Nick Lee Named B1G Ten W.O.W.

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Penn State Nittany Lion wrestler Nick Lee (Evansville, Ind.) has been named Big Ten Wrestler of the Week for the week ending February 6, 2022. The honor is the first for Lee and the fifth for Penn State this year (joining Max Dean, Greg Kerkvliet and Aaron Brooks twice). He shares this week's award with Iowa's Alex Marinelli.

Lee swept the final two Big Ten dual meets of his illustrious Penn State career, helping the Nittany Lions clinch the Big Ten Regular Season Championship outright. Lee majored No. 20 Dylan D'Emilio of Ohio State 13-3 on Friday, Feb. 4, in front of nearly 16,000 fans in the sold out BJC Dual. Lee's win helped the Nittany Lions hammer the sixth-ranked Buckeyes 32-7. Two days later, Lee controlled the action from start to finish in a 4-1 win over No. 8 Chad Red Jr. in sold out Rec Hall. Lee notched the bout's only takedown and rolled up 1:20 in riding time as well. His win helped Penn State post a 21-13 victory over No. 7 Nebraska.

Lee improves his season record to 13-0 and his career mark to 109-13. Lee ends his Big Ten dual career with a 35-2 mark, including 21-0 over the last three years. Penn State improves to 16-0 overall and ends the Big Ten portion of the regular season at 8-0. The Nittany Lions, which close out the season with a non-conference dual against Rider in two weeks, won their eighth Big Ten Regular Season (dual meet) Championship under head coach Cael Sanderson.

The Nittany Lions host Rider on Sunday, Feb. 20, in the regular season finale. The dual is set for 2 p.m. in Rec Hall.

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