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UNIVERSITY PARK – The Penn State wrestling team (4-0, 0-0 B1G) heads to Nashville, Tenn., this weekend for the 2025 Collegiate Duals on Saturday, Dec. 20. Penn State will wrestle North Dakota State (1-3) at 5 p.m. Eastern and Stanford (1-2) at 7 p.m. Eastern (4 and 6 local). All rankings listed are InterMat/InterMat TPI. Stanford and NDSU will wrestle each other to kick off the day at 3 p.m. Eastern.
The Nittany Lions are coming off a dominant 40-7 win over Wyoming in Laramie on Saturday, Dec. 13. Penn State won the first eight bouts of the dual meet, including four pins and two tech falls. The win improved the Nittany Lions to 4-0 heading into the event in Nashville this weekend.
Penn State has ten wrestlers ranked by InterMat. Luke Lilledahl is 6-0 and No. 2 at 125; Marcus Blaze is 8-0 and No. 10 at 133; Aaron Nagao is 4-1 and No. 7 at 141; Shayne Van Ness is 7-0 and No. 1 at 149; PJ Duke is 6-0 and No. 8 at 157; Mitchell Mesenbrink is 8-0 and No. 1 at 165; Levi Haines is 7-0 and No. 1 at 174; Rocco Welsh is 6-0 and No. 4 at 184; Connor Mirasola is 6-1 and No. 8 at 197; and Cole Mirasola is 5-2 and No. 13 at 285.
A reminder that per NCAA rules, when two wrestlers from the same team meet in a tournament, the result is not official as THEY ARE NOT OFFICIAL MATCHES. It does not count as a win or a loss. Please see rule 9, section 6, article 4, found on page 79 of the official 2025-26 NCAA Wrestling rule book.
"Art. 4. Non-Allowable ISRF Matches. Matches between teammates, against opponents who are not listed on an institutional roster, a club-level wrestler, a prospective student-athlete or an armed services student-athlete shall not be counted."
North Dakota State will enter the event with a 1-3 overall record. The Bison last wrestled on Dec. 7 when they dropped a 26-9 dual meet at Minnesota. North Dakota State has five wrestlers ranked by InterMat. Ezekiel Witt is No. 31 at 125; Tristan Daugherty is No. 29 at 133; Max Petersen is No. 24 at 149; Gavin Drexler is No. 21 at 157; and Aidan Brenot is No. 17 at 184. Penn State owns a 1-0 lead in the all-time series, having downed the Bison 39-3 on Jan. 12, 2007, at the Virginia Duals.
Stanford will enter the duals with a 1-2 mark. The Cardinal last competed at Cliff Keen Las Vegas on Dec. 8, where Stanford placed third. The Cardinal have seven ranked wrestlers. Nicco Provo is No. 12 at 125; Tyler Knox is No. 6 at 133; Jack Consiglio is No. 15 at 141; Aden Valencia is No. 14 at 149; Daniel Cardenas is No. 5 at 157; Hunter Garvin is No. 6 at 165; and Angelo Posada is No. 19 at 197. Penn State leads the all-time series with Stanford 2-0 and won the last meeting, 3606, on Nov. 13, 2016, in Rec Hall.
Penn State opens up Big Ten action in its next outing, hosting Rutgers on Saturday, Jan. 10, at 4 p.m. in Rec Hall. Penn State Fans are encouraged to follow Penn State wrestling via X/twitter at @pennstateWREST, on Penn State Wrestling's Facebook page at www.facebook.com/pennstatewrestling and on Instagram at www.instagram.com/pennstatewrest. The 2025-26 Penn State Wrestling Season is sponsored by The Family Clothesline. This is PENN STATE. WRESTLING lives here.
#1 PENN STATE NITTANY LIONS (4-0, 0-0 B1G)
125 #2 Luke Lilledahl So. Weldon Spring, Mo./Wyoming Seminary 6-0
133 #10 Marcus Blaze Fr. Perrysburg, Ohio/Perrysburg 8-0
141 #7 Aaron Nagao Jr. La Habra, Calif./Esperanza 4-1
Nate Desmond Fr. Bethlehem, Pa./Bethlehem Catholic 4-0
Cael Nasdeo R-Fr. Williamsport, Pa./Williamsport 1-4
149 #1 Shayne Van Ness Jr. Somerville, N.J./Blair Academy 7-0
157 #8 PJ Duke Fr. State Hill, N.Y./Minisink Valley 6-0
Joe Sealey R-Fr. Bear Creek Township, Pa./Wyoming Seminary 6-1
165 #1 Mitchell Mesenbrink Jr. Hartland, Wis./Arrowhead 8-0
174 #1 Levi Haines Sr. Arendtsville, Pa./Biglerville 7-0
184 #4 Rocco Welsh So. Waynesburg, Pa./Waynesburg Central 6-0
197 #8 Connor Mirasola R-Fr. Jackson, Wis./West Bend 6-1
Josh Barr So. Davison, Mich./Davison 0-0
285 #13 Cole Mirasola R-Fr. Jackson, Wis./West Bend 5-2
Lucas Cochran Sr. Perry,Utah/Box Elder 5-0
NORTH DAKOTA STATE BISON (1-3)
125 #31 Ezekiel Witt R-Fr. Manhattan, Kan./Manhattan 7-4
133 #29 Tristan Daugherty Sr. Bartonville, Ill./Peoria Notre Dame 5-3
141 Michael Olson R-Fr. Albert Lea, Minn./Albert Lea 4-3
149 #24 Max Petersen Jr. Byron, Minn./Byron 2-0
157 #21 Gavin Drexler Jr. Stratford, Wis./Stratford 0-2
165 Boeden Greenley So. Lisbon, N.D./Lisbon 5-4
174 Max Magayna R-Fr. Arvada, Colo./Pomona 4-6
184 #17 Aidan Brenot So. Clarksville, Tenn./Clarksville 0-2
197 Devin Wasley Jr. Hammond, Wis./St. Croix Central 8-2
285 Drew Blackburn-Frost Jr. Lockport, Ill./Lockport Township 2-4
#9 STANFORD CARDINAL (1-2)
125 #12 Nicco Provo Jr. Stratford, Conn./Greens Farms Academy 5-1
133 #6 Tyler Knox So. Groveland, Mass./St.John's Prep 4-1
141 #15 Jack Consiglio R-Fr. Lansdale, Pa./Malvern Prep 1-2
149 #14 Aden Valencia R-Fr. Morgan Hill, Calif./Ann Sobrato 2-1
157 #5 Daniel Cardenas Jr. Arvada, Colo./Pomona 1-1
165 #6 Hunter Garvin Jr. Iowa City, Iowa/Iowa City West 1-1
174 Collin Guffey R-Fr. Alpine, Calif./Granite Hills 4-3
184 Abraham Wojcikiewicz So. Bethalto, Ill./Civic Memorial 1-2
197 #19 Angelo Posada Fr. Poway, Calif./Poway 6-3
285 Jackson Mankowski So. Madison, Wis./Lafollette 0-3