Penn State wins 5th consecutive wrestling national championship, with 4 wrestlers earning individual titles
Coach Cael Sanderson has won 13th national championships in 17 years leading the Penn State wrestling program.
The Penn State wrestling program won its fifth consecutive national championship on Saturday at the NCAA wrestling championships in Cleveland. Four individual Nittany Lions wrestlers won national titles, resulting in a NCAA record of 181. 5 points that earned a team national championship.
That mark surpassed the previous high point total, set last year by Penn State with 177. [ Draft your Yahoo Fantasy Baseball team for the 2026 MLB Season ] Ending the season how he started it: number one. 📺 ESPN #NCAAWrestling x @pennstateWREST pic.
twitter. com/vAe3ppmPQO — NCAA Men's Wrestling (@NCAAWrestling) March 22, 2026 Luke Lilledahl won in the 125-pound class, defeating Princeton’s Marc-Anthony McGowan. Mitchell Mesenbrink finished on top in the 165 category, topping Iowa’s Michael Caliendo.
Levi Haines prevailed in 174 over Nebraska’s Christopher Minto. And Josh Barr earned the title in 197, besting Oklahoma State’s Cody Merrill. Each of the four wrestlers finished their seasons undefeated.