Will Penn State 133-pounder Braeden Davis wrestle this weekend? Lehigh preview: Wrestling show
A new episode of the Penn State wrestling show is now live! Host Thomas Frank Carr and reporter Greg Pickel cover plenty of ground on this week’s show ahead of the No. 1 Nittany Lions’ return to the mat on Sunday. They travel to the PPL Center in Allentown then to take on Lehigh. The dual meet starts at 2 p.m. and will be streamed by FLO.
This week’s show covers the Lions’ second dual meet of the season. First, though, it looks at the situation at 133 pounds. Braeden Davis did not compete at the Army Black Knight Invitational for presumed injury precaution reasons after tweaking his knee in the dual opener against Drexel. He should be back this weekend, though, for a shot at No. 1 Mountain Hawk Ryan Crookham.
“The decision to have him go is more about, is he excited about it? Is he ready? And what do the trainer and the doctor say? But, he’s been back on the mat last week, so I think he’s doing pretty good,” Lions coach Cael Sanderson said on Monday.
Davis bumped up to 133 this year after competing at 125 as a freshman. Part of that was natural. But, the Lions also had a hole in that weight class after losing incumbent starter Aaron Nagao to a long-term injury earlier this year.
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“He won’t be back anytime soon,” Sanderson said. “He had a major surgery. Had an injury last spring, and had surgery right away. But it’s an injury that, you take as much time, and even more than you need, just to ensure the long-term health. So he’s not trying to get back anytime soon.”
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After that conversation, Carr and Pickel dive into the latest on the starting spot battles at 157 and 197 pounds. Are they Tyler Kasak’s and Joshua Barr’s jobs’ to lose? Pickel weighs in. The show closes with a look at the Lions’ trip to Lehigh and the top matchups we expect to see.
“It sounds like it’ll be a great atmosphere,” Sanderson said. “We wrestled in there [before] and it was a great match. Came down to the heavyweight match. So yeah, we’re looking forward to just a great test. Lehigh is always just one of the top programs in the nation. And their coaching staff is obviously really great. So, yeah, it should be a fun match in a sold-out environment. So we’re excited about it.”
