Published Mar 18, 2023
Penn State captures two individual NCAA titles
Joey Klender  •  Happy Valley Insider
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The Penn State Nittany Lions captured two individual NCAA titles on Saturday evening, capping off the team title it locked up during the medal round on Saturday morning.

The first individual title was captured by Carter Starocci, who became Penn State's fourth three-time NCAA champion, following Ed Ruth, Zain Retherford, and Jason Nolf. Starocci won by fall over Mikey Labriola of Nebraska to cap off a fantastic year and head into his senior year looking to be Penn State's first four-time NCAA champion.

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Aaron Brooks won his second straight NCAA title with a win over Parker Keckeisen, the #1 seed, 7-2. Brooks is in line for another title next year, which would make him a three-time NCAA Champion.

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Penn State dropped three of the five title matches on Saturday night. Levi Haines dropped his match to Austin O'Connor as a freshman, Greg Kervliet dropped his match to Mason Paris but will be back next year, and Roman Bravo-Young lost to Vito Arujao.

Penn State still won their 10th team championship in the last 12 years. Haines will be back as a sophomore next year, while Kerkvliet will be a senior.

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