Penn State Wrestling vs. Michigan | FULL RESULTS

On the night, the Nittany Lions won nine of the 10 matches. And make no mistake about it, many of them were dominant wins . Furthermore, Penn State Wrestling won three decisions, one major decision, and five technical falls.

But enough about that.

Onto the action!

Penn State Wrestling vs. Michigan| FULL RESULTS

As I’ve stated in many of my Penn State Wrestling recaps this season, this was yet another dual where the results were pretty much expected.

However, there were some interesting things I would like to point out.

First is that Nate Desmond got the start at 141. Now, the clear reason appears to be related to the incident/fire at Davis’ apartment recently. Hopefully Braeden can heal up and be ready for the end of the year.

As for Desmond, he made the most out of the start.

Tied at 5-5 going into sudden victory, Nate somehow countered a good shot from Ragusin. And Desmond was able to secure the takedown and defeat the former All-American 8-5 in dramatic fashion.

The other match I’d like to comment on is PJ Duke’s.

Moreover, the outcome of that bout tells you everything you need to know about Duke. He battled hard all match. And when the going got tough, he simply got tougher.

True freshman typically don’t win that match. But PJ Duke is far from your typical true freshman.

And the last item I want to point out is just how good Rocco Welsh is wrestling. Every single time he gets onto the mat, it looks like he just gets better and better.

Which is crazy considering he’s already the No. 1 ranked guy at 184.

That’s Penn State Wrestling for you folks …

No. 1 Penn State 38 || No. 11 Michigan 3

125 – No. 1 Luke Lilledahl (PSU) tech. fall over No. 23 Diego Sotelo (MICH) 21-5, PSU  MICH 0
133 – No. 4 Marcus Blaze (PSU) tech. fall over Gauge Botero (MICH) 17-2, PSU 10 MICH 0
141 – Nate Desmond (PSU) dec. over No. 26 Dylan Ragusin (MICH) 8-5 SV, PSU 13 MICH 0
149 – No. 1 Shayne Van Ness (PSU) major dec. over No. 13 Lachlan McNeil (MICH) 9-1, PSU 17 MICH 0
157 – No. 4 PJ Duke (PSU) dec. over No. 13 Cam Catrabone (MICH) 12-10, PSU 20 MICH 0
165 – No. 1 Mitchell Mesenbrink (PSU) tech. fall over Justin Gates (MICH) 20-5, PSU 25 MICH 0
174 – No. 1 Levi Haines (PSU) tech. fall over No. 11 Beau Mantanona (MICH) 19-4, PSU 30 MICH 0
184 – No. 1 Rocco Welsh (PSU) dec. over No. 7 Brock Mantanona (MICH) 8-1, PSU 33 MICH 0
197 – No. 1 Josh Barr (PSU) tech. fall over No. 20 Hayden Walters (MICH) 19-4, PSU 38 MICH 0
285 – No. 5 Taye Ghadiali (MICH) dec. over No. 12 Cole Mirasola (PSU) 5-1, PSU 38 MICH 3

Nittany Lion Notes, What’s Next for Penn State Wrestling?

Penn State Wrestling further extends their NCAA record dual meet winning streak to 84.

Moreover, for the 2025-2026 season, the Nittany Lions’ are now 13-0 in dual meets and 7-0 in the B1G.

Additionally, Cael Sanderson’s career record for the Nittany Lions improves to 231-16-2.

Up next the Nittany Lions close out the B1G regular season as they host No. 2 Ohio State next Friday night. The dual meet will be inside the giant halls of the Bryce Jordan Center for the third time this season and the action is set to start at 7:00pm EST. The dual meet will air nationally on the B1G Network and Ironhead will have the audio on LionVision.

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