Pitt’s No. 1 Nino Bonaccorsi finishes perfect season with national title at 197 Pounds

No.1 Pitt redshirt junior Nino Bonaccorsi finished his collegiate career by winning the National Title at 197 pounds Saturday night at the BOK Center.

Bonaccorsi (21-0) took on No. 7 South Dakota State senior Tanner Sloan (27-3) in that National Title match. Sloan started off strong with a takedown on Bonaccorsi and then escaped to start with a 3-0 lead in the second period.

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