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Penn State Wrestling: Preview of the 2023 U.S. Open Wrestling Championships

By Mike Scott

Penn State wrestlers pose for a photo with their national championship trophy in the finals during the sixth session of the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships, Saturday, March 18, 2023, at BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla.230318 Ncaa Final Wr 157 Jpg
Penn State wrestlers pose for a photo with their national championship trophy in the finals during the sixth session of the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships, Saturday, March 18, 2023, at BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla.230318 Ncaa Final Wr 157 Jpg /
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PITTSBURGH, PA – MARCH 23: Jason Nolf of the Penn State Nittany Lions celebrates as he gets his hand raised after winning the 157 pound title during the championship finals of the NCAA Wrestling Championships on March 23, 2019 at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Hunter Martin/NCAA Photos via Getty Images)
PITTSBURGH, PA – MARCH 23: Jason Nolf of the Penn State Nittany Lions celebrates as he gets his hand raised after winning the 157 pound title during the championship finals of the NCAA Wrestling Championships on March 23, 2019 at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Hunter Martin/NCAA Photos via Getty Images) /

Next up is 74 kg, where we also have 2 former Penn State Wrestlers battling it out. Jason Nolf, currently ranked as the #2 American in the weight class, is probably the favorite to win the US Open at 74 kg. Nolf wrestled at Penn State from 2015-2019 and was a 3-time NCAA Champion. Considering Nolf pinned the #3 wrestler in this class and his biggest competition at the US Open, I would say Nolf is a healthy favorite here.

Nolf will be joined in the weight class by his former teammate Vincenzo Joseph. Joseph was part of the Penn State Wrestling room from 2016-2020 and was a 2-time National Champion. Anyone who followed Vincenzo Joseph’s college career knows to never count him out, even if he is an underdog. I think there is a good chance we see the two Nittany Lions square off in the finals for this weight class.

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