Co-Wrestlers of the Week
Beau Bartlett, Penn State
141 pounds – Sr. – Tempe, Ariz. – Wyoming Seminary (Pa.)
- Rolled to the Black Knight Invite championship with a 4-0 run, including three straight pins to start the tournament at 141-pounds last weekend
- Pinned Riley Halal of Brown at 2:36, Joe Fongaro of Rutgers at 4:48 and Rich Treanor of Army West Point at 3:57 to advance to the title bout
- In the finals, he used a late takedown to notch a hard-fought 4-1 win over teammate Tyler Kasak
- The two-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree earns the first Wrestler of the Week Award of his career
- Last Penn State Wrestler of the Week: Shayne Van Ness (Nov. 14, 2023)
Yaraslau Slavikouski, Rutgers
285 pounds – Gr. – Rechitsa, Belarus – Northfield Mount Hermon
- Went 4-0 en route to 2023 heavyweight title at the Black Knight Invitational, outscoring his opponents 45-6 with two tech falls and a pin on Sunday at West Point
- Opened the weekend with a 4-1 decision over No. 18 Hunter Catka dual against No. 8 Virginia Tech on Friday in Piscataway
- Defeated No. 23 Cory Day (Binghamton), 5-2, to claim the individual title
- Earns the first Wrestler of the Week Award of his career
- Last Rutgers Wrestler of the Week: Greg Bulsak (Jan. 4, 2022)
2023-24 Big Ten Wrestler of the Week
Nov. 8: Rocco Welsh, Fr., OSU
Nov. 14: Shayne Van Ness, So., PSU/ Dean Hamiti, Jr., WIS
Nov. 22: Beau Bartlett, Sr., PSU/ Yaraslau Slavikouski, Gr., RU
