By: Pat Donghia
THIS WEEK’S ACTION:
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling team (13-0, 7-0 B1G) hosts Ohio State (17-0, 6-0 B1G) on Friday, Feb. 13, in the Bryce Jordan Center. The dual meet is set for 7 p.m. and will air nationally on the B1G Network. All rankings are InterMat/InterMat TPI.
The Nittany Lions are coming off a 38-3 rout of Michigan in Ann Arbor last Friday. Penn State won nine of ten bouts, including five by technical fall. The win improved the Lions to 13-0 overall, 7-0 in Big Ten action.
Penn State has ten wrestlers ranked by InterMat. Luke Lilledahl is 15-0 and No. 1 at 125. Marcus Blaze is 17-0 and No. 4 at 133. Braeden Davis is 8-2 and No. 12 at 141. Shayne Van Ness is 16-0 and No. 1 at 149. PJ Duke is 14-1 and No. 4 at 157. Mitchell Mesenbrink is 17-0 and No. 1 at 165. Levi Haines is 16-0 and No. 1 at 174. Rocco Welsh is 15-0 and No. 1 at 184. Josh Barr is 14-0 and No. 1 at 197. Cole Mirasola is 12-4 and No. 12 at 258.
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.”
Ohio State enters the dual meet with a 17-0 overall record, 6-0 in the Big Ten, and coming off a win over Iowa in Columbus last Friday night. The Buckeyes have ten wrestlers ranked by InterMat. Nic Bouzakis is No. 2 at 125. Ben Davino is No. 2 at 133. Jesse Mendez is No. 1 at 141. Ethan Stiles is No. 6 at 149. Brandon Cannon is No. 1 at 157. Paddy Gallagher is No. 16 at 165. Carson Kharchla is No. 5 at 174. Dylan Fishback is No. 8 at 184. Luke Geog is No. 10 at 197. Nick Feldman is No. 3 at 285. Penn State leads the all-time series 27-12 and has won the last ten meetings. Penn State won 27-13 last year in Columbus on Feb. 14. The Nittany Lions also won the last meeting in State College, winning 28-9 on Feb. 2, 2204.
Penn State will close out the dual meet season next weekend, hosting Princeton on Friday, Feb. 20. The dual is set for 7 p.m. in Rec Hall.
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PENN STATE’S DUAL SEASON / inside the numbers
(THROUGH FEB. 8, 2026)
- Record: 13-0 // Big Ten: 7-0
- Bout record in duals: 120-10 // Big Ten: 65-5
- Dual Pts for/against: 544-34 // Big Ten: 292-18
- Average points per dual: 41.8 // Big Ten: 41.7
- Margin of victory: +39.2 // Big Ten: +39.1
- Shutouts: 7 // Big Ten: 4
- Penn State in dual meets:
93 of its 120 dual wins are for bonus points
(25-1 by FALL, 41-0 by TF, 26-1 by MD, 2-0 by FF, 26-8 by DEC)
Owns a 104-12 edge in stall warnings forced
Has a 29-3 edge in riding time points earned
Has amassed a 422-35 advantage in takedowns
