Penn State wrestling notes: 3 Lions win U20 Pan-Am Championships; Landon Sidun announces top 12
Three Penn State wrestlers who were part of the Team USA contingent at the U20 Pan-American Championships won men’s freestyle titles on Saturday in Lima, Peru. Incoming freshman William Henckel won the 79-kilogram division while redshirt freshmen Cole and Connor Mirasola took home gold at 92 and 125 kilograms, respectively.
“The Mirasola brothers, who attend Penn State, both won three matches in a round-robin competition,” USA Wrestling writes in a recap. “Every match by the Mirasola brothers ended as a 10-0 technical fall, and all of their matches were finished in the first period. Connor’s fastest technical fall came in 32 seconds, while Cole’s fastest technical fall was in 51 seconds.
“Henckel, who will be a freshman at Penn State, won his first two matches by technical fall. In the finals, Henckel secured a 9-0 decision over Leandro Araujo of Brazil.”
All three will compete for Team USA at the U20 World Championships this September in Spain. Here are their full Pan-Am results courtesy of USA Wrestling. USA Wrestling also won the team race 230-153 over Canada.
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79 kg: William Henckel, Southbury, Conn. (Blairstown WC), gold medal
WIN Dario Cubas Castillo (Peru), tech fall, 10-0, 1:36
W Vincent Echavarry (Puerto Rico), tech fall 10-0, 0:48
WIN Leandro Araujo (Brazil), 9-0
92 kg: Connor Mirasola, Jackson, Wis. (Nittany Lion WC/TMWC), gold medal
WIN Kenyiro Gonzales Huaman (Peru), tech fall 10-0, 0:32
W Jean Zambrano Longas (Ecuador), tech fall, 10-0, 1:13
WIN Michaeljeet Singh Grewal (Canada), tech fall 10-0, 2:14
125 kg: Cole Mirasola, Jackson, Wis. (Nittany Lion WC/TMWC), gold medal
WIN Pedro Fernandes de Morais (Brazil), tech fall 10-0, 1:14
W Chanjot Singh Kang (Canada), tech fall 10-0, 1:21
WIN Leonardo Guerrero Aviles (Mexico), tech fall, 10-0, 0:51
Penn State target Landon Sidun announces his top 12
Top Penn State wrestling target Landon Sidun announced his top 12 schools days after an incorrect report said he committed to the Nittany Lions. Head coach Cael Sanderson’s team is on the list, of course, as his recruiting process continues. Iowa, Virginia Tech, Pitt, Minnesota, Ohio State, Nebraska, Cornell, N.C. State, Buffalo, West Virginia, and Oklahoma also made the cut. The Class of 2027 prospect is in no rush to decide.
“I’m not going to rush it, but let’s just say I meet with everyone, and I’ll commit when I know where I need to be,” Sidun told the Locked on Lions podcast this week. “I’ll sit down with my family, think about pros and cons, and that’s when I’ll make my decision.”
