Penn State wrestling at the 2025 Big Ten tournament: Session I time, TV info, more

Penn State starts its time at the 2025 Big Ten Wrestling championships later this morning when Session I starts inside of the Welsh-Ryan Arena on the campus of Northwestern University. The No. 1 Nittany Lions have 10 entrants, five of which are top seeds, and all of them are seeded inside of the top four.

 I think you just have a plan. And, you follow the plan,” Penn State coach Cael Sanderson said earlier this week, per PennLive. “There are variables, and things shift around throughout the year, and you adjust accordingly. But our guys have always competed really well in the postseason. I think they have a lot of confidence in that. And there won’t be an exception this year.

“Our guys are going to go wrestle great. They’re going to wrestle well at the Big Tens, and they’re going to wrestle even better at the nationals; it’s going to be fun.”

Get ready for the event with our primer below.

Big Ten tournament schedule

The schedule for the two-day event is as follows (all times eastern):

Saturday

11 a.m. – Session 1 (First Round, Quarterfinals, Wrestlebacks)

6 p.m. – Session 2 (Consolation Matches, Wrestlebacks)

8 p.m. – Session 3 (Semifinals)

Sunday

1 p.m. – Session 4 (Consolation Semifinals, 7th-Place Matches)

5:30 p.m. – Session 5 (1st-, 3rd- and 5th- Place Matches)

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 sessions one, three, and five. BTN+ will stream matside coverage for all sessions. It is also the exclusive home to watch sessions two and four.

The Penn State Sports Network will be on the air. The prematch show starts at 10:40 a.m. for the first session. Longtime broadcaster Jeff Byers will be on the call. ET. Click here to access the free LionVision feed.

You can also follow along live and chat with other Penn State wrestling fans on Blue-White Illustrated’s The Wrestling Room forum. Click here for live updates.

Who does each Nittany Lion have first?

Here’s the full rundown. The number listed before each wrestler is his seed for the Big Ten tournament. CLICK HERE to see the complete brackets.

125 pounds: No. 4 Luke Lilledahl, Penn State vs. No. 13 Caelan Riley, Illinois*

133 pounds: No. 4 Braeden Davis, PSU vs. No. 13 Andrew Hampton of Michigan State*

141 pounds: No. 1 Beau Bartlett, Penn State vs. No. 8 Henry Porter of Indiana OR No. 9 Greyson Clark of Purdue

149 pounds: No. 1 Shayne Van Ness, PSU vs. No. 8 Kal Miller of Maryland OR No. 9 Dylan Gilcher of Michigan

157 pounds: No. 2 Tyler Kasak, Penn State vs. No. 7 Trevor Chumley of Northwestern OR No. 10 Conner Harer of Rutgers

165 pounds: No. 1 Mitchell Mesenbrink, PSU vs. No. 9 Paddy Gallagher of Ohio State OR No. 8 Maxx Mayfield, Northwestern

174 pounds: No. 1 Levi Haines, Penn State vs. No. 8 Brody Baumann of Purdue OR No. 9 Lucas Condon of Wisconsin

184 pounds: No. 1 Carter Starocci, PSU vs. No. 8 DJ Washington of Indiana OR No. 9 Ryder Rogotzke of Ohio State

197 pounds: No. 2 Josh Barr, Penn State vs. No. 7 Camden McDaniel of Nebraska OR No. 10 Remy Cotton of Michigan State

285 pounds: No. 1 Greg Kerkvliet, PSU vs. No. 7 Ben Kueter of Iowa OR No. 10 Hayden Filipovich of Purdue

Early storylines

–Penn State will get off to a “slow” start. That doesn’t mean the Lions will lose, early, of course. It means that, with only two first round matches, there will be a lull.

–Speaking of that, how healthy is Braeden Davis? This will be the first time we see him on the mat in a few weeks. Is the 133-pound sophomore ready to roll? We’ll find out early in session one.