The Mat Talk Online Division I Championship Preview Guide gives you, the wrestling fan, … "It was fun. Aaron Brooks184 - Parents: JOHN BROOKS, RANELLE BOYD, ADRIENNE BROOKS Major: EDUCATION CAREER Aaron Brooks - Wrestling - Penn State University Athletics Skip To Main Content PODCAST: Will Penn State football earn its first win of the 2020 campaign against Nebraska? "Watching my teammates, it was pretty electric.". Penn State wrestling's Aaron Brooks impresses during debut weekend and quickly proves himself, Tweets from https://twitter.com/DailyCollegian/lists/tdc-twitter-accounts, Penn State Football News | Daily Collegian, Report: Penn State football safety Trent Gordon enters transfer portal, PODCAST: We Are… Trying Our Best, Ep. It's a message and a way of thinking that was instilled in Brooks by one of his teammates, Mark Hall, who knows almost better than anyone what Brooks is going through. Low 36F. "When you're training like you're the starter, then when you are the starter, you don't have any surprises," Hall said prior to the Nittany Lions' slate of matches against fellow Keystone State foes. At a Glance--going through the highlights of the news so you don't have to. Chance of rain 70%. Low 36F. Six undefeated wrestlers. 5: What Disney princesses are hosts Jared and Alexis? "With three months of college wrestling, I think he’ll jump a couple levels.". Before Brooks even makes it to March though and looks back on his season as a whole, he can look back fondly on his debut weekend. Brooks is high on himself as well and knows he'll continue to improve and he has seemingly bought in to the time honored adage Sanderson preaches about taking things one match at a time. PODCAST: Will Penn State football get in the win column against Maryland? Get weekend previews and weekend recaps from The Daily Collegian Sports staff sent to your inbox. Success! He’s already great. We never know, but we’re always ready, so whenever it’s our time, we’re ready," Brooks said following his win against Lehigh. Three undefeated returning national champions. "I was just excited for him. But if there's one thing that's been drilled into the young Brooks in his short time in the Lorenzo Wrestling Complex, it's the importance of being ready when your time comes. And three-time NCAA finalist Mark Hall pointed out the freshman dual meet debut of Aaron Brooks. Brooks is a four-time Maryland state champion and won a Cadet gold and Junior World silver medal before ever arriving in Happy Valley, establishing his wrestling bona fides early. Penn State on film, Fulton Building construction. Every once in a while though, Sanderson gets it wrong, and wrestlers exceed his expectations — it happened with Jason Nolf and Bo Nickal, but now it's seemingly happening with one of Penn State's rising stars, freshman Aaron Brooks. "I know the plan is to get better each week and each match," Brooks said. "His first match on Friday, I didn't know what to expect, but really he was one of our guys that wrestled the best," Sanderson said following Penn State's 33-7 rout of Penn on Sunday. The four-time Maryland state champion followed that up with another win, a much more commanding 19-4 tech fall over Penn's Jesse Quatse, helping Penn State to down the Quakers on Sunday and close out his debut weekend. He’s got a high ceiling. We need a spark, obviously, and he’s a guy we feel can contend for a national title at that weight class," Sanderson said. In a season filled with defensive woes, Penn State’s depth in its secondary has gotten thinner. Usually he knows what he has talent-wise and can reasonably predict a wrestler's trajectory and future impact on Penn State’s lineup. He is a senior studying digital and print journalism, and political science. We can list the ordering and take out for your restaurant here. Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. He’s going to be even better. "Those who are freshmen or those guys who're redshirting, it's not really time off — it's more of a means to help you get your mind right when your time does come to wrestle in a Penn State singlet. There was a problem saving your notification. Freshman Aaron Brooks speaks to the media during Penn State wrestling media day at Rec Hall on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019. You have permission to edit this article. Even with all eyes on him, in a hostile environment against an opponent in Lehigh which was looking for its first win against Penn State in 11 years, Brooks managed to stay composed on the mat and took his time off the mat to soak everything in. "He wrestled pretty darn good," Sanderson said. North Hagerstown senior Aaron Brooks has made his college decision, and his choice is no huge surprise. There was an error processing your request. "I’m excited to see the version I will be in March.". Honestly, when you get out there, you don’t really hear the crowd that much, you kind of focus," Brooks said. Brooks managed a 10-5 decision over Lehigh's NCAA qualifier Chris Weiler in his dual debut, and established he belongs in the lineup in the future for Penn State as he suited up in favor of All-American Shakur Rasheed, who has yet to compete for the Nittany Lions this year. The superstar wrestler announced on Twitter Thursday night … The Apple Valley, Minnesota, native went on to partner with Vincenzo Joseph in becoming Penn State's first ever freshman national champions, and while he reached the mountaintop early, Hall is making sure Brooks understands his potential and is as prepared as can be.