Penn State Sports Magazine
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D E C E M B E R 2 0 2 1 47 W W W . B L U E W H I T E O N L I N E . C O M points, but when they're there, you want to be able to take them. I'm just making that a priority for our team. … If you can get the bonus points, we've got to go for it because it pays off in the long run." Combine what looks to be a full season this year with goals that weren't quite met the past two seasons, and the ingre- dients for success are apparent, Brooks said. "I think our team is really hungry," he said. "Out team has been working hard. Just for me, looking around the room and seeing the work that these guys are putting in and the skills that they're trying to ob- tain, it's really motivating for me as well." Because of his successful background, Brooks is charged with being one of the team leaders, something he embraces. "I try to just come into practice every day with a smile on my face … let people know this is our passion, it's what we love to do," Brooks said. "If guys need me, they can reach out. Just being that guy on the team [is im- portant] — setting that kind of tempo in the room every day and raising the energy and letting people know we're not going to do this as a job. We're blessed to be able to come do this every day." ■ PENN STATE 2021-22 ROSTER NAME WT. ELIG. HOMETOWN HIGH SCHOOL 2020-21 SEASON Robert Howard 125 So. Cranford, N.J. Bergen Catholic Went 3-3 at Big Ten Tournament and 2-2 at NCAAs Baylor Shunk 125 So. Centre Hall, Pa. Penns Valley Gary Steen 125 Fr. Hermitage, Pa. Reynolds Jake Campbell 125/133 Sr. Pottstown, Pa. Boyertown Transferred from Bucknell to PSU during offseason Brandon Meredith 125/133 Jr. Limerick, Pa. Spring-Ford Marco Vespa 125/133 R-Fr. Monroe, N.Y. Monroe Woodbury Roman Bravo-Young 133 Sr. Tucson, Ariz. Sunnyside Won first NCAA title and third All-America honor David Evans 133/141 R-Fr. Tunkhannock, Pa. Tunkhannock Nick Lee 141 Sr.+ Evansville, Ind. Homeschool Finished 13-1 and won first NCAA title after placing second at Big Tens Sean Wang 141 Fr. Great Neck, N.Y. Great Neck South Beau Bartlett 141 So. Tempe, Ariz. Wyoming Seminary (Pa.) Went 8-3 overall and finished 1-2 at Big Tens at 149 pounds Joey Blumer 141/149 Sr. Leechburg, Pa. Kiski Area Imran Heard 141/149 Jr. Pittsburgh, Pa. St. Paul's School (Md.) Terrell Barraclough 149 So. Kaysville, Utah Layton Paul Feitel 149 Jr. Dillsburg, Pa. Northern Shayne Van Ness 149 Fr. Somerville, N.J. Blair Academy Matt Lee 149/157 R-Fr. Evansville, Ind. Evansville Mater Dei Tony Negron 157 Jr. North Babylon, N.Y. North Babylon Aurelius Dunbar 157/165 R-Fr. Greencastle, Pa. Mercersburg Academy Joe Lee 157/165 So. Evansville, Ind. Evansville Mater Dei Finished eighth at Big Tens to qualify for NCAAs at 165; went 6-7 overall Alex Facundo 165 Fr. Essexville, Mich. Davison Konner Kraeszig 165 Jr. Louisville, Ky. St. Xavier Brian Borden 165/174 Fr. Rupert, Idaho Minico Creighton Edsell 165/174 Jr. Wyalusing, Pa. Wyalusing Mason Manville 165/174 Jr. Lorton, Va. Wyoming Seminary Carter Starocci 174 So. Erie, Pa. Cathedral Prep Won NCAA title and was named Big Ten Freshman of the Year after posting 14-2 record Donovan Ball 184 So. New Cumberland, Pa. Cedar Cliff Aaron Brooks 184 Jr. Hagerstown, Md. North Hagerstown Was 184-pound NCAA champ and a Hodge Trophy finalist after finishing 14-0 Jack Kelly 184 Fr. Little Silver, N.J. Rumson-Fair Haven Lucas Cochran 184/197 Fr. Perry, Utah Box Elder Levko Higgins 184/197 Sr. Palmyra, Pa. Palmyra Austin Hoopes 184/197 Sr. Afton, Wyo. Star Valley Michael Beard 197 So. Pottstown, Pa. Malvern Prep Earned All-America honors with seventh-place finish at NCAAs Max Dean 197 Jr. Lowell, Mich. Lowell Former NCAA finalist transferred from Cornell this offseason Greg Kerkvliet 285 So. Inver Grove Heights, Minn. Simley Finished fourth at Big Tens and seventh at NCAAs Seth Nevills 285 Jr. Clovis, Calif. Clovis Went 4-1 in Big Ten duals Eddie Smith 285 So. Scotch Plains, N.J. Scotch Plains Fanwood