UNIVERSITY PARK – The Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling team (3-0, 0-0 B1G) will head to Nashville, Tenn., for the Journeymen Collegiate Duals on Sunday, Dec. 22. Penn State will battle Binghamton (1-1) at 3 p.m., Little Rock (5-0) at 5 p.m. and Missouri (1-3) at 7 p.m. All rankings listed are InterMat/InterMat Tournament Power Index (TPI).

The Nittany Lions are coming off a resounding 54-0 shutout win over visiting Wyoming on Sunday, Dec., 15, in a dual moved to the Bryce Jordan Center. Penn State had five pins, four techs and a major and posted its second most lopsided victory ever (55-0 vs. Buffalo in 2018).

Penn State’s line-up features ten ranked wrestlers. True freshman Luke Lilledahl is ranked No. 12 at 125, sophomore Braeden Davis is No. 10 at 133, senior+ Beau Bartlett is No. 3 at 141, sophomore Shayne Van Ness is No. 2 at 149, sophomore Tyler Kasak is No. 4 at 157, sophomore Mitchell Mesenbrink is No. 1 at 165, junior Levi Haines is No. 2 at 174, graduate Carter Starocci is No. 1 at 184, redshirt freshman Josh Barr is No. 7 at 197 and senior+ Greg Kerkvliet is No. 2 at 285.

Binghamton enters the weekend 1-1, coming off a win over LIU this past Sunday. The Bearcats have four ranked wrestlers: Carson Wagner is No. 33 at 125, Brevin Cassella is No. 12 at 174, Will Ebert is No. 23 at 184 and Cory Day is No. 17 at 285. Penn State leads the all-time series with BU 3-0, including a 40-2 win at Binghamton on Nov. 17, 2017, in the last meeting.

Little Rock enters the weekend with a 5-0 overall record, coming off a Monday night win against Chattanooga. The Trojans have seven ranked wrestlers: Nasir Bailey is No. 5 at 133, Jordan Williams is No. 16 at 149, Matty Bianchi is No. 20 at 157, Joey Bianchi is No. 21 at 165, Tyler Brennan is No. 33 at 174, Brock DelSignore is No. 16 at 184 and Stephen Little is No. 5 at 197. This will be the first meeting ever between Penn State and Little Rock.

Missouri enters the weekend 1-3. The Tigers own a dual meet victory over Northern Colorado. Missouri has seven ranked wrestlers: Josh Edmond is No. 16 at 141, Logan Gioffre is No. 23 at 149, Cam Steed is No. 19 at 165, Keegan O’Toole is No. 1 at 174, Colton Hawks is No. 10 at 184, Rocky Elam is No. 4 at 197 and Seth Nitzel is No. 19 at 285. Penn State leads the all-tie series with Missouri 3-2-1, including a 20-19 win at the National Duals on Jan. 11, 2009, in the last meeting between the teams.

Penn State opens up Big Ten dual action in its next outing. The Nittany Lions host Michigan State on Friday, Jan. 10, at 8 p.m. in Rec Hall.

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#1 PENN STATE NITTANY LIONS (3-0, 0-0 B1G)

WT NAME EL HT/HS REC

125 #12 Luke Lilledahl Fr. Weldon Spring, Mo./Wyoming Seminary 5-0

133 #11 Braeden Davis So. Belleville, Mich./Dundee 2-1

141 #3 Beau Bartlett Sr.+ Tempe, Ariz./Wyoming Seminary 6-0

149 #2 Shayne Van Ness So. Somerville, N.J./Blair Academy 6-0

157 #4 Tyler Kasak So. Doylestown, Pa./Bethlehem Catholic 5-0

Alex Facundo So. Essexville, Mich./Davison 5-0

165 #1 Mitchell Mesenbrink So. Hartland, Wis./Arrowhead 7-0

174 #2 Levi Haines Jr. Arendtsville, Pa./Biglerville 6-0

184 #1 Carter Starocci Gr. Erie, Pa./Cathedral Prep 6-0

197 #7 Josh Barr R-Fr. Davison, Mich./Davison 4-0

Lucas Cochran Jr. Perry, Utah/Box Elder 4-0

285 #2 Greg Kerkvliet Sr.+ Inver Grove Heights, Min../Simley 6-0

BINGHAMTON BEARCATS (1-1)

WT NAME EL HT/HS

125 #33 Carson Wagner So. Nazareth, Pa./Northampton

133 Micah Roes Gr. Lowville, N.Y./Lowville

141 Nate Lucier Jr. Coatesville, Pa./Coatesville

149 Ivan Garcia Sr. Port Chester, N.Y./Port Chester

157 Fin Nadeau Jr. Bigfork, Mt./Flathead

165 Robert Padilla So. Monroe, N.Y./St. Joseph Regional (N.J.)

174 #12 Brevin Cassella Sr. Clinton, Mass./Clinton

184 #23 Will Ebert Jr. Fairfield, Conn./Fairfield Warde

197 Cayden Bevis Jr. Tallahassee, Fla./Lincoln

285 #17 Cory Day Gr. Buffalo, N.Y./Iroquois

#15 LITTLE ROCK TROJANS (5-0)

WT NAME EL HT/HS

125 Tyson Roach Fr. Lake Charles, La./Sam Houston

133 #5 Nasir Bailey So. Park Forest, Ill./Rich Township

141 Cole Minnick Fr. Katy, Texas/Tompkins

149 #16 Jordan Williams Jr. Tulsa, Okla.

157 #20 Matty Bianchi Gr. Two Rivers, Wis./Two Rivers

165 #21 Joey Bianchi Gr. Two Rivers, Wis./Two Rivers

174 #33 Tyler Brennan Gr. Frisco, Texas/Frisco

184 #16 Brock DelSignore Sr. Ballston, N.Y./Shenendehowa

197 #5 Stephen Little So. Sturgis, Ky./Union County

285 Apollo Gothard Jr. Lemont, Ill./Lemont

#8 MISSOURI TIGERS (1-3)

WT NAME EL HT/HS

125 Gage Walker Fr. Jay, Okla./Bixby

133 Kade Moore So. Allen, Texas/Allen

141 #16 Josh Edmond Jr. Detroit, Mich./Detroit Catholic Central

149 #23 Logan Gioffre Jr. Clovis, Calif./Buchanan

157 James Conway So. Charlestown, Ind./Floyd Central

165 #19 Cam Steed So. Collinsville, Okla./Collinsville

174 #1 Keegan O’Toole Sr. Hartland, Wis./Arrowhead

184 #10 Colton Hawks Jr. Wentzville, Mo./Lafayette

197 #4 Rocky Elam Sr. Kansas City, Mo./Staley

Aeoden Sinclair Fr. Edgerton, Wis./Milton

285 #19 Seth Nitzel Jr. Stillwell, Kan./Blue Valley Southwest

Individual rankings listed are InterMat as of 12-17-24 // Team ranking InterMat TPI

THIS WEEK

The Nittany Lions (3-0, 0-0 B1G) head to Nashville, Tenn., for the 2024 Journeymen Collegiate Duals on Sunday, Dec. 22. The Nittany Lions battle Binghamton (1-1) at 3 p.m., No. 15 Little Rock (5-0) at 5 p.m. and No. 8 Missouri (1-3) at 7 p.m.

UP NEXT

Penn State opens up Big Ten action at home, hosting Michigan State in Rec Hall on Friday, Jan. 10, at 8 p.m.