Saturday, January 10
University Park, Pa.
4 PM
Rutgers
0
at
46
Penn State
Photo by: Logan Marko
No. 16 Wrestling Loses at No. 1 Penn State
Jan 10 | Wrestling
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. āĀ 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.
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With several starters out, four true freshmen ā Tahir Parkins (141), Devon Magro (149), Easton Doster (157) and Jordan Chapman (174) ā 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.
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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 MagroĀ 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.
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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.
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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
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With several starters out, four true freshmen ā Tahir Parkins (141), Devon Magro (149), Easton Doster (157) and Jordan Chapman (174) ā 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.
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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 MagroĀ 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.
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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.
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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
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