Penn State Wrestling: Session I Results from 2026 NCAA Championships

It’s Session I of the 2026 NCAA Wrestling Championships. And the best of the best in the nation have descended upon The Forest City for some wrestling madness! So let’s take a look at how the No. 1 ranked Nittany Lions fared in the first session of action as they try to capture their 13th team championship in the last 15 years.

But before that, here is a quick look at the schedule for the action set for later today.

Thursday Evening Schedule

Session II
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Where: Cleveland, Ohio
TV: Broadcast nationally on ESPN
Session Duration: 3 hours 30 minutes

Penn State Wrestling Session I Results

Session I Matches for Penn State Wrestling – Opening Round

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No. 1 Luke Lilledahl (PSU) major dec. over No. 32 Mack Mauger (MIZZ) 11-2

133
No. 3 Marcus Blaze (PSU) tech. fall over No. 30 Gabe Whisenhunt (ORST) 17-2

141
No. 14 Braeden Davis (PSU) dec. over No. 19 Haiden Drury (UVU) 2-0

149
No. 1 Shayne Van Ness (PSU) tech. fall over No. 33 Austin McBurney (BRWN) 19-4

157
No. 1 PJ Duke (PSU) fall over No. 33 Yannis Charles (MORG) 1:56

165
No. 1 Mitchell Mesenbrink (PSU) tech. fall over No. 32 Cody Walsh (DREX) 21-5

174
No. 1 Levi Haines (PSU) fall over No. 33 Grant O’Dell (BELL) 1:33

184
No. 1 Rocco Welsh (PSU) tech. fall over No. 32 Caleb Uhlenhopp (UVU) 19-4

197
No. 1 Josh Barr (PSU) tech. fall over No. 32 Blake Schaffer (KENT) 20-4

285
No. 9 Cole Mirasola (PSU) dec. over No. 24 Connor Barket (DUKE) 13-7

Penn State Wrestling Session II Matchups

Session II Matchups for Penn State Wrestling – 2nd Round

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No. 1 Luke Lilledahl (PSU) vs. No. 17 Jett Strickenberger (WVU)

133
No. 3 Marcus Blaze (PSU) vs. No. 19 Gage Walker (MIZZ)

141
No. 14 Braeden Davis (PSU) vs. No. 3 Brock Hardy (NEB)

149
No. 1 Shayne Van Ness (PSU) vs. No. 16 Jacob Frost (ISU)

157
No. 1 PJ Duke (PSU) vs. No. 17 Luke Mechler (WIS)

165
No. 1 Mitchell Mesenbrink (PSU) vs. No. 16 Paddy Gallagher (OHST)

174
No. 1 Levi Haines (PSU) vs. No. 16 Nick Fine (COL)

184
No. 1 Rocco Welsh (PSU) vs. No. 16 Rylan Rogers (LEH)

197
No. 1 Josh Barr (PSU) vs. No. 17 Dillon Bechtold (BUCK)

285
No. 9 Cole Mirasola (PSU) vs. No. 8 Ben Kueter (IOWA)

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