The Penn State Nittany Lions won five individual titles and claimed their ninth Big Ten tournament title under head coach Cael Sanderson.

EVANSTON, Ill. — For the second straight season, a true freshman from Penn State is the 125-pound Big Ten champion. Luke Lilledhal didn’t think there would be that many opportunities to score against Nebraska’s Caleb Smith in the Big Ten 125-pound finals, so when one came, he showed why he’s called Lightning Luke.

Ludlow's Samantha Bertini became the first Lion since 2005 to place first at the New England Wrestling Championships on Sunday.

Three Northern Iowa wrestlers joined Iowa State's Paniro Johnson as Big 12 Conference champions on Sunday in Tulsa, Okla. UNI's Cael Happel won the 141-pound title, beating Oklahoma State's Tagen Jamison by decision in overtime.

For the second straight year, second-ranked Iowa did not crown a champion at the Big Ten Wrestling Championships on Sunday at Northwestern’s Welsh-Ryan Arena. The Hawkeye trio of Drake Ayala, Michael Caliendo and Stephen Buchanan all earned runner-up finishes in their first conference finals and Iowa toted home a third-place finish.

Iowa State's Paniro Johnson battled his way to the finals at the Big 12 Wrestling Championships on Saturday from the BOK Center in Tulsa. Johnson will square off with Northern Iowa’s Colin Realbuto Sunday for the title.