Penn State wrestling at the NCAA championships: Time, TV info for session one, how to find results, more

Penn State wrestling begins its quest for another NCAA title in Tulsa, Okla., today. The action begins around lunchtime. Thursday’s action will feature a pair of sessions inside of the BOK Center.

“Feeling good,” Sanderson told reporters earlier this week in State College. “Excited to compete Thursday. The guys are happy and healthy and ready to roll.

“The NCAA Tournament, it’s a fun tournament. I mean, it’s doesn’t get any better than that. I mean, the competition level, the team race; it’s good stuff.”

NCAA Championships: Day 1 schedule

Day one begins at Noon ET with pigtail bouts and first round matches. It is scheduled to run until 3:30 p.m.

Session two, which features second round championship braclet matches plus consolation bracket action, begins at 7 p.m. with an expected runtime until 10:30 p.m.

How to watch, follow the Lions at NCAAs

CLICK HERE FOR ROLLING SESSION ONE UPDATES FROM BWI.

The NCAA Tournament will be a mixture of live television coverage and streaming. Penn State matches will be part of ESPNU’s over-the-air coverage of session one. ESPN, then, will carry session two. Specific mat cameras will be available to stream, as well, via ESPN+.

The Penn State Sports Network will be on the air with the prematch show at 11:40 a.m. 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. Access it by clicking here for live updates.

Who does each Penn State wrestler have first?

Here’s the latest rundown:

All rankings listed below are the wrestlers’ seeds in the NCAA Tournament as opposed to their InterMat rankings.

125 pounds: No competitor

133 pounds: No. 1 Roman Bravo Young, Penn State vs. winner of No. 33 Ethan Oakley, App State vs. No. 32 McGuire Midkiff, North Dakota State

141 pounds: No. 6 Beau Bartlett, PSU vs. No. 27 Shannon Hanna, Campbell

149 pounds: No. 12 Shayne Van Ness, Penn State vs. No. 21 Ethen Miller, Maryland

157 pounds: No. 2 Levi Haines, PSU vs. No. 31 Ashton Eyler, Lock HAaen

165 pounds: No. 13 Alex Facundo, Penn State vs. No. 20 Holden Heller, PITT

174 pounds: No. 1 Carter Starocci, PSU vs. winner of No. 33 John Worthing, Clarion vs. No. 22 Will Miller, Appalachian State

184 pounds: No. 3 Aaron Brooks, Penn State vs. No. 30 Matthew Waddell, Chattanooga

197 pounds: No. 9 Max Dean, PSU vs. No. 24 Levi Hopkins, Campbell

285 pounds: No. 3 Greg Kerkvliet, Penn State vs. No. 30 Hayden Copass, Purdue

Early storylines to follow

–Penn State has four defending NCAA champs in Roman Bravo-Young, Carter Starocci, Aaron Brooks, and Max Dean. It is crucial for the team race, which the Lions are favored to win, for that quartet to score as many bonus points as possible on day one.

–The Lions have three first-time competitors at nationals in Shayne Van Ness, Levi Haines, and Alex Facundo. Haines won his first Big Ten title two weekends ago. Van Ness and Facundo performed well enough to at the conference tournament advance to Tulsa but undoubtedly aim to land on a higher podium pedestal to end the postseason. Bonus points from this group, too, would go a long way.

–Will any Lions surprisingly find themselves in the consolation bracket after just one round? By seeding alone, none should. But, upsets happen at this tournament, which makes it a storyline to follow.