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    NCAA Wrestling Championships 2024: Results, Team Standings as Penn State Wins Title

    Andrew PetersMarch 24, 2024

    KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI - MARCH 22: Stephen Buchanan of the University of Oklahoma Sooners competes against Aaron Brooks of the Penn State University Nittany Lions in the quarterfinal rounds during the Division I Men's Wrestling Championship held at T-Mobile Center on March 21, 2024 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Evert Nelson/NCAA Photos via Getty Images)
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    Penn State already clinched its third straight NCAA Division I wrestling team title on Friday at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, but the Nittany Lions had the chance to add to a stellar weekend on Saturday.

    Penn State's Aaron Brooks made history by becoming a four-time national champion at 197 pounds, once again showing his dominance on Saturday.

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    History has been made...Aaron Brooks is a 4x NATIONAL CHAMPION!<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NCAAWrestling?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NCAAWrestling</a> x <a href="https://twitter.com/pennstateWREST?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@pennstateWREST</a> <a href="https://t.co/EVq6sfsmlI">pic.twitter.com/EVq6sfsmlI</a>

    His teammate, Carter Starocci, was also a four-time national champion when the dust settled on Saturday. The Nittany Lions have been the standard in collegiate wrestling, and Brooks and Starocci are examples of their sustained success.

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    Carter Starocci is just the sixth ever 4x NATIONAL CHAMPION!<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NCAAWrestling?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NCAAWrestling</a> x <a href="https://twitter.com/pennstateWREST?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@pennstateWREST</a> <a href="https://t.co/JB2sNrcCuo">pic.twitter.com/JB2sNrcCuo</a>

    Here's a look at the final standings at the NCAA Division 1 Wrestling Tournament.

    Top 10 Teams

    1. Penn State (172.5)

    2. Cornell (72.5)

    NCAA Wrestling Championships 2024: Results, Team Standings as Penn State Wins Title
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    3. Michigan (71)

    4. Iowa State (68.5)

    5. Iowa (67)

    6. Arizona State (64.5)

    7. Virginia Tech (64)

    8. Ohio State (62)

    9. Nebraska (60.5)

    10. Oklahoma State (56)

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    Penn State's dominance continued this year, and the Nittany Lions now have 11 national championships since 2011 and have won three straight now. Penn State has built a powerhouse out of its wrestling program, and it's clear the Nittany Lions are the team to beat next season.

    Nittany Lions' Greg Kerkvliet defeated Lucas Davison in a 13-4 major decision to win his first national championship, and Levi Haines remained undefeated with a 4-0 shutout over Jacori Teemer to give Penn State another.

    Aside from Penn State's dominance this weekend, several other teams put together solid showings. Caleb Henson gave Virginia Tech its second national champion in program history and Arizona State, Cornell and Northern Iowa also had champions on Saturday.

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    🏆2024 INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONS🏆<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NCAAWrestling?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NCAAWrestling</a> <a href="https://t.co/THi99eDjEw">pic.twitter.com/THi99eDjEw</a>

    Penn State now heads into the offseason flying high, but the Nittany Lions certainly have a target on their back next year. Whether a team can take them down will be the question.