Penn State Wrestling will be in Big Ten Conference action this weekend, with crunch meets against Indiana and Maryland. The Nittany Lions will hope to continue their sublime run of form, having won each of their last 80 dual meets.
What is Penn State Wrestling’s Weekend Schedule?
The season so far has certainly gone according to plan for Penn State Wrestling, with the team still unbeaten (9-0 overall record, 3-0 in the Big Ten Conference). Cael Sanderson’s side will be eager to continue that run against Indiana and Maryland.
After claiming dominant road wins over Iowa and Northwestern last weekend, Penn State Wrestling will return to the Rec Hall this Friday for a Big Ten Conference bout against Indiana.
Indiana’s overall record stands at 6-2, and the Hoosiers defeated Maryland this past weekend. The action will kick off at 7 pm EST.
The Nittany Lions will then be on the road again, making the trip to College Park to face the University of Maryland on Sunday. The Maryland wrestling team has an overall record of 4-5 this season. The meet will get underway at 12 pm EST.
Fans in the United States will be able to watch both dual meets live on the B1G+ streaming service. You can subscribe to the platform for a fee of $12.99 per month or $89.99 per year.
Following these two meets, Penn State Wrestling will have three more Big Ten Conference meets. The Big Ten Wrestling Championships and the NCAA Championships are scheduled for March.
Mitchell Mesenbrink Explains What Sets Penn State Apart
Following Penn State Wrestling’s dominant win over Northwestern, Mitchell Mesenbrink was asked whether there was any secret sauce behind the team’s recent success. The top-ranked NCAA Division I wrestler at 165 pounds attributed the Nittany Lions’ success to their mentality.
“I don’t think there is a secret sauce or anything. It’s just keep doing the same things and focusing on the bigger picture of things. In terms of getting ready for the next match or caring for things later in life, not just wrestling, instilling values in your day-to-day that mean something to you and mean something to God, that make a difference,” Mesenbrink told Evan Smith.
“But everybody knows them, they’re not some crazy fable or message that you’ve never heard. It’s just making the, what’s the quote, something like ‘extraordinary is just ordinary over and over’,” he added.
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Mesenbrink won his first NCAA title last year and will look to repeat that feat in his junior year this season. The 23-year-old is regarded as one of the top college wrestlers in the United States.
