Penn State wrestler Aaron Brooks set to wrestle for U.S. on U23 World Championships team: Newsstand
Penn State news, notes, and updates for June 28 include Aaron Brooks being set for another international tournament, plus a football recruiting offer and more.
It’s time to dive into Wednesday’s top tweets and headlines about the Nittany Lions and college athletics.
Penn State tweets of the day
We start with wrestling. Multi-time NCAA champion and Penn State 184-pounder Aaron Brooks will wrestle for the United States at a major international tournament. He will compete for the U.S. at the 2023 U23 World Championships in Tampere, Finland, Oct. 23-29. The Nittany Lion has already had a good start to his freestyle season since winning another college title back in March. Now, he’s looking to add to it.
“After earning a U.S. Open championship in April, Brooks finished as runner-up to Olympic and two-time World champion David Taylor at Final X to secure the No. 2 U.S. Senior National Team spot at 86 kg,” USA Wrestling writes in a news release.
“The Hagerstown, Md., native has a proven history at World Championship events having earned a gold medal at the 2017 U17 Worlds in Athens, Greece, and a silver medal at the 2018 U20 Worlds in Trnava, Slovakia. This year will mark his first U23 World-level contest.”
Brooks could take an Olympic redshirt this season. But, Penn State does not typically start its regular season until the second week of November. So, Worlds should not interfere with his college wrestling plans should he choose to be back on the mat for the Lions this season, which is expected.
In other news, Penn State offered Class of 2026 running back Kyshawn Robinson on Tuesday. He hails from Pittsburgh.
Headlines of the day
Chop Robinson on Penn State’s 2023 defensive end room: ‘You have weapons after weapons’: Flounders, PennLive
T-Frank’s Film Room: Did Penn State get the complete package with Peter Gonzalez?: Carr, BWI
Amid Coaching Search, Kraft Talks Investments and Aiming High with Penn State Baseball Program: Jones, Statecollege.com
Four-star wide receiver Jonathan Paylor includes Penn State among top five schools: Snyder, BWI
How 2-tight end sets could benefit Penn State football in 2023: Haas, Daily Collegian
What we’ve learned so far in June, and what’s to come in Penn State’s Class of 2024: Snyder, BWI
Cephas a big catch, but what will his receiving numbers look like?: Giger, DKPittsburghSports
Picking Penn State football’s top five position groups: Bauer, BWI
Quote of the day
“It’s been really good. Now, I know what to expect because I’ve been here, in my second year. Same system, a lot of players came back that played last year that had a big impact last year. It’s going to be good.
“I feel like it’s going to be a great season. We’ve just got to have that 1-0 mentality.”
—PSU RB Nicholas Singleton to On3 about his second offseason with the Nittany Lions.
