How to watch, follow, Penn State wrestling in the Big Ten Championships; who will each Lion face in the final session?
Penn State wrestling has six finalists in tonight’s title round at the Big Ten Championships. Luke Lilledahl (125 pounds), Tyler Kasak (157), Mitchell Mesenbrink (165), Levi Haines (174), Carter Starocci (184), and Greg Kerkvliet (285) are all going for gold during the final session in Evanston, which starts at 5:30 p.m. ET. Additionally, four other Nittany Lions — Braeden Davis (133), Beau Bartlett (141), Shayne Van Ness (149), and Josh Barr (197) — are wrestling for placement in the consolation bracket. Davis, Bartlett, and Van Ness are going for third. Barr is going for fifth. But, he is will injury default to sixth place after losing his consolation bracket semifinal due to an early injury default. He has a left leg injury.
Head coach Cael Sanderson’s team will clinch its third straight conference crown at some point, as well.
Information for the final session at Big Tens can be found below.
Big Ten tournament schedule
Northwestern is hosting the two-day event. The schedule is as follows (all times eastern):
5:30 p.m. – Session 5 (1st-, 3rd- and 5th- Place Matches), BTN
How to follow Penn State wrestling at the Big Ten tournament
The Big Ten tournament will be a mixture of live television coverage and streaming. Penn State matches will be part of Big Ten Network’s over-the-air coverage of session five. It will show only the final bouts. B1G+, the conference’s streaming-only service, will show the 3rd and 5th place bouts. Which, again, will feature four Nittany Lions.
The Penn State Sports Network will be on the air with the prematch show at 5:10 p.m. Longtime broadcaster Jeff Byers will be on the call. ET. Click here to access the free LionVision feed.
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Who does each Nittany Lion have in the final session?
Here’s the breakdown. Bouts are championship finals unless otherwise noted:
125 pounds: No. 4 Luke Lilledahl, Penn State vs. No. 2 Caleb Smith, Nebraska
133 pounds: No. 4 Braeden Davis, PSU vs. No. 9 Nic Bouzakis, Ohio State (third place match)
141 pounds: No. 1 Beau Bartlett, Penn State vs. No. 2 Jesse Mendez, Ohio State (third place match)
149 pounds: No. 1 Shayne Van Ness, PSU vs. No. 2 Kyle Parco, Iowa (third place match)
157 pounds: No. 2 Tyler Kasak, Penn State vs. No. 8 Brandon Cannon, Ohio State
165 pounds: No. 1 Mitchell Mesenbrink, PSU vs. No. 2 Mikey Caliendo, Iowa
174 pounds: No. 1 Levi Haines, Penn State vs. No. 3 Lenny Pinto, Nebraska
184 pounds: No. 1 Carter Starocci, PSU vs. No. 2 Max McEnelly, Minnesota
197 pounds: No. 7 Camden McDanel, Nebraska MDF No. 2 Josh Barr, Penn State
285 pounds: No. 1 Greg Kerkvliet, PSU vs. No. 1 Gable Steveson, Minnesota
