Penn State Claims Wrestler of the Week Honor

Wrestler of the Week
Shayne Van Ness, Penn State
149 pounds – Fr. – Somerville, N.J. – Blair Academy

• Picked up a pair of Big Ten wins to help the Nittany Lions to their ninth Big Ten Dual Meet Championship last weekend
• Rolled up six takedowns, a four-point near fall, two escapes and riding time to post a 21-9 major decision over Rutgers' Tony White, helping Penn State to a 33-8 victory over the Scarlet Knights in Piscataway on Feb. 10
• Tallied four takedowns and two four-point near falls in a 19-4 technical fall (7:00) over No. 18 Ethan Miller of Maryland to secure the Nittany Lions’ 44-3 victory over the Terrapins and their outright regular season dual meet title on Sunday
• Earns his first career Wrestler of the Week award
• Last Penn State Wrestler of the Week: Roman Bravo-Young (Jan. 31, 2023)

 
2022-23 Big Ten Wrestler of the Week
Nov. 9: Jesse Mendez, Fr., OSU
Nov. 15: Cole Mattin, Sr., MICH
Nov. 22: Austin Gomez, Sr., WIS
Nov. 30: Cobe Siebrecht, Jr., IOWA
Dec. 6: Sammy Sasso, Sr., OSU
Dec. 13: Max Dean, Sr., PSU
Dec. 20: Jacob Bullock, Sr., IND
Jan. 3: Yahya Thomas, Gr., NU
Jan. 11: Zac Bruanagel, Jr., ILL/Spencer Lee, Gr., IOWA
Jan. 17: Liam Cronin, Gr., NEB
Jan. 24: Spencer Lee, Gr., IOWA
Jan. 31: Jesse Mendez, Fr., OSU/Roman Bravo-Young, Sr., PSU
Feb. 6: Silas Allred, So., NEB
Feb. 15: Shayne Van Ness, Fr., PSU