Penn State Wrestling Poised To Win 5th Straight National Championship

The moment has come. The Nittany Lions are ready to do what they do best: win the big one. Round 1 action is set to kick off at 12 noon today, with an Intermission estimate based on years past set for 3:30p to 7p. #b1g-widget{max-width:580px;margin:0 auto;font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial

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The moment has come. The Nittany Lions are ready to do what they do best: win the big one.

Round 1 action is set to kick off at 12 noon today, with an Intermission estimate based on years past set for 3:30p to 7p.

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Date / Time	Session	Rounds	Coverage
Thu, 3/19 12:00p – 3:30p	1	C-ship R1 TV: ESPN2 (8 ESPN+ Feeds)	ESPN2 8 ESPN+ Feeds
Intermission
Thu, 3/19 7:00p – 10:30p	2	C-ship R2 / Consi Pigtails / Consi R32 TV: ESPN (8 ESPN+ Feeds)	ESPN 8 ESPN+ Feeds
Fri, 3/20 12:00p – 4:00p	3	Quarterfinals / Consi R24 / Consi R16 TV: ESPNU (8 ESPN+ Feeds)	ESPNU 8 ESPN+ Feeds
Intermission
Fri, 3/20 8:00p – 11:30p	4	Semifinals / Consi R12 / Consi Qtrs TV: ESPN2 (6 ESPN+ Feeds)	ESPN2 6 ESPN+ Feeds
Sat, 3/21 11:00a – 1:30p	5	Consi Semis / 3rd, 5th, 7th Place TV: ESPNU (4 ESPN+ Feeds)	ESPNU 4 ESPN+ Feeds
Intermission
Sat, 3/21 6:30p – 10:00p	6	Finals TV: ESPN (1 ESPN+ Feed)	ESPN 1 ESPN+ Feed

Penn State Upcoming Bouts

Reminder to use the Bubbapage liberally for mat assignments, upcoming opponents and links to individual mat stream videos.

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Round	Wt	Wrestler	Opponent
Round 1	125 lbs	(1) Luke Lilledahl, Penn State vs. Winner 32/33	Winner 32/33
Round 1	133 lbs	(3) Marcus Blaze, Penn State vs. (30) Gabe Whisenhunt, ORST	(30) Gabe Whisenhunt, ORST
Round 1	141 lbs	(14) Braeden Davis, Penn State vs. (19) Haiden Drury, UVU	(19) Haiden Drury, UVU
Round 1	149 lbs	(1) Shayne Van Ness, Penn State vs. Winner 32/33	Winner 32/33
Round 1	157 lbs	(1) PJ Duke, Penn State vs. Winner 32/33	Winner 32/33
Round 1	165 lbs	(1) Mitchell Mesenbrink, Penn State vs. Winner 32/33	Winner 32/33
Round 1	174 lbs	(1) Levi Haines, Penn State vs. Winner 32/33	Winner 32/33
Round 1	184 lbs	(1) Rocco Welsh, Penn State vs. Winner 32/33	Winner 32/33
Round 1	197 lbs	(1) Josh Barr, Penn State vs. Winner 32/33	Winner 32/33
Round 1	285 lbs	(9) Cole Mirasola, Penn State vs. (24) Connor Barket, DUKE	(24) Connor Barket, DUKE

Helpful Resources

Bubbaland.net aka the “BubbaPage”

BSDWrestle’s play-by-play maestro Bubba has a ton of great stuff on his site; some features:

It auto-refreshes every 30 seconds so you don’t have to
It’s got a bunch of tabs at the bottom: be sure to navigate to them!
Session Tabs (e.g. “Sat Morn”) include bout info like Round, Penn State wrestlers & their opponents with seeds—and mat assignments!
Streaming Tab: has hyperlinks for days.
Data Tab: for new wrestling fans & diehards. Here are a few tables, but there are more in there: take a look!