Penn State wrestling hosts Lock Haven Friday
UNIVERSITY PARK, PA — Penn State (0-0, 0-0 B1G), ranked No. 1 on the InterMat Tournament Power Index (TPI), will host Lock Haven (0-0) in the season opening dual meet for both teams on Friday, Nov. 11. The dual is set for 7 p.m. in Rec Hall.
The Nittany Lions feature a line-up that includes five returning All-Americans (four of whom are returning national champions), a handful of NCAA qualifiers with the potential for some new faces to make their Penn State debuts.
Roman Bravo-Young will enter the season ranked No. 1 at 133 after winning a second straight NCAA title last season. Beau Bartlett is ranked No. 16 at 141 to start the season, down at his regular weight. Redshirt freshman Shayne Van Ness enters the year rnaked No. 27 at 149 while classmate Alex Facundo begins the season ranked No. 23 at 165. Carter Starocci begins the year ranked No. 1 at 174 after winning as a second straight crown. Aaron Brooks is ranked No. 1 at 184 after he claimed his second straight national title last March and Max Dean is ranked No. 1 at 197 after winning his first last year. Greg Kerkvliet begins the year ranked No. 2 at 285 after earning his second All-America honor with a fourth place finish a year ago.
Lock Haven heads to State College after opening its season with wrestlers competing at the Princeton Open last weekend, with Gabe Strickland winning the title at 133. The Bald Eagles feature a number of ranked wrestlers, including sophomore Anthony Noto (No. 13 at 125) and senior Ashton Eyler (No. 20 at 157).
Penn State will send a number of wrestlers to the Binghamton Open on the Sunday after the LHU dual, Nov. 13, as well.
The Nittany Lions return to action next weekend, taking the squad to West Point, N.Y., for the Army West Point Black Knight Open on Sunday, Nov. 20.
#1 PENN STATE NITTANY LIONS (0-0, 0-0 B1G)
WT NAME EL HT/HS REC
125 Gary Steen Fr. Hermitage, Pa./Reynolds 0-0
Timothy Levine So. Costa Mesa, Calif./St. John Bosco 0-0
133 #1 Roman Bravo-Young Sr.+ Tucson, Ariz./Sunnyside 0-0
141 #16 Beau Bartlett Jr. Tempe, Ariz./Wyoming Seminary (Pa.) 0-0
149 #27 Shayne Van Ness Fr. Somerville, N.J./Blair Academy 0-0
157 Terrell Barraclough Jr. Kaysville, Utah/Layton 0-0
165 #23 Alex Facundo Fr. Essexville, Mich./Davison 0-0
Joe Lee Jr. Evansville, Ind./Mater Dei 0-0
174 #1 Carter Starocci Jr. Erie, Pa./Cathedral Prep 0-0
184 #1 Aaron Brooks Sr. Hagerstown, Md./North Hagerstown 0-0
197 #1 Max Dean Sr. Lowell, Mich./Lowell 0-0
285 #2 Greg Kerkvliet Jr. Inver Grove Heights, Minn./Simley 0-0
LOCK HAVEN BALD EAGLES (0-0)
WT NAME EL HT/HS
125 #13 Anthony Noto So. Lima, N.Y./Honeoye Falls-Lima 0-0
OR Matt Maloney Sr. Bethlehem, Pa./Liberty 3-1
133 Gable Strickland So. Benton, Pa./Benton 4-0
141 Ty Linsenbigler Fr. Landisville, Pa./Hempfield 3-1
149 Connor Eck So. Bensalem, Pa./Bensalem 3-1
OR Nick Stonecheck So. Alpharetta, Ga./Buford 5-1
157 #20 Ashton Eyler Sr. Millersburg, Ohio/Claymont 4-1
OR J.T. Hogan Fr. Douglassville, Pa./Daniel Boone 1-2
165 Aiden Gaugler Fr. Shamokin Dam, Pa./Selinsgrove 0-0
174 Tyler Stoltzfus So. Mifflinburg, Pa./St. Joseph’s Academy 3-1
184 Colin Fegley Jr. Mahanoy, Pa./Mahanoy 1-0
197 Brad Morrison Fr. Landisburg, Pa./West Perry 0-0
285 Ethan Miller Fr. York, Pa./York 0-0
Individual Rankings listed are InterMat and Team Rankings are
Intermat Tournament Power Index (as of 9/22/22)
