C. State (tied at 22) round out the top five. Eight Penn State wrestlers are in the quarterfinals starting at Noon ET on ESPNU. Here are their matchups:

125 pounds: No. 1 Braeden Davis, PSU vs. No. 8 Richard Figueroa, Arizona State

141 pounds: No. 2 Beau Bartlett, PSU vs. No. 26 Vance Vombaur, Minnesota

157 pounds: No. 1 Levi Haines, PSU vs. No. 8 Peyton Robb, Nebraska

165 pounds: No. 2 Mitchell Mesenbrink, PSU vs.No. 10 Cameron Amine, Michigan

174 pounds: No. 9 Carter Starocci, PSU vs. No. 1 Mehki Lewis, Virginia Tech

184 pounds: No. 6 Bernie Truax, PSU vs. No. 3 Dustin Plott, Oklahoma State

197 pounds: No. 1 Aaron Brooks, PSU vs. No. 8 Stephen Buchanan, Oklahoma

285 pounds: No. 1 Greg Kerkvliet, PSU vs. No. 9 Nick Feldman, Ohio State

In other news, the Lady Lions won their first round matchup in the inaugural WBIT. They topped George Mason 84-80 in overtime. Ashley Owusu led PSU with 20 points. PSU plays next in the tournament on Monday against Belmont. Tipoff is set for 6 p.m at the Bryce Jordan Center.

Headlines of the day

What kind of role will Penn State QB Beau Pribula have in 2024? New OC preaches creativity: McGonigal, PennLive

4 Penn State takeaways from the Lions’ dominating Day 1 at the NCAA Wrestling Championships: Pickel, BWI

Penn State offensive line bringing ‘energy’ amid departure of multiple starters: Haas, Daily Collegian

Targeting needs, Penn State prepared for roster turnover: Notes: Bauer, BWI

NFL.com’s Bucky Brooks ranks Top 5 nickelback prospects in 2024 NFL Draft: Halliburton, On3

Penn State ready to use helmet communication despite hiccup to new rule: Carr, BWI

Quote of the day

“I am starting to focus on about six to eight schools. It is about how those schools are recruiting me. They reach out a lot. Then, what they have done with their players in the past makes these schools stand out too. It is mainly the schools I have visits set up to officially or unofficially that I like a lot.”

–Four-star California receiver Phillip Bell to On3 after revealing PSU is one of the school’s he will take an official visit to along with Ohio State and USC.

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