{"id":3613,"date":"2019-06-17T00:00:44","date_gmt":"2019-06-17T04:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theusaboxingnews.com\/?page_id=3613"},"modified":"2020-08-07T10:36:43","modified_gmt":"2020-08-07T14:36:43","slug":"ron-johns-ncaa-wrestling-roundup","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/theusaboxingnews.com\/?page_id=3613","title":{"rendered":"Ron John’s NCAA Wrestling Roundup"},"content":{"rendered":"


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By Ron John Rinaldi<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

MISSION MARCH 2019<\/span><\/h1>\n

BY\u00a0<\/strong>RON JOHN RINALDI<\/strong><\/a>
\nMAR. 21, 2019<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

MEN ON A MISSION<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

2019 NCAA Wrestling National Championship Preview<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Commander Ron John here folks and I am here to give you a synopsis of the mission set forth by the 330 collegiate competitors commencing to launch at the NCAA Wrestling Nationals Championship. Only 10 will stand a top of their respective weight classes! Who will rise to reach the top of the podium?\"\"<\/a>
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Just a few hours away and last minute preparations are underway for the 2019 National Tournament. We are here to preview the expedition plans set forth for some of the most advantageous weight classes for the 2019 National Tournament this year in Pittsburgh, PA.<\/span><\/p>\n

125 POUNDERS EMBARKING<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cGLORY! In The Hole!!\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Under the Radar Missiles:<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0Brent Fleetwood (NDSU) and Jay Schwarm (UNI)<\/span><\/p>\n

*FIRST ROUND FIRECRACKERS!*<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

– Moisey (NEB) vs Oliver (IND), classic first round bout amongst veterans.<\/span><\/p>\n

– Personally, will be front row of the Arujau (COR) vs Heinselman (tOSU) first round match to start off my Thursday action!<\/span><\/p>\n

– Tough Road for Spencer Lee (IOWA) to reach the top of the mountain.<\/span><\/p>\n

– Should we que in on Fleetwood (NDSU)?<\/span><\/p>\n

ROUND 2:<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

– I see #13 Seed Hildebrandt (CMU) making it to the Beaver Bresser (OrSt) and giving him a run into UTB.<\/span><\/p>\n

-If Ravon Foley (MSU) is healthy and moving onto the second round, he will likely have Vitali Arujau from Cornell. Expect a scrappy match, with the winner moving onto to face Rivera (NW) in Friday mornings round.<\/span><\/p>\n

-Fleetwood vs Glory (PRIN)\u00e0Veteran vs Frosh<\/span><\/p>\n

Semi-Predictions:<\/u><\/em><\/strong>\u00a0Rivera vs Mueller(UVA)\/ Lee vs Piccininni(rematch of less than 1 month ago where Picci cradled and stuck Spencer Lee to his back!<\/span><\/p>\n

Champ @ 125 Pounds Prediction:<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0Nick Piccininni (Oklahoma State)<\/span><\/p>\n

133 POUNDERS EMBARKING<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cQuick Fix?\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Under the Radar Missiles<\/strong><\/em>: DJ Felhman-34 registered wins, coming into the tourney? (Lock Haven) and #20 Brandon Paetzell (Lehigh)- He has wins this year over #9 John Erneste and #12 Montorie Bridges.<\/span><\/p>\n

First Round Firecrackers!!<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

So is it just me?… Or has there has been a Nickell on Cal State Bakersfield\u2019s roster for two decades now. Sean Nickell will have Matt Schmitt of Tim Flynn\u2019s Fleet in a first-round whirl.<\/span><\/p>\n

-Expect Tim Rooney (KSU) to go big and attempt to upset Buckeye Luke Pletcher<\/span><\/p>\n

-Sykora of NDSU vs Montorie Bridges (WYO) will be a battle of the West.<\/span><\/p>\n

-Cefalo (RID) is no gimmee for Lizak (MINN) in Round 1.<\/span><\/p>\n

ROUND 2:<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

-Chazz Tucker (COR) vs Erneste (MIZZ) will be exciting!<\/span><\/p>\n

-Gomez (ISU) vs Phillipi (PIT)\u2026Ok Ok We are Heating Up!<\/span><\/p>\n

-Pumped we have another Terao (AMR) to watch during the post season. Terao\u2019s are known for tearing up the field come March.<\/span><\/p>\n

-Possible Lizak (MIN) vs Tariq Wilson (NCST) 2nd Round?! That is if Wilson is healthy and can move on past his first bout.<\/span><\/p>\n

-DeSanto (IOWA)vs RBY (PSU) Legoooo<\/span><\/p>\n

Semi-Matchup Predictions:<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

-Fix(OKSt) vs Pletcher (tOSU)<\/span><\/p>\n

-Suriano (RUT) vs DeSanto (IOWA) -Micic (MICH), if healthy<\/span><\/p>\n

Champion @ 133 Pounds Prediction:<\/u><\/em><\/strong>\u00a0Daton Fix (Oklahoma State)<\/span><\/p>\n

141 POUNDERS EMBARKING<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cMcKenna\u2019s are Born For March\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Under the Radar Missiles:<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0#20 Matt Findlay (Utah Valley)14-2 with losses only to Mitch McKee (MIN) and a Josh Alber (UNI) injury default. Knocked off Tristan Moran, Chad Red, Nate Limmex, Jamal Morris and Sam Krivus. #13 Kyle Shoop (Lock Haven) Will he be the next A.J Schopp-EWL AA Breakout?!<\/span><\/p>\n

141 FIRST ROUND FIRECRACKERS:<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

STRAP UP FOR 141 ROUND 1 FOLKS\u2026 because we are launching in 3\u20262\u20261\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n

BOOOM-> Ian Parker (ISU) vs Chad Red (NEB) bout # 44 and right down the line we have the following:<\/span><\/p>\n

-Demas (OU) vs Moore (VT)<\/span><\/p>\n

– Finesilver (DUKE) vs Storr (MICH)<\/span><\/p>\n

– Headlee (UNC) vs Kelly (OHIO) for head bangers in the top half.<\/span><\/p>\n

As for the second half, Lee (PSU) vs Limmex (PUR) is no lay over.<\/span><\/p>\n

Former AA bash as S\u2019Darian Perry (ODU), EMU transfer, will face off against Jamal Morris of the Carolina Wolfpack.(NC)<\/span><\/p>\n

Additionally, Moran (WIS)vs Murin (IOWA) [BIG 10 matchup]<\/span><\/p>\n

Rounding up the 1st round we have Brock (OkSt) vs Lantry (BUF)<\/span><\/p>\n

Round 2:<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

-Demas will man-handle Kanen, as the Wolverine does not know what is in Storr for him.<\/span><\/p>\n

– Carr vs Moran, BIG 10 Conference Rematch, where Moran won the last match in the conference consolations 9-4.<\/span><\/p>\n

– A healthy and slick Jamal Morris can give Nick Lee problems.<\/span><\/p>\n

Semi-Predictions:<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0Yianni vs Eierman and Lee vs McKenna<\/span><\/p>\n

Champion @ 141 Pound Prediction:<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0Joey McKenna (The Ohio State)<\/span><\/p>\n

149 POUNDERS EMBARKING<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

“J’eet yet? No, djew?” — It’s Time to Eat!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

UNDER THE RADAR MISSILES:<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

#13 Anthony Artalona (Penn)-Wildcard semifinalist?!? Following a hot EIWA title.<\/span><\/p>\n

#12 Brady Berge (Penn State)<\/span><\/p>\n

#11 Josh Heil (Campbell)-It runs in the family<\/span><\/p>\n

*FIRST ROUND FIRECRACKERS*<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Bouts 71 and 72: Kaden Gfeller (OKST) vs Ryan Blees (MINN) & Maruca (ASU) vs Lugo (IOWA)<\/span><\/p>\n

ROUND 2:<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Lugo vs Gfeller will get the place rocking.<\/span><\/p>\n

Semi-Predictions<\/u><\/strong>:<\/strong>\u00a0Ashnault vs Kolodzik (PRIN) & O\u2019Connor (UNC) vs Jordan (tOSU)<\/span><\/p>\n

Champion @ 149 Pounds Prediction:<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0Jersey Mobbin (Rutgers)<\/span><\/p>\n

157 POUNDERS EMBARKING<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cNOLF\u2019S HODGE TO HOLD”<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

UNDER THE RADAR MISSILES:<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

#12 Taleb Rahmani (PITT)<\/span><\/p>\n

*FIRST ROUND FIRECRACKERS*<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

1st Round: Early (ODU) vs Monday (PRIN) I am excited to see early on Thursday!<\/span><\/p>\n

Round 2:<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

-This is where things start to heat up for the weight, Pagdalio (ASU)\/McClure (UNC) vs Humphreys (LEH) will be a low-key battle to see who takes on Nolf, Friday morning.<\/span><\/p>\n

– BIG10 bash between Hayes (tOSU) and Kaleb Young (IOWA)to move onto Deakin (NU), and a fair shot at the Semi’s!<\/span><\/p>\n

-Early (ODU) vs Bleiseee- Will Winner advance passed Berger?<\/span><\/p>\n

Semi-Predictions:<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0Nolf (PSU) vs Pantaleo (MICH) and<\/span><\/p>\n

“IS IT TOO EARLY TO MAKE A WILD STATEMENT?!” Hayes (tOSU) vs Early (ODU)<\/span><\/p>\n

Champion @ 157 Pounds:<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0Jason Nolf (Penn State)<\/span><\/p>\n

165 POUNDERS EMBARKING<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWILL THE MARINELLI\u2019S MAKE MOVES?!\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

UNDER THE RADAR MISSILES:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

#9 Demetrius Romero (Utah Valley), #10 Branson Ashworth (WYO), & #33 Joe Smith (OKST)<\/span><\/p>\n

*First Round Firecrackers*<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

-One of the biggest controversies of this tournament is the Pig-Tail placement of Jo Jo Smith (OKST). Nonetheless, in Round 1, he would have to face #1 ranked Alex Marinelli (IOWA)<\/span><\/p>\n

-Bullard (NCST) vs Viruet (Brown)<\/span><\/p>\n

-I will be personally viewing the #29 Nick Kiussis of WVU take on #4 Evan Wick (WIS). Kiussis battled in the OH State Semi-Finals for 3 straight seasons, with a wrestler I coached for several seasons, Greg Brusco. Curious to see where Nick is now as a competitor.<\/span><\/p>\n

-Fogarty (NDSU) vs Marinelli (GMU), Round 1, may draw eyes.<\/span><\/p>\n

Round 2:<\/strong>\u00a0Marinelli (IOWA) vs Viruet (BROWN) and Marinelli (GMU) vs Wick (WIS). Will the Marinelli\u2019s steal the spotlight?<\/span><\/p>\n

Semi-Predictions<\/u><\/strong>: Marinelli vs Marstellar (LHU) and Massa (MICH) vs Joseph (PSU)<\/span><\/p>\n

Champion @ 165 Prediction:<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0Alex Marinelli- Lone Hawkeye Champ (Iowa)<\/span><\/p>\n

174 POUNDERS EMBARKING<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

“Repeat in the Hall of Champions?”<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

UNDER THE RADAR MISSILES:\u00a0<\/strong>Ethan Smith (tOSU) will he bring some flavor back to his home state?<\/span><\/p>\n

*FIRST ROUND FIRECRACKERS*<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

-If Kane of UNC doesn\u2019t wrestle like a stiff, he can surprise Hall and give Mark a run for his money!! $$<\/span><\/p>\n

– Lydy (PUR) vs Harvey (ARMY)<\/span><\/p>\n

-Bullard (NCST) vs Labriola (NEB)<\/span><\/p>\n

Round 2:\u00a0<\/strong>Statzka (MINN) vs Lujan (UNI)\/ Kutler (LEH) vs Finesilver (DUKE)\/Labriola vs Jacobe Smith (OKST)<\/span><\/p>\n

Semi-Predictions:\u00a0<\/strong>Hall (PSU) vs Amine (MICH)-Will Amine finally break through? & Valencia vs Lewis-Lewis stuck Valencia in a cradle last month!<\/span><\/p>\n

Champion @ 174 Pounds Prediction:<\/strong>\u00a0Zahid Valencia (Arizona State)<\/span><\/p>\n

184 POUNDERS EMBARKING<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

“YOU CAN RUN, BUT YOU CAN’T HIDE!”<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

UNDER THE RADAR MISSILES:\u00a0<\/strong>Lou Deprez (BING) and Dakota Geer (OKST)<\/span><\/p>\n

*FIRST ROUND FIRECRACKERS*\u00a0<\/strong>Gravina (RUT) vs Cash-Money Wilcke (IOWA)<\/span><\/p>\n

Round 2:<\/strong>\u00a0Maxwell Dean (COR) vs Cash Wilcke (IOWA)\/ Bonoccorssi (PIT)vs Emery Parker (ILL)\/ ZZ Top (VT) vs Cam Caffery (MSU) \/Ness (UNC) vs Rasheed (PSU)<\/span><\/p>\n

Semi-Predictions:<\/strong>\u00a0Martin (tOSU) vs Max Dean (CORN) & Rasheed (PSU) vs ZZ-Top (VT)<\/span><\/p>\n

Champion @ 184 Pound Prediction:\u00a0<\/strong>Myles Martin<\/span><\/p>\n

197 POUNDERS EMBARKING<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

“The next face on the Nickal?\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

*First Round Firecrackers*<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

– Bullsack (CLAR) and Trexler (STAN)- Just because…<\/span><\/p>\n

Round 2:<\/strong>\u00a0Warner (IOWA) vs Caywood (ARMY)<\/span><\/p>\n

Brunner (PUR) vs Miklus (ISU)<\/span><\/p>\n

Sliegh (BUCK) vs Aiello (CORN)- to move onto Moore!<\/span><\/p>\n

Semi-Predictions:\u00a0<\/strong>NIckal (PSU) vs Brucki (PRIN) & Weigel (OKST) vs Moore (tOSU)<\/span><\/p>\n

Champion at 197 Pounds Prediction:<\/strong>\u00a0Bo NIckal (Penn State)<\/span><\/p>\n

HEAVYWEIGHTS EMBARKING<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

“Let’s Set the Stage for the BIG Boys”<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

UNDER THE RADAR MISSILES:\u00a0<\/strong>Jensen (NEB) and SAM STOLL (IOWA)<\/span><\/p>\n

*First Round Firecrackers*<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

-Jensen vs Singletary to single out a solid first round match for this weight.<\/span><\/p>\n

– Hemida (Maryland)-There only representative vs Sweeeny (Corn)<\/span><\/p>\n

-Cory Daniel (UNC) vs Conan!! Cory will overcome Conan!<\/span><\/p>\n

– Stoll (Iowa) vs Mason Parris (MICH) -a BIG ONE!!<\/span><\/p>\n

-Haines (LHU) vs Edinboro transfer-Billy Miller<\/span><\/p>\n

-Orndorff vs Goodhart will be a good one!<\/span><\/p>\n

ROUND 2:\u00a0<\/strong>HIlger (WIS) vs Hemida (MD) & Bouts 255 and 258!!<\/span><\/p>\n

Semi-Predictions:<\/strong>\u00a0White vs Stoll & Gable vs Cassar<\/span><\/p>\n

Champion @ Heavyweight Prediction:\u00a0<\/strong>Derek White (OkST)<\/span><\/p>\n

LET THE GAMES BEGIN! OVER AND OUT!!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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#1 Penn State vs #3 Ohio State<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

BIG10 Dual Preview<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

No. 1 Penn State vs No. 3 Ohio State<\/span><\/p>\n

FEB. 08, 2019<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

125- Devin Schnupp (So., Lititz, PA] vs Malik Heinselman (Fr., Castle Rock, CO)<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

133-#15 – Roman Bravo-Young (Fr., Tucson, AZ) vs #6 – Luke Pletcher (Jr., Latrobe, PA)<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

141- #5 – Nick Lee (So., Evansville, IN] vs #2 – Joey McKenna (Sr., Towaco, NJ)<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

149- #11 – Brady Berge (Fr., Mantorville, MN) OR Jerod Verkleeren (Fr., Greensburg, PA) vs #3 – Micah Jordan (Sr., St Paris, OH)<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

157- #1 – Jason Nolf (Sr., Yatesboro, PA] vs #6 – Ke-Shawn Hayes (Jr., Kansas City, MO]<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

165-#1 – Vincenzo Joseph (Jr., Pittsburgh, PA) vs Kaleb Romero (Fr., Mechanicsburg, OH) OR #12 – Te’Shan Campbell (Sr., Pittsburgh, PA)<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

174-#1 – Mark Hall (Jr., Apple Valley, MN] vs #18 – Ethan Smith (Fr., Latrobe, PA)<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

184- #2 – Shakur Rasheed (Sr., Coram, NY) vs #1 – Myles Martin (Sr., Penns Grove, NJ)<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

197- #1 – Bo Nickal (Sr., Allen, TX) vs #2 – Kollin Moore (Jr., Burbank, OH)<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

HWT- #3 – Anthony Cassar (Sr., Rocky Hill, NJ) OR Nick Nevills (Sr., Clovis, CA] #19 – Chase Singletary (Fr., Naples, FL)<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The Nittany Lions come hailing into Columbus backing a 55-consecutive match win streak, yet Ron John breaks this down and boils this battle down in the Buckeyes favor!<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

MATCH-UP PREDICTIONS<\/u><\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

125 LBS<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Do not put Schupp past you here. The match could be over after this first bout this evening if Ohio State drops this opener. However, Heinselman has the home momentum. Let the bells ring in favor for the Buckeye.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Prediction:\u00a0Heinselman by decision<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Score:\u00a0PSU 0, OSU 3<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

133 LBS<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Pletcher dropped a blowout defeat two weeks home against #1 Micic. I feel Pletcher racking up points tonight!<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Now, if Bravo-Young is Wrestling, Pletcher will not be able to keep up with RBY\u2019s speed. Therefore, if RBY lines up against Pletcher-Penn State will knot it up at 3. However, if Bravo-Young remains side-lined-We will see Pletcher pick up +3 regular decision, but do not count bonus points out for Pletch-daddy flex.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Prediction:\u00a0Pletcher by decision<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Score:\u00a0PSU 0, OSU 6<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

141 LBS<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

McKenna is on a mission. After a week off from competition-I see McKenna coming back without skipping a beat. BANG BANG!!<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Prediction:\u00a0McKenna by decision<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Score:\u00a0PSU 0, OSU 9<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

149 LBS<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Micah Jordan-who cut to this weight to avoid the Nolf matchup, will need to rack up Bonus Points for the Buckeyes for any chance at an upset victory here at the St.John\u2019s Arena!<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Prediction:\u00a0Micah by major decision<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Score:\u00a0PSU 0, OSU 13<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

157 LBS<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Ke-Shawn will have a game plan to slow down Nolf\u2019s offense. I predict this match closer than you think. Bonus Points in this match could be the swing factor. Nonetheless, Nolf will end up with his hand raised.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Prediction:\u00a0Nolf by major decision<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Score:\u00a0PSU 4, OSU 13<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

165 LBS<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Cenzo will run a clinic on Romero. Te\u2019Shan, on the other hand, will have Cenzo dealing with contrasting styles.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Prediction:\u00a0Joseph by decision<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Score:\u00a0PSU 7, OSU 13<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

174 LBS<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Hall is a tough son of a gun. However, be prepared for Hall to struggle scoring against the PA native-Smith. Smith has been impressive thus far this year and holding this match to just a regular decision; if not a big upset, will help the Buckeyes win this dual. Hall\u2019s grit will win this bout.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Prediction:\u00a0Hall by decision<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Score:\u00a0PSU 10, OSU 13<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

184 LBS \u2013 Marquee Match<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Martin is on one this year. No one is getting in his way. MyMar by bonus!! BANG BANG!!!<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Prediction:\u00a0MyMar by major decision<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Score:\u00a0PSU 10, OSU 17<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

197 LBS – Match of the Meet #2<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Moore\u2019s last 7 dual matches, Pin, Major, decision, Pin, Pin, Decision, Pin, Tech fall = 36 team points-Lets keep that streak going!! Nickal is one of the best wrestlers in the NCAAs this year, and Moore is very solid.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Yet.. Bo will simply out funk Moore. The match will be a head-banger, but with Bo running off the conqueror.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Prediction:\u00a0Nickal by decision<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Score:\u00a0PSU 13, OSU 17<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

285 LBS<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Singletary will have to show some medal this match. Cassar is going to try and Bully the young former Blair Buc.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Prediction:\u00a0Cassar by major decision<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Score:\u00a0PSU 17, OSU 17<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

TIE?!?! CRITERIA?!?!<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

5 to 5 Split?!?<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

WHO WILL GET MORE BOUT POINTS?!!<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

TUNE IN -BTN 8:30PM.<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

I WILL BE THERE LIVE COVERING THE DUAL!<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

SEE YOU THEN FOLKS!!!!<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Buckeyes Snare the Badgers at St. John\u2019s Arena<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Dec. 11, 2018.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

On a crisp Midwest Sunday afternoon, thousands of wrestling fans from central Ohio gathered in the St. John\u2019s Arena, to watch the #2 Ohio State Buckeyes take on the #19 Wisconsin Badgers. The Buckeyes are coming off their 3rd Straight Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational title this year. Myles Martin of Ohio State was named the tournament Outstanding Wrestler out in LV and then followed it up the next week, as Big10 wrestler of the week! As for Wisconsin, the Badgers have the better of the matchups historically, out winning 29 out of the 51 matchups in the all-time series among the two Big10 wrestling powerhouses. A new head coach is at the helm for Wisconsin, replacing 25-year head coach Barry Davis-a member of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame and Olympic silver medalist as a wrestler, Chris Bono takes control coming from previously South Dakota State University and Chattanooga years earlier on, bringing along Jon Reader and including Matt McDonough to the staff, who is joining the Badger staff from Hawkeye Wrestling Club. The new gang has a chip on their shoulder, holding a 6-0 dual record coming into Columbus.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Prior to the first whistle, the 2018 BIG10 Championship banner was revealed from the St. John\u2019s Arena rafters, rewarded to the Buckeye wrestlers!<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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The dual began with the straw weights as Columbus local from Olentangy Liberty, Sophomore Braken Mead, faced South Dakota State Transfer, #20 ranked Connor Brown. Mead struck first at the edge of the mat to rack up 2-points with the backing from the energy of the crowd. Brown then escaped and earned a takedown before the end of the first. Brown eventually caught stride racking up several takedowns, securing the win to open up the dual with the Badgers on the board first.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Next at 133, #7 Pletcher battled with veteran Jens Lantz, a top 8 placer at Universities, to edge out a 4-0 matchup, to knot the dual at 3-3.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Senior Captain, Joey McKenna kicked the home squad into high gear with a dominating 14-2 major decision against #12 ranked Tristan Moran. On his way to a techinical fall, McKenna just fell short of time on the clock.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Following the major at 141lbs, Micah Jordan came out for the Buckeyes for the first time in a while as a 149 pounder to face off #18 ranked Cole Martin, who went the whole bout without showing one sign of offense. Jordan stalked Martin, attacking left and right to grab a major and additional bonus points for the Bucks.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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At 157, Zander Wick for Wisconsin centered up to scrap #9 KeShawn Hayes, instead replacement, Elijah Clearly stepped in respectably for the named starter Hayes. Cleary had the chance to be a hero, down by one and needing a takedown, yet Wick One held off the charge.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Wick Two ranked at #2 in the country for the Badgers faced off against Ryan Ferrao, who is another fill-in for the Buckeyes and wrestling his first career dual appearance in the Scarlet and Grey fell short of the returning All-American Wick, decreasing the deficit for the Wisconsin heading into the final four matches. Wick nearly had Ferrao stuck in a cradle but the curly headed Buckeye busts out to avoid to fall.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Dual Score 11-6 Ohio State @ Intermission<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Coach Ryan stated, \u201cwhen the door opens, you have to be ready to bust through\u201d, and Ethan Smith did just that, as he pulled of a wild 10-9 win against a ranked opponent. La Trobe, PA native, Smith ignited the crowd upsetting top-10 ranked redshirt senior, Christensen.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

*Ohio State deducted one team point because of unsportsmanlike conduct (bench) during 174-lbs bout*<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Captains took control to close the match out in the Buckeyes favor, as Myles Martin snagged misdirection shots back and forth off Mason Reinhardt to secure a 21-8 Major decision and Kollin Moore followed up his teammates triumph with a 2 min PIN to seal the match for the Ohio State Buckeyes!<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Concluding the match battled the big boys, as two, top 15-ranked redshirt freshmen squared up, and the bout ending with the traveling #9 ranked Trent Hillger defeating Blair boy Chase Singletary, to pick up his 3rd win against ranked wrestlers and to remain undefeated on the season. Singletary seems to be competing out of the wrestling shape he is used to, moreover lets see the adjustments he will make to adapt to the weight class for the remainder of the season.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The Buckeyes showed mixed feelings to fans as some guys are riding on the coat-tails of the Fab-5 in the lineup.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

We need everyone to start stepping up. Our guys have great lives. We need to sacrifice and suffer as a group more to get tougher. Tonight was a great performance, but we need to get better. -Coach Tom Ryan<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

No. 2 Ohio State will be off for almost a month, and it will play host at St. John Arena in Columbus against North Carolina State on January 6.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

As for Bono and his Badgers,<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

I\u2019m proud of our first semester, the way we\u2019ve come, the way we\u2019ve built this program,\u201d Bono said. \u201cWe\u2019ve been sky high all semester and this was our first setback. I\u2019m very excited to see how we come back after the break and compete. Tough night tonight, but these guys are winners and they\u2019re going to return, and we\u2019ll be ready to roll!<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Next up, the Badgers will be competing against a lot of high-quality opponents at the Midlands Championships on Dec. 29-30.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

COMPLETE BOUT RESULTS | <\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\nNo. 2 Ohio State 23, No. 19 Wisconsin 13<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\n125 lbs | No. 20 Connor Brown (Wisconsin) def. Brakan Mead (Ohio State) | D, 7-2; Team Score: 0-3<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\n133 lbs | No. 7 Luke Pletcher (Ohio State) def. Jens Lantz (Wisconsin) | D, 4-0; TS: 3-3<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\n141 lbs | No. 2 Joey McKenna (Ohio State) def. No. 12 Tristan Moran (Wisconsin) | MD, 14-2; TS: 7-3<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\n149 lbs | No. 3 Micah Jordan (Ohio State) def. No. 18 Cole Martin (Wisconsin) | MD, 14-4; TS: 11-3<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\n157 lbs | Zander Wick (Wisconsin) def. Elijah Cleary (Ohio State) | D, 7-3; TS: 11-6<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\n165 lbs | No. 2 Evan Wick (Wisconsin) def. Ryan Ferro (Ohio State) | MD, 13-1; TS: 11-10<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
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\n174 lbs | Ethan Smith (Ohio State) def. No. 9 Ryan Christensen (Wisconsin) | D, 10-9; TS: 13-10<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\n184 lbs | No. 1 Myles Martin (Ohio State) def. Mason Reinhardt (Wisconsin) | MD, 21-8; TS: 17-10<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\n197 lbs | No. 3 Kollin Moore (Ohio State) def. Andrew Salemme (Wisconsin) | PIN, 2:04; TS: 23-10<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\n285 lbs | No. 9 Trent Hillger (Wisconsin) def. No. 14 Chase Singletary (Ohio State) | D, 6-1; TS: 23-13<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>BUCKEYES BANK BACK-TO-BACK BIG10 WRESTLING TITLES<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

“BIG LIFE. BIG STAGE. BIG 10”<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

By: Ron John Rinaldi<\/span><\/p>\n

Near 6,000 wrestling fans migrated up to East Lansing, Michigan for the Big 10 Wrestling Championships this past weekend.<\/span><\/p>\n

Located just 3 miles from the State Capitol, known as Spartan Country- with a city population of 45,000 and home to 40,000 students at their home institution Michigan State University, East Lansing is a town really only known for the Magic Johnson era and their fighting Spartans football squad.<\/span><\/p>\n

Not this weekend twelve days before the Ides of March. It was wrestling, not football or basketball, that breached the quiet of the Michigan State campus. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

One hundred and twenty nine years after the Samoan Cyclone destroyed six American and German warships, \u00a0this south central Michigan town saw its own cyclone hit as it was bombarded by wrestling fans from across the nation to witness a first mini take of the Nationals tournament as BIG10 competitors battled in the Breslin Arena.<\/span><\/p>\n

The final Team scores concluded with Ohio State as the 2018 Big Ten Wrestling Champions on Sunday with a team score of 164.5. The Buckeyes earned their second consecutive Big Ten Championship and 5th overall in its storied program history. Besides the team title, the Ohio State Buckeyes also went on to claim four individual titles from Nathan Tomasello (125), Joey McKenna (141), Kollin Moore (197) and Kyle Snyder (285). Awards even exceeded outside of the Ohio States competitors, as the Buckeyes Head Coach himself, Thomas Ryan was named Big Ten Coach of the Year.<\/span><\/p>\n

Penn State finished with the silver, ending with 148 points, followed by third-place Michigan finishing with 118. Iowa finished in fourth place with 90.5 points and Nebraska rounded out the top five with 72.5 team points.<\/span><\/p>\n

To ignite the night, Nathan Tomasello captured his 4th Big10 Title to become the 15th wrestler of All-Time to accomplish this feat, defeating Minnesota\u2019s Nathan Lizak for the second time this year. Tomasello out wrestled Spencer Lee in a highly contested Semi-Final bout to move on and in the title bout, Tomasello scored a routine takedown early in the bout, then the Gopher dug himself out of an early deficit by racking near falls and a reversal, nevertheless Tomasello powered through with a takedown at the closing seconds to seal the Gold at 125 pounds.<\/span><\/p>\n

At the 133 pound weight class, the Buckeyes had their second finalist of the night, Luke Pletcher compete against #1 seed Stephan Micic of Michigan. Micic got in on a quick takedown to get up early on Pletcher, but persisting with short sit outs and movement on bottom, Pletcher was able to get out with a Granby Roll in the 3rd period to get within 2-points. Micic survived fending two consecutive shots by Pletcher with a Russian tie defense to hold on to capture his first BIG10 title and first of the day for the Wolverines.<\/span><\/p>\n

Micic dominated the top bracket racking up a major and two-technical fall defeats, one of them over Nebraska’s Renteria-really welcoming him to top Big-10 competition.<\/span><\/p>\n

For the 141 pound final, Joey McKenna defeated Mike Carr of the Fighting Illini’ in devastating fashion tallying 13 points to zero to capture his first BIG10 Title and the second of the day for the Buckeyes.<\/span><\/p>\n

The 149-pound gold went to Zain Retherford of Penn State, who earned a decision over Iowa\u2019s Brandon Sorensen. Zain rode out the lone Hawkeye finalist, Sorenson, the whole second period and routed an escape from underneath to win just 2-0. Retherford, who was questionably pinned defensively by Ohio States Keyshawn Hayes in the Semi-Finals, went on to win the BIG10 Wrestler of the Year award after winning his 3rd Big 10 title.<\/span><\/p>\n

Following the biggest Pin of his career, Micah Jordan of the Buckeyes faced off against Alec Pantaleo of the Wolverines, who went on to beat Jordan for the second time this year in \u00a0claiming a hard fought 3-1 decision.<\/span><\/p>\n

The 165 pound weight flared excitement all weekend, with upsets like the “Bull” going down in the quarterfinals to Ritchie Lewis of Rutgers. Not to mention, the bizarre stall call against Logan Massa of Michigan which gave Vincenzo Joseph the point to reach the finals.<\/span><\/p>\n

Nevertheless, we saw a rematch of the 2017 NCAA Finals and turned the result as Illinois\u2019 Isaiah Martinez, the top-seeded 165-pound wrestler, posted a 4-1 decision over Vincenzo Joseph of Penn State to win his fourth-consecutive conference title. Martinez became the 16th wrestler in Big Ten history and the second wrestler of the day to win the fourth individual title of his career, thereby joining his head coach Jim Heffernan in that elite club.<\/span><\/p>\n

Martinez went on to say after his final bout, “It’s only been 351 days since the last time we wrestled, but I’m not obsessed.”<\/span><\/p>\n

At 174 pounds, Myles Amine of Michigan had a great tournament and stunned the arena sticking Bo Jordan in the semi finals, and aggressively pushing Hall to nearly giving up a stalling point late in the 3rd to tie up the match! Nonetheless, #1 rank and undefeated Mark Hall of Penn State picked up a Big Ten title, securing a Gold medal with an 4-3 decision over Amine.<\/span><\/p>\n

At 184 pounds, Hall’s teammate and next man up in Penn States famously known Murderers row, Bo Nickal, another 1 seed, claimed a 7-4 decision over No. 2 Miles Martin of Ohio State, earning his second-straight Big Ten title.<\/span><\/p>\n

Tables turned as, Top-seeded Moore of Ohio State successfully defended his 197-pound title, earning an 8-4 decision over Penn State\u2019s Shakur Rasheed.<\/span><\/p>\n

Last but not least, in a battle for the record books, rounding out the group of individual Big Ten Champions was No. 2 Kyle Snyder of Ohio State, who claimed a 4-2 sudden victory over Adam Coon of Michigan for his third conference title.<\/span><\/p>\n

BIG TEN WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS INDIVIDUAL AWARDS<\/strong> Wrestler of the Year:<\/strong> Zain Retherford, Penn State Freshman of the Year:<\/strong> Spencer Lee, Iowa Coach of the Year:<\/strong> Thomas Ryan, Ohio State Outstanding Wrestler of the Championships:<\/strong> Isaiah Martinez, Illinois<\/span><\/p>\n

2018 ALL-BIG TEN TEAM<\/strong> Isaiah Martinez, Illinois Stevan Micic, Michigan Alec Pantaleo, Michigan Joey McKenna, Ohio State Kollin Moore, Ohio State Nathan Tomasello, Ohio State Kyle Snyder, Ohio State Mark Hall, Penn State Bo Nickal, Penn State Zain Retherford, Penn State<\/span><\/p>\n

The #1 Buckeyes Defend Homeland Against #4 Hawkeyes<\/span><\/h1>\n
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The Ohio State University Wrestling Buckeyes hosted over 15,000 fans at the Schottenstein Center on Sunday, breaking it into the Top 5 dual meet attendance list. The match featured 6 bouts with ranked opponents facing off, along with Honorary Coach for the evening, OSU Head Football Coach, Urban Meyer sitting along side the coaching staff.<\/span><\/div>\n
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The Buckeyes proved to be the true attackers on the afternoon outscoring the known aggressors Iowa by 14 takedowns, additionally 10 points of near fall points throughout the whole bout opposed to the Hawkeyes zero!?<\/span><\/p>\n

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Action began at the lightweights which provided heavy action resulting in #1 Nathan Tomasello falling to true Freshmen #6 Spencer Lee, by riding point criteria 3-2. After getting ridden out a full period by a frosh, Tomasello scored the one and only takedown of the bout with just over a minute left in the 3rd. A questionable move next by Tomasello deciding to cut his opponent rewarding Lee 1-point, self-assured to get another takedown to seal the win, however Lee held off the tumbleweed of Tomasello attacks to get the big upset.<\/span><\/p>\n

After seeing his practice partner take a devastating defeat, 133-pound Luke Pletcher got the Buckeyes on the board with a 8-2 win over Glynn.<\/span><\/p>\n

In seek to bounce back after the outcome of his last home match, Jr. Joey McKenna did just that, amassing five takedowns, a two-point nearfall and a riding time edge point to complete a 13-3 victory and put Ohio State ahead 7-3.<\/span><\/p>\n

At 149, it was #2 Brandon Sorensen over #6 Ke-Shawn Hayes in a bout that went all seven minutes, while the senior Sorenson was tested, nevertheless, he gutted a third-period takedown and ride out to remain unbeaten thus far throughout the season and 29-1 overall in BIG10 competition.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Hawkeyes stayed hungry as #2 Michael Kremerer edged out a gritty defeat over #6 Micah Jordan at 149 pounds and then #9 Alex Marinelli won his bout returning to his home state for the first time in a Hawkeye singlet with a win over #13 Te\u2019Shan Campbell. Both aforementioned Hawkeyes remain undefeated past the half way point of their season.<\/span><\/p>\n

With Iowa ahead 12-7, Ohio State came storming back with the power of their upper weights, starting off with #3 BoJo at 174 pounds, scoring 3 takedowns in the first period and then coasted to a solid win to close out his home competition stint as a Buckeye.<\/span><\/p>\n

The 184 pound weight class included another set of ranked wrestlers facing off, as #2 Myles Martin collected 4 more points for the Buckeyes earning a Major decision over #20 Bowman.<\/span><\/p>\n

The wrestlers at 197 have met a couple of times throughout their careers already, twice in 2016 in their respected teams dual matchup where Moore defeated Wilke by a Major and then again in the BIG10 Finals where the Mountain Man came out ontop 10-5. This year Cash Wilke, coming in with a 13-1 season record while currently ranked 5th in the nation, battled the #1 ranked Buckeye tough into the 3rd period, nonetheless, the Mountain Man pulled away with a 6-3 victory.<\/span><\/p>\n

The finale of the match featured, Ohio State\u2019s No. 1 Kyle Snyder (5-0), the reigning 2x National Champion and 2016 Olympic Gold medalist, faced sophomore Steven Holloway (5-2), as wrestling fans were in slight disappointment to see that Iowa held out #3 ranked Sam Stoll. Snyder, as expected, beat Holloway definitively, winning 24-9 in just 5 minutes by technical fall.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Top-Ranked Buckeyes sent their seniors out with a 22-12 Big Ten victory over No. 4 Iowa in front of 15,117 spectators at Value City Arena (The Schott).<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIf someone were to ask me 14 years ago, if I’d think I would have enjoyed this evening with as much joy as I did tonight, <\/em>Ryan went on with saying, “Noway.” <\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

“Every human being wants to surround themselves with people like these guys. They have made me a better coach, a better husband, a better friend. I admire them. It\u2019s a two-way street. I\u2019ve learned a lot from these guys.\u201d -The Ohio State Head Coach Tom Ryan during Post-Meet Press Conference <\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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Ohio State hosts its final `home’ match of the season next Sunday (Jan. 28), holding a dual vs. Purdue at St. Paris Graham High School. As for Iowa, the Hawkeyes wrestle No. 8 Michigan at 5 p.m. CT or 6 p.m ET this Saturday at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.<\/span><\/p>\n

BOUT BOX SCORE:<\/span><\/p>\n

125 \/ No. 9 Spencer Lee <\/strong>dec. No. 1 Nathan Tomasello, 3-2<\/span>
\n 133 \/ No. 2 Luke Pletcher<\/strong> dec. Paul Glynn, 8-2<\/span>
\n 141 \/ No. 11 Joey McKenna <\/strong>major dec. Carter Happel,<\/strong> 13-2<\/span>
\n 149 \/ No. 2 Brandon Sorensen<\/strong> dec. No. 6 Ke-Shawn Hayes, 4-2<\/span>
\n 157 \/ No. 2 Michael Kemerer <\/strong>dec. No. 6 Micah Jordan, 8-4<\/span>
\n 165 \/ No. 9 Alex Marinelli<\/strong> dec. No. 13 Te\u2019Shan Campbell, 4-1<\/span>
\n 174 \/ No. 3 Bo Jordan<\/strong> dec. Kaleb Young, 10-5<\/span>
\n 184 \/ No. 2 Myles Martin<\/strong> major dec. Mitch Bowman, 17-8<\/span>
\n 197 \/ No. 1 Kollin Moore<\/strong> dec.<\/strong> No. 5 Cash Wilcke,<\/strong> 6-3<\/span>
\n HWT \/ No. 1 Kyle Snyder<\/strong> tech fall Steven Holloway, 25-9<\/span><\/p>\n

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RON JOHN RINALDI MATCH NOTES:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

OSU VS IOWA Match Notes:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

125- Clubbing on eachother trying to test strength. #1 tomasello vs #6 True Frosh Lee.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

-Lee favors Russian tie set-up.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

-Lee ontop start of 2nd and cracked tomasello back for questionable set-of 2 count near fall swipes.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

-lee rode him whole 2nd period! Racked up 2 min of riding.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

-tomasello in on a shot and gets takedown but cuts him with just over a minute left!? Why cut him!? Could have possibly ridden him out rest of period to knock off riding point advantage making it final score 2-1 Tomasello.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

-Lee bigg upset against 3x all-american home season Tomasello. Lee 3-2..+3 Iowa.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

133-Glynn and other guy alternating? Glynn\u2019s father old Hawkeye wrestler and alum.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

-Luke solid win after his practice partner takes a fall 7-2..+3 Ohio State.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

141- McKenna in seek for bounce back win at home.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

-in on quick shot for 2.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

-Blair half ride and almost turns him over for a set before Mike Haggerty the ref calls it for potentially dangerous.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

-2nd period- neutral start 8-2 score.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

– Mckenna always finishes with oppenents leg high.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

-Mckenna- 13-3.. MD+4.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

149- #2 Sorenson vs #7 Ke-Shawn Hayes<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

-2nd period TD+2<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

-2-2 w\/ 30 seconds left in 2nd!<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

-3rd- Sorenson takedown with 20 seconds left to win bout.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

157-#2Kremerer vs. #6 Micah Jordan<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

-Kremerer in on lightning fast takedown. After Jordan jacked up Kremerer\u2019s knee unintentionally Brands points at Ohio State coaches corner and heckles back in forth with the crowd hovering over the mat.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

-4-0 after 2 periods. Jordan goes on good run with a takedown end of match but falls short.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

9-7 IOWA LEADS AT INTERMISSION<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

– 165-Marinelli back home vs Pitt transfer te-Shan Campbell<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

– -Chippy start.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

– Stalling chants rang through the arena while Campbell rides marinelli out the whole second period.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

– Marinelli holds onto win bout.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Father Bo Jordan against Kaleb Yound. Bo in need for bonus points for buckeyes after losing 3-straight!<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

– 3rd period Bo up 8-3. Finishes with 10-5 win.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

184- Iowa\u2019s Bowmans just breaking through on rankings. Top 20.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Martin commanding lead 10-0. 15-5 heading into 3rd.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

-ends a 17-8 MJD..+4.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

-Martin look either mad or hurt.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

-Iowa finishing all matches physically ontop.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

-14-12 Buckeyes first lead of dual after Martins Major.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

197- Moore vs Cash Wilke. Wilke one match shy of all-american in 2017. Wilke kept it close. Strong finish for Moore. Buckeyes.. 17-12 lead.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

HWT-<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

-NO SAM STOLL?!? Not good for wrestling fans and poor decision by Brands brothers. Reserving what his senior record?!<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

-Faces holloway<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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#1 Buckeyes Ground the #17 Gophers<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n
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The Ohio State Wrestling Buckeyes showcased the Nations top ranked squad at the Schottenstein Arena Friday evening, mauling Minnesota winning 8 out of 10 bouts in a blowout 33-7 final result. The last time these wrestling legacies and true powerhouses of the sport faced off was less than a year ago when the Buckeyes traveled into Minneapolis and won by 4 points. Overall, Minnesota leads the series by a record of 16-35-2 all time.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The dual began at 184 pounds and Myles Martin struck first against RS Frosh Dylan Anderson, an in-conference transfer from Wisconsin, to tally the first points on the scoreboard for the Buckeyes with a Major Decision. Martin, confident with the chest lock and his leg attacks controlled Anderson, however he left pinning opportunities on the mat, nonetheless still sealing the win to start things up. Following up Martin, was 197 pounder Mountain Man Kollin Moore against Apple Valley vet Bobby Stevenson in a bout that went the full seven minutes of bangin\u2019 heads, concluded with the Mountain Man on top 7-3.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The crowd then rose to their feet as the Olympic Gold medalist and World Champion Kyle Synder ran out of the tunnel and routed to a Tech-Fall victory to keep the Bucks rolling with 3-straight wins heading into the marquee matchup of the night at 125 pounds.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The return of Nathan Tomasello did not disappoint the wrestling fans who came out during the Blizzard snow storm Friday evening, as Tomasello dominated #4 Nathan Lizak of the Leigh Valley in a 18-3 Tech-Fall victory. Lizak\u2019s frightened look on his face during warm ups carried on into the center of the mat and Tomasello bullied Gopher light-weight with relentless pressure and powerful offensive attacks.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

At the 133 pound class, #2 ranked Luke Pletcher was paired up to wrestle #12 Mitch McKee however the traveling team sent out back-up 125 pounder, Steve Polakowski. Pletcher showed a sign of pain after an early throw-by attempt, even so the pain didn\u2019t display for the remainder of the bout as Polakowski kept things close but Pletcher plunged through to pull off his 19th straight win on the season to remain undefeated.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The Buckeyes led 20-0 heading into Intermission.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Following the 15-minute recess for Alumni and Veteran recognition, the Minnesota Gophers began to dig themselves out of a hole with a turn of events at the 141 weight class. #6 Joey McKenna of Ohio State came out strong with a double leg attack elevating Thorn to score a takedown quickly into the first. Thorn then snatched McKenna back with crack backs to tilts on top and racked up 9 points worth of near falls. Thorn finishes the match with an impressive major decision upset 13-3.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s a nice quality win for Tommy,\u201d Eggum said. \u201cHe\u2019s looking really good right now and is really getting back on track. To pick up a win against a guy like McKenna will be big for him as Big Ten rankings begin to take shape.\u201d<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

After the one of only two wins on the night for Minnesota, #6 Ke-Shawn Hayes pushed the pace the whole bout to round up a major decision victory at 149 pounds and another 4-points for the home Buckeyes.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The 157 lb bout featured two ranked wrestlers, #6 Rs-Jr. Micah Jordan for Ohio State and #18 Rs-Sr. Jake Short for Minnesota. They battled on their feet for the first period and remained knotted after 2 periods until Short lost gas and Mickey Jordan turned up the pace with offensive attacks for a couple of takedowns and tossing him to his back for a four-point nearfall to increase his victory margin 11-4.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

With two bouts left in the dual, another pair of classified guys battled off to hold their ranks. #9 Nick Wanzek continues to make positive strides on his senior season as he picked up his third ranked victory, with the 8-5 decision over Buckeye new comer, Te\u2019Shan Campbell.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Last bit of destruction came from Father Bo who outscored Chris Pfarr and concluded the match with a cherry on top takedown to record a major decision scored 12-4.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The final match in Columbus this season for the Buckeyes awaits this Sunday, the 21st. An elite senior class will take the mat for the final time on their home campus, taking on #3 Iowa inside Value City Arena at the Jerome Schottenstein Center.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Match-By-Match Results:<\/u> <\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

184: No. 2 Myles Martin maj dec , 18-7 | Minn 0 – OSU 4<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\n 197: No. 1 Kollin Moore dec , 7-4 | Minn 0 – OSU 7<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\n HWT: No. 1 Kyle Synder tech fall , 24-9 | Minn 0 – OSU 12<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\n 125: No. 1 Ethan Tomasello tech fall No. 4 , 18-3 | Minn 0 – OSU 17<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\n 133: No. 2 Luke Pletcher dec , 8-6 | Minn 0 – OSU 20<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\n 141: No. 11 maj dec No. 6 Joey McKenna, 13-3 | Minn 4 – OSU 20<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\n 149: No. 6 Ke-Shawn Hayes maj dec , 14-2 | Minn 4 – OSU 24<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\n 157: No. 6 Micah Jordan dec No. 18 , 11-4 | Minn 4 – OSU 27<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\n 165: No. 9 dec No. 13 Te’Shan Campbell, 8-5 | Minn 7 – OSU 27<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\n 174: No. 3 Bo Jordan maj dec , 12-4 | Minn 7 – OSU 31<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

BOUT RESULTS<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\nOhio State 31, Minnesota 7<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\n184 lbs | No. 2 (OSU) def. Dylan Anderson (MINN) | MD, 18-7; Team Score: 4-0<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\n197 lbs | No. 1 (OSU) def. Bobby Steveson (MINN) | D, 7-4; TS: 7-0<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\nHWT | No. 1 (OSU) def. Rylee Streifel (MINN) | TF, 24-9; TS: 12-0<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\n125 lbs | No. 1 (OSU) def. No. 4 Ethan Lizak (MINN) | TF, 18-3; TS: 17-0<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\n133 lbs | No. 2 (OSU) def. Steve Polakowski (MINN) | D, 9-6; TS: 20-0<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\n141 lbs | No. 11 Tommy Thorn (MINN) def. No. 6 (OSU) | MD, 13-3; TS: 20-4<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\n149 lbs | No. 6 (OSU) def. Ben Brancale (MINN) | MD, 14-2; TS: 24-4<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\n157 lbs | No. 6 (OSU) def. No. 18 Jake Short (MINN) | D, 11-4; TS: 27-4<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\n165 lbs | No. 9 Nick Wanzek (MINN) def. No. 13 (OSU) | D, 8-5; TS: 27-7<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\n174 lbs | No. 3 (OSU) def. Chris Pfarr (MINN) | MD, 12-4; TS: 31-7<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

CKLV Invitational-2 Years, 2 Titles in Sin City<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n
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The Ohio State Buckeyes hit the Vegas strip on a mission to capture their 2nd Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational title in row this past weekend. The Buckeyes had 3 All-Americans out of their lineup at 125, 141 and HWT and still routed to finish 15 points ahead of Michigan to take home the hefty hardware.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Ohio State racked up a total of 39 wins over in the tourney, tallying 7 pins, 3 tech falls and an additional 7 major decisions worth of bonus points. The Bucks crowned, Luke Pletcher at 133 lbs, Myles Martin at the 184 lbs and Kollin Moore at 197 pound weight classes. <\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

As for the individual champions, Luke Pletcher handled his stacked bracket to come out on top of the 133 pound weight class with keynote wins over top seed Stevan Micic of Michigan 7-5 in a semifinal battle and then finished off Teague Moore’s Josh Terao of American with a 9-2 win.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The champion at 184 lbs, Myles Martin powered 2 tech falls, a major decision and a pin on the day to roll through his bracket. The top seed Martin defeated the 2016 Big 10 Champ, Domenic Abounader of Michigan in a scrappy final bout, 8-5 to give the Buckeyes the edge over the Wolverines heading into the final 2 weights of the evening.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

And at 197, Moore captured his title in style as he dumped Jared Haught of Virginia Tech to his back for a 1st period win to solidify the Gold for The Ohio State in the team race.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Pletcher and Martin improved to 13-0 and Moore is 9-0 entering the holiday season.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The Jordan Brothers both cashed in a Silver, both dropping their final bouts to #4 seed Alec Palenteo of Michigan at 157 and #1 Zahid Valencia of Arizona State at 174 pounds. It was Valencia\u2019s second consecutive win over Jordan this season. Valencia was named the tournaments Outstanding Wrestler.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Supplementary titles were earned by two freshmen, Utah Valley\u2019s Taylor LaMont at 125 and Cornell\u2019s Yianni Diakomihalis at 133 pounds cruised to the top of their podiums, both turning heads from wrestling fans while passing by NCAA finalists on their road to the finals. <\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Also claiming individual titles were Central Michigan All-American Justin Oliver at 149 pounds, fellow Jersey boy and competitor for Virginia Tech, All-American David McFadden at 165 pounds and lastly Adam Coon of TTUN took down Tanner Hall from ASU in overtime.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Team Standings<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

1. Ohio State 155.5<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\n2. Michigan 140.0<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\n3. Arizona State 113.5<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\n4. Northern Iowa 104.0<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\n5. Nebraska 100.5<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\n6. Virginia Tech 89.5<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\n7. Central Michigan 82.0<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\n8. Cornell 62.0<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\n9. Wyoming 61.0<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\n10. Stanford 58.5<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Placewinners<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

125:<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\n1st: No. 16 Taylor Lamont (Utah Valley) dec. No. 8 Sean Russell (Edinboro), 4-3<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\n3rd: No. 3 Ethan Lizak (Minnesota) maj. dec. No. 18 Drew Mattin (Michigan), 9-0<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\n5th: No. 11 Connor Schram (Stanford) by medical forfeit over Jacob Schwarm (Northern Iowa)<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\n7th: No. 15 Louie Hayes (Virginia) dec. Christian Moody (Oklahoma), 6-5<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

133:<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\n1st: No. 9 Luke Pletcher (Ohio State) dec. No. 13 Josh Terao (American), 9-2<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\n3rd: No. 7 Jack Mueller (Virginia) dec. Austin Desanto (Drexel), 7-0<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\n5th: No. 2 Stevan Micic (Michigan) dec. No. 11 Korbin Myers (Edinboro), 8-2<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\n7th: No. 6 Dom Forys (Pittsburgh) maj. dec. Zach Sherman (North Carolina), 15-3<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

141:<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\n1st: No. 12 Yianni Diakomihalis (Cornell) dec. No. 13 Josh Alber (Northern Iowa), 8-2<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\n3rd: No. 3 Bryce Meredith (Wyoming) dec. No. 7 Chad Red (Nebraska), 5-3<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\n5th: No. 20 Mason Smith (Central Michigan) by medical forfeit over Nick Zanetta (Pitt)<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\n7th: No. 8 Tommy Thorn (Minnesota) pinned No. 19 Kanen Storr (Iowa State), 2:36<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

149:<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\n1st: No. 6 Justin Oliver (Central Michigan) dec. No. 9 Troy Heilmann (North Carolina), 9-7<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\n3rd: No. 8 Ke-Shawn Hayes (Ohio State) dec. No. 3 Max Thomsen (Northern Iowa), 4-3<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\n5th: No. 12 Josh Maruca (Arizona State) by medical forfeit over No. 5 Colton McCrystal (Nebraska)<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\n7th: No. 17 Zander Wick (Wisconsin) dec. Michael Sprague (American), 7-5<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

157:<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\n1st: No. 11 Alec Pantaleo (Michigan) dec. No. 6 Micah Jordan (Ohio State), 10-3<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\n3rd: No. 5 Josh Shields (Arizona State) dec. No. 4 Tyler Berger (Nebraska), 6-4<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\n5th: No. 20 Archie Colgan (Wyoming) dec. Coleman Hammond (CSU Bakersfield), 6-4 SV<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\n7th: No. 19 Taleb Rahmani (Pittsburgh) pinned Tristan Rifanburg (Binghamton), 2:04<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

165:<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\n1st: No. 5 David McFadden (Virginia Tech) pinned No. 17 Evan Wick (Wisconsin), 2:58<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\n3rd: No. 11 Isaiah White (Nebraska) dec. No. 7 Te’Shan Campbell (Ohio State), 4-1<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\n5th: Andrew Fogarty (North Dakota State) by medical forfeit over No. 9 Nick Wanzek (Minnesota)<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\n7th: No. 8 Anthony Valencia (Arizona State) maj. dec. No. 18 Jon Jay Chavez (Cornell), 16-7<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

174:<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\n1st: No. 1 Zahid Valencia (Arizona State) dec. No. 3 Bo Jordan (Ohio State), 9-6<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\n3rd: No. 6 Myles Amine (Michigan) dec. No. 8 Taylor Lujan (Northern Iowa), 12-8<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\n5th: No. 7 Jadaen Bernstein (Navy) dec. No. 15 Keaton Subjeck (Stanford), 7-5<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\n7th: Yoanse Mejias (Oklahoma) dec. Dylan Lydy (Purdue), 6-5<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

184:<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\n1st: No. 2 Myles Martin (Ohio State) dec. No. 5 Domenic Abounader (Michigan), 8-5<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\n3rd: Taylor Venz (Nebraska) dec. No. 6 Zack Zavatsky (Virginia Tech), 9-3<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\n5th: No. 11 Ricky Robertson (Wisconsin) dec. No. 14 Steven Schneider (Binghamton), 5-2<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\n7th: No. 7 Drew Foster (Northern Iowa) dec. No. 8 Jordan Ellingwood (Central Michigan), 3-<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

197:<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\n1st: No. 1 Kollin Moore (Ohio State) pinned No. 3 Jared Haught (Virginia Tech), 1:52<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\n3rd: No. 14 Jeric Kasunic (American) dec. Jacob Holschlag (Northern Iowa), 5-2<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\n5th: No. 9 Matt Williams (CSU-Bakersfield) dec. Stephen Loiseau (Drexel), 7-0<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\n7th: No. 16 Nathan Traxler (Stanford) by medical forfeit over Jacob Seely (Northern Colorado)<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

285:<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\n1st: No. 2 Adam Coon (Michigan) dec. No. 4 Tanner Hall (Arizona State), 4-2<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\n3rd: No. 6 Jacob Kasper (Duke) dec. No. 13 Nathan Butler (Stanford), 3-1<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\n5th: Shawn Streck (Purdue) pinned No. 8 Ryan Solomon (Pitt), 0:33<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\n7th: Andrew Dunn (Virginia Tech) maj. dec. Jeramy Sweany (Cornell), 14-6<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

-RON JOHN RINALDI<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

THANKSGIVING THROWDOWN IN COLUMBUS<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n
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By RonJohn<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
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\u00a0The #2 Ohio State Buckeyes held host and handled inner-state foes in a Tri-Meet the Tuesday before Turkey Day to improve to 3-0 on the dual season. The Buckeyes killed the undefeated run of Kent State and creamed Cleveland State to sweep through their own 1st annual Thanksgiving Throwdown. The Ohio State outscored their competition 81-12, barreling CSU 43-3 and KSU 38-9.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Competing inside the St. John Arena for the last time this season, the buckeyes dominated, dropping only 3 of 20 bouts. In addition, 14 of the 17 victories were convoyed by bonus points, racking up 8 Tech-Falls, 2 Major Decision and powered 4 pins to be pimped out by the PIN-CHAIN!<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Veterans like the Jordan brothers both racked up a pair of victories, as Poppa BoJo Teched both of his opponents and his younger bro Micah recorded a Pin and a Techfall on the day. Kollin Moore was responsible for 11 team points along with the new brotherly pair to the Buckeyes, the Snyder Brothers- Kevin and Kyle- combined additional bonus points in splitting the heavyweight bouts. Myles Martin posted impressive back to back tech falls and one over a top 20 184-pounder from Cleveland. Another top-20 wrestler was defeated at the 149 pound weight class, #9 Ke-Shawn Hayes took down #20 Nick Monico of Kent State.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

True Frosh and Olentangy Liberty local freshman Brakan Mead suffered two of the three losses of the day for the Buckeyes. The first came in a 10-5 decision to Kent State redshirt senior Will Bardezbain. Cleveland State redshirt freshman Cameron Lathem then kicked off round three with a 6-3 decision victory versus Mead.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Lastly, a pair of PA natives competing respectively for OSU at 133 pounds #10 Luke Pletcher and new trasnfer from PITT at 165 pounds, #7 ranked Te\u2019Shan Campbell both picked up 2 more wins a piece.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Individual tournament competition comes next for Ohio State as the Buckeyes continue their season on Dec. 1 and 2 in the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

OHIO STATE 43, CLEVELAND STATE 3 <\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\n125 lbs | Cameron Lathem (CSU) def. Brakan Mead (OSU) | D, 7-3<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\n133 lbs | No. 10 Luke Pletcher (OSU) def. Andrew Coghill (CSU) | PIN, 4:12<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\n141 lbs | Clay Ragon (OSU) def. Sam Matzek (CSU) | SV1, 9-7<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\n149 lbs | No. 9 Ke-Shawn Hayes (OSU) def. Ryan Ford (CSU) | MD, 16-2<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\n157 lbs | No. 6 Micah Jordan (OSU) def. Georgio Poullas (CSU) | PIN, 5:31<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\n165 lbs | No. 7 Te’Shan Campbell (OSU) def. John Vaughn (CSU) | MD 11-1<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\n174 lbs | No. 3 Bo Jordan (OSU) def. Gabe Stark (CSU) | TF, 19-4<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\n184 lbs | No. 2 Myles Martin (OSU) def. No. 19 Nick Corba (CSU) | TF, 23-7<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\n197 lbs | No. 1 Kollin Moore (OSU) def. John Kelbly (CSU) | TF, 18-2<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\n285 lbs | Kevin Snyder (OSU) def. Collin Kelly (CSU) | TF, 20-5 <\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

OHIO STATE 38, KENT STATE 9 <\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\n125 lbs | Will Bardezbain (KSU) def. Brakan Mead (OSU) | D, 10-5<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\n133 lbs | No. 10 Luke Pletcher (OSU) def. Anthony Tutolo (KSU) | D, 2-0<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\n141 lbs | Tim Rooney (CSU) def. Brendan Fitzgerald (OSU) | PIN, 6:57<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\n149 lbs | No. 9 Ke-Shawn Hayes (OSU) def. No. 20 Nick Monico (KSU) | D, 7-2<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\n157 lbs | No. 6 Micah Jordan (OSU) def. Casey Sparkman (KSU) | TF, 19-4<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\n165 lbs | No. 7 Te’Shan Campbell (OSU) def. Isaac Bast (KSU) | TF, 15-0<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\n174 lbs | No. 3 Bo Jordan (OSU) def. Dylan Barreiro (KSU) | TF, 19-4<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\n184 lbs | No. 2 Myles Martin (OSU) def. Colin McCracken (KSU) | TF, 27-12<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\n197 lbs | No. 1 Kollin Moore (OSU) def. Shane Mast (KSU) | PIN, 1:16<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\n285 lbs | No.1 Kyle Snyder (OSU) def. Devin Nye (KSU) | PIN, 3:39 <\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

KENT STATE 36, CLEVELAND STATE 9<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\n125 lbs | Will Bardezbain (KSU) def. Cameron Lathem (CSU) | PIN, 2:37<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\n133 lbs | Anthony Tutolo (KSU) def. Andrew Coghill (CSU) | D, 9-4<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\n141 lbs | Tim Rooney (KSU) def. Sam Matzek (CSU) | PIN, 1:50<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\n149 lbs | No. 20 Nick Monico (KSU) def. Ryan Ford (CSU) | SV1, 3-1<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\n157 lbs | Casey Sparkman (KSU) def. Georgio Poullas (CSU) | TF, 18-3<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\n165 lbs | Isaac Bast (KSU) def. John Vaughn (CSU) | MD, 12-4<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\n174 lbs | Gabe Stark (CSU) def. Dylan Barreiro (KSU) | PIN, 5:57<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\n184 lbs | No. 19 Nick Corba (CSU) def. Collin McCracken (KSU) | D, 7-2<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\n197 lbs | Kyle Conel (KSU) def. John Kelbly (CSU) | TF, 18-3<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\n285 lbs | Devin Nye (KSU) def. Collin Kelly (CSU) | MD, 12-4<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

-Ron John Rinaldi<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

[PHOTOS BY: RON JOHN RINALDI]<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

#2 Buckeyes Over Power the #14 Sun Devils at Home Opener<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n
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\u00a0By RonJohn<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
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\u00a0A cold and brisk November Sunday afternoon brought nearly 4000 wrestling fans to the St. John’s Arena as the seats filled up quickly for their home debut of the 2017-2018 season.<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Starting off the dual and substituting in for Senior Nathan Tomasello; Central-Ohio local, 125 lb Braken Mead a True Freshman,held in tough against Ryan Milhof a transfer from Oklahoma who left during the Mark Cody catastrophe. Milhof eventually turned him over and caught him flat for the fall, which added +6 for Arizona State to start of the dual in pinning fashion.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Following the fall, Luke Pletcher of LaTrobe, PA boy faced Nasar a Cali kid who placed 3rd at Michigan State Open, Cliff Keen in Vegas and Journeyman Classic last season. Pletcher with a single and threw it by for a takedown. Nasar reversal right before the end of the 1st period. Nasar an experienced senior giving the #10 ranked wrestler at 133 a run for their money. A match that battled mainly on their feet, goes into Sudden Victory starting back neutral at the center. Pletcher gets in on an outside single and does not give up until Nasar surrenders to take the victory in overtime and put the Buckeyes on the board!<\/span><\/p>\n

A treat for wrestling fans as Former Blair Buc Joey McKenna breaks out of the tunnel in a Buckeye singlet for the first time this season to make his debut for Ohio State! McKenna who is a recent transfer from the Stanford farm with an impressive 2-year career record of 58-6, 2 PAC-12 Championship Titles and an All-American honor placing 3rd in 2016. with. Quick off the start, Joey takes a 4-1 lead to give himself a little confidence heading into the remaining periods.<\/span><\/p>\n

[ FOOD FOR THOUGHT–> Take a step back and think if Arizona State was not in the same conference as Stanford, maybe McKenna would have stayed out West to compete with the Sun Devils and Sunkist club at ASU?! ]<\/span><\/p>\n

McKenna controls the remainder of the match with the classic Jeff Buxton claw and tight waste offense ontop to eventually ride out a solid 6-1 victory to start off his Buckeye campaign.<\/span><\/p>\n

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At 149 pounds, Ke\u2019Shawn Hayes is tested once more against a top 20 opponent in just over 1 week after defeating #12 Baby Bannister of Maryland to take the Princeton Open title in NJ. Hayes coming in facing an opponent at the 7-1 mark and last years Pac-12 Champion. Following a successful Zeke Jones challenge, the match resumes after a questionable set of near fall points. Stalling by Hayes on top and looks like he can be in better shape coming into the start of the season. Hayes nailed a TD with 5 seconds left at the edge of the ASU bench to lead 4-2 with over a minute of riding time. Hayes in the 3rd looking tired is caught by his ankle at the edge of the mat and ready to give up a takedown but scatters away without getting the fleeing call against him?! Hayes holds on to take the win at home.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The Sound of \u201cSail\u201d blasts upon the St. Johns Arena speakers as Micah Jordan bursts out to take on undefeated #12 ranked Josh Shields at the 157 weight class. Micah comes out quick and snags a takedown to set the tone however Shields quickly got up to drag Jordan down and nearly to his back to end the period knotted at 4. Micah trailing 5-3 resorted to an underhook to work in on Shields, which is a sign of fatigue from the Buckeye. Match comes to a conclusion with Shields edging out the gassed Jordan 7-4.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Bummer for the Bucks leading into intermission.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

INTERMISSION<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

A spark from newcomer Te\u2019Shan Campbell starting his Buckeye stint undefeated thus far at 165 pounds with a Princeton Open title already under his belt, squares off against the struggling Anthony Valencia. Campbell came out and tilted Valencia all across the mat to start out leading 8-0 into the 2nd. Campbell ended up winning 13-0 to earn a lop-sided major decision win.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Marquee match of the night arrived as the anticipated #1 Valencia faced off against Poppa #4 Bo Jordan. Valenica recently earning his top rank over Penn State\u2019s Mark Hall after defeating him at the NWCA Classic. Valencia spear doubled Bo off the mat. Valencia got rough pushing Jordan which sparked excitement from the Sun Devil bench. Valencia ends up on top and looks better than ever to put Arizona State back on the board.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Heading into the last three weight classes, Ohio State led the Sun Devils 13-12.<\/span><\/p>\n

Following the Sun Devils victory, a Sun Devil freshman Norfleet who was quickly thrown to his back by Ohio State junior # 2 Martin countered an attempted throw and earned a pin for the Buckeyes and the right to sway to PIN-CHAIN!<\/span><\/p>\n

An unfortunate FORFEIT at 197 for killer Kollin Moore put the score at 25-12 in favor of Ohio State.<\/span><\/p>\n

Tanner Hall flaked out against #1 Kyle Snyder for the final match of the night at Heavyweight. Instead ASU sent out Harris and he could not contain Snyder\u2019s powerful offense. Synder picked up the pin and 6-points for Ohio State.<\/span><\/p>\n

The final score of the dual meet ended up being 31-12.<\/span><\/p>\n

Although ASU ended the weekend 0-2, the Sun Devils’ youngins were able to hold their own. As for the Buckeyes, the boys will compete again before a fall recess at the THANKSGIVING THROWDOWN against inner-state foes Kent State and Cleveland State for their last competition for the year at the St. John’s Arena (WHY?!?!?! MINN MATCH SHOULD SHOULD PACK THE St.JOHNS!)<\/span><\/p>\n

COMPLETE RESULTS |<\/strong> <\/span>
\n125 lbs | No. 7 Ryan Millhof (ASU) def. (OSU) | PIN, 5:16; Team Score: 0-6<\/span>
\n133 lbs | No. 10 (OSU) def. Ali Naser (ASU) | SV1, 7-5; TS: 3-6<\/span>
\n141 lbs | No. 6 (OSU) def. Cory Crooks (ASU) | D, 6-1; TS: 6-6<\/span>
\n149 lbs | No. 11 (OSU) def. No. 13 Josh Maruca (ASU) | D, 6-3; TS: 9-6<\/span>
\n157 lbs | No. 12 Josh Shields (ASU) def. No. 5 (OSU) | D, 7-6; TS: 9-9<\/span>
\n165 lbs | No. 7 (OSU) def. No. 6 Anthony Valencia (ASU) | MD, 14-0; TS: 13-9<\/span>
\n174 lbs | No. 1 Zahid Valencia (ASU) def. No. 3 (OSU) | D, 9-4; TS: 13-12<\/span>
\n184 lbs | No. 2 (OSU) def. Kordell Norfleet (ASU) | PIN, 4:31; TS: 19-12<\/span>
\n197 lbs | No. 1 (OSU) wins by forfeit; TS: 25-12<\/span>
\n285 lbs | No. 1 (OSU) def. Austyn Harris (ASU) | PIN, 6:18; TS: 31-12<\/span><\/p>\n

-Ron John Rinaldi<\/span><\/p>\n

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4 Buckeyes Bully the #12 Fighting Illini’ 29-18<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Ron John Rinaldi\u00a0<\/strong><\/a>, Ron John Wrestling on\u00a0January 16<\/span><\/p>\n

The Fighting Illini’ threw the first punch in Sunday afternoon’s brawl as their 125 pounder Freshmen Travis Piotrowski started out with an early lead on Ohio State’s #12 ranked 125lb Jose Rodriquez and then eventually powered the upset over the Buckeye with a Major decision shut out. This was Piotrowski’s second recent win over a ranked opponent (PITT L.J Bentley @Midlands) At 133lbs, we had the marquee of the matches for the night, Tomasello stuck to his speed and elbow pass set-ups to pick apart #4 ranked Zane Richards of the Fighting Illini’. With a score of 9-4 at the start of the third period, Richards on the top position rides Tomasello out for a large portion of the period to erase riding time. However, with less than a minute to go Tomasello breaks free and scores an elevated double-leg takedown at the closing seconds to put a stamp on his victory.\u00a0\"\"<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Next at 141, #14 ranked Luke Pletcher for the Bucks came out aggressive attempting to extend his lead early on in the match, which eventually led to a physical defeat over Mousa Jodeh, for the second time this season. In the next bout of the afternoon, #5 ranked Micah Jordan struggled at first with Rs FR. Eric Barone who was tough on his feet but once Micah got to the mat it was game over. Micah tilted Barone up for an easy set of backs and then 4-more near fall points off a bar-tilt. Third period Barone made the mistake of picking bottom and within seconds Micah had him tightly locked up in a cradle, like a snake gripping his prey, to stick the Pin for an additional 6-points on the board for the Buckeyes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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#2 Nathan Tomasello of The Ohio State handles #4 Zane Richards of Illinois [Photo By: RON JOHN RINALDI]<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

13-4 BUCKEYES @ INTERMISSION\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

Momentum started to shift after 3 straight-victories for the Fighting Illini’ starting off with 157lb Kyle Langenderfer as he racked up points in the 2nd and 3rd period to earn a Technical Fall win over Buckeye no-namer Anthony DeCarlo in place of Rs. SO. Jake Ryan. At 165, we saw 2x NCAA Champ and Top 3 Pound-For-Pound wrestler in nation Isiah Martinez quick to his attacks then shift to high gear the 3rd period demoralizing Burcher to the point where he gave up. The following match up was supposed to be one to catch, however with BO JO as a NO GO sidelined in a walking boot, #12 ranked Zac Brunson of Illinois squared off against Rs SR. Justin Kresivic of Ohio State. Brunson, an Oregon native, got the first takedown which routed his way to an easy major decision and his 20th win on the year.\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n
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2x NCAA Champion-Isiah Martinez gets loose for his upcoming bout. [Photo By: RON JOHN RINALDI]<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

No sign of worry seemed to show from Head Coach Tom Ryan’s face as the Buckeyes entered into the 184 bout down by 5-points to a BIG 10 foe. 184lbs featured one of the most anticipated match ups of the afternoon as returning NCAA Champ Myles Martin a fellow Jersey boy for Ohio State battled a tough #13 ranked Emery Parker of Illinois. After a tight body-lock and to his back take-down for against Emery, Myles started up by a quick 6 points! “My-Mar” (as announced, is a total knockoff of “I-MAR”, who was present and angry about the nickname being stated) controlled the remainder of the bout until the last minute of the third period until Emery flurried frantically for a desperation take down. Nonetheless, along with a riding time point rewarded, the returning National Champ wins big in front of his home fans 11-3 for the major.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

To seal the deal,\u00a0the Ohio State Buckeyes\u00a0#5\u00a0Kollin Moore at 197 pounds and Olympic gold medalist Kyle Snyder representing HWT, \u00a0finished off the match with back-to-back pins on Andre Lee (4:46) and Deuce Rachal (4:17) [In place for old Blair Boy #17 Brooks Black] to win the dual.<\/span><\/p>\n

“We know that we are a team that is going to be in the hunt for a championship going forward. We have to be a team that is scoring bonus points. Pinning is an art. Majoring good people takes a tremendous amount of work. We need to continue to do that.” -OSU Head Coach Tom Ryan<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Up next, the Fighting Illini will return home to host their first two dual matches of the season, as the Illini host No. 13 Michigan at 7 p.m. on Friday, January 20 and Northern Illinois at 1 p.m. on Sunday, January 22. Illinois will host the Great Escape as part of the Michigan dual, with a youth clinic held prior to the match and the first 500 fans receiving a foam finger.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

UP NEXT FOR THE BUCKEYES:<\/span><\/p>\n

OHIO STATE WRESTLING<\/span>
\nNo. 4 Ohio State 29, No. 12 Illinois 18 | St. John Arena | Columbus, Ohio<\/span>
\n Ohio State: 7-0, 3-0; Illinois: 2-2, 1-2 | Attendance: 3,279<\/span>
\n 125: Travis Piotrowski (ILL) major decision over #12 Jose Rodriguez (OSU) 10-0 | ILL 4, OSU 0<\/span>
\n 133: #2 Nathan Tomasello (OSU) major decision over #4 Zane Richards (ILL) 12-4 | OSU 4, ILL 4<\/span>
\n 141: #14 Luke Pletcher (OSU) decision over Mousa Jodeh (ILL) 10-4 | OSU 7, ILL 4<\/span>
\n 149: #5 Micah Jordan (OSU) fall over Eric Barone (ILL) 6:19 | OSU 13, ILL 4<\/span>
\n 157: Kyle Langenderfer (ILL) technical fall over Anthony DeCarlo (OSU) 18-3 | OSU 13, ILL 9<\/span>
\n 165: #1 Isaiah Martinez (ILL) technical fall over Cody Burcher (OSU) 22-7 | ILL 14, OSU 13<\/span>
\n 174: #12 Zach Brunson (ILL) major decision over Justin Kresevic (OSU) 19-8 | ILL 18, OSU 13<\/span>
\n 184: #10 Myles Martin (OSU) major decision over #13 Emory Parker (ILL) 11-3 | ILL 18, OSU 17<\/span>
\n 197: #5 Kollin Moore (OSU) fall over Andre Lee (ILL) 4:46 | OSU 23, ILL 18<\/span>
\n HWT: #1 Kyle Snyder (OSU) fall over Duece Rachal (ILL) 4:17 | OSU 29, ILL 18<\/span><\/h3>\n

THAT’S ALL FOLKS!! BEST ALWAYS- RON JOHN RINALDI<\/span><\/p>\n<\/header>\n

UNC \u00a0<\/span>TAR HEELS topple\u00a0IOWA STATE\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0Cyclones in Thriller<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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2016-2017 UNC<\/span> Tar Heels Wrestling Team<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

01\/14\/2017- <\/em>CHAPEL HILL<\/span> —<\/strong>\u00a0James Szymanski<\/a>‘s late takedown of No. 15 Markus Simmons in the final bout of the night lifted the North Carolina wrestling team to a 20-17 win over visiting Iowa State Saturday evening at Carmichael Arena. With the dual tied at 17 and the match tied at 3, Szymanski scored with less than 15 seconds left to give the Tar Heels a thrilling win.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Jack Clark\u00a0(UNC) tech fall Logan Breitenbach (ISU) (PHOTO BY ALEX RINALDI)<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

Carolina (5-3) built a 17-5 lead thanks to five straight wins starting with No. 5\u00a0Joey Ward<\/a>\u00a0at 141. Ward dominated John Meeks 5-1 to get UNC on the board after No. 12 Earl Hall opened the dual with a first-period tech fall at 133.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Troy Heilmann<\/a>\u00a0(UNC) dec. Chase Straw (ISU) (PHOTO BY ALEX RINALDI)<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

Troy Heilmann<\/a>\u00a0then gave the Tar Heels their first lead of the night with a 9-6 decision at 149 beforeJoey Moon<\/a>‘s wire-to-wire win at 157. Moon had a pair of takedowns and a pair of reversals against Colston DiBlasi to put Carolina ahead 9-5.<\/span><\/p>\n

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#7\u00a0Ethan Ramos<\/a>\u00a0(UNC) dec. #9 Lelund Weatherspoon (ISU) (PHOTO BY ALEX RINALDI)<\/span><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

Jack Clark<\/a>\u00a0delivered his fourth tech fall of the season at 165, using three takedowns and a trio of near falls to beat Logan Breitenbach 17-2.<\/span><\/p>\n

At 174, No. 7\u00a0Ethan Ramos<\/a>‘s third-period takedown secured a top-10 victory over No. 9 Lelund Weathersppon, putting Carolina up 17-5 with just four matches remaining.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Joey Moon putting the legs in on Colston DiBlasi \u00a0(PHOTO BY ALEX RINALDI)<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

Iowa State (1-6) wasn’t done, however, as the Cyclones went on a run to suddenly even the dual. Carson Powell started the rally with a first-period pin at 184 before No. 8 Patrick Downey outlasted Danny Chaid 6-4 at 197. Quean Smith then evened the overall score at 17 with a 6-3 win over\u00a0Cory Daniel<\/a>\u00a0at 285.<\/span><\/p>\n

That set the stage for Szymanski to win it in the dual’s final seconds. The win was the Shoreham, New York, sophomore’s first over a ranked opponent on the year and improved his record to 4-3 in dual action.<\/span><\/p>\n

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UNC<\/span> Tar Heels Joey Ward (L) and Alex Rinaldi (R)<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

Carolina will hit the road next week as the Tar Heels travel to Tempe to face Arizona State on Jan. 20.<\/span><\/p>\n

North Carolina 20, Iowa State 17<\/span>
\n133: #12 Earl Hall (ISU) tech fall Nicholas Lirette (UNC), 18-2 (2:01) – ISU leads 5-0<\/span>
\n 141: #5\u00a0Joey Ward<\/a>\u00a0(UNC) dec. John Meeks (ISU), 5-1 – ISU leads 5-3<\/span>
\n 149:\u00a0Troy Heilmann<\/a>\u00a0(UNC) dec. Chase Straw (ISU), 9-6 – UNC leads 6-5<\/span>
\n 157:\u00a0Joey Moon<\/a>\u00a0(UNC) dec. Colston DiBlasi (ISU), 9-3 – UNC leads 9-5<\/span>
\n 165:\u00a0Jack Clark<\/a>\u00a0(UNC) tech fall Logan Breitenbach (ISU), 17-2 (5:26) – UNC leads 14-5<\/span>
\n 174: #7\u00a0Ethan Ramos<\/a>\u00a0(UNC) dec. #9 Lelund Weatherspoon (ISU), 7-4 – UNC leads 17-5<\/span>
\n 184: Carson Powell (ISU) pinned Lance Armenta (UNC), 1:24 – UNC leads 17-11<\/span>
\n 197: #8 Patrick Downey (ISU) dec. Danny Chaid (UNC), 6-4 – UNC leads 17-14<\/span>
\n 285: Quean Smith (ISU) dec.\u00a0Cory Daniel<\/a>\u00a0(UNC), 6-3 – Tied 17-17<\/span>
\n 125:\u00a0James Szymanski<\/a>\u00a0(UNC) dec. #15 Markus Simmons (ISU), 5-3 – UNC wins 20-17<\/span><\/p>\n

Story courtesy of UNC Wresting<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

#4 The Ohio State Buckeyes Tame the #5 Tigers of Mizzou<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n
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