Penn State wrestling missed an opportunity during Friday morning’s session to tighten the team race with Ohio State.
The Buckeyes’ No. 1 seed Kollin Moore at 197 pounds got pinned by unseeded Kyle Conel of Kent State in the first period. However, the Nittany Lions’ Shakur Rasheed, No. 5 at 197, fell 5-4 to North Carolina State’s Michael Macchiavello.
Penn State moved five into the semifinals, which take place Friday night, and trail Ohio State by 13.5 points.
The Nittany Lions’ Zain Retherford (149 pounds), Jason Nolf (157), Vincenzo Joseph (165), Mark Hall (174) and Bo Nickal (184) all moved one step closer to repeating.