No. 1 Penn State wrestling had its most highly-anticipated and most competitive meet of the 2025-26 season on Friday, Feb. 13. It faced off with the visiting No. 2 Ohio State squad, hosting the Buckeyes in the Bryce Jordan Center.
Penn State wrestling has all cards stacked in its favor against Ohio State
Both teams were undefeated heading into the series of duals. The Nittany Lions were victorious and came out without a dent to their record.
Penn State wrestling cinches Big Ten title with 36-5 victory over Ohio State
Final results from Friday vs. Ohio State:
No. 1 Luke Lilledahl won by decision vs. No. 2 Nic Bouzakis
No. 4 Marcus Blaze won by decision vs. No. 2 Ben Davino
No. 1 Jesse Mendez won by technical fall vs. No. 12 Braeden Davis
No. 1 Shayne Van Ness won by technical fall vs. Brogan Fielding
No. 4 PJ Duke pinned Daxton Chase
No. 1 Mitchell Mesenbrink won by major decision vs. No. 16 Paddy Gallagher
No. 1 Levi Haines won by technical fall vs. PJ Schierl
No. 1 Rocco Welsh won by decision vs. No. 8 Dylan Fishback
No. 1 Josh Barr won by major decision vs. No. 10 Luke Geog
No. 12 Cole Mirasola won by decision vs. No. 3 Nick Feldman
As a result of Friday's meet, Penn State clinched the Big Ten title for the sixth consecutive season and 12th time in program history. All 12 titles came under head coach Cael Sanderson's leadership. This is also the 11th undefeated Big Ten regular season record in program history. The Nittany Lions accomplished this feat in front of 16,006 fans, which also broke the new attendance record of 15,998.
Penn State has one last matchup before the postseason begins. On Friday, Feb. 20, it meets Princeton back at Rec Hall for a regular season finale. The first dual is slated for 7 p.m. ET and the meet can be watched on Big Ten+.
On March 7, the Big Ten Championships start. The first two sessions will be held on that Saturday with the first scheduled for a 10 a.m. ET start time and the second for a 5 p.m. ET start time. On Sunday, March 8, the Big Ten Championships will take place starting at 12 p.m. ET. All three can be watched on Big Ten Network.
The NCAA Championships begin Thursday, March 19 at Rocket Arena in Cleveland, Ohio.