Penn State Surges Into Quarterfinals as NCAA Championships Open With Statement

Wask Advances to Quarterfinals at NCAA Wrestling Championship

Danny Wask turned in the signature performance of the day for Navy on Thursday at the NCAA Wrestling Championship at Rocket Arena in Cleveland, Ohio, advancing to the quarterfinals at 174 pounds for the second-straight season behind a pair of wins that included a 9-5 upset over second-seeded Simon Ruiz of Cornell.

Pair of No. 2 seeds go down, Penn State dominant as quarters set at NCAA Championships

Points were plenty to come by for the top seeds in Thursday’s action at the 2026 NCAA Division I Men’s Wrestling Championships. The 10 No. 1 seeds throughout each weight class went for bonus points in 19 of their 20 matches during the first two session...

Penn State Surges Into Quarterfinals as NCAA Championships Open With Statement

CLEVELAND — Penn State looked every bit like the team to beat through the first two sessions of the 2026 NCAA Wrestling Championships, piling up wins, bonus points and quarterfinalists, building a commanding start inside Rocket Arena. The heavily favored Nittany Lions opened the tournament by going a perfect 10-0 in Session I, then kept rolling Thursday night. Eight of Penn State’s 10 wrestlers advanced to the quarterfinals. By the end of Day 1,…