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Hagerstown’s Aaron Brooks wins his third Big Ten wrestling title

andy mason, the herald-mail
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Penn State's Aaron Brooks has his arm raised in victory after defeating Ohio State's Kaleb Romero 12-2 for the 184-pound title at the Big Ten Wrestling Championships in Ann Arbor, Mich.
Penn State's Aaron Brooks has his arm raised in victory after defeating Ohio State's Kaleb Romero 12-2 for the 184-pound title at the Big Ten Wrestling Championships in Ann Arbor, Mich.

Aaron Brooks put on a scoring clinic at the Big Ten Wrestling Championships as he won his third conference title at 184 pounds and helped Penn State take the team crown in Ann Arbor, Mich.

In the finals Sunday, Brooks, a 2018 North Hagerstown graduate, prevailed with a 12-2 major decision over Ohio State’s Kaleb Romero, improving to 12-1 for the season and 62-3 for his college career.

Brooks, the No. 1- ranked 184-pounder in the country, also won by major decision in the semifinals Saturday, 18-6 over Michigan’s Matt Finesilver, after rolling to an 18-2 tech fall over Rutgers’ Brian Soldano in the quarterfinals.

Penn State's Aaron Brooks, left, faces Ohio State's Kaleb Romero in the 184-pound final Sunday at the Big Ten Wrestling Championships in Ann Arbor, Mich. Brooks won by major decision, 12-2.
Penn State's Aaron Brooks, left, faces Ohio State's Kaleb Romero in the 184-pound final Sunday at the Big Ten Wrestling Championships in Ann Arbor, Mich. Brooks won by major decision, 12-2.

Roman Bravo-Young (133 pounds), Levi Haines (157) and Carter Starocci (174) also won titles for Penn State, which totaled 147 points. Iowa placed second (134.5) and Nebraska finished third (104.5).

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Brooks won back-to-back Big Ten titles in 2020-21 before finishing second last year to Michigan’s Myles Amine, an Olympic bronze medalist.

Brooks avenged that loss at the NCAA championships, topping Amine 5-3 for his second national title.

Brooks and the Nittany Lions will be back in action at the NCAA tournament March 16-18 in Tulsa, Okla.

Penn State has won nine of the last 11 national team titles.

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