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NCAA Wrestling Finals Recap

The Penn State wrestling team got its cake earlier in the day when it clinched its fourth consecutive NCAA title and eighth in nine years.

Tonight was all about the icing.

The Nittany Lions entered the evening with five finalists and the title well in hand.

Things started about as well as Cael Sanderson’s squad could’ve possibly hoped at 285 pounds.

Anthony Cassar, wrestling in the tournament for the first time in his career, put in a virtuoso performance in a 10-1 major decision victory over Derek White.

White handed Cassar his only loss of the year in January at the Southern Scuffle.