Brent Yarina, BTN.com Senior Editor, February 14, 2016
No. 1 Penn State claimed a share of the 2016 Big Ten Wrestling Dual Meet Championship with a 41-3 win over Michigan State on Saturday night. The Nittany Lions (15-0, 9-0 Big Ten) earned a share of the crown with Iowa, which also finished the conference slate 9-0.
The dual was wrestled in front of 6,419 fans, the 28th straight Rec Hall sell-out and the 31st of 32, including the Bryce Jordan Center.
Penn State awaits word of its opponent in the 2016 NWCA Dual Meet Championship match-up. Penn State has secured a spot in the 1 vs. 1 battle which will determine the 2016 NWCA National Dual Meet Champion. The Nittany Lions will host the top-ranked non-Big Ten team, to be announced Sunday night. The dual meet will take place in sold out Rec Hall at 5 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 21, in a dual meet that will air live on the Big Ten Network.
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#1 Penn State 41, Michigan State 3
125: #4 Nico Megaludis PSU maj. dec. Mitch Rogaliner MSU, 17-5 / 4-0
133: #5 Jordan Conaway PSU pinned Garth Yenter MSU, WBF (5:59) / 10-0
141: Javier Gasca MSU dec. #14 Jimmy Gulibon PSU, 6-2 / 10-3
149: #1 Zain Retherford PSU tech fall Kaelan Richards MSU, 24-9 (TF; 6:49) / 15-3
157: #1 Jason Nolf PSU pinned Mark Bozzo MSU, WBF (2:02) / 21-3
165: Geno Morelli PSU dec. Dean Vettese MSU, 8-2 / 24-3
174: #1 Bo Nickal PSU tech fall Travis Curley MSU, 24-9 (TF; 6:19) / 29-3
184: #6 Matt McCutcheon PSU dec. Shane Shadaia MSU, 3-0 / 32-3
197: #1 Morgan McIntosh PSU pinned Jacob Cooper MSU, WBF (4:22) / 38-3
285: Nick Nevills PSU dec. Dimitrus Renfroe MSU, 5-2 / 41-3
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