Wrestling | 11/12/2026 11:14:00 PM

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Scotty Johnson (Muncy/Muncy) delivered an impressive performance at 141 pounds, earning an 8-1 decision to highlight the Bloomsburg wrestling team's effort against top-ranked Penn State on Thursday evening at University Park. The defending national powerhouse showcased its nationally ranked lineup in a 42-3 victory over the Huskies.

Facing a Penn State lineup featuring seven wrestlers ranked among the top four nationally, including four No. 1-ranked competitors, Bloomsburg battled against some of the nation's premier collegiate wrestlers. Johnson provided the highlight of the evening for the Huskies, controlling his matchup against Hayden Cunningham to secure Bloomsburg's lone individual victory.

After a scoreless opening period, Johnson surrendered an escape to Cunningham early in the second before responding with a takedown to take a 3-1 advantage into the final period. Johnson continued to dictate the action in the third, escaping from the bottom position before adding another takedown to extend his lead to 7-1. He secured the riding-time point to complete the decisive 8-1 victory.

Johnson's win brought Bloomsburg within 9-3 in the team standings after Penn State claimed victories in the opening two weight classes.

At 157 pounds, Michael Turi (Scranton, Pa./Wyoming Seminary) turned in one of Bloomsburg's strongest defensive performances against a nationally ranked opponent, holding No. 2 Tyler Kasak to an 8-1 decision. Turi kept the match within reach through two periods, trailing just 3-1 entering the third against one of the nation's top-ranked wrestlers. Kasak added an escape, takedown and riding-time point in the final period to secure the victory.

Turi's performance was particularly notable against a Penn State lineup that recorded five technical falls and one pin during the dual.

Bloomsburg's Austin Pollard (Stafford, Va./Brooke Point) also showed resilience in his 133-pound matchup against Masanosuke Ono. After falling behind 18-5 in the opening period, Pollard continued to compete and generated offense late in the match.
He recorded an escape and a takedown in the third period, scoring the final four points of the bout before Ono secured the 20-9 major decision.

At heavyweight, nationally ranked Mason Rebuck (Sunbury, Pa./Shikellamy), No. 28, faced Connor Mirasola in the final bout of the evening. Rebuck was unable to overcome Mirasola's early advantage, falling by a 13-4 major decision.
Penn State opened the dual with No. 1 Luke Lilledahl earning a 19-4 technical fall over Justin Jones (Orange County, Va./Locust Grove) at 125 pounds. Following Ono's victory at 133 and Johnson's win at 141, No. 4 Shayne Van Ness pinned Jay Chase (Wallingford, Conn./Martin T Sheehan) in 1:26 at 149 pounds.

The Nittany Lions continued to build their lead in the upper weights. No. 1 PJ Duke defeated Morgan Schwarz (South Brunswick, N.J./Saint Joseph) by a 21-6 technical fall at 165 pounds, while top-ranked Mitchell Mesenbrink earned a 21-4 technical fall against Mohamed Abdelhady (Alexandria, Egypt/Indian Hills CC) at 174. No. 2 Rocco Welsh followed with a 19-3 technical fall over Gavin Hannah (Brookville, Pa./Brookville) at 184, and No. 1 Josh Barr recorded a 15-0 technical fall against Wyatt Bush (Grundy, Va./Grundy) at 197.

Despite the final team score, Bloomsburg came away with an individual victory against the nation's top-ranked program and valuable competition against a lineup featuring multiple national championship contenders.

The Huskies return to action next Friday, November 20, when they head to Navy for a 6:30 p.m. dual. 

Individual Results
No. 1 PENN STATE 42, BLOOMSBURG 3

Weight	Result
125	No. 1 Luke Lilledahl (PSU) tech. fall Justin Jones (Orange County, Va./Locust Grove), 19-4 (4:09)
133	Masanosuke Ono (PSU) major dec. Austin Pollard (Stafford, Va./Brooke Point), 20-9
141	Scotty Johnson (Muncy/Muncy) (BLOOM) dec. Hayden Cunningham, 8-1
149	No. 4 Shayne Van Ness (PSU) pinned Jay Chase (Wallingford, Conn./Martin T Sheehan), 1:26
157	No. 2 Tyler Kasak (PSU) dec. Michael Turi (Scranton, Pa./Wyoming Seminary), 8-1
165	No. 1 PJ Duke (PSU) tech. fall Morgan Schwarz (South Brunswick, N.J./Saint Joseph), 21-6 (5:50)
174	No. 1 Mitchell Mesenbrink (PSU) tech. fall Mohamed Abdelhady (Alexandria, Egypt/Indian Hills CC), 21-4 (5:09)
184	No. 2 Rocco Welsh (PSU) tech. fall Gavin Hannah (Brookville, Pa./Brookville), 19-3 (4:29)
197	No. 1 Josh Barr (PSU) tech. fall Wyatt Bush (Grundy, Va./Grundy), 15-0 (4:23)
285	Connor Mirasola (PSU) major dec. No. 28 Mason Rebuck (Sunbury, Pa./Shikellamy), 13-4