Penn State wrestling: Recapping the penultimate session at the NCAA Championships

Penn State wrestling is ready for the final day of the NCAA Wrestling Championships. It starts with the penultimate session inside of the BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla.

Three Nittany Lions will be on the mat this morning (and early afternoon), hoping to earn the highest placing possible. Five others will wrestle tonight in the finals. All eight are already All-Americans. And, depending on when you’re reading this (and you can find updates below), Penn State may have already clinched the 2023 team title. But, it hasn’t happened before the action begins.

This is your home for updates, team scores, and more as session five unfolds. Read on for more.

How can I watch and follow Penn State in session five?

ESPNU is the television home for this session. ESPN+ offers a variety of streams, including the ability to pick a specific mat to watch or all of them. It is a subscription service. Three mats will be used during this session.

Longtime broadcaster Jeff Byers will be on the call from Tulsa starting at 10:40 a.m. ET. Click here to access the free LionVision feed from the Penn State Sports Network.

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.

What is the first match for each Nittany Lion in session five?

The action will begin with consolation semifinal bouts. Beau Bartlett is in one of those at 141 pounds. Shayne Van Ness is, too, at 149 pounds. Those will take place from 125-285 before the third, fifth, and seventh place matches are held. Senior Max Dean is already in the latter one at 197 pounds. Here is how each Lion will start his day:

141 pounds: No. 6 Beau Bartlett, PSU vs. No. 11 Clay Carlson, South Dakota State (consolation semifinal)

149 pounds: No. 12 Shayne Van Ness, Penn State vs. No. 4 Caleb Henson, Virginia Tech (consolation semifinal)

197 pounds: No. 9 Max Dean, Penn State vs. No. 10 Jacob Cardenas, Cornell (seventh place match)

Rolling updates from the medal round of the NCAA Championships

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1:09 — Penn State has two third place finishers. Beau Bartlett beat No. 10 Lachlan McNeil of North Carolina 4-1 at 141 pounds. No. 12 seed Shayne Van Ness, meanwhile, upset No. 3 Kyle Parco of Arizona State 7-2. So, the session is over: Bartlett and SVN third, Max Dean seventh.

1:00 — Beau Bartlett and Shayne Van Ness are about to take the mat in their respective third place matches.

12:28 — Four-time All-American Max Dean finishes his college career with a victory. The Penn State senior beat Jacob Cardenas of Cornell 4-2 in the seveth place match to ultimately finish seventh at 197 pounds.

11:52 — If you’re just checking in, the medal round has not yet started. We will update when mat assignments are handed out.

11:32 — Third place bouts will be as follows:

141 pounds: No. 6 Beau Bartlett, Penn State vs. No. 10 Lachlan McNeil, North Carolina

149 pounds: No. 12 Shayne Van Ness, PSU vs. No. 3 Kyle Parco, Arizona State

11:29 — Shayne Van Ness is also into the third place match. The No. 12 seed topped No. 4 Caleb Henson of Virginia Tech 5-3 in the consolation semifinals.

11:23 — Beau Bartlett beats Clay Carlson 12-3 to move into the third place match. And, Penn State has won the national championship.

11:03 — Beau Bartlett is on deck on mat one with a chance to clinch the NCAA team title for Penn State. Shayne Van Ness is also on deck, mat four. A win by either will do it for the Lions.