The Nittany Lions will join Pitt, Oklahoma State, and Texas A&M for the tournament's Championship Rounds at the home of the Brooklyn Nets Nov. 20-21.
The sophomore earned the honor from the conference after his undefeated season, while Zain Retherford took Big Ten Championships Outstanding Wrestler for his title-winning performance.
The model of consistency so far this season, pitching, was tested as opponents' bats lit up the scoreboards during a three-game losing streak. But despite struggles at points this year, the Penn State offense managed to wrap up the weekend recording a season high in hits back-to-back games.
Pat Chambers will return for his seventh season next year as head coach of Penn State after going 6-12 in Big Ten play this year.
The Nittany Lions wrapped up their regular season on the road Sunday with a 90-79 defeat at the hands of the Hawkeyes, setting up a first round Big Ten Tournament matchup on Wednesday with either Indiana, Nebraska, or Ohio State, depending on tonight's other Big Ten results.
No. 11 Penn State sent its five graduating Nittany Lions out in style Saturday night in Pegula to split the last home series of the season. David Goodwin had two goals and two assists.