Penn State WRESTLING

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Marcus Blaze takes in his round three win

#USAWrestling #FinalX2026 | Presented by @KerberosCM

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Penn State and the Penn State Olympic RTC
2026 Final X in photos!
(All photos courtesy of and thank you to Sam Janicki!)
U.S. National Team Member - 57 kg
Luke Lilledahl
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Penn State and the Penn State Olympic RTC
2026 Final X in photos!
(All photos courtesy of and thank you to Sam Janicki!)
World Team Member - 97 kg
Kyle Snyder!
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Penn State and the Penn State Olympic RTC
2026 Final X in photos!
(All photos courtesy of and thank you to Sam Janicki!)
World Team Member - 86 kg
Kyle Dake!
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Penn State and the Penn State Olympic RTC
2026 Final X in photos!
(All photos courtesy of and thank you to Sam Janicki!)
World Team Member - 79 kg
Levi Haines!
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Penn State and the Penn State Olympic RTC
2026 Final X in photos!
(All photos courtesy of and thank you to Sam Janicki!)
World Team Member - 70 kg
Zain Retherford!
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Penn State and the Penn State Olympic RTC
2026 Final X in photos!
(All photos courtesy of and thank you to Sam Janicki!)
World Team Member - 61 kg
Marcus Blaze!
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Nittany Lion Wrestling Club
World Team Members-2026
Marcus Blaze-61KG, Zain Retherford-70KG, Levi Haines-79KG, Kyle Dake-86KG, Kyle Snyder-97KG
Let’s Go!

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MFS 79 kg Round 2 – Levi Haines (Nittany Lion WC/Titan Mercury WC) dec. Chance Marsteller (New Jersey RTC/Titan Mercury WC), 6-3 #FinalX2026

Haines wins the series two matches to none and makes the 2026 U.S. World Team.

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MFS 86 kg – Kyle Dake (Nittany Lion WC/Titan Mercury WC) dec. Zahid Valencia (Cowboy RTC/Titan Mercury WC), 4-0 #FinalX2026

Dake wins the series two matches to one and makes the 2026 U.S. World Team.

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RECAP: Penn State and the Penn State RTC dominate Final X!
Five wrestlers win their respective series, all earning spots on the U.S. World Team!
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Kyle Dake with a dominant 4-0 win over Zahid Valencia to claim the Final X series at 86 kg 2-1!
Dake is our fifth member of the U.S. World Team!
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Dake up 4-0 at the break
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MFS 97 kg Round 3 – Kyle Snyder (Nittany Lion WC/Titan Mercury WC) dec. Stephen Buchanan (Hawkeye WC/Titan Mercury WC), 9-3 #FinalX2026

Snyder wins the series two matches to one and makes the 2026 U.S. World Team.

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MFS 61 kg Round 3 – Marcus Blaze (Nittany Lion WC/Titan Mercury WC) dec. Jax Forrest (Cowboy RTC/Titan Mercury WC), 5-2 #FinalX2026

Blaze wins the series two matches to one and makes the 2026 U.S. World Team.

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Dake and Valencia now up at 86 kg to close out Final X!
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Marcus Blaze with a big 5-2 win over Jax Forrest to win the 61 kg series 2-1 at Final X!
Blaze earns his spot on the U.S. World Team!
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Blaze down 1-0 at break
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Blaze and Forrest next up at 61 kg
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Kyle Snyder rolls to a 9-3 win over Buchanan to take the Final X series 2-1!
Snyder will represent the USA on the U.S. World Team at 97 kg!
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