In the first round, the Penn State wrestler used a first-period takedown to dispatch West Virginia’s Jordan Titus, 4-2. Bartlett then made the quarterfinals by collecting a second-period takedown of South Dakota State’s Julian Tagg en route to a 4-1 decision.

With the first two rounds of the NCAA wrestling championships completed, the No. 1 Penn State Nittany Lions had seven wrestlers advance to the semifinal round on Friday night at 7 p.m.141 pounds- Beau Bartlett149 pounds- Shayne Van Ness165 pounds- Mitchell Mesenbrink 174 pounds- Levi Hanes184 pounds- Carter Starocci 197 pounds- Josh Barr285 pounds- Greg KerkvlietEach wrestler also earned All-American honors with their advancement to the semifinal round.