The Daily Collegian · Mar 26, 2025
Mitchell Mesenbrink and Carter Starocci: Equal opposites
At 165, Penn State’s Mitchell Mesenbrink is declared the winner after wrestling Iowa’s Mike Caliendo, winning by 8-2 decision in the title match of the NCAA D1 Wrestling Championships in the Wells Fargo Center on Saturday, March 22, 2025 in Philadelphia, Pa. This was Mesenbrink’s first national title. The Nittany Lions won the team competition with a score of 177.Mitchell Mesenbrink and Carter Starocci.
Penn State’s two 2025 NCAA Division I national champions are similar in their dominance on the mat and their love of wrestling. Both men ended the 2024-25 season undefeated and are finalists for the 2025 Dan Hodge Trophy.