Wrestling: Wrestle-offs loom, will help decide Ohio State’s starting lineup
The Ohio State wrestling team will have wrestle-offs Thursday at the Covelli Center to help determine who will start for the Buckeyes this season.
The Ohio State wrestling team will have wrestle-offs Thursday at the Covelli Center to help determine who will start for the Buckeyes this season.
Nic Bouzakis, the No. 1 132-pounder according to MatScouts and the No. 3 overall pound-for-pound wrestler has committed to Ohio State.
While Lance Palmer has found success off the mats, winning the $1 million Professional Fighters League Featherweight division prize in Madison Square Garden in 2018 and 2019, it was his time at school that cemented him as an Ohio State Hall of Famer.
Four current Ohio State wrestlers competed in the World Team Trials in Lincoln, Nebraska, Saturday and Sunday.
After a season in which it competed solely against the Big Ten, the Ohio State wrestling team has announced its non-conference schedule for the 2021-2022 season.
At Ohio State, the redshirt freshman is searching for more podiums, hoping to become the nation’s best 165-pound wrestler and lead the Buckeyes to a national title.
Although Sasso’s narrow defeat is the headline,other Ohio State wrestlers had a newsworthy impact for the Buckeyes in the NCAA Championships. Redshirt juniors Ethan Smith and Tate Orndorff finished as top wrestlers in their respective weight classes.
After the coronavirus dashed Ohio State wrestling’s national title hopes last year, the team will return to the NCAA Championships in St. Louis Thursday, looking to avenge a runner-up finish from two seasons ago.
On March 12, 2020, the Big Ten canceled all athletic competitions for the remainder of the 2019-20 academic year to limit the spread of COVID-19. The Buckeyes had already completed their conference season, leading the team to speculate about its future at the national tournament.
Ohio State redshirt sophomore Sammy Sasso claimed his first individual Big Ten title Sunday in a ninth-place finish for the Buckeyes. Ohio State…