Penn State's three-time NCAA Champion from Hagerstown, Maryland, Aaron Brooks, added a new accolade to his list with a U23 World Championship at 86 kilograms in Albania.
Brooks went 5-0 in the weight class with wins over Ismail Kucuksolak of Turkey , a 10-0 tech fall over Owen James Martin of Canada, Ivan Ichizli of Moldova, and Arslan Bagaev of the Individual Neutral Athletes in the Semifinals, notching a 5-4 win.
Brooks met Tatsuya Shirai of Japan in the finals, posting a 10-0 tech fall to bring home the World Title in the U23 age division.
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Brooks dominated Shirai in the finals, using an ankle pick to earn takedowns and a leglace to finish the match in style.
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Brooks now has three National Championships for Penn State and will attempt to win his fourth, and could be come either the first or second four-time NCAA Champion for the Nittany Lions as teammate Carter Starocci will also attempt to accomplish the same feat this year.
