2026 U.S. Open Events: Senior, U20, U17, U15 - 04/21/2026 - 04/26/2026

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Penn State's Marcus Blaze will face a familiar foe, Ohio State's Ben Davino, in tomorrow's 61-kilogram US Open final. The Nittany Lion beat Seth Gross of Wisconsin RTC by decision, 6-1, on the strength of three takedowns.

57 kilogram finals: Luke Lilledahl vs. Spencer Lee

61 kilogram finals: Marcus Blaze vs. Ben Davino
 

mcpat

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Davino looked incredible. He completely shut Jax down. Might slow down the hype train a bit
A little bit of me thinks that Cael changed things a couple years ago from peaking at nationals to wrestling a high level year round - B1Gs, NCAAs, summer freestyke, etc. while DT only learned NCAA peaking from him.
 

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Looks like HEnson got Kasak with a eye poke with Kasak leading 1-0 off a step out at the 5:00 mark. Injury time at the moment.
 
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What the hell is going on with Kasak? Is it constant eye pokes? If it’s concussion pull him off mat
 
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The broken nose theory on Kasak makes some sense to me. He immediately grabs his nose each time.
Yes, that definitely is a valid theory, for sure. True? I don't know. But sure seems feasible.
 

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Tyler Kasak medically defaults out of his semi​

Despite leading Virginia Tech's Caleb Henson 1-0 in one 70-kilogram semifinal, Penn State's Tyler Kasak was forced to medically forfeit the match nearly midway through. The nature of the injury is unclear, though he grabbed at his face before going down to the mat, and it wasn't the first time in this tournament. Henson will face Ridge Lovett in tomorrow's final.