Wyoming @ Penn State

Penn State men’s wrestling dominated Wyoming 54-0 in State College on December 15, 2024, producing a shutout fueled entirely by bonus-point victories. The Nittany Lions collected ten bonus results that added up to the 54-point margin and left Wyoming scoreless in the dual.

Several bouts stood out for the margin and finish. At 125 pounds, Luke Lilledahl delivered a 20-5 technical fall over John Braman, picking up five team points. Beau Bartlett’s fall at 141 pounds and Shayne Van Ness’s fall at 149 pounds each provided six points and helped swing the scoreboard emphatically in Penn State’s favor. At heavyweight, Greg Kerkvliet closed with a 20-3 technical fall over Kevin Zimmer to cap another five-point bonus decision.

Tyler Kasak’s 16-3 major decision at 157 pounds was the lone major decision in the listed results and contributed four vital points in the middle of the lineup, while Mitchell Mesenbrink’s 15-0 technical fall at 165 pounds and a string of other tech falls and pins underscored the depth of Penn State’s scoring. The accumulation of falls, technical falls and the one major decision left no room for a Wyoming comeback.

In the end Penn State’s barrage of bonus-point wins — including multiple falls and technical falls across the card — decided the dual. The 54-0 result in University Park was a comprehensive shutout against Wyoming.