Barr lost his 197-pound title bout Saturday night to Iowa senior star Stephen Buchanan in front of President Donald Trump and a packed Wells Fargo Center Crowd. It was his second defeat to Buchanan this season for Barr, who finishes him first PSU season with a 20-4 record.

Stephen Buchanan came to Iowa to become a champion. Iowa needed him to accomplish that goal. Both reaped the rewards when he captured the 197-pound NCAA title. Iowa produces five All-Americans, Oklahoma State’s Wyatt Hendrickson pulls off major upset,

The Penn State wrestling team clinched the 2025 NCAA national championship at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia on Saturday night. The Nittany Lions have now won 12 of the last 15 NCAA championships (there was no event in 2020) and its fourth straight for the third time under head coach Cael Sanderson.