Penn State's Pearsall Collects Weekly Big Ten Wrestling Award

Unranked junior pinned No. 14 wrestler in Nittany Lion win over Lock Haven

Penn State's Bryan Pearsall has been named the Big Ten Wrestler of the Week.

Dec. 20, 2011

Wrestler of the Week
Bryan Pearsall, Penn State
141 – Jr. – Lititz, Pa. – Warwick 

  • Pinned 14th-ranked Matt Bonson in 4:22 in Penn State’s win over Lock Haven
  • Pushed the fifth-ranked Nittany Lions’ lead to 15-0 en route to the 50-0 win over the Bald Eagles
  • Earns his first Wrestler of the Week award
  • Last Penn State Wrestler of the Week: Cameron Wade (Jan. 25, 2011)

2011-12 Big Ten Wrestlers of the Week
Nov. 8: Logan Stieber, Fr., OSU
Nov. 15: B.J. Futrell, Jr., ILL
Nov. 22: Kevin Steinhaus, So., MINN
Nov. 29: Matt Fields, Sr., PUR
Dec. 6: Tony Ramos, So., IOWA; Logan Stieber, Fr., OSU
Dec. 13: Robert Kokesh, Fr., NEB
Dec. 20: Bryan Pearsall, Jr., PSU