Penn State wrestling 2024-2025 schedule, projected starting lineup, more
A new episode of the Penn State wrestling show from Blue-White Illustrated is now live! And, it’s a special edition, as it’s the final one of the preseason. Five Nittany Lions start their season at the NWCA All-Star Classic exhibition on Saturday night at Rec Hall. Then, the full team gets going Sunday when Drexel visits for a 1 p.m. ET dual meet on B1G+.
“Everything’s been great,” head coach Cael Sanderson said at the team’s media day earlier this week. “We’re just grateful to be at Penn State and with the people that we work with every day, and the community has been awesome. I’ve got nothing but good memories, and just looking forward to making more.
“We are excited to see where we are and then just build from there. We have a lot of great kids, great human beings. So, yeah, we’ll see where we’re at, and then we’ll just keep getting better and be at our best in the big moments.”
This week’s show and podcast begins with the top takeaways from media day. What did we learn about key starting spot battles? Why did Carter Starocci settle on 184 pounds to chase a record-setting fifth NCAA title? And which Nittany Lion is hurt to start the year? Pickel and Carr discuss that before diving into a preview of the weekend’s action. The show closes with a look at the Class of 2025 recruits who signed during the early signing period. Below, we also have the starting lineup projection and schedule, which are also covered on this week’s show.
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.
Expected 2024-2025 Nittany Lions lineup
Here is where things stand in late October. Rankings are courtesy of FLO:
125 pounds: Freshman Luke Lilledahl.
133 pounds: No. 7 Braeden Davis.
141 pounds: No. 3 Beau Bartlett
149 pounds: No. 2 Shayne Van Ness
157 pounds: No. 5 Tyler Kasak OR Alex Facundo. True toss-up here.
165 pounds: No. 1 Mitchell Mesenbrink
174 pounds: No. 2 Levi Haines
184 pounds: No. 1 Carter Starocci
197 pounds: No. 23 Joshua Barr or Lucas Cochran. Barr should get the first call on Sunday.
285 pounds: No. 1 Greg Kerkvliet
Full 2024-2025 Penn State wrestling schedule
All times Eastern.
November
16 – NWCA All-Star Classic at Rec Hall, 7 p.m. (FLO Wrestling)
17 — vs. Drexel, 1 p.m. (B1G+)
24 — Army Black Knight Invitational, 10 a.m. (FLO Wrestling)
December
Top 10
- 1Breaking
DJ Lagway
Florida QB to return vs. LSU
- 2
Dylan Raiola injury
Nebraska QB will play vs. USC
- 3
Elko pokes at Kiffin
A&M coach jokes over kick times
- 4New
SEC changes course
Alcohol sales at SEC Championship Game
- 5
Bryce Underwood
Michigan prepared to offer No. 1 recruit $10.5M over 4 years
8 — Penn State vs. Lehigh at PPL Center in Allentown, 2 p.m. (FLO Wrestling)
15 — vs. Wyoming, 1 p.m. (B1G+)
22 — Collegiate Wrestling Duals: vs. Binghamton (3 p.m.), Little Rock (5 p.m.) and Missouri (7 p.m.) (ROFKIN)
January
10 — vs. Michigan State, 8 p.m. (Big Ten Network)
17 — At Nebraska, 9 p.m. (Big Ten Network)
24 — Penn State At Rutgers, 8 p.m. (Big Ten Network)
31 — vs. Iowa at the Bryce Jordan Center, 7 p.m. (Big Ten Network)
February
7 — vs. Michigan at the Bryce Jordan Center, 6 p.m. (Big Ten Network)
9 — vs. Maryland, 1 p.m. (B1G+)
14 — Penn State at Ohio State, 7 p.m. (Big Ten Network)
16 — at Illinois, TBD (B1G+)
21 — vs. American, 7 p.m. (B1G+)
March
8-9 — Penn State at Big Ten Championships at Northwestern
20-22 — NCAA Championships in Philadelphia
