Penn State Wins 2023 NCAA Wrestling Championship

A trio of Big Ten wrestlers claim individual crowns

3/18/2023 11:06:05 PM

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TULSA, Okla. – Penn State won the 2023 NCAA Wrestling Championships on Saturday at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla., capturing the 10th NCAA wrestling title in school history and second straight. The Nittany Lions’ title marked the 16th straight year that a Big Ten school has claimed the NCAA Championship.

Penn State amassed 137.5 points, while fellow Big Ten member Iowa came in second (82.5). That margin of victory between first and second is the largest in Penn State history (breaking the old record of 41.0 set in 2019) and the fifth largest in NCAA history for any title winner. Four other Big Ten schools also finished among the top 15 — Ohio State in fourth place (70.5 points), Michigan in sixth (58.5), Nebraska in eighth (54.0) and Minnesota in 15th (30.5).

Three Big Ten wrestlers claimed individual titles at the NCAA Championships. Penn State’s Carter Starocci captured his third 174-pound championship title, Nittany Lions’ Aaron Brooks took home his third NCAA title at 184 pounds, while Michigan’s Mason Parris rounded out the list of Big Ten Champions, claiming the national championship at 285 pounds.

Thirty-three Big Ten wrestlers earned All-America honors. The full list of Big Ten All-Americans, along with their weight class, can be found below.
 
2022-23 All-Americans

Nelson Brands, Iowa, 174
Tony Cassioppi, Iowa, 285
Spencer Lee, Iowa, 125
Max Murin, Iowa, 149
Jacob Warner, Iowa, 197
Real Woods, Iowa, 141
Cameron Amine, Michigan, 165
Will Lewan, Michigan, 157
Mason Parris, Michigan, 285
Michael Blockhus, Minnesota, 149
Aaron Nagao, Minnesota, 133
Liam Cronin, Nebraska, 125
Brock Hardy, Nebraska, 141
Mikey Labriola, Nebraska, 174
Peyton Robb, Nebraska, 157
Lucas Davison, Northwestern, 285
Dylan D`Emilio, Ohio State, 141
Jesse Mendez, Ohio State, 133
Kaleb Romero, Ohio State, 184
Sammy Sasso, Ohio State, 149
Ethan Smith, Ohio State, 174
Beau Bartlett, Penn State, 141
Roman Bravo-Young, Penn State, 133
Aaron Brooks, Penn State, 184
Max Dean, Penn State, 197
Levi Haines, Penn State, 157
Greg Kerkvliet, Penn State, 285
Carter Starocci, Penn State, 174
Shayne Van Ness, Penn State, 149
Parker Filius, Purdue, 141
Matt Ramos, Purdue, 125
Dean Hamiti, Wisconsin, 165
Trent Hillger, Wisconsin, 285