Recap: Penn State wrestling racks up four pins, five tech falls, in 50-3 win over American
Penn State wrestling secured four pins and five takedowns en route to winning nine of 10 bouts in a 50-3 blowout over American in a non-conference dual meet at Rec Hall. Head coach Cael Sanderson’s side only dropped one match, as backup Kyison Garcia, who filled in for starter Braeden Davis, lost a 9-7 decision to Raymond Lopez at 133 pounds. Penn State notched a 35-2 takedowns edge and secured its ninth undefeated season in the last 10 years. Find a full recap of the match below.
Penn State-American results
02/21/2025 07:16:46 PM125 pounds: No. 9 Luke Liledahl, PSU TF Coen Bainey, American, 20-3 (5:11); PSU 5, American 0
133 pounds: Raymond Lopez, American d. Kyison Garcia, PSU, 9-7; PSU 5, American 3
141 pounds: No. 1 Beau Bartlett, PSU TF Elijah White, American, 21-5 (3:19); PSU 10, American 3
149 pounds: No. 2 Shayne Van Ness, PSU TF Gage Owen, American, 16-1 (5:51); PSU 15, American 3
157 pounds: No. 1 Tyler Kasak, PSU F Devon Capato, American, 2:19; PSU 21, American 3
165 pounds: No. 1 Mitchell Mesenbrink, PSU TF Kaden Milheim, American, 19-2 (5:20); PSU 26, American 3
174 pounds: No. 2 Levi Haines, PSU F Breon Phifer, American, 3:41; PSU 32, American 3
184 pounds: No. 1 Carter Staorcci, PSU F Lucas White, American, 2:22; PSU 38, American 3
197 pounds: No. 2 Josh Barr, PSU F Liam Volk-Klos, American, 1:09; PSU 44, American 3
285 pounds: No. 2 Greg Kerkvliet, Penn State F Emmanuel Ulrich, American (2:47); PSU 50, American 3
Greg Kerkvliet decks Emmanuel Ulrich
02/21/2025 07:15:54 PMPenn State finished this dual meet with four straight falls as Greg Kerkvliet used a body lock to deck American’s Emmanuel Ulrich in 2:47. Penn State beats American 50-3 on the strength of four pins and five technical falls.
Josh Barr scores a lightning-quick fall
02/21/2025 07:11:44 PMPenn State 197-pound redshirt freshman Josh Barr needed just 1:09 to pin American’s Liam Volk-Klos. That’s three straight pins for the Lions, who now lead the Eagles 44-3 with one match to go.
Carter Starocci ends his Rec Hall career with a fall
02/21/2025 07:08:09 PMPenn State senior Carter Starocci ends his time at Rec Hall with a fall. He decked American’s Lucas White at the 2:22 mark for his 20th career pin. The Lions lead the Eagles 38-3 after 184 pounds.
Levi Haines decks Caleb Campos
02/21/2025 07:03:02 PMAlready holding a solid lead, Penn State junior Levi Haines decked American’s Caleb Campos at the 3:41 mark of the second period at 174 pounds. The Lions now lead American 32-3 with three bouts to go.
Mitchell Mesenbrink kicks off the second half with a victory
02/21/2025 06:55:54 PMTo kick off the second half of tonight’s dual meet, Penn State 165-pound starter Mitchell Mesenbrink extended his nation-leading technical fall streak by stopping American’s Kaden Milheim 19-2 in 5:20. Penn State leads American 26-3 after six matches. Mesenbrink now has 15 technical falls on the year and it’s the Lions’ fifth of the night.
First five Penn State-American bout results
02/21/2025 06:41:14 PM125 pounds: No. 9 Luke Liledahl, PSU TF Coen Bainey, American, 20-3 (5:11); PSU 5, American 0
133 pounds: Raymond Lopez, American d. Kyison Garcia, PSU, 9-7; PSU 5, American 3
141 pounds: No. 1 Beau Bartlett, PSU TF Elijah White, American, 21-5 (3:19); PSU 10, American 3
149 pounds: No. 2 Shayne Van Ness, PSU TF Gage Owen, American, 16-1 (5:51); PSU 15, American 3
157 pounds: No. 1 Tyler Kasak, PSU F Jack Nies, American, 2:19; PSU 21, American 3
Tyler Kasak gets a fall
02/21/2025 06:40:12 PMTyler Kasak, who missed last weekend’s matches due to injury, returned and pinned Devon Caputo of American at the 2:19 mark. Penn State leads American 21-3 after five matches. It’s now halftime at Rec Hall.
Van Ness picks up another tech fall for Penn State
02/21/2025 06:38:02 PMShayne Van Ness picked up two takedowns and four late nearfall points for a 10-1 lead over Gage Owen after one. The Nittany Lion went on to win by technical fall, 15-3, in 5:51. Penn State leads American 15-3 after four matches, three of which have ended by technical fall.
Bartlett ends his career at Rec Hall with a victory
02/21/2025 06:25:30 PMBeau Bartlett racked up six first period takedowns in his 141-pound match opposite American’s Elijah White en route to an 18-5 first period lead. He then scored a quick second period takedown for a 21-5 technical fall in just 3:19. Penn State now leads American 10-3 after three matches.
American gets on the board at 133
02/21/2025 06:20:08 PMAfter a scoreless first period, Raymond Lopez escaped early in the second for a 1-0 lead. But Garcia shot in shortly there after for a takedown on the edge for a 3-1 lead with a minute left in the second period. Lopez escaped to 3-2 and at the end of a strong scramble, Lopez scored a takedown at the buzzer to make it 5-3 in favor of the American wrestler after five minutes. Garcia escaped to 5-4 early in the third. He then shot in and secured a takedown to take a 7-5 lead midway through the third period. The Eagles then escaped to 7-6. Lopez later scored a takedown with 10 seconds left to win, 9-7. Penn State leads American 5-3 after 133.
Lilledahl scores a tech fall
02/21/2025 06:09:19 PMLuke Lilledahl scored a fast takedown, becoming of his ‘Lightning Luke’ name early in the first period. He then scored two more first period takedowns after giving up two escapes, but not before gathering 1:49 in riding time for a 9-2 lead after one. The freshman built a 17-3 lead after two. A quick takedown in the third led to a 20-3 technical fall for Luke Lilledahl over Coen Bainey at 5:11. Penn State leads American 5-0 after 125.
Here are tonight’s lineups
02/21/2025 05:56:35 PM125 pounds: No. 9 Luke Liledahl, PSU vs. Coen Bainey, American
133 pounds: Kyison Garcia, PSU vs. Raymond Lopez, American
141 pounds: No. 1 Beau Bartlett, PSU vs. Elijah White, American
149 pounds: No. 2 Shayne Van Ness, PSU vs. Gage Owen, American
157 pounds: No. 1 Tyler Kasak, PSU vs. Jack Nies, American
165 pounds: No. 1 Mitchell Mesenbrink, PSU vs. Kaden Milheim, American
174 pounds: No. 2 Levi Haines, PSU vs. Caleb Campos, American
184 pounds: No. 1 Carter Staorcci, PSU vs. Lucas White, American
197 pounds: No. 2 Josh Barr, PSU vs. Liam Volk-Klos, American
285 pounds: No. 2 Greg Kerkvliet, Penn State vs. No. 32 Will Jarrell, American
Senior night list
02/21/2025 05:48:31 PMPer the Penn State Sports Network:
Beau Bartlett, Greg Kerkvliet, Lucas Cochran, Aurelius Dunbar, Jack Kelly, Matt Lee, Timothy Levine, Kurt McHenry, Carter Starocci, and Sean Wang.
The match will start at 125 pounds
02/21/2025 05:40:42 PMLuke Lilledahl is set to lead things off for Penn State opposite American’s Coen Bainey.
Tonight’s match starts at 7 p.m. ET
02/21/2025 05:24:08 PMIt looks like nine of the Lions’ 10 starters will compete tonight. But, we’re still waiting on an official lineup sheet. Kyison Garcia weighed in for Braeden Davis at 133 pounds. More updates to come.
