Top-ranked Penn State suffered a major blow Tuesday with the announcement that 149-pound All-American Shayne Van Ness will miss the remainder of the season due to injury.

"Unfortunately he's had issues with something, and it's just kind of gotten tough," Sanderson told the media. "Kind of got tweaked again in practice and made the decision for him to get it repaired and get ready for next year. Obviously he'll be sorely missed."

Van Ness placed third at the NCAAs at 149 pounds last season as a redshirt freshman. He is ranked No. 2 at 149 pounds by The Open Mat.

Tyler Kasak filled in on Sunday for the Nittany Lions at 149 pounds against Lehigh. Sanderson mentioned Kasak among others as potential replacements for Van Ness.

"We have some kids that obviously can step in there and compete at 149. Him and Evans and Connor Pierce, these are all really good kids that work really hard and are ready to compete."