Penn State wins wrestling title

Penn State finished the tournament with an NCAA-record 181.5 team points, surpassing last year’s mark and giving the program its highest single-tournament total in history. (ncaa.com) That 181.5 left Oklahoma State second with 131.0 points, a margin of more than 50 team points between first and runner-up. (usatoday.com) The Nittany Lions produced four individual champions: Luke Lilledahl (125 pounds), Mitchell Mesenbrink (165), Levi Haines (174) and Josh Barr (197). (si.com) Mitchell Mesenbrink and Levi Haines each became two-time NCAA champions, and Mesenbrink was named the tournament’s Most Outstanding Wrestler and the NCAA’s Most Dominant Wrestler after averaging 5.04 team points per match. (ncaa.com) Penn State advanced a record-tying six national finalists and finished with eight All-Americans on the weekend. (gopsusports.com) Head coach Cael Sanderson earned his 13th NCAA team title as a head coach (second all-time), while the school now lists 14 team championships and 65 individual NCAA champions in program history. (gopsusports.com) True freshman PJ Duke captured the Gorriaran Award after recording two falls in 3:33, and Josh Barr closed an unbeaten 24-0 season by winning the 197-pound national title. (gopsusports.com)