No. 16 Wrestling Loses at No. 1 Penn State

Saturday, January 10

University Park, Pa.

4 PM

Rutgers University

Penn State

Photo by: Logan Marko

Jan 10 | Wrestling

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – No. 16 Rutgers wrestling (6-3, 0-1) lost at No. 1 Penn State (7-0, 1-0), 46-0, on Saturday in its Big Ten Conference dual opener at Rec Hall.

With several starters out, four true freshmen – Tahir Parkins (141), Devon Magro (149), Easton Doster (157) and Jordan Chapman (174) – competed against the top-ranked Nittany Lions. Eight out of 10 bouts for RU were wrestled by redshirt sophomores or younger, with Chapman and Doster making their collegiate dual debuts.

Despite the final score, RU saw tough wrestling from several of its freshmen in front of a sold-out crowd of 6,457 fans at Rec Hall. Ryan Ford (165) landed the first takedown in his matchup with reigning national champion Mitchell Mesenbrink, Parkins worked a takedown in the third period against 2025 NCAA All-American Braeden Davis, and Magro added a reversal and had an impressive ride of No. 1 Shayne Van Ness. No. 29 Ayden Smith (125) held No. 2 Luke Lilledahl to a decision.

Up Next
Rutgers hosts No. 12 Michigan on Friday, Jan. 16 and Purdue on Sunday, Jan. 18 at Jersey Mike's Arena. The Scarlet Knights' matchup with the Wolverines is set for a 7 p.m. start, while Sunday's dual with the Boilermakers begins at 1 p.m. Both matches will stream on Big Ten Plus.

Box Score
No. 1 Penn State 46, No. 16 Rutgers 0
125: 2/2 Luke Lilledahl (PSU) over 29/33 Ayden Smith (RU) by dec., 8-3; PSU leads, 3-0
133: 5/6 Marcus Blaze (PSU) over 24/24 Dylan Shawver (RU) by MD, 12-2; PSU leads, 7-0
141: Braeden Davis (PSU) over Tahir Parkins (RU) by MD, 18-7; PSU leads, 11-0
149: 1/1 Shayne Van Ness (PSU) over Devon Magro (RU) by fall (4:54); PSU leads, 17-0
157: 4/3 PJ Duke (PSU) over Easton Doster (RU) by TF, 19-4 (3:18); PSU leads, 22-0
165: 1/1 Mitchell Mesenbrink (PSU) over Ryan Ford (RU) by fall (2:28); PSU leads, 28-0
174: 1/1 Levi Haines (PSU) over Jordan Chapman (RU) by fall (4:49); PSU leads, 34-0
184: 4/4 Rocco Welsh (PSU) over 15/18 Shane Cartagena-Walsh (RU) by MD, 13-3; PSU leads, 38-0
197: 1/1 Josh Barr (PSU) over 18/16 Remy Cotton (RU) by TF, 18-3 (7:00); PSU leads, 43-0
HWT: 15/14 Cole Mirasola (PSU) over 21/21 Hunter Catka (RU) by dec., 4-2; PSU wins, 46-0
Rankings Intermat/FloWrestling