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Who does each Penn State wrestler face in the semifinals? How to watch, time and TV info for the NCAA Wrestling Championships

Greg Pickelby:Greg Pickel•03/21/25•

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Carter Starocci of Penn State wrestles Caden Rogers of Lehigh during day one of the NCAA Wrestling championships at Wells Fargo Center. (Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-Imagn Images)
Carter Starocci of Penn State wrestles Caden Rogers of Lehigh during day one of the NCAA Wrestling championships at Wells Fargo Center. (Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-Imagn Images)

PHILADELPHIA — Penn State wrestling has a 25-point lead over Nebraska at the start of tonight’s fourth session at the NCAA Wrestling Championships. The Nittany Lions have seven semifinalists. Three other starters are in the consolation bracket. They can finish as high as third. But, as long as they win their first match tonight, each will be an All-American along with their teammates who are still in the championship bracket.

Get ready for session four below. And, catch up on what happened so far here.

NCAA Championships: Day 2 schedule

Session four starts at 8 p.m. ET. It features championship bracket semifinal action plus consolation bracket matches. It is expected to run until 11 p.m.

How to watch, follow the Lions at NCAAs

The NCAA Wrestling Tournament’s fourth session will be a mixture of live television coverage and streaming. Penn State matches will be part of ESPN2’s coverage of session four. 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 7:40 p.m. for session four. Longtime broadcaster Jeff Byers will be on the call. 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 will each Nittany Lion face in session four?

Here’s a look at the Penn State matchups in the fourth session. *Indicates a consolation round bout. All other semifinals. 

125 pounds: No. 1 Luke Lilledahl, PSU vs. No. 11 Nicolar Rivera, Wisconsin*

133 pounds: No. 8 Braeden Davis, Penn State vs. No. 11 Evan Frost, Iowa State*

141 pounds: No. 2 Beau Bartlett, PSU vs. No. 3 Jesse Mendez, Ohio State

149 pounds: No. 3 Shayne Van Ness, Penn State vs. No. 2 Ridge Lovett, Nebraska

157 pounds: No. 1 Tyler Kasak, PSU vs. No. 14 Jude Swisher, Penn*

165 pounds: No. 1 Mitchell Mesenbrink, Penn State vs. No. 12 Christopher Minto, Nebraska

174 pounds: No. 2 Levi Haines, PSU vs. No. 3 Dean Hamiti, Oklahoma State

184 pounds: No. 1 Carter Starocci, Penn State vs. No. 4 Dustin Plott, Oklahoma State

197 pounds: No. 4 Josh Barr, PSU vs. No. 1 Jacob Cardenas, Michigan

285 pounds: No. 3 Greg Kerkvliet, Penn State vs. No. 2 Wyatt Hendrickson, Oklahoma State

See full brackets here.

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