Penn State clinches team title, Nebraska in lead for second after placement matches in Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – The fifth session at the NCAA Div. I National Championships features the consolation semifinals, followed by the placement matches for third, fifth and seventh. Once an athlete loses on the championship side, the next best finish is to take third place.

Third place finishers were Luke Lilledahl of Penn State (125), Zeth Romney of Cal Poly (133), Beau Bartlett of Penn State (141), Shayne Van Ness of Penn State (149), Tyler Kasak of Penn State (157), Peyton Hall of West Virginia (165), Levi Haines of Penn State (174), Max McEnelly of Minnesota (184), AJ Ferrari of CSU Bakersfield (197) and Cohlton Schultz of Arizona State (285).

The standings for the team race after the fifth session were as follows: 1. Penn State, 169.0 points, 2. Nebraska, 109.0 points, 3. Oklahoma State, 94.5 points, 4. Iowa, 77.0 points, 5. Minnesota, 51.5 points, 6. Cornell, 50.0 points, 7. Ohio State, 47.5 points, 8. Northern Iowa, 45.5 points, 9. NC State, 42.5 points, and 10. Virginia Tech, 41.0 points.

Penn State officially clinched the team title 44 minutes into the session, the 12th national title for the Nittany Lions in the last 14 seasons. The Nittany Lions also made history last night, becoming the second team in NCAA wrestling history to have 10 All-Americans in one year, a feat accomplished in 2001 by Minnesota for the first time.

In the consolation semifinals, No. 1 Kasak of Penn State battled No. 2 Meyer Shapiro of Cornell for a spot in the third place match. Kasak secured a takedown with seconds left in the first, taking a 3-0 lead. A second period escape and a point for stalling called against Shapiro gave Kasak the 4-2 win. In the third place match, Kasak earned the victory and bronze after an 8-0 major decision over Trevor Chumbley of Northwestern.

In a format which allowed the NCAA to use four mats all session, the seventh place matches went next, followed by the fifth place matches, then closing out with third place matches.

Seventh place finishers from teams in the top ten were Jacob Van Dee of Nebraska (133), Matthew Singleton of NC State (174) and Silas Allred of Nebraska (184). Van Dee closed out his tournament with a 7-2 decision over Tyler Knox of Stanford. Singleton scored a 3-1 decision over Danny Wask of Navy, and Allred placed seventh after defeating Donnell Washington of Indiana, 4-2.

Cornell had three fifth place finishers in Meyer Shapiro (157), Simon Ruiz (174) and Chris Foca (184). Other fifth place winners from these teams were Eddie Ventresca of Virginia Tech (125), Braeden Davis of Penn State (133), and Cael Happel of Northern Iowa (141).

Third place winners from the top teams were Lilledahl of Penn State (125), Bartlett of Penn State (141), Van Ness of Penn State (149), Kasak of Penn State (157), Haines of Penn State (174) and McEnelly of Minnesota (184).

Finalists represent 12 different schools. Penn State, Iowa, Nebraska and Oklahoma State each have three finalists. Finals are slated for 7 p.m. ET. Catch all of the action on ESPN.

USA Wrestling has provided updated brackets throughout the tournament, visit USA Bracketing.

At Philadelphia, Pa., March 22

Team Standings after Session V

1               Penn State, 169.0 points

2               Nebraska, 109.0 points

3               Oklahoma State, 94.5 points

4               Iowa, 77.0 points

5               Minnesota, 51.5 points

6               Cornell, 50.0 points

7               Ohio State, 47.5 points

8               Northern Iowa, 45.5 points

9               NC State, 42.5 points

10             Virginia Tech, 41.0 points

11             Illinois, 40.5 points

12             Michigan, 35.5 points

13             Purdue, 34.5 points

14             Missouri, 32.0 points

15             Lehigh, 29.0 points

16             Pennsylvania, 26.5 points

17             Little Rock, 22.5 points

18             Arizona State, 21.0 points

18             Stanford, 21.0 points

18             West Virginia, 21.0 points

21             Navy, 20.0 points

22             Wyoming, 19.5 points

23             South Dakota State, 19.0 points

24             Indiana, 18.5 points

24             Maryland, 18.5 points

24             Oregon State, 18.5 points

Finals Pairings

125 pounds – No. 4 Vincent Robinson (NC State) vs. No. 7 Troy Spratley (Oklahoma State)

133 pounds – No. 1 Lucas Byrd (Illinois) vs. No. 2 Drake Ayala (Iowa)

141 pounds – No. 1 Brock Hardy (Nebraska) vs. No. 3 Jesse Mendez (Ohio State)

149 pounds – No. 1 Caleb Henson (Virginia Tech) vs. No. 2 Ridge Lovett (Nebraska)

157 pounds – No. 8 Joey Blaze (Purdue) vs. No. 3 Antrell Taylor (Nebraska)

165 pounds – No. 1 Mitchell Mesenbrink (Penn State) vs. No. 3 Mike Caliendo (Iowa)

174 pounds – No. 1 Keegan O`Toole (Missouri) vs. No. 3 Dean Hamiti (Oklahoma State)

184 pounds – No. 1 Carter Starocci (Penn State) vs. No. 2 Parker Keckeisen (Northern Iowa)

197 pounds – No. 4 Josh Barr (Penn State) vs. No. 2 Stephen Buchanan (Iowa)

285 pounds – No. 1 Gable Steveson (Minnesota) vs. No. 2 Wyatt Hendrickson (Oklahoma State)

Placement Match Results

125 pounds

3rd – Luke Lilledahl (Penn State) pin Matt Ramos (Purdue), 6:18

5th – Eddie Ventresca (Virginia Tech) dec. Sheldon Seymour (Lehigh), 11-4

7th – Caleb Smith (Nebraska) maj. dec. Stevo Poulin (Northern Colorado), 18-5

133 pounds

3rd – Zeth Romney (Cal Poly) dec. Zan Fugitt (Wisconsin), 7-3

5th – Braeden Davis (Penn State) pin Connor McGonagle (Virginia Tech), 2:33

7th – Jacob Van Dee (Nebraska) dec. Tyler Knox (Stanford), 7-2

141 pounds

3rd – Beau Bartlett (Penn State) maj. dec. CJ Composto (Pennsylvania), 11-2

5th – Cael Happel (Northern Iowa) dec. Josh Koderhandt (Navy), 7-2

7th – Jacob Frost (Iowa State) maj. dec. Vance VomBaur (Minnesota), 17-3

149 pounds

3rd – Shayne Van Ness (Penn State) maj. dec. Dylan D`Emilio (Ohio State), 15-4

5th – Lachlan McNeil (North Carolina) dec. Ethan Stiles (Oregon State), 8-4

7th – Sammy Alvarez (Rider) won in sudden victory over Gavin Drexler (North Dakota State), SV-1 9-6

157 pounds

3rd – Tyler Kasak (Penn State) maj. dec. Trevor Chumbley (Northwestern), 8-0

5th – Meyer Shapiro (Cornell) maj. dec. Vinny Zerban (Northern Colorado), 11-0

7th – Matty Bianchi (Little Rock) dec. Caleb Fish (Oklahoma State), 4-2

165 pounds

3rd – Peyton Hall (West Virginia) maj. dec. Christopher Minto (Nebraska), 13-5

5th – Terrell Barraclough (Utah Valley) dec. Hunter Garvin (Stanford), 1-0

7th – Cam Steed (Missouri) pin Cameron Amine (Oklahoma State), 2:08

174 pounds

3rd – Levi Haines (Penn State) maj. dec. Patrick Kennedy (Iowa), 11-3

5th – Simon Ruiz (Cornell) dec. Cade DeVos (South Dakota State), 2-1

7th – Matthew Singleton (NC State) dec. Danny Wask (Navy), 3-1

184 pounds

3rd – Max McEnelly (Minnesota) dec. Dustin Plott (Oklahoma State), 6-5

5th – Chris Foca (Cornell) dec. Jaxon Smith (Maryland), 7-4

7th – Silas Allred (Nebraska) dec. Donnell Washington (Indiana), 4-2

197 pounds

3rd – AJ Ferrari (CSU Bakersfield) dec. Jacob Cardenas (Michigan), 2-0

5th – Joseph Novak (Wyoming) maj. dec. Stephen Little (Little Rock), 8-0

7th – Mac Stout (Pittsburgh) maj. dec. Camden McDanel (Nebraska), 12-3

285 pounds

3rd – Cohlton Schultz (Arizona State) dec. Isaac Trumble (NC State), 5-3

5th – Owen Trephan (Lehigh) med. forf. Greg Kerkvliet (Penn State)

7th – Joshua Heindselman (Michigan) dec. Ben Kueter (Iowa), 2-1