Penn State Wrestling Is LOADED for the US Open... Key Matchups & Storylines to Watch!

Penn State Wrestling heads to the U.S. Open with major representation from the Nittany Lion Wrestling Club, but the biggest headline is that PJ Duke and Mitchell Mesenbrink are not in the field. This episode breaks down the biggest Penn State storylines, matchups, seeds, and bracket questions heading into one of the most important freestyle events of the spring. Host Zach Seyko goes weight by weight through Luke Lilledahl at 57 kg, Marcus Blaze at 61 kg, Nate Desmond at 65 kg, Tyler Kasak at 70 kg, Joe Seely at 74 kg, William Henckel at 79 kg, Kyle Dake and Rocco Welsh at 86 kg, Josh Barr at 92 kg, Connor Mirasola at 97 kg, and Cole Mirasola at heavyweight. I also touch on U20 names like Jaden James, Asher Cunningham, Brock Weiss, and Mason Ellis as Penn State continues to show serious depth across the U.S. Open field. Become an every-dayer! Subscribe to Locked On Nittany Lions on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@lockedonnittanylions?sub\_confirmation=1 Everydayer Club If you never miss an episode, it’s time to make it official. Join the Locked On Everydayer Club and get ad-free audio, access to our members-only Discord, and more — all built for our most loyal fans. Click here to learn more and join your team’s community: https://lockedonpodcasts.com/everydayerclub Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Indeed Listeners of this show get a $75 Sponsored Job Credit to help give your job the premium placement it deserves at http://Indeed.com/podcast FanDuel Today's episode is brought to you by FanDuel. Right now new customers can bet just five dollars and get two-hundred and fifty dollars in bonus bets if your first bet wins. Visit https://FANDUEL.COM to get started — Play Your Game. FANDUEL DISCLAIMER: 21+ in select states. First online real money wager only. Bonus issued as nonwithdrawable free bets that expires in 14 days. Restrictions apply. See terms at sportsbook.fanduel.com. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit FanDuel.com/RG (CO, IA, MD, MI, NJ, PA, IL, VA, WV), 1-800-NEXT-STEP or text NEXTSTEP to 53342 (AZ), 1-888-789-7777 or visit ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-9-WITH-IT (IN), 1-800-522-4700 (WY, KS) or visit ksgamblinghelp.com (KS), 1-877-770-STOP (LA), 1-877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY), TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN) Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms… 🎧 https://link.chtbl.com/LONittanyLions?sid=YouTube Locked On College Conferences, HBCU, Basketball & More 🎧 https://linktr.ee/LockedOnCollege Follow the show on X! https://x.com/LockedOnNittany https://x.com/zach\_seyko #lockedonnittanylions #pennstate #nittanylions #pennstatewrestling #collegewrestling #bigtenwrestling #ncaawrestling #lockedon #weare #wrestling #wrestlingnews #wrestlingpodcast 0:00 Intro 0:44 Penn State’s 17-wrestler US Open presence 1:53 Luke Lilledahl at 57 kg vs Spencer Lee 3:43 Marcus Blaze bounce-back at 61 kg 6:39 Nate Desmond and the loaded 65 kg bracket 9:54 Tyler Kasak at 70 kg: should he be the favorite? 12:30 PJ Duke’s absence and the long-term 70/74 kg question 14:40 Joe Sealey at 74 kg and David Carr’s bracket 15:59 William Henckel at 79 kg and the 174 battle 17:52 Kyle Dake vs Rocco Welsh possibility at 86 kg 21:08 Josh Barr’s path at 92 kg 22:36 Connor Mirasola upset watch at 97 kg 24:41 Cole Mirasola and the heavyweight field 26:55 U20 names to know Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.