Where are Penn State wrestlers in the latest rankings? One Nittany Lion is a new No. 1: Newsstand
Penn State news, notes, and updates for Feb. 5 include a fresh set of wrestling rankings, headlines of the day, and more. It’s time to dive into Wednesday’s top tweets and stories about the Nittany Lions and college athletics.
Penn State tweets of the day
Two Penn State wrestlers moved up in InterMat’s latest rankings. And, one Nittany Lion is No. 1 in his weight class. Shayne Van Ness is now No. 3 at 149 pounds after taking out Kyle Parco of Iowa last weekend. The Hawkeye dropped to SVN’s old No. 4 spot. Then, at 157 pounds, sophomore Tyler Kasak is now the top-ranked grappler in his weight class after taking out former No. 1 Jacori Teemer with a bloody face last Friday night at the Bryce Jordan Center.
“He’s tough,” Lions coach Cael Sanderson said Monday. “Obviously, he’s a competitor. But, yeah, it was a pretty, nasty cut on his eye. We didn’t see it in live time but then you go back and look at it, there was pretty good contact. I think he caught a knee. I couldn’t see it because his hair’s so long. When the trainer pulled his hair up, you can see his eyebrow hanging down over his eye and split open.”
Here is the complete rundown of where the Lions are in the latest InterMat rankings. The number in paratheses is where each wrestler was last week:
Top 10
- 1New
Coach altercation with fan
Wild ending in Georgetown, Xavier
- 2
Tom Osborne
'NCAA has become somewhat irrelevant'
- 3
Xavier Worthy
Lofty expectations for Arch Manning
- 4Hot
2025 CFB Win Totals
Front-runners for title revealed
- 5
'Where were you?'
Greg Brooks Jr.'s father to Brian Kelly
Get the On3 Top 10 to your inbox every morning
By clicking "Subscribe to Newsletter", I agree to On3's Privacy Notice, Terms, and use of my personal information described therein.
125 pounds: Luke Lilledahl, No. 7 (7)
133 pounds: Braeden Davis, No. 7 (7)
141 pounds: Beau Bartlett, No. 3 (3)
149 pounds: Shayne Van Ness, No. 3 (4)
157 pounds: Tyler Kasak, No. 1 (3)
165 pounds: Mitchell Mesenbrink, No. 1 (1)
174 pounds: Levi Haines, No. 2 (2)
184 pounds: Carter Starocci, No. 1 (1)
197 pounds: Josh Barr, No. 4 (4)
285 pounds: Greg Kerkvliet, No. 2 (2)
Headlines of the day
Will Jim Knowles call the Penn State defense from the coaches box or the field?: Pickel, BWI
Top 25 College Football Head Coaches in 2025: Wasserman, On3
Trimmings: Meat of Penn State’s 2025 class; Liam Andrews update; More Junior Day feedback: Fitz, BWI
Jim Knowles explains why he left Ohio State to join Penn State: McGonigal, PennLive
Penn State will reportedly lose an analyst to a play-calling opportunity elsewhere: Pickel, BWI
Why Saquon Barkley and Penn State Football Were the ‘Perfect Fit’: Wogenrich, SI
What makes Penn State signees Malachi Goodman and Chaz Coleman exciting prospects? On3’s Charles Power explains: Snyder, BWI
Quote of the day
“I see it as so close, so close, right, and I think I can help,” Knowles said. “I think I can be of service. Once you get past maybe being young and think you’re going to be the head coach of the Packers, as you move forward, you start thinking about how can I be of service to a great team and be part of great team? And, this is the place. Becasue, everything here is so close to winning it all. And I’m hopeful that I can help get it there.”
–New PSU defensive coordinator Jim Knowles on why he wanted to join the Nittany Lions.
