UNIVERSITY PARK — The Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling team (12-0, 6-0 B1G) travels to Ann Arbor, Mich., to take on the Michigan Wolverines (8-3, 4-1 B1G) on Friday, Feb. 6. The dual is set for 6 p.m. and will air nationally on the B1G Network. All rankings are InterMat/InterMat TPI.

The Nittany Lions are coming off a lopsided 26-12 victory over Nebraska last Friday night in the Bryce Jordan Center. Penn State rolled over the Huskers, winning seven of ten bouts to improve to 12-0 overall, 6-0 in the conference.

Penn State has ten wrestlers ranked by InterMat. Luke Lilledahl is 14-0 and ranked No. 1 at 125. Marcus Blaze is 16-0 and No. 4 at 133, Braeden Davis is 8-2 and No. 12 at 141. Shayne Van Ness is 15-0 and No. 1 at 149. PJ Duke is 13-1 and No. 4 at 157. Mitchell Mesenbrink is 16-0 and No. 1 at 165. Levi Haines is 15-0 and No. 1 at 174. Rocco Welsh is 14-0 and No. 1 at 184. Josh Barr is 13-0 and No. 1 at 197. Cole Mirasola is 12-3 and No. 12 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.”

Michigan enters the dual meet with an 8-3 record, 4-1 in the Big Ten, coming off a hard-fought 26-16 loss to Ohio State on Sunday. The Wolverines have eight ranked wrestlers ranked by InterMat. Diego Sotelo is No. 23 at 125, Dylan Ragusin is No. 26 at 141, Lachlan McNeil is No. 13 at 149, Cameron Catrabone is No. 13 at 157, Beau Mantanona is No. 11 at 174, Brock Mantanona is No. 7 at 184, Hayden Walters is No. 20 at 197 and Taye Ghadiali is No. 5 at 285. Penn State leads the all-time series with UM 37-24, including the last 14 meetings. The Nittany Lions won last year, 39-0 on Feb. 7, 2025, in the Bryce Jordan Center.

Penn State will close out the Big Ten dual meet portion of its slate next Friday, Feb. 13, when it hosts Ohio State. The Nittany Lions and Buckeyes will meet at 7 p.m. Eastern in the Bryce Jordan Center in a B1G Network national telecast.