Penn State defeats OSU

March 18, 2018 at 12:00a.m.

Associated Press

CLEVELAND

Bo Nickal reversed an early attack from Ohio State’s Myles Martin and spun him on his back for a first-period pin that clinched Penn State’s seventh team title in eight years at the NCAA Wrestling Championships on Saturday.

Nickal won his second-straight title at 184 pounds and joined Zain Retherford (149 pounds) Jason Nolf (157), Vincenzo Joseph (165) as repeat champions for the Nittany Lions, who pulled away to beat the Buckeyes 141.5-133.5.Iowa finished third with 97 point.