Former Nittany Lion Bo Nickal might have fallen short of his goal of representing the U.S. at the 2019 World Wrestling Championships, but will still have a chance to represent his country on the international stage. 

The three-time national champion and reigning Hodge Trophy winner bested Oklahoma wrestler and U23 World Team Trials champion Jake Woodley 2-0 in a best-of-three special wrestle-off Tuesday in Fargo, North Dakota.

Having met the proper requirements, Nickal requested the special wrestle-off after dropping both his matches at Final X Rutgers to reigning 92-kilogram World Champ J’den Cox in June. Nickal was granted is request, and he and Woodley faced off during the USMC junior men’s freestyle nationals finals Tuesday at the FargoDome.

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