Live updates: Penn State wrestling results, scores, at Final X; who's on Team USA?
Penn State wrestling stars and Nittany Lion Wrestling Club members are competing today at Final X. Two Nittany Lions are in third place matches to earn a backup position on Team USA. Seven others are battling for a starting spot on the senior team that will compete at the World Wrestling Championships in Croatia this September.
This is your home for live updates as the action unfolds in Newark, N.J. The third place matches start at 12:30 p.m. ET. The first round of the championship best-of-three finals starts at 2 p.m. ET. And, the second and third rounds (if necessary) start at 5 p.m. ET. FLO is streaming the event.
Read our predictions here. And, follow the results below.
Full Penn State results
06/14/2025 07:06:54 PMPenn State put three on the Senior Team USA at Final X. Incoming freshman PJ Duke pinned Yianni Diakomihalis in the match of the night to win the 70 kilogram final at the 4:07 mark. Levi Haines swept Evan Wick to win the 79-kilogram spot. And, Kyle Snyder swept Hayden Zillmer to win the top spot at 97 kilograms.
The remaining Final X results are listed below.
PJ Duke earns a World team spot
06/14/2025 06:55:31 PMPJ Duke pinned Yianni Diakomihalis to earn a spot on the senior USA team at 70 kilograms.
Spencer Lee sweeps Luke Lilledahl
06/14/2025 06:04:54 PMSpencer Lee is back on the US senior world team after beating Luke Lilledahl 6-0 to sweep the series at 57 kilograms.
Duke wins the second against Yianni
06/14/2025 05:53:20 PMPJ Duke beat Yianni Diakomihalis in round two to force a third and final match at 70 kilograms at Final X.
Snyder earns another World team spot
06/14/2025 05:20:00 PMKyle Snyder has swept his series with Hayden Killmer to earn the Team USA spot at 97 kilograms.
Trent Hidlay sweeps Josh Barr
06/14/2025 05:02:59 PMFormer North Carolina State All-American Trent Hidlay swept Penn State’s Josh Barr in the 92 kilogram series at Final X.
Levi Haines has a World team spot
06/14/2025 04:59:11 PMLevi Haines beat Evan Wick 6-1 in the second round to earn the Team USA spot at 79 kilograms.
Carr beats Mesenbrink in two
06/14/2025 04:21:41 PMDavid Carr beat Mitchell Mesenbrink on criteria 4-4 to win their 74 kilogram best of three series 2-0. Carr has the spot on Team USA.
First round of Final X is in the books
06/14/2025 03:28:37 PMSee the results below.
Valencia beats Dake
06/14/2025 03:13:59 PMValencia beat Kyle Dake 5-3 to win the first round of the 86 kilogram finals.
Spencer Lee bears Luke Lilledahl
06/14/2025 02:56:49 PMSpencer Lee beats Luke Lilledahl 7-2 in the first of three at 57 kilograms.
Duke loses round one
06/14/2025 02:44:01 PMYianni Diakomihalis beat PJ Duke 10-0 in 3:26. The Nittany Lion must win the next two to take the 70 kilogram spot on Team USA.
Kyle Snyder wins round one
06/14/2025 02:17:48 PMKyle Snyder is one win away from claiming the top spot on Team USA at 97 kilograms after taking out Hayden Killmer 8-0 in round one.
Josh Barr loses his first round
06/14/2025 01:59:53 PMTrent Hidlay beat Josh Barr 6-1 in the first round of the 92 kilogram finals. The Nittany Lion will need to win the next two to earn a starting spot on Team USA.
Haines wins round one
06/14/2025 01:29:07 PMLevi Haines just decked Evan Wick 10-0 in 2:31 in the first round of the 79 kilogram finals. He needs one more win to make Team USA.
Mesenbrink loses round 1
06/14/2025 01:19:17 PMDavid Carr takes out Mitchell Mesenbrink 4-3 in Round 1 at Final X. The Nittany Lion will now need to sweep the last two matches later today to earn the 74 kilogram Team USA spot.
Carter Starocci beats Parker Keckeisen again
06/14/2025 12:37:28 PMCarter Starocci beats Parker Keckeisen in another close one, 4-3, to earn the Team USA third place spot st 86 kilograms. Penn State is 2 for 2 at Final X so far with round one of the championship finals on deck.
Marcus Blaze takes it to Brock Hardy to win third
06/14/2025 11:56:06 AMPenn State incoming freshman Marcus Blaze beat Nebraska All-American Brock Hardy 8-2 to win the third-place spot on Team USA at 65 kilograms. The new Nittany Lion is also eligible for a U23 team spot now that he’s a member of the senior team.
Final X bout order
06/14/2025 10:34:36 AMHere’s the rundown. It includes every men’s freestyle match, not just the ones with Penn State connections:
74 kg – Mitchell Mesenbrink (Bellefonte, Pa./Nittany Lion WC/Titan Mercury WC) vs. David Carr (Ames, Iowa/Cyclone RTC/Titan Mercury WC)
79 kg – Evan Wick (San Gabriel, Calif./Askren Wrestling Academy/Titan Mercury WC) vs. Levi Haines (Arendtsville, Pa./Nittany Lion WC/Titan Mercury WC)
125 kg – Wyatt Hendrickson (Stillwater, Okla./Cowboy RTC/U.S. Air Force WCAP) vs. Trent Hillger (Minneapolis, Minn./Gopher WC/Titan Mercury WC)
92 kg – Trent Hidlay (Raleigh, N.C./Wolfpack WC/Titan Mercury WC) vs. Joshua Barr (Davison, Mich./Nittany Lion WC/Titan Mercury WC)
97 kg – Kyle Snyder (State College, Pa./Nittany Lion WC/Titan Mercury WC) vs. Hayden Zillmer (Deerwood, Minn./Gopher WC/Titan Mercury WC)
65 kg – Joseph McKenna (Stillwater, Okla./Cowboy RTC/Titan Mercury WC) vs. Real Woods (Ann Arbor, Mich./Cliff Keen WC/Titan Mercury WC)
70 kg – Yianni Diakomihalis (Rochester, N.Y./Spartan Combat RTC/Titan Mercury WC) vs. PJ Duke (Slate Hill, N.Y./KD Training Center/Titan Mercury WC)
57 kg – Spencer Lee (Iowa City, Iowa/Hawkeye WC/Titan Mercury WC) vs. Luke Lilledahl (Saint Charles, Mo./Nittany Lion WC/Titan Mercury WC)
86 kg – Zahid Valencia (Stillwater, Okla./Cowboy RTC/Titan Mercury WC) vs. Kyle Dake (Port Matilda, Pa./Nittany Lion WC/Titan Mercury WC)
Who is in the true third place matches?
06/14/2025 10:33:15 AMThere are five, and two feature Penn State wrestlers. Incoming freshman Marcus Blaze battles Nebraska’s Brock Hardy in the 65 kilogram third place match. Then, Carter Starocci has Parker Keckeisen at 86 kilograms. Both are battling for a spot on Team USA.
