Penn State Nittany Lions 2026 Wrestling National Champions Bobblehead Unveiled

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This morning, the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum unveiled an officially licensed, limited-edition Penn State Nittany Lions’ 2026 Wrestling National Champions Bobblehead commemorating the team’s national title that was captured on Saturday. The bobblehead features The Penn State’s mascot, Nittany Lion, standing on the official 2026 Wrestling National Championship logo and flexing after securing yet another title. The special edition bobblehead is available exclusively from the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum, an official licensee of Penn State University.

• The bobbleheads, which are expected to ship in September, are now available at this link.
• Each bobblehead will be individually numbered to only 2,026.
• The bobbleheads are $40 each plus an $8 flat-rate shipping charge per order.
• Proudly wearing a blue Penn State wrestling singlet and headgear, the Nittany Lion bobblehead is flexing his muscles. The Nittany Lion is standing on a base featuring the NCAA championship and Penn State logos.
• In addition, a Penn State Nittany Lions Wrestling Championship Counter Bobblehead is also available. The bobblehead features the Nittany Lion standing on a wrestling mat base with a counter that can be adjusted with each Penn State wrestling championship. The bobbleheads are $40 each and ship now.
• On Saturday, March 21st, the top-ranked Penn State Nittany Lions captured another national title at the 2026 NCAA Championships at Rocket Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. It was the 14th NCAA title (and 15th overall) for Penn State. Under 17th-year head coach Cael Sanderson, the Nittany Lions have won 13 national titles since 2011 and five in a row. Penn State won the team title with181.5 points, breaking its own record of 177 points set in 2025. It was the third consecutive year that Penn State set a new NCAA record. “I think this has been an incredible year,” Sanderson said. “Happy for the team. Just an incredible group of guys. We’re very blessed and very grateful.”
• Mitchell Mesenbrink (165), Levi Haines (174), Josh Barr (197), and Luke Lilledahl (125) all won their championship matches as Penn State went 4-2 with a record-tying six national finalists. With the four titles won this year, the Nittany Lions now have 65 NCAA champions and 44 since Sanderson’s arrival as head coach. In defending his national title, Mesenbrink was named the tournament’s Most Outstanding Wrestler and was also given the NCAA Most Dominant Wrestler Award, a season-long award given by the NCAA. Haines also won his second consecutive national championship.
• The Blue and White put four other athletes on the podium. Shayne Van Ness (149) and Rocco Welsh (184) were both national runners-up. Penn State’s other All-Americans included PJ Duke (third at 157) and Marcus Blaze (fourth at 133). Duke was the Gorriaran Award winner for the most falls in the least amount of time in the tournament.
• “Bobbleheads are the ultimate way to celebrate a team’s championship, and this bobblehead will be the ultimate way for Nittany Lion fans to commemorate the Penn State wrestling team’s 2026 national championship,” National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum co-founder and CEO Phil Sklar said. “We’re excited to be unveiling a bobblehead celebrating Penn State’s 14th NCAA title in wrestling – and fifth in a row. This is a must-have for fans of the Penn State Nittany Lions!”
• The National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum, which is located at 170 S. 1st St. in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, opened to the public on February 1st, 2019. The HOF and Museum also produces high quality, customized bobbleheads for retail sale as well as organizations, individuals, and teams across the country.