{"id":55838,"date":"2026-03-22T18:32:25","date_gmt":"2026-03-22T18:32:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/llleaguesportsvideos.com\/?p=55838"},"modified":"2026-03-23T04:14:39","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T04:14:39","slug":"55838","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/llleaguesportsvideos.com\/?p=55838","title":{"rendered":"Penn State wins NCAA Wrestling Title"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;overflow:hidden;height:0;max-width:100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"92feb9415625f6abe4f820692f644f68-vod-ecf91b62-ac18-492c-ba3e-67ef5476b14d\" src=\"https:\/\/iframe.dacast.com\/vod\/92feb9415625f6abe4f820692f644f68\/ecf91b62-ac18-492c-ba3e-67ef5476b14d\" width=\"100%\" height=\"420\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allow=\"autoplay;encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Penn State captured its fifth-straight DI wrestling title, winning the 2026 championship, beating out runner-up Oklahoma State by over 50 points. The 2026 DI men&#8217;s wrestling championships were held at Rocket Arena in Cleveland, Ohio, on Thursday, March 19, through Saturday, March 21.<\/p>\n<p>CLICK ON THE ABOVE PHOTO FOR VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS.<\/p>\n<p>They did so by winning four individual titles.<\/p>\n<p>Mitchell Mesenbrink and Levi Haines each won their second individual championship on Saturday to help Penn State win its fifth consecutive team title at the NCAA men&#8217;s wrestling championships.<\/p>\n<p>Penn State, which clinched the team title during the consolation matches earlier Saturday, finished with four national champions and a record 181.5 points, breaking its own mark of 177 set last year. The Nittany Lions have won 13 of the last 15 national championships.<\/p>\n<p>Mesenbrink, the defending national champion and No. 1 seed, beat Mikey Caliendo by technical fall (20-4) in the third round to finish the season undefeated and win the 165-pound title.<\/p>\n<p> No. 1 seed Haines beat Nebraska&#8217;s Chris Minto 2-1 to take gold at 174 pounds and win his second national championship. Haines also beat the third-seeded Minto 2-1 in the Big Ten Conference finals.<\/p>\n<p>Josh Barr beat Oklahoma State&#8217;s Cody Merrill 6-3 at 197 pounds and Luke Lilledahl took the 125-pound title with a 2-1 win over Princeton&#8217;s Marc-Anthony McGowan.<\/p>\n<p>And Robideau beat defending national champion Antrell Taylor of Nebraska 4-2 to take gold at 157 pounds. A visibly frustrated Taylor appeared to have thrown his ankle band at Robideau &#8212; who stalled in the third round &#8212; after the match. Taylor and Robideau were each awarded a point for stalling in the final three minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Forrest, who trailed 1-0 at the end of the second round, beat Ohio State&#8217;s Ben Davino 5-2 for the 133-pound title.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/llleaguesportsvideos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-22-at-11.44.51-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1072\" height=\"1266\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-55848\" srcset=\"https:\/\/llleaguesportsvideos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-22-at-11.44.51-PM.png 1072w, https:\/\/llleaguesportsvideos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-22-at-11.44.51-PM-254x300.png 254w, https:\/\/llleaguesportsvideos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-22-at-11.44.51-PM-867x1024.png 867w, https:\/\/llleaguesportsvideos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-22-at-11.44.51-PM-768x907.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1072px) 100vw, 1072px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/llleaguesportsvideos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-21-at-11.49.02-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1020\" height=\"1024\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-55839\" srcset=\"https:\/\/llleaguesportsvideos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-21-at-11.49.02-PM.png 1020w, https:\/\/llleaguesportsvideos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-21-at-11.49.02-PM-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/llleaguesportsvideos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-21-at-11.49.02-PM-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/llleaguesportsvideos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-21-at-11.49.02-PM-768x771.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/llleaguesportsvideos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-22-at-8.51.16-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1592\" height=\"1128\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-55850\" srcset=\"https:\/\/llleaguesportsvideos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-22-at-8.51.16-PM.png 1592w, https:\/\/llleaguesportsvideos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-22-at-8.51.16-PM-300x213.png 300w, https:\/\/llleaguesportsvideos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-22-at-8.51.16-PM-1024x726.png 1024w, https:\/\/llleaguesportsvideos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-22-at-8.51.16-PM-768x544.png 768w, https:\/\/llleaguesportsvideos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-22-at-8.51.16-PM-1536x1088.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1592px) 100vw, 1592px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Penn State captured its fifth-straight DI wrestling title, winning the 2026 championship, beating out runner-up Oklahoma State by over 50 points. 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