Penn State Wrestlers Secure 7 All American Honors in Quarterfinals | Session III Full Results

The top eight finishers at the NCAA tournament are awarded All-American Honors and a win in the Quarterfinals secures that sport. Penn State Wrestling had a grappler in all 10 quarterfinals, and came away with seven berths to the semi-finals and All-American Honors.

Beau Bartlett, Shayne Van Ness, Carter Starocci, Josh Barr, Greg Kerkvliet, Levi Haines, and Mitchel Mesenbrink all won their quarterfinal round matches and will wrestle in the Semi-Finals Friday night.

The wrestlers that lost in the quarters all have a shot at redemption in the consolation rounds but must win 4 straight bouts to land 3rd ,but only need a single win in the consolation bracket to secure their All-American status by finishing in the top 8.

Penn State Wrestling Session III Full Results

125lbs – Sheldon Seymore (Lehigh) defeated 1 Luke Lilledahl (Penn State) on tie break 3

133lbs – Lucas Byrd (Illinois) won by major decision over Braeden Davis (Penn State)

141lbs – Beau Bartlett (Penn State) by decision over CJ Composto (Pennsylvania)

149lbs – Shayne Van Ness (Penn State) won by decision over Lachlan McNeil (North Carolina)

157lbs – Joey Blaze (Purdue) won by decision over Tyler Kasak (Penn State)

165lbs – Mitchell Mesenbrink (Penn State) won by decision over Cameron Amine (Oklahoma State).

174 lbs – Levi Haines (Penn State) won by decision over Danny Wask (Navy)

184lbs – Carter Starocci (Penn State) won by major decision over Jaxon Smith (Maryland)

197lbs – Josh Barr (Penn State) 19-3 won by major decision over Michael Beard (Lehigh) 22-2 (MD 14-3)

285lbs – Greg Kerkvliet (Penn State) 21-1 won by decision over Joshua Heindselman (Michigan) 24-5 (Dec 5-0)

Have the latest Penn State Football, Penn State Wrestling, and Penn State Nittany Lions headlines delivered straight to your inbox each morning!
Full Name

Email
*

Submit
Marketing by

ActiveCampaign

Consolation Matches 

125lbs – Nicolar Rivera (Wisconsin) vs Luke Lilledahl (Penn State)

133lbs – Evan Frost (Iowa State) vs Braeden Davis (Penn State)

157lbs – Jude Swisher (Pennsylvania) vs Tyler Kasak (Penn State)

Penn State Wrestling, Beau Bartlett Penn State Wrestling’s Beau Bartlett defeats Sergio Lemley 3-2 in Penn State’s dual meet against Michigan, February 7, 2025.Credit – Lloyd McCully

Semifinal Matches 

141lbs – Beau Bartlett (Penn State) vs Jesse Mendez (Ohio State)

149lbs – Ridge Lovett (Nebraska) vs Shayne Van Ness (Penn State)

165lbs – Christopher Minto (Nebraska) vs Mitchell Mesenbrink (Penn State)

174lbs – Levi Haines (Penn State) vs Dean Hamiti (Oklahoma State)

184lbs – Dustin Plott (Oklahoma State) vs Carter Starocci (Penn State)

197lbs – Josh Barr (Penn State) vs Jacob Cardenas (Michigan)

285lbs – Wyatt Hendrickson (Oklahoma State) vs Greg Kerkvliet (Penn State)

Penn State Wrestling, Josh Barr Penn State Wrestling’s Josh Barr defeats Chase Mielnik 17-2 in Penn State’s dual meet against Maryland, February 9, 2025.Credit – Lloyd McCully

This article first appeared on Nittany Central and was syndicated with permission.

Similar Posts

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *