Penn State's Shayne Van Ness defeats Iowa's Kyle Parco, 17-6 during their 149 pound match at the Bryce Jordan Center on Jan. 31, 2025. Joe Hermitt | [email protected] Joe Hermitt | [email protected]

FIRST PERIOD: Penn State's returning national champion Greg Kerkvliet picks up the first takedown of the match to earn a 3-0 with over two minutes to go in the period. He notches another takedown to end the period with a 6-1 lead in short time and asserts his dominance at the start of this final match.

The Huskers are on a three-dual win streak, and the Hawkeyes were just dealt their first loss of the season at No. 1 Penn State.

Penn State wrestling will attempt to continue its dominating march toward another NCAA Championship on the biggest winter stage Friday night. The No. 1 Nittany Lions against No. 2 Iowa in the sold-out Bryce Jordan Center in State College.

Two top-ranked wrestling schools face off on February 7 as Iowa takes on Nebraska. Iowa was unbeaten before getting thrashed against the mighty Penn State. The Hawkeyes recovered with a win against Maryland.

The Nittany Lions are coming off a resounding 30-8 win over Iowa last Friday in front of a sell-out crowd of 15,998 (tying PSU and the NCAA’s all-time record for indoor dual attendance.