Penn State picks up a recruiting win, looks ahead to Army Black Knight Invitational: Wrestling show
The Penn State wrestling show from Blue-White Illustrated is now live! This week’s episode recaps the Lions’ week that was, covers a recruiting victory, and looks ahead to this weekend’s trip to West Point, N.Y.
Host Thomas Frank Carr and Greg Pickel start with a conversation about the season-opening weekend. Four of five Nittany Lions won their exhibition bouts at the NWCA All-Star Classic. Then, the Nittany Lions pounded Drexel 41-3. What were the top things we learned? The discussion focuses on how familiar wrestlers performed in their new weight classes, Shayne Van Ness’ return from injury to dominate in the NWCA All-Star Classic, Braeden Davis’ injury, and more.
From there, the conversation turns ahead to Cael Sanderson’s most recent news conference. What did we learn? Carr and Pickel discuss top takeaways from it including an update on Davis’ status, the head coach’s thoughts on star freshman Luke Lilledahl, the decision timeline to pick a starter at 197 pounds (which surely applies to 157, too), and more.
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Next up on the docket is details on the first Penn State recruiting win in the Class of 2026. Top 20 junior Sam Herring, who wrestles at Bishop McCort in Johnstown, Pa., picked the Lions on Sunday. He has compiled a 39-12 record over his first two seasons at the standout Pennsylvania school. A three-time Super 32 place winner, Herring is No. 20 on MatScout’s Class of 2026 big board. He is No. 6 in InterMat’s 139-pound rankings, which puts him at No. 3 at that weight in the Keystone State. He projects as a middle weight at the next level, likely starting his time in State College at either 141 or 149 pounds.
You can watch this week’s Penn State wrestling show in the video player below and also on YouTube. Or, you can listen at your favorite destinations for audio like SPOTIFY and APPLE.
The show closes with a look ahead to the Army Black Knight Invitational. Penn State could send a large contingent to the event, which starts at 10 a.m. ET Sunday on FLO. Here’s the list of possible participants:
125 pounds: Luke Lilledahl, Kurt McHenry
133 pounds: Braeden Davis, Gary Steen
141 pounds: Beau Bartlett, Cael Nasdeo
149 pounds: Shayne Van Ness, Connor Pierce
157 pounds: Tyler Kasak, Alex Facundo
165 pounds: Mitchell Mesenbrink, Aurelius Dunbar
174 pounds: Levi Haines, Matt Lee
184 pounds: Carter Starocci, Zack Ryder
197 pounds: Lucas Cochran, Josh Barr, Connor Mirasola
285 pounds: Greg Kerkvliet, Cole Mirasola
