Iowa Wrestler Sparks Controversy At Championship With Handshake Snub After 9th Straight Rivalry Loss

NCAA Wrestling Championships: Penn State’s Mitchell Mesenbrink cruises to repeat as 165 champ

CLEVELAND – Mitchell Mesenbrink, Penn State’s brightest star, completed his season in spectacular fashion on Saturday night at Rocket Arena.

Iowa Wrestler Sparks Controversy At Championship With Handshake Snub After 9th Straight Rivalry Loss

Mikey Caliendo and Mitchell Mesenbrink battled for a ninth time in their college careers at the NCAA Wrestling Championships in Cleveland, Ohio. Caliendo left with a ninth straight loss. He appeared salty after the fact. A handshake snub at the podium sparked reaction on social media. Was it poor sportsmanship on Caliendo’s part? Was it a reasonable response to a performative act from a rival? The internet is currently split. Mitchell Mesenbrink…

Mesenbrink Claims Second NCAA Title, Continues Mastery of Iowa’s Mikey Caliendo

CLEVELAND, Ohio — When Iowa’s Mikey Caliendo advanced to the NCAA Wrestling Championships final at 165 pounds, he knew he would once again face a familiar foe in Penn State’s Mitchell Mesenbrink, who entered the night with an 8-0 record against him. Mesenbrink extended that dominance Saturday night with a 20-4 technical fall victory, pushing his career mark against Caliendo to 9-0 and securing his second individual national championship at 165. …

Penn State's Mitchell Mesenbrink finding similarities in wrestling and chess, propels him to title match

CLEVELAND — Despite being on two completely different landscapes, the mental aspect of chess and wrestling has more similarities than one might initially imagine.