The #1 ranked Penn State Lions bring a perfect 3-0 record to Nashville Tennessee on Sunday December 22nd, to compete in the Journeymen Duals against Binghamton, Little Rock, and Missouri. In this article we will take a good look at the Missouri Dual The dual features 19 ranked wrestlers, with 9 head to head ranked matches.
Don’t Miss: 174 will be huge! Both NCAA champions, in a new weight class. These two have a combined 3 NCAA titles, and have been in the national finals 4x, they have a combined record of 135-6. These are two of the best at any weight class. This match will be fire, all the way to the final whistle. The 197 bout will also be huge.
Keys To Victory: Penn State just needs to show up and do what they do. For Missouri, they need to win 125, 141, 157, 174,and 197. Bonus points at 197 are also a must.
125 Lilledahl, Luke #16 vs Gage Walker
133 #10 Davis, Braeden vs Kade Moore #32
141 #3 Bartlett, Beau vs Josh Edmond #13
149 #2 Van Ness, Shayne vs Logan Gioffre #13
157 #3 Tyler Kayak vs James Conway #26
165#1 Mesenbrink, Mitchell vs Cam Steed #12
174 #2 Haines, Levi vs Keegan O’Toole #1
184 #1 Starocci, Carter vs Colton Hawks #8
197 #20 Barr, Josh vs Rocky Elam #3
285 #1 Kerkvliet, Greg vs Seth Nitzel #18
Conclusion: This is one of the best Penn State Teams I have ever seen, they have no weak links in the lineup, we could be seeing 10 all-americans on this team, with who knows how many National Champions. I can’t see this meet being close. Penn State wins 9 of 10 bouts and wins the dual 32-3.