Penn State Sports Magazine
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A P R I L 2 0 2 6 4 3 W W W . B L U E W H I T E O N L I N E . C O M of the day it's just God's plan for me, and whatever is going to happen is going to happen." Sanderson wasn't pleased that the chance to advance to the finals was taken away from Duke. "There's not much you can do," he said. "They're looking at it in the back room [the room used for NCAA reviews]. It's obviously a blown call. That happens in life, it's unfortunate. That's just what happens in sports sometimes. … Very unfortunate and frustrating." Duke could only look ahead. "I'm just excited to get back to work, and it's going to be a fun summer … back to freestyle and just getting back to work," he said. "It was a good tournament. I had fun, learned a lot, and I'll be ready next year." Given this year's youthful roster and past history, so will Penn State. ■ 125 | No. 1 LUKE LILLEDAHL, So., Weldon Springs, Mo. Rd. 1 No. 32 Mack Mauger, Missouri – W, 11-2 maj. dec. Rd. 2 No. 17 Jett Strickenberger, West Virginia – W, 4-2 dec. Qtr. No. 8 Dean Peterson, Iowa – W, 2-1, OT (TB) Semi No. 5 Troy Spratley, Oklahoma State – W, 8-3 dec. Final No. 10 Marc-Anthony McGowan, Princeton – W, 2-1 dec. 133 | No. 3 MARCUS BLAZE, Fr., Perrysburg, Ohio Rd. 1 No. 30 Gabe Whisenhunt, Oregon State – W, 17-2 (TF, 5:30) Rd. 2 No. 19 Gage Walker, Missouri – W, 17-2 (TF, 6:10) Qtr. No. 6 Drake Ayala, Iowa – W, 5-3 dec. Semi No. 2 Ben Davino, Ohio State – L, 3-2, OT (TB) dec. Cn. Semi No. 15 Tyler Knox, Stanford – W, 20-4 (TF, 5:45) 3rd Place No. 4 Aaron Seidel, Virginia Tech – L, 5-0 dec. 141 | No. 14 BRAEDEN DAVIS, Jr., Belleville, Mich. Rd. 1 No. 19 Haiden Drury, Utah Valley – W, 2-0 dec. Rd. 2 No. 3 Brock Hardy, Nebraska – L, 9-4 dec. Cn. 2 No. 29 Jordan Titus, West Virginia – W, 10-6 dec. Cn. 3 No. 11 CJ Composto, Penn – L, 5-2 dec. 149 | No. 1 SHAYNE VAN NESS, Jr., Somerville, N.J. Rd. 1 No. 33 Austin McBurney, Brown – W, 17-2 (TF, 5:34) Rd. 2 No. 16 Jacob Frost, Iowa State – WBF (2:23) Qtr. No. 8 Casey Swiderski, Oklahoma State – W, 5-2, OT (SV) Semi No. 20 Chance Lamer, Nebraska – W, 22-1 (TF, 5:21) Final No. 10 Aden Valencia, Stanford – L, 8-5, OT (SV) dec. 157 | No. 1 PJ DUKE, Fr., State Hill, N.Y. Rd. 1 No. 33 Yannis Charles, Morgan State – WBF (1:55) Rd. 2 No. 17 Luke Mechler, Wisconsin – WBF (1:38) Qtr. No. 8 Brandon Cannon, Ohio State – W, 21-5 (TF, 5:23) Semi No. 5 Landon Robideau, Oklahoma State – L, 3-1, OT (TB) dec. Cn. Semi No. 7 Kannon Webster, Illinois – W, 7-3 dec. 3rd Place No. 8 Brandon Cannon, Ohio State – W, 20-4 (TF, 6:37) 165 | No. 1 MITCHELL MESENBRINK, Jr., Hartland, Wis. Rd. 1 No. 32 Cody Walsh, Drexel – W, 21-5 (TF, 5:30) Rd. 2 No. 16 Paddy Gallagher, Ohio State – W, 12-0 maj. dec. Qtr. No. 9 Bryce Hepner, North Carolina – W, 6-0 dec. Semi No. 12 Cesar Alvin, Columbia – W, 15-0 (TF, 4:11) Final No. 3 Mikey Caliendo, Iowa – W, 20-4 (TF, 5:12) 174 | No. 1 LEVI HAINES, Sr., Arendtsville, Pa. Rd. 1 No. 33 Grant O'Dell, Bellarmine – WBF (1:33) Rd. 2 No. 16 Nick Fine, Columbia – W, 21-5 (TF, 5:26) Qtr. No. 9 Beau Mantanona, Michigan – W, 18-3 (TF, 7:00) Semi No. 5 Patrick Kennedy, Iowa – W, 18-3 (TF, 7:00) Final No. 3 Christopher Minto, Nebraska – W, 2-1 dec. 184 | No. 1 ROCCO WELSH, So., Waynesburg, Pa. Rd. 1 No. 32 Caleb Uhlenhopp, Utah Valley – W, 19-4 (TF, 6:31) Rd. 2 No. 16 Rylan Rogers, Lehigh – W, 13-4 dec. Qtr. No. 8 Silas Allred, Nebraska – W, inj. def. (6:02 / leading 7-1) Semi No. 5 Brock Mantanona, Michigan – W, 4-3 dec. Final No. 3 Max McEnelly, Minnesota – L, 4-3 dec. 197 | No. 1 JOSH BARR, So., Davison, Mich. Rd. 1 No. 32 Blake Schaffer, Kent State – W, 20-4 (TF, 5:43) Rd. 2 No. 17 Dillon Bechtold, Bucknell – W, 11-3 maj. dec. Qtr. No. 9 Angelo Posada, Stanford – W, 19-3 (TF, 4:50) Semi No. 5 Joey Novak, Wyoming – W, 14-3 maj. dec. Final No. 7 Cody Merrill, Oklahoma State – W, 6-3 dec. 285 | No. 9 COLE MIRASOLA, R-Fr., Jackson, Wis. Rd. 1 No. 24 Connor Barket, Duke – W, 13-7 dec. Rd. 2 No. 8 Ben Kueter, Iowa – L, 4-0 dec. Cn. 2 No. 29 Stephan Monchery, Appalachian State – W, 18-3 (TF, 6:03) Cn. 3 No. 18 Christian Carroll, Wyoming – L, 9-6 dec. P E N N S T A T E R E S U L T S Coach Cael Sanderson has now led the Nittany Lions to NCAA team titles in 13 of the past 15 seasons. PHOTO BY MARK SELDERS/PENN STATE ATHLETICS