Minnesota and Penn State Claim Weekly Wrestling Honors

Wrestler of the Week
Beau Bartlett, Penn State
141 pounds – Sr. – Tempe, Ariz. – Wyoming Seminary
- Went 2-0 in a pair of road duals for 2025 Big Ten Regular Season Champion Penn State last weekend
- Began the weekend road trip by downing No. 1 Jesse Mendez 4-2 in the Nittany Lions' 27-13 victory at Ohio State, recording the only takedown of the bout in the first period and added an escape in the hard-fought win
- Defeated No. 17 Danny Pucino of Illinois, rolling to a 9-2 win and clinching the 2025 Big Ten Dual Meet Championship for the Nittany Lions
- Last Penn State Wrestler of the Week: Tyler Kasak (Feb. 5, 2025)
Freshman of the Week
Max McEnelly, Minnesota
184 pounds – Waconia, Minn. – Waconia
- Battled No. 8 Gabe Arnold of Iowa Friday night at 184 pounds to a 4-1 victory in SV1
- After a scoreless first period, each wrestler logged an escape to send the match to sudden victory where McEnelly scored on a re-attack, grabbing Arnold's left leg and rolling him over before securing the takedown
- Improved to 18-0 overall and 6-0 against ranked opponents this year, highlighted by a 3-0 mark against top-10 opponents
- Last Minnesota Freshman of the Week honoree: Max McEnelly (Dec. 5, 2024)
2024-25 Big Ten Wrestler of the Week
Nov. 7
W: Joseph Walker, Sr., MICH
F: Ben Davino, OSU
Nov. 14
W: Matt Ramos, Sr., PUR
F: Kannon Webster, ILL
F: Max McEnelly, MINN
Nov. 21
W: Ridge Lovett, Sr., NEB
F: Charlie Millard, MINN
Nov. 27
W: Mitchell Mesenbrink, So., PSU
F: Brock Mantanona, MICH
Dec. 5
W: Max McEnelly, Fr., MINN
F: Max McEnelly, MINN
Dec. 12
W: Antrell Taylor, So., NEB
W: Matt Ramos, Sr., PUR
F: Josh Barr, PSU
Dec. 19
W: Beau Bartlett, Sr., PSU
F: Luke Lilledahl, PSU
Dec. 27
W: Jesse Mendez, Jr., OSU
F: Josh Barr, PSU
Jan. 9
W: Kyle Parco, Sr., IOWA
F: Zack Ryder, PSU
Jan. 16
W: Jaxon Smith, Jr., MD
W: Greg Kerkvliet, Sr., PSU
F: Christopher Minto, NEB
Jan. 23
W: Drake Ayala, Jr., IOWA
W: Ridge Lovett, Gr., NEB
F: Beau Mantanona, MICH
Jan. 30
W: Lucas Byrd, Sr., ILL
W: Dean Peterson, Jr., RU
F: Christopher Minto, NEB
Feb. 5
W: Tyler Kasak, So., PSU
F: Luke Lilledahl, PSU
Feb. 12
W: Gable Steveson, Gr., MINN
F: Josh Barr, PSU
Feb. 20
W: Beau Bartlett, Sr., PSU
F: Max McEnelly, MINN