Penn State wrestling hosting nation's No. 1 recruit, Bo Bassett, for an official visit
Penn State wrestling is hosting its top recruiting target in the Class of 2026, Johnstown, Pa., Bishop McCort 157-pound star Bo Bassett, for an official visit this weekend. The star junior arrived on campus Friday and will stay through Sunday, meaning he will have time to check out the Lions’ top-five football game with Ohio State across campus from Rec Hall and the Lorenzo Wrestling Complex on Saturday afternoon.
“Penn State weekend has started! RTC Workout,” Bassett wrote on Twitter, referring to the program’s legendary Olympic Regional Training Center program.
Bassett is in no rush to make a decision. He will decide sometime next year. Matscouts calls him the nation’s No. 1 junior.
“I will be pushing my recruiting into the spring,” Bassett writes in his ‘Inner Circle’ newsletter. “I am in no rush to make a really big decision until I get to see all the schools I may be interested in! Some wrestlers don’t like this process, but I can honestly say I am really enjoying it. My view is, I only get to do the recruiting process once, so I am going to enjoy it and have fun with it. I sometimes like to do things differently and hope everyone likes these updates.”
Bassett’s trip to Penn State comes fresh off an official visit to Iowa. The Hawkeyes and Nittany Lions are contenders, along with Virginia Tech, Cornell, Michigan, Ohio State, Rutgers, Iowa State, Pitt-Johnstown, Princeton, Iowa, Nebraska, Oklahoma State, Arizona State, Northern Iowa, and Missouri. Here is the rest of Basset’s official visit schedule:
Oct 25-27: Iowa (Completed)
Nov 1-3: Penn State (Ongoing)
Nov. 8-10: Ohio State
Nov. 15-17: Virginia Tech
Nov 22-24: Oklahoma State
Jan 24-26: Rutgers
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Bassett is a 2024 Pennsylvania state champ and U20 bronze medalist, among numerous other accomplishments.
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Penn State is now just two weeks away from opening its 2024-2025 season. The first dual meet is with Drexel on Nov. 17. Here is the team’s projected starting lineup ahead of the opener:
125 pounds: Luke Lilledahl.
133 pounds: No. 10 Braeden Davis OR Aaron Nagao. Davis is the leader in the clubhouse.
141 pounds: No. 3 Beau Bartlett
149 pounds: No. 2 Shayne Van Ness
157 pounds: No. 4 Tyler Kasak OR Alex Facundo. Kasak is the leader in the clubhouse.
165 pounds: No. 1 Mitchell Mesenbrink
174 pounds: No. 2 Levi Haines
184 pounds: No. 1 Carter Starocci
197 pounds: No. 20 Lucas Cochran OR Joshua Barr. This is a true toss-up
285 pounds: No. 1 Greg Kerkvliet
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.
