Penn State wrestling takes down No. 5 Iowa State 22-12 in Collegiate Duals Finale

NEW ORLEANS, LA – Penn State (7-0, 0-0 B1G) took down No. 5 Iowa State (7-2) 22-12 in the Blue Pool final at the 2022 Collegiate Duals on Tuesday night. Penn State closed out the two-day event in New Orleans’ Morial Convention Center with a 3-0 record after the big win in the top-five match-up with the Cyclones.

The dual meet featured six bouts pitting ranked wrestlers against each other. The Nittany Lions sent four freshmen into action in the dual as well. All rankings listed are InterMat TPI and individual (12/13/22).

Action began at 125 where Penn State freshman Gary Steen lost a 4-0 decision to Corey Cabanban, giving Iowa State an early 3-0 lead. Roman Bravo-Young, ranked No. 1 at 133, quickly gave Penn State the lead however, dominating No. 21 Ramazan Attasauov. Bravo-Yong used two near fall points, three takedowns and an escape to post the 10-2 major decision and put Penn State up 4-3.

Beau Bartlett, ranked No. 5 at 141, dominated Zach Redding as he rolled to an 8-3 win. Bartlett notched the bout’s only three takedowns, two in a superb third period. In an anticipated bout at 149, No. 17 Shayne Van Ness chased No. 5 Paniro Johnson around the mat and nearly pulled off the upset before dropping a 3-2 decision. Nittany Lion true freshman Levi Haines once again took the mat at 157 and rolled to an 8-3 win over Jason Kraisser, using a two takedown first period and a strong third period for the win. His victory gave the Nittany Lions a 10-6 win at the midway point.

Redshirt freshman Alex Facundo, ranked No. 14 at 165, battled No. 3 David Carr for the full seven minutes but lost a 4-2 decision, cutting Penn State’s lead to 10-9. Carter Starocci, ranked No. 1 at 174, used two takedowns to post a 5-1 win over No. 21 Julien Broderson to put Penn State up 13-9.

Aaron Brooks, ranked No. 1 at 184, was leading No. 4 Marcus Coleman 3-0 in the second when Coleman countered a Brooks shot and caught him for a six-point move. The flurry eventually led to a 9-7 Coleman upset of Brooks. Max Dean, ranked No. 5 at 197, thrilled the Nittany Lion faithful in the Morial Center by taking care of No. 2 Yonger Bastida in a top-five bout. Dean used a takedown, an escape and 1:02 in riding time to roll to a 4-1 win and give the Lions a 16-12 lead. Greg Kerkvliet, ranked No. 1 at 285, won by forfeit at 285 and the Lions walked away with a 22-12 victory.

Penn State owned a 14-4 takedown edge. The Nittany Lions picked up four bonus points off a forfeit (Kerkvliet) and a major (Bravo-Young).

The Nittany Lions are now 7-0 the year Iowa State falls to 7-2 Penn State returns to action in the New Year, opening up Big Ten action at Wisconsin on Jan. 6, 2023. The dual in Madison is a B1G Network national telecast and starts at 9 p.m. Eastern.

#1 Penn State 22, #5 Iowa State 12
December 20, 2022 – Morial Convention Center – New Orleans, La.
125: Corey Cabanban ISU dec. Gary Steen PSU, 4-0 0-3
133: #1 Roman Bravo-Young PSU maj. dec. #21 Ramazan Attasauov ISU, 10-2 4-3
141: #5 Beau Bartlett PSU dec. Zach Redding ISU, 8-3 7-3
149: #5 Paniro Johnson ISU dec. #17 Shayne Van Ness PSU, 3-2 7-6
157: Levi Haines PSU dec. Jason Kraisser ISU, 8-3 10-6
165: #3 David Carr dec. #14 Alex Facundo PSU, 4-2 10-9
174: #1 Carter Starocci PSU dec. #21 Julien Broderson ISU, 5-1 13-9
184: #4 Marcus Coleman ISU dec. #1 Aaron Brooks PSU, 9-7 13-12
197: #5 Max Dean PSU dec. #2 Yonger Bastida ISU, 4-1 16-12
285: #1 Greg Kerkvliet PSU win by forfeit 22-12