Penn State Wrestling: 2-Time National Prep Champion Flips from Pitt to Penn State

Coming off its seventh national championship in eight years, Penn State wrestling already had the No. 1 recruiting class in the country on board for 2018. 

On Wednesday, it got even better.

Jack Davis, a two-time national prep champion from Wyoming Seminary in Kingston, Pa., announced he has committed to Penn State. Davis had previously committed to Pitt, but did not sign during the early-signing period in November and re-opened his recruitment in the spring.

Proud to announce that I will be furthering my athletic and academic career at Penn State University #WeAre

— Jack.Davis (@Jack_Davis12345) June 13, 2018

A four-year star at national prep powerhouse Wyoming Sem, Davis won his first national title in 2016 at 120 pounds. After taking second at 126 in 2017, he again captured gold in 2018 at 132 pounds.

Davis projects at 133 or 141 for the Nittany Lions and he told the Wilkes-Barre Citizens’ Voice he’s ready to compete for a starting spot.

“Knowing how I’ve been in my past, I feel like anything is possible if I put my mind to it,” Davis said. “If I continue to work hard and push myself… I don’t doubt seeing myself in the starting lineup and pushing myself to be great.”

He will join former Sem teammate Mason Manville on the Nittany Lions’ roster. Manville was a true freshman at 165 pounds in 2017-18 and wrestled in open competition.

Davis also joins a loaded class that includes two of the nation’s top four wrestlers and four of the top 13.

And he continues to bolster the Nittany Lions’ lower weights, where they’ve struggled during the last couple of seasons. Penn State now has a logjam of wrestlers at the top of its lineup, welcoming top incoming freshmen Roman Bravo-Young, Gavin Teasdale, Brody Teske and Davis, along with Nick Lee, who as a freshman place fifth at 141 at this year’s NCAA Championships.