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OHIO STATE ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Fawcett Center, 6th Floor | 2400 Olentangy River Rd. | Columbus, Ohio 43210 2014-15 WRESTLING 7-3 Overall; 3-1 Big Ten NOV 02 13 15 15 23 24 at Michigan St. Open KENT STATE vs. Army^ vs. Arizona State^ at Virginia Tech at Virginia 05 06 14 CKLV Invitational 1 CKLV Invitational 1 MISSOURI L, 20-19 JAN 04 11 16 18 23 25 30 IOWA* PENN STATE* at Michigan State* at Michigan* INDIANA* 2 at Maryland* PURDUE* L, 18-14 W, 22-15 W, 25-13 W, 25-15 7 p.m. Noon 7 p.m. FEB 01 06 15 21 at Rutgers* MINNESOTA* 3 National Duals 4 National Duals - Finals 5 Noon 7 p.m. 2 p.m. TBA MAR 07 08 19 20 21 B1G Championships 6 B1G Championships 6 NCAA Championships 7 NCAA Championships 7 NCAA Championships 7 All Day All Day All Day All Day All Day DEC *Big Ten contest ^Journeymen Tussle | Clifton Park, N.Y. 1 Las Vegas, Nev. 2 Norwalk High School | Norwalk, Ohio 3 Value City Arena | Columbus, Ohio 4 Edinboro, Pa. 5 Iowa City, Iowa 6 Columbus, Ohio 7 St. Louis, Mo. ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS CONTACT Mike Basford Office Phone: 614-292-0134 Cell Phone: 908-892-8951 E-mail: basford.16@osu.edu Twitter: @MikeBasford_OSU NTS W, 38-3 W, 37-6 W, 30-10 L, 19-18 W, 30-7 2nd/39 COLUMBUS, Ohio - The fourth-ranked Ohio State wrestling team returns to action this weekend when it hosts Indiana in a Big Ten dual meet at Norwalk High School and then travels to College Park, Md. to face conference newcomer Maryland on Sunday at noon. BUCKEYES IN A NUTSHELL • Ohio State, ranked fourth this week in the USA Today/NWCA poll, is 7-3 on the season and 3-1 in the Big Ten following a sweep in the state of Michigan last weekend. The Buckeyes knocked off Michigan State, 25-13, and No. 16 Michigan, 25-15. • Ohio State is one of four Big Ten squads ranked in the top 10 of this week’s poll, including No. 1 Iowa, No. 2 Minnesota and No. 5 Penn State. • Defending national champion Logan Stieber maintains his stranglehold on the No. 1 ranking at 141 pounds this week. The redshirt senior from Monroeville, Ohio, is 15-0 on the year with all of his wins coming via bonus points (including seven pins). Last weekend, he pinned Michigan State’s Terry Turner in 3:09, giving the Buckeyes a 11-4 lead in the dual. Two days later, he needed just 1:31 to pin Michigan’s George Fisher. With a career record of 105-3, Stieber’s winning percentage of .972 is the best in school history. • Redshirt freshman Bo Jordan, a native of St. Paris, Ohio and four-time state champion at St. Paris Graham High School, made his 2014-15 dual meet debut three weeks ago after sitting out since early November with an injury. Jordan has looked to be in midseason form since then, recording a 4-0 record that has included a key momentum-changing 2-0 win over 10thranked Taylor Massa of Michigan last Sunday. Jordan is 9-0 on the season and 32-0 in his Ohio State career. • Since arriving at Ohio State for the 2006-07 season, head coach Tom Ryan holds a 6-0 record against Indiana, with the most recent victory coming in January of 2013. The two teams did not meet last year. PROBABLE MATCH-UPS VS. INDIANA 125: #7 Nathan Tomasello (17-4) vs. Open 133: #7 Johnni DiJulius (18-2) vs. Alonzo Shepherd (2-11) 141: #1 Logan Stieber (15-0) vs. Sean Brown (8-13) 149: #6 Hunter Stieber (1-2) or Randy Languis (7-7) vs. Trevor Moody (6-11) 157: #10 Josh Demas (11-2) vs. Luke Blanton (12-11) 165: #6 Bo Jordan (9-0) vs. #7 Taylor Walsh (24-3) 174: #12 Mark Martin (12-7) vs. #15 Nate Jackson (18-8) 184: #12 Kenny Courts (14-4) vs. Matt Irick (10-8) 197: #5 Kyle Snyder (17-2) vs. Luke Sheridan (17-11) 285: Ray Gordon (0-2) vs. Garret Goldman (6-9) PROBABLE MATCH-UPS VS. MARYLAND 125: #7 Nathan Tomasello (17-4) vs. Josh Polacek (6-8) 133: #7 Johnni DiJulius (18-2) vs. Geoffrey Alexander (12-4) 141: #1 Logan Stieber (15-0) vs. Shyheim Brown (16-7) 2014-15 OHIO STATE WRESTLING OhioStateBuckeyes.com STATISTICALLY SPEAKING • Senior Logan Stieber has won seven of his 15 matches this year via fall. He also leads the team with five technical falls. • True freshman Kyle Snyder has a teamhigh nine major decisions thus far. • The next win for redshirt junior Johnni DiJulius will be the 87th of his career. IN THE RANKINGS Ohio State has eight wrestlers ranked in the top 10 of the latest InterMat rankings (Jan. 20), the second-most of any school. In total, Ohio State boasts two wrestlers who are in the top five (L. Stieber, first, 141; Snyder, fifth, 197) and six that are in the top eight (Tomasello, seventh, 125; H. Stieber, sixth, 149; Jordan, sixth, 165; DiJulius, seventh, 133). MICHIGAN/MICHIGAN STATE REWIND Four bonus-point victories, including each of the first three matches, lifted the fourthranked Ohio State wrestling team (7-3, 3-1) to a 25-15 victory over 16th-ranked Michigan (3-3, 1-2) in front of a sellout crowd at Cliff Keen Arena in Ann Arbor, Mich. Buckeye winners were Nathan Tomasello, Johnni Rk. Team (No. 1 votes) ............................W-L 1. Iowa (12) ..............................................9-0 2. Minnesota ...........................................9-0 3. Missouri .............................................15-0 4. Ohio State .............................................. 7-3 5. Penn State ...........................................8-1 6. Cornell ................................................... 8-1 7. Oklahoma State ..................................... 5-2 8. Iowa State ............................................. 6-1 9. Virginia Tech .......................................9-2 10. Pittsburgh .............................................. 7-3 11. Lehigh .................................................... 9-3 12. Illinois .................................................... 8-3 13. Nebraska ............................................... 5-1 14. Virginia ................................................9-3 15. Edinboro ...............................................9-4 16. Michigan .............................................3-3 17. Wisconsin .............................................. 7-1 18. Wyoming ............................................... 6-2 19. Old Dominion ......................................... 7-3 20. Oregon State ......................................... 5-0 21. Rutgers ...............................................10-4 22. Purdue ..................................................8-5 23. Bucknell ................................................. 8-3 24. Northwestern ........................................ 9-4 25. Rider ...................................................... 7-4 Dropped Out: No. 23 West Virginia Others Receiving Votes: N.C. State 6, Stanford 2 2014-15 Ohio State opponents in bold Pts. 300 286 278 260 250 235 221 210 204 190 187 169 161 146 125 119 115 94 82 78 44 43 35 34 26 DiJulius, Logan Stieber, Bo Jordan, Mark Martin and Kyle Snyder. Against Michigan State, Ohio State won six of 10 matches, including four by bonus points, to secure a 25-13 victory. Tomasello had a technical fall at 125 pounds to start the match and other victories Buckeyes included L. Stieber, Josh Demas, Jordan, Kenny Courts and Snyder. HONORARY COACHES Bob Hanline is a successful entrepreneur in the greater Northwest Ohio area. For over 30 years, Mr. Hanline has successfully run one of the largest Fresh Produce Manufacturing companies in the Eastern United States, RS Hanline in Shelby, Ohio. Garth Gatrell has spent over thirty years as an executive compensation specialist. Clients have included Google, Discovery Networks, Disney, Comcast, SAIC, Yahoo!, Symantec, Rovi, NuVasive, StemCells, Sequoia Ventures, San Diego Gas & Electric, Pacific Gas & Electric, Airtouch, Brocade, VeriSign, DTS, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, Chevron, CalPers, the State of Ohio, University of San Diego, SharpHealthcare, Lam Research, OneSun, EcoSpan and eTrade. UNIVERSITY FACTS Location ...............................Columbus, Ohio (pop. 1.7m) Founded ................................................................... 1870 Enrollment ............................56,867 (Columbus campus) Nickname .........................................................Buckeyes Colors ...................Scarlet (PMS 200) & Gray (PMS 429) Mascot ................................................... Brutus Buckeye President ...........................................Dr. Michael Drake Director of Athletics ..................................Eugene Smith Associate AD/Wrestling ..............................T.J. Shelton Faculty Representative..................................John Bruno WRESTLING HISTORY First Year ................................................................ 1921 All-Time Dual Meet Record.............................739-508-2 Big Ten Record ..............................................257-328-16 Big Ten Championships ............................ 2 (1923, 1951) All-Americans.............................................................. 82 Individual National Champions ................................... 17 Academic All-Big Ten Selections .............................. 117 Practice Facility ..... Steelwood Athletic Training Facility Area (Capacity) ..........................St. John Arena (13,276) COACHING STAFF Head Coach ................................... Tom Ryan (Iowa ‘93) Year at Ohio State .................................................. Ninth Ohio State Record: ...............................................107-41 Big Ten Record: ......................................................42-26 Career Record:.................................................216-125-1 Associate Head Coach ......... Lou Rosselli (Edinboro ‘93) Assistant Coach ....................J Jaggers (Ohio State ‘09) Vol. Assistant Coach ..... Ross Thatcher (Penn State ‘00) Director of Operations...................................Alex Picazo FA C T S WELCOME HOME Norwalk High School is just seven miles from Monroeville, Ohio, home to Logan and Hunter Stieber. Logan, a four-time Ohio High School state champion, graduated in 2010 with a 184-1 career record and won 179 consecutive matches. Not to be outdone, Logan’s brother, Hunter, a 2011 grad, was also a four-time state champion, finishing his high school career with a 197-2 record. USA TODAY/NWCA TOP 25 POLL TEAM FACTS 2013-14 Record .......................................................13-5 2013-14 Big Ten Record ............................................4-4 2013-14 Letterwinners Returning/Lost ...................13/5 Starters Returning/Lost .............................................5/5 2013-14 NCAA Qualifiers Returning/Lost ..................6/3 2014 Big Ten Finish .............................. 4th (86/5 points) 2014 NCAA Finish ....................................6th (57 points) ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Asst. AD/Communications ....................Dan Wallenberg Director....................................................... Leann Parker Associate Directors ..............Jerry Emig, Adam Widman Assistant Directors........... Mike Basford, Alex Morando ................. Brett Rybak, Kyle Kuhlman, Gary Petit Full-time interns .... Ryan Zimmerman, Ashley Albertson Website ....................................OhioStateBuckeyes.com Twitter (Wrestling) ..............................@wrestlingbucks Q U I C K 149: #6 Hunter Stieber (1-2) or Randy Languis (7-7) vs. Ben Dorsay (2-5) 157: #10 Josh Demas (11-2) vs. Lou Mascola (11-9) 165: #6 Bo Jordan (9-0) vs. Tyler Manion (3-11) 174: #12 Mark Martin (12-7) vs. Josh Snook (10-10) 184: #12 Kenny Courts (14-4) vs. Tony Gardner (1-9) 197: #5 Kyle Snyder (17-2) vs. Rob Fitzgerald (9-10) 285: Ray Gordon (0-2) vs. Spencer Myers (3-0) THE BIG TEN CONFERENCE Asst. Commissioner Media Relations..... Scott Chipman Phone ...................................................847-696-1010 E-mail .................................... schipman@bigten.org Wrestling Contact ...................................... Olivia Turnby Phone ...................................................847-696-1010 E-mail.........................................oturnby@bigten.org Fax/Web site ...........................847-696-1110/bigten.org Mailing Address .........................1500 West Higgins Rd. Park Ridge, IL 60068-6300 GAME DAY NUMBERS Facility Operations ...................................614-292-9450 Marketing .................................................614-292-3672 Training Room ..........................................614-292-1165 Equipment Room ......................................614-292-1679 2014-15 OHIO STATE WRESTLING OhioStateBuckeyes.com 2014-15 ROSTER Name Jacob Bresciani Cody Burcher Kenny Courts Matt Davis Anthony DeCarlo Josh Demas Johnni DiJulius Jake Donatelli Matt Fee Josh Fox Derek Garcia Ray Gordon Thomas Haines Ryan Harris Mike Hozan Bo Jordan Micah Jordan Justin Kresevic Randy Languis Mike Manuche Mark Martin J.P. Newton Matthew O’Hara Dominic Prezzia Blake Riley-Hawkins Kyle Riley-Hawkins Robbie Rogers Jack Rozema Jake Ryan Kyle Snyder Hunter Stieber Logan Stieber Nick Tavanello Craig Thomas Nathan Tomasello Kyle Visconti Seth Williams Wt. 184 149 184 133 157 157 133 149 157 184 165 197 HWT 165 133 165 157 157 157 133 174 157 174 165 149 184 165 174 149 197 149 141 HWT 165 125 133 165 Yr. RS So. Fr. RS Jr. RS Fr. Fr. RS Sr. RS Jr. RS Fr. RS So. RS So. Sr. Sr. Fr. Fr. RS Fr. RS Fr. Fr. RS So. RS Sr. Jr. Jr. Fr. RS Jr. RS Fr. RS Fr. RS Jr. RS Fr. RS Fr. Fr. Fr. RS Jr. RS Sr. RS So. RS Jr. RS Fr. RS Jr. Fr. Hometown (Previous School) Coshocton, Ohio (Coshocton) Gnadenhutten, Ohio (Claymont) Harrisburg, Pa. (Central Dauphin) Chatham, N.J. (Delbarton) Springfield, Ohio (Springfield Catholic Central) Columbus, Ohio (Westerville North) Aurora, Ohio (Walsh Jesuit) Hilliard, Ohio (Hilliard Darby) Mentor, Ohio (Lake Catholic) Jacksonville, Fla. (University Christian School) Sedro Woolley, Wash. (Sedro Woolley) Fairfield, Ohio (Fairfield) New Providence, Pa. (Solanco) Beachwood, Ohio (Beachwood) Homerville, Ohio (Black River) St. Paris, Ohio (St. Paris Graham) St. Paris, Ohio (St. Paris Graham) Solon, Ohio (Solon) Dublin, Ohio (Dublin Scioto) San Diego, Calif. (Westview) Strongsville, Ohio (St. Edward) Perrysburg, Ohio (Perrysburg) Chardon, Ohio (Chardon) St. Clairsville, Ohio (St. Clairsville) Bradenton, Fla. (Lakewood Ranch) Bradenton, Fla. (Lakewood Ranch) Fairview Park, Ohio (St. Edward) Wyoming, Mich. (Wyoming) Powell, Ohio (Olentangy Liberty) Woodbine, Md. (Our Lady of Good Counsel) Monroeville, Ohio (Monroeville) Monroeville, Ohio (Monroeville) Wadsworth, Ohio (Wadsworth) Columbus, Ohio (Olentangy Liberty) Parma, Ohio (Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy) North Reading, Mass. (Malden Catholic) Willard, Ohio (Columbian) PRONUNCIATION GUIDE (Josh) Demas – DEE-mus (Jacob) Bresciani – Breh-SEE-ah-nee (Johnni) DiJulius – Duh-jool-EE-us (Mike) Hozan – Hoh-zan (Justin) Kresevic – CRESS-uh-vic (Randy) Languis – Lang-is (Mike) Manuche – Muh-nooch-ee (Dominic) Prezzia – Preh-ZEE-ah (Jack) Rozema – Roh-zeh-MAH (Logan and Hunter) Stieber - Stee-ber (Nick) Tavanello – Tav-uh-nell-OH (Kyle) Visconti – Vis-con-tee 2014-15 OHIO STATE WRESTLING OhioStateBuckeyes.com 2014-15 STATISTICS OVERALL: 7-3 2014-15 Individual Results Name AJ Agazarm Jacob Bresciani Cody Burcher Kenny Courts Anthony DeCarlo Josh Demas Johnni DiJulius Jake Donatelli Josh Fox Ray Gordon Ryan Harris Mike Hozan Bo Jordan Micah Jordan Justin Kresevic Randy Languis Sal Marandino Mark Martin J.P. Newton Matthew O’Hara Dominic Prezzia Blake Riley-Hawkins Stanley Hendricks Jake Ryan Jake Rozema Kyle Snyder Logan Stieber Hunter Stieber Nick Tavanello Nathan Tomasello Seth Williams Weight 165 lbs. 174 lbs. 157 lbs. 184 lbs. 157 lbs. 157 lbs. 133 lbs. 149 lbs. 184 lbs. HWT 165 lbs. 133 lbs. 165 lbs. 149 lbs. 165 lbs. 157 lbs. 141 lbs. 174 lbs. 157 lbs. 197 lbs. 165 lbs. 149 lbs. 133 lbs. 149 lbs. 184 lbs. 197 lbs. 141 lbs. 149 lbs. HWT 125 lbs. 149 lbs. B1G: 3-1 Record 0-2 8-10 8-5 14-4 9-9 11-2 18-2 1-6 7-5 0-2 18-6 6-4 9-0 25-1 10-10 7-7 3-10 12-7 4-4 8-5 10-6 5-6 0-2 19-3 10-4 17-2 15-0 1-2 13-7 17-4 6-3 HOME: 2-2 OSU Career 0-2 21-26 8-5 68-21 9-9 53-29 86-32 7-15 15-14 26-31 18-6 6-6 32-0 25-1 26-21 27-27 3-10 40-20 4-4 17-17 13-9 7-14 0-2 19-3 13-10 17-2 105-3 83-10 68-31 35-4 6-3 AWAY: 3-1 Dual 7-2 7-2 8-1 0-1 0-2 4-0 1-5 1-4 5-3 1-0 0-2 0-2 8-1 10-0 1-2 4-3 7-3 - Big Ten 2-2 2-2 2-1 0-2 4-0 0-2 1-1 0-2 4-0 4-0 1-1 0-2 3-1 - NEUTRAL: 2-0 MD 3 4 2 1 1 2 4 1 3 2 1 2 3 2 9 2 3 5 1 TF 4 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 5 3 - Pins 5 4 2 1 3 2 6 1 1 1 2 2 5 1 7 6 3 - Fastest Pin 0:56 1:18 0:55 1:45 2:15 1:32 0:40 6:44 3:24 6:40 0:13 2:30 1:59 0:58 1:18 1:40 0:43 - 2014-15 OHIO STATE WRESTLING OhioStateBuckeyes.com 2014-15 BUCKEYE PROFILES/PROBABLE STARTERS NATHAN TOMASELLO Rs. Fr. | 125 | Parma, Ohio 2014-15 Record: 17-4 OSU Career Record: 35-4 National Rank: #7 Earned a technical fall and major decision in wins last weekend over Michigan State and Michigan. JOHNNI DIJULIUS Rs. Jr. | 133 | Aurora, Ohio 2014-15 Record: 18-2 OSU Career Record: 86-32 National Rank: #7 Team-high 18 wins thus far, nine via bonus points ... had a 17-2 technical fall to give Ohio State a 9-0 lead over Michigan. LOGAN STIEBER Rs. Sr. | 141 | Monroeville, Ohio 2014-15 Record: 13-0 OSU Career Record: 103-3 National Rank: #1 Three-time national champion ... all 15 wins by bonus points this year ... seven falls thus far, including two last weekend. HUNTER STIEBER Rs. Jr. | 149 | Monroeville, Ohio 2014-15 Record: 1-2 OSU Career Record: 83-10 National Rank: #6 Earned his first win of the 2014-15 season last Sunday, defeating #17 Jake Beitz of Penn State, 7-2. JOSH DEMAS Rs. Sr. | 157 | Westerville, Ohio 2014-15 Record: 11-2 OSU Career Record: 53-29 National Rank: #10 Michigan State Open champion ... NCAA qualifier in 2012-13 ... went 1-1 last weekend at Michigan State, Michigan. BO JORDAN RS. Fr. | 165 | St. Paris, Ohio 2014-15 Record: 9-0 OSU Career Record: 32-0 National Rank: #6 165-pound champion at the Michigan State Open ... returned from injury on Jan. 4 to record 9-2 decision over Iowa’s Nick Moore. MARK MARTIN Rs. Sr. | 174 | Strongsville, Ohio 2014-15 Record: 12-7 OSU Career Record: 40-20 National Rank: #12 Runner-up at Michigan State Open ... seventh place at the CKLV Invitational ... returned from injury vs. Michigan. KENNY COURTS Rs. Sr. | 184 | Harrisburg, Pa. 2014-15 Record: 14-4 OSU Career Record: 68-21 National Rank: #12 Earned a key 4-2 decision over 16th-ranked Matt McCutcheon of Penn State to give OSU a 19-12 lead. KYLE SNYDER Fr. | 197 | Woodbine, Md. 2014-15 Record: 17-2 OSU Career Record: 17-2 National Rank: #5 No. 1-rated recruit nationally last year ... Big Ten Wrestler of the Week following 6-1 win over PSU’s Morgan McIntosh. RAY GORDON Sr. | 285 | Fairfield, Ohio 2014-15 Record: 0-2 OSU Career Record: 26-31 National Rank: N/A Made 2014-15 dual meet debut last weekend in place of the injured Nick Tavanello. 2014-15 OHIO STATE WRESTLING OhioStateBuckeyes.com HEAD COACH TOM RYAN TOM RYAN QUICK FACTS... FULL NAME: Tom Ryan HOMETOWN: Wantagh, New York HIGH SCHOOL: Wantagh Senior High School ALMA MATER: Iowa, 1993 FAMILY: Wife, Lynette. Daughters, Teague and Mackenzie. Sons, Jake and Jordan COACHING CAREER: The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio: Head Coach, 9th season, 103-38 Hofstra University, Hempstead, N.Y.: Head Coach, 11 seasons, 109-84 Indiana University, Bloomington, Ind. Assistant Coach, 2 seasons PLAYING CAREER: University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa: 1991-93: Two-time Big Ten champion and two-time All-American. Finished second at the NCAA Championships in 1991 and third in 1992. Syracuse University, Syracuse, N.Y. 1989-91: 1989 EIWA Champion EDUCATION: Bachelor’s degree in education from the University of Iowa in 1993. Tom Ryan concluded his eighth season as head coach of the Buckeyes in 2013-14. At the culmination of the season, Ryan witnessed redshirt junior Logan Stieber capture his thirdconsecutive NCAA title, becoming the first wrestler in school history to win three NCAA championships. The third Buckeye to win a national title under Ryan’s tutelage, Stieber also won a Big Ten title for the third consecutive year. In all, Ryan has coached three different student-athletes to five national championships as J Jaggers (141 pounds), the 2009 Ohio State Male Athlete of the Year, was a two-time champion in 2008 and 2009 and Mike Pucillo was the 184-pound champion in 2008. In the NCAA championship team race, the Ryan-led Buckeyes have finished in the Top 10 in seven of the last eight seasons, including back-to-back runner-up finishes in 2008 and 2009. In addition to Stieber, Ryan coached Hunter Stieber and Nick Heflin to All-America status at the conclusion of the 2013 NCAA championships is Des Moines, Iowa. Hunter Stieber, who like his older brother was crowned a Big Ten champion (141 pounds) in 2013, finished third at the national event, while Heflin was a fifth-place finisher at 174 pounds. Throughout his tenure as the head coach of Ohio State, Ryan, the 2009 national coach of the year, has maintained a high standard of excellence for his student-athletes. In addition to the successes of Jaggers, Pucillo and Stieber on the national level, under Ryan’s guidance Lance Palmer (2007-10) became just the second four-time All-American at Ohio State. (Tommy Rowlands was the first). Ryan, a native of Wantagh, N.Y., is averaging about three All-Americans a season having coached 23 selections during his seven-year term. Within the Big Ten Conference, Ryan has coached a quartet of Buckeyes to league titles in Pucillo (184 pounds in 2008), Palmer (149 pounds in 2010), Logan Stieber (133 pounds in 2012 and 2013) and Hunter Stieber (141 pounds in 2013). Academically, Ryan’s student-athletes have impressed with six Buckeyes recognized by the National Wrestling Coaches Association with NWCA All-Academic Team accolades – J.D. Bergman, J Jaggers, C.J. Magrum (two-time), Corey Morrison (two-time), Mike Pucillo and Colt Sponseller. Additionally, Sponseller and Ian Paddock were lauded with NWCA Division I True Freshman All-Academic Team honors. After arriving at Ohio State in the spring of 2006, Ryan immediately began the task of completing his coaching staff. Ryan brought on board some of the best coaching talent in the nation in Joe Heskett, Lou Rosselli and Tommy Rowlands. Two years later, this staff would propel the Scarlet and Gray to the program’s best finish in the NCAA championships. Backed by a pair of national champions – Jaggers and Pucillo – for a total of three finalists, Ohio State earned 79 points for the first of consecutive runner-up finishes. The following season, Ryan and Ohio State nearly pulled off one of the biggest upsets in NCAA championship history when three Buckeyes (Reece Humphrey at 133 pounds; Jaggers and Pucillo) advanced to the finals with the team lead. In one of the tightest team races in recent championship history, the Buckeyes were clipped by Iowa by 4.5 points as Ohio State finished with 92 points compared to the Hawkeyes’ 96.5. Prior to coaching at Ohio State, Ryan was the head coach at Hofstra from 1995-2006. While with the Pride, Ryan earned ECWA and Colonial Athletic Association Coach of the Year honors seven times. He also was named New York State Coach of the Year twice. Leading Hofstra to six consecutive conference titles, Ryan and the Pride recorded a 47-match (460-1) conference unbeaten streak in dual action which served as the nation’s longest conference unbeaten streak. Ryan also was an assistant coach at Indiana from 1992-94. Ryan earned his bachelor’s degree in education from Iowa in 1993. He and his wife, Lynette, have four children, Jordan, Jake, Teague and Mackenzie. TOM RYAN YEARLY RECORDS Year School 1995-96 Hofstra 1996-97 Hofstra 1997-98 Hofstra 1998-99 Hofstra 1999-00 Hofstra 2000-01 Hofstra 2001-02 Hofstra 2002-03 Hofstra 2003-04 Hofstra 2004-05 Hofstra 2005-06 Hofstra 2006-07 Ohio State 2007-08 Ohio State 2008-09 Ohio State 2009-10 Ohio State 2010-11 Ohio State 2011-12 Ohio State 2012-13 Ohio State 2013-14 Ohio State 2014-15 Ohio State Career Total Ohio State Big Ten W L 3 12 4 13 11 6 11 5 8 8 8 7 12 6 13 7 15 5 13 5 11 9 8 7 19 4 16 2 18 2 2 11 13 4 11 4 13 5 7 3 216 125 107 41 42 26 T Conference Finish 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Eighth (ECWA) Seventh (ECWA) Second (ECWA) Second (ECWA) Second (ECWA) First (ECWA) First (CAA) First (CAA) First (CAA) First (CAA) First (CAA) Ninth (Big Ten) Fifth (Big Ten); NCAA Runner-up Sixth (Big Ten); NCAA Runner-up Fourth (Big Ten); 8th at NCAA Championship Eighth (Big Ten) Fifth (Big Ten); 5th at NCAA Championships Fourth (Big Ten); 6th at NCAA Championships Fourth (Big Ten); 6th at NCAA Championships 2014-15 OHIO STATE WRESTLING OhioStateBuckeyes.com OHIO STATE RECORD BOOK SEASON WINS NAME ...................YEAR ..................... TOTAL 1. Mark Coleman .......1988................................ 50 Ed Potokar ..............1983 ............................... 50 3. Ken Ramsey ...........1992 ............................... 46 4. Tommy Rowlands....2004 ............................... 44 5. Tommy Rowlands ...2001 ............................... 43 6. Blake Kaplan ..........2004 ............................... 42 Kevin Randleman ...1991 ............................... 42 Kevin Randleman ...1992 ............................... 42 Danny George ........1987 ............................... 42 10. Adam DiSabato ......1991 ............................... 41 Eric Neily ................1982 ............................... 41 12. John Clark ..............2003 ............................... 40 Jude Skove ............1986 ............................... 40 Rex Holman ............1992 ............................... 40 15. Tommy Rowlands ...2003 ............................... 39 Mitch Clark ............1998 ............................... 39 SEASON WIN PERCENTAGE NAME ....................YEAR .... W-L-T ..... WIN% 1. Rex Holman ............1993 ....... 29-0 ............ 1.000 Logan Stieber .......2013........ 27-0 ........... 1.000 3. Tommy Rowlands....2004........ 44-1 ........... 0.977 Dave Reinbolt ........1966 ....... 21-0-1 ....... 0.977 5. Mitch Clark ............1998 ....... 39-1 ........... 0.975 6. Hunter Stieber......2013........ 36-1 ........... 0.973 7. Mike Pucillo ............2008........ 34-1 ............ 0.971 8. Kevin Randleman ....1992 ....... 42-0-3 ........ 0.967 Logan Stieber .......2014........ 31-1 ........... 0.967 10. Mark Coleman .......1988 ....... 50-2 ........... 0.962 Ed Potokar ..............1983 ....... 50-2 ............ 0.962 12. Kevin Randleman ...1993 ....... 24-1 ........... 0.960 13. Roger Young ...........1968 ....... 19-1 ........... 0.950 14. Logan Stieber .......2012........ 33-2 ........... 0.943 SEASON TEAM POINTS NAME ........................YEAR .............. TOTAL 1. Tommy Rowlands.........2004 ......................203.5 2. Mitch Clark .................1998 ......................181.5 3. Tommy Rowlands ........2003 .........................171 4. Mitch Clark .................1997 ......................165.5 Tommy Rowlands ........2002 ......................165.5 6. J.D. Bergman ...............2008..........................163 7. Tommy Rowlands ........2001 .........................162 8. Mike Pucillo .................2008.......................158.5 9. Mark Coleman ............1988 .........................145 10. Keaton Anderson ........2003 ......................143.5 11. Kevin Randleman ........1992 ......................139.5 Blake Kaplan ...............2004 ......................139.5 13. Rex Holman .................1992 .........................137 14. John Clark ...................2003 .........................134 15. Logan Stieber ............2012..........................133 16. Mike Schyck ................1993 ......................132.5 J Jaggers .....................2008.......................132.5 SEASON FALLS NAME .................YEAR .......................TOTAL 1. Don Moxley .........1984 ..................................23 2. Don Moxley .........1985 ..................................22 3. Ed Potokar ...........1984.................................. 21 4. Logan Stieber ....2012...................................16 5. Mitch Clark .........1997 ..................................15 Kelvin Irby ...........1980.................................. 15 Nikko Triggas .......2010...................................15 8. Logan Stieber ....2013...................................14 9. K. Randleman.......1992 ..................................13 Donovan True ......2000 ..................................13 Jude Skove .........1984 ..................................13 Jeff Golz ..............1980 ..................................13 J.D. Bergman .......2007...................................13 N. Tavanello ......2013...................................13 15. J.D. Bergman .......2004 ..................................12 T. Rowlands .........2003 ..................................12 Mitch Clark .........1995 ..................................12 Eric Neily .............1982 ..................................12 19. K. Randleman.......1991 ..................................11 Brad Gintert ........1989 ..................................11 Ed Potokar ...........1982 ..................................11 Josh Janson ........2001 ..................................11 J.D. Bergman .......2008...................................11 CAREER WINS NAME ....................YEARS .................. TOTAL 1. Tommy Rowlands ...2000-04 .......................164 2. Ed Potokar ..............1980-83 .......................151 3. Adam DiSabato ......1989-93 .......................138 4. John Clark ..............2000-04 .......................134 5. Jude Skove ............1982-86 .......................131 6. J.D. Bergman ..........2004-08 ........................129 7. Mike Schyck ...........1990-93 .......................127 8. Nick Preston ...........1999-02 .......................126 9. Ken Ramsey ...........1987-92 .......................121 Lance Palmer ..........2007-10 ........................121 11. Mark Marinelli .......1987-92 .......................120 12. Mitch Clark .............1993-98 .......................119 13. Eric Smith ...............1991-96 .......................118 14. Reece Humphrey.....2006-10 ........................117 15. Jeff Ratliff ..............2000-04 .......................113 16. Kevin Randleman ...1991-93 .......................108 17. Mike Pucillo ............2007-10 ........................107 CAREER WINNING PERCENTAGE (MINIMUM 40 MATCHES) NAME ...................YEARS ....... W-L-T .....PCT. 1. Logan Stieber ......2012- .......... 93-3 ..........969 2. Mark Coleman ......1988............ 50-2 ...........962 3. Rex Holman ...........1992-93 ...... 69-3 ......... .958 4. Kevin Randleman ...1991-93 ..... 108-7-3 ....928 5. Tommy Rowlands...2000-04 ..... 161-14 .......921 5. Mike Pucillo ...........2007-10 ...... 107-16 .......870 7. Dunyasha Yetts .....1992-94 ..... 68-12 .........850 8. Ed Potokar .............1980-83 ..... 151-28 ......844 9. Roger Young ..........1966-68 ..... 45-9 ...........833 10. Dave Camaione...... 1958-60 .... 41-9 ......... .820 11. Colt Sponseller ......2008-2011 .. 105-24 .......814 CAREER TEAM POINTS NAME ....................YEAR ....................TOTAL 1. Tommy Rowlands.....2000-04 ......................702 2. J.D. Bergman ...........2004-08 ....................521.5 3. Mitch Clark .............1994-98 ...................454.5 4. John Clark ................2000-04 ......................432 5. Adam DiSabato........1989-93 .................419.75 6. Kevin Randleman 1991-93 ...........................382 7. Jeff Ratliff ...............2000-04 ......................380 8. Mark Marinelli ........1988-91 ..................375.25 9. Ken Ramsey ............. 1988-92 .................354.75 10. Brad Gintert ............1985-89 .................352.25 11. Mike Schyck ............1990-93 ...................351.5 12. Nick Preston............. 1999-02 ..................349.5 13. Colt Sponseller ........2008-11 ....................346.5 14. Keaton Anderson ....1999-03 ...................331.5 15. Eric Smith ................1993-96 ...................281.5 16. J Jaggers .................2005-09 ....................281.0 CAREER FALLS NAME .........................YEAR ................TOTAL 1. Don Moxley ..................1983-85 .....................50 2. Ed Potokar ....................1980-83 .....................47 Nikko Triggas ................2008-present ..............47 4. Mitch Clark ..................1994-98 .....................45 5. J.D. Bergman ................2004-08 ......................43 6. Jude Skove ..................1982-86 .....................33 7. Brad Gintert .................1985-89 .....................32 8. Tommy Rowlands .........2000-04 .....................30 9. Kevin Randleman .........1991-93 .....................28 10. Kelvin Irby .....................1978-80 .....................26 ALL-TIME FASTEST FALL NAME ...........................YEAR .................. TIME 1. Kevin Randleman ..........1992 ........................0:08 2. Don Moxley ...................1985 ........................0:15 Andrew Campolattano...2013.........................0:15 4. Nick Preston ..................2001........................ 0:16 5. Andrew Campolattano...2012.........................0:18 6. Del Creps ......................1985 ........................0:20 7. Kevin Randleman ..........1992 ........................0:21 Kevin Randleman ..........1993........................ 0:21 9. Hunter Stieber.............2013.........................0:23 10. Kelvin Irby .....................1980 ........................0:25 Kevin Randleman ..........1992 ........................0:25 Mike Schyck ..................1993........................ 0:25 J Jaggers .......................2007.........................0:25 YEAR-BY-YEAR WINS LEADERS YEAR ....... NAME .......................................... WINS 2013-14 .... Kenny Courts ..................................... 32 2012-13 .... Hunter Stieber................................... 36 2011-12 .... Logan Stieber .................................... 33 2010-11 .... Colt Sponseller .................................... 25 2009-10 .... Reece Humphrey.................................. 34 2008-09 .... Colt Sponseller .................................... 34 2007-08 .... Mike Pucillo ......................................... 34 2006-07 .... Lance Palmer ....................................... 31 2005-06 .... J Jaggers ............................................. 26 Reece Humphrey.................................. 26 2004-05 ... J.D. Bergman ...................................... 36 2003-04 .... Tommy Rowlands................................. 44 2002-03 .... John Clark ........................................... 40 2001-02 .... Tommy Rowlands ................................ 38 2000-01 .... Tommy Rowlands................................. 43 1999-00 .... Nick Preston......................................... 37 1998-99 .... Robert Sessley ..................................... 35 1997-98 .... Mitch Clark ......................................... 39 1996-97 .... Mitch Clark ......................................... 38 1995-96 .... Charlie Becks ....................................... 33 Nick Nutter .......................................... 33 Eric Smith ............................................ 33 1994-95 .... Eric Smith ............................................ 38 1993-94 .... Jay Michael ........................................ 31 2014-15 OHIO STATE WRESTLING OhioStateBuckeyes.com OHIO STATE RECORD BOOK 1992-93 .... Mike Schyck......................................... 38 1991-92 .... Ken Ramsey ........................................ 46 1990-91 .... Kevin Randleman ................................ 42 1989-90 .... Adam DiSabato ................................... 30 1988-89 .... Mark Marinelli, Brad Gintert .............. 30 1987-88 .... Mark Coleman .................................... 50 1986-87 .... Danny George ..................................... 42 1985-86 .... Jude Skove ......................................... 31 1984-85 .... Don Moxley ......................................... 34 1983-84 .... Jude Skove ......................................... 40 1982-83 ... Ed Potokar ........................................... 50 1981-82 ... Eric Neily ............................................. 41 1980-81 ... Phil Anglim, Dan Messerall ................ 38 1979-80 ... Kent Bruggeman ................................. 36 1978-79 ... Andy DiSabato .................................... 23 1977-78 ... Bruce Solomon .................................... 24 1976-77 ... Andy DiSabato .................................... 26 1975-76 ... Kevin Quigley, Andy DiSabato ............ 14 1974-75 ... Mike Turley, Forrest Waugh ................. 7 1973-74 ... Mike Turley ........................................... 8 1972-73 ... Unavailable ...........................................– 1971-72 ... Unavailable ...........................................– 1970-71 ... Bill Reinbolt ........................................ 14 1969-70 ... Tom Kruse, James Coburn .................. 11 1968-69 ... Tom Kruse ........................................... 16 1967-68 ... Roger Young ........................................ 19 1966-67 .... Edward Cummings .............................. 11 1965-66 ... Roger Young, David Reinbolt .............. 12 1964-65 ... Unavailable ...........................................– 1963-64 ... Michael Beery ..................................... 16 1962-63 ... Unavailable ...........................................– 1961-62 ... Unavailable ...........................................– 1960-61 .... Donald Green ........................................ 8 1959-60 ... David Camaione .................................. 11 1958-59 ... David Camaione .................................. 10 1957-58 ... David Camaione .................................. 11 1956-57 .... Unavailable ...........................................– 1955-56 .... Bob DeFelice ......................................... 7 Team Records Most Wins - 20 (1990, 1992, and 2002) Best Win Percentage - .900 (18-2) in 2009-10 Highest Big Ten Finish - 1st (1923 and 1951) Highest NCAA Finish - 2nd (2008 and 2009) Consecutive Wins - 15 (2001 and 2002) Most Big Ten Wins - 7 (7-1 in 2009-10 and 2008-09); (7-0 in 1991-92) and (7-2 in 1980-81) Most All-Americans in a Season - 5 (2004) J.D. Bergman, John Clark, Blake Kaplan, Jeff Ratliff and Tommy Rowlands Most Freshman All-Americans in a Season - 3 (2012) Hunter Stieber, Logan Stieber and Cam Tessari Bold indicates current student-athletes 2014-15 OHIO STATE WRESTLING OhioStateBuckeyes.com OHIO STATE HONORS AND AWARDS BIG TEN MEDAL OF HONOR In 1914, the Big Ten Conference endowed a Medal of Honor, awarded annually at each institution to the senior student demonstrating proficiency in scholarship and athletics. Two Buckeye wrestlers have shown the drive and dedication needed to earn this award, Ron Gharbo (1988) and Mike DiSabato (1991). OHIO STATE MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR 2009 J Jaggers ............................ 141 2014 Logan Stieber...................... 141 INDIVIDUAL NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 1940......George Downes............ HWT 1946......George Bollas ............... HWT 1966......Dave Reinbolt ................. 167 1986......Jude Skove ..................... 158 1988......Mark Coleman ................ 190 1992......Kevin Randleman ........... 177 1993......Kevin Randleman ........... 177 1993......Rex Holman .................... 190 1998......Mitch Clark ..................... 177 2002......Tommy Rowlands ......... HWT 2004......Tommy Rowlands ......... HWT 2008......J Jaggers........................ 141 2008......Mike Pucillo.................... 184 2009......J Jaggers........................ 141 2012......Logan Stieber ................. 133 2013......Logan Stieber ................. 133 2014......Logan Stieber ................. 141 OHIO STATE HALL OF FAME Harry Steel (1923-24) ................. 1980 Jim Humphrey (1971-72) ............ 1997 Bill Miller (1948-50) ................... 1997 George Bollas (1945-46)............. 1998 Dave Reinbolt (1965-67)............. 1998 Jude Skove (1982-86)................. 2001 Kevin Randleman (1991-93) ....... 2004 Adam DiSabato (1989-91, 1993) 2006 David Camaione (1958-60) ......... 2010 Mitch Clark (1994-98)................. 2011 George Downes (1938-40) ......... 2012 Rex Holman (1992-93) ................ 2012 Tommy Rowlands ....................... 2013 Russ Hellickson .......................... 2014 ALL-TIME OLYMPIANS Olympian ............. Year ...............Place Mark Coleman ..... 1992 ................. 7th *Russ Hellickson . 1976 .................2nd *Russ Hellickson . 1980 .................dnc Perry Martter ....... 1924 .................dnp *Lou Rosselli ....... 1996 .................dnp Harry Steele ........ 1924 ..................1st **Lou Rosselli ..... 2012 ..................... *Ohio State coach; **Volunteer coach FOUR-TIME ALL-AMERICAN Tommy Rowlands . 2001, ‘02, ‘03, ‘04 Lance Palmer ......... 2007, ‘08, ‘09, ‘10 THREE-TIME ALL-AMERICANS Adam DiSabato ............ 1990, ‘91, ‘93 Kevin Randleman ......... 1991, ‘92, ‘93 Robert Sessley ............ 1999, ‘01, ‘02 J.D. Bergman................ 2004, ‘07, ‘08 J Jaggers...................... 2007, ‘08, ‘09 Mike Pucillo.................. 2007, ‘08, ‘09 Logan Stieber ............... 2012, ‘13, ‘14 TWO-TIME ALL-AMERICANS Ed Potokar ........................... 1982, ‘83 Mark Marinelli .................... 1990, ‘91 Ken Ramsey......................... 1991, ‘92 Mike Schyck ........................ 1992, ‘93 Rex Holman ......................... 1992, ‘93 Reece Humphrey ................. 2009, ‘10 Eric Smith ............................ 1995, ‘96 Mitch Clark .......................... 1997, ‘98 Nick Preston ........................ 2000, ‘02 John Clark ........................... 2003, ‘04 Nick Heflin ........................... 2012, ‘13 ALL-AMERICANS (BY COACH) Year . Wrestler ................ Wgt. ...Place MOONEY (4) 1929 Russ Fairall ...........HWT ...... 3rd 1930 Floyd Helgerson ...... 175 ..... 2nd 1940 George Downes ....HWT ...... 1st 1946 George Bollas .......HWT ...... 1st FREDERICKS (6) 1951 William Miller.......HWT ...... 4th Fred McLean ........... 157 ..... 2nd 1963 Gary Joseph ............ 123 ...... 5th 1966 Dave Reinbolt ......... 167 ...... 1st 1972 Jim Humphrey......... 134 ...... 4th 1973 Bill Reinbolt ............ 177 ...... 6th FORD (6) 1977 Andy DiSabato ........ 142 ...... 3rd 1980 Jeff Golz................HWT ...... 8th 1982 Ed Potokar ............... 177 ..... 8th 1983 Richard Burton ........ 134 ...... 6th Ed Potokar ............... 177 ...... 3rd 1986 Jude Skove ............. 158 ...... 1st HELLICKSON (41) 1988 Mark Coleman ........ 190 ...... 1st Andrew Skove......... 158 ...... 6th Ron Gharbo ............. 177 ...... 8th 1990 Mark Marinelli ........ 134 ...... 4th Adam DiSabato....... 126 ...... 6th Eric Schultz ...........HWT ...... 8th 1991 Adam DiSabato....... 126 ...... 4th Mark Marinelli ........ 134 ...... 4th Ken Ramsey ............ 150 ...... 5th Kevin Randleman .... 167 ..... 2nd 1992 Ken Ramsey ............ 150 ...... 3rd Mike Schyck............ 158 ...... 5th Kevin Randleman .... 177 ...... 1st Rex Holman............. 190 ...... 3rd 1993 Adam DiSabato....... 126 ...... 3rd Mike Schyck............ 158 ...... 7th Kevin Randleman .... 177 ...... 1st Rex Holman............. 190 ...... 1st 1994 Dunyasha Yetts ....... 142 ...... 3rd 1995 Eric Smith................ 158 ...... 4th 1996 Charlie Becks .......... 150 ..... 2nd Eric Smith................ 158 ...... 5th Nick Nutter ...........HWT ...... 7th 1997 Mitch Clark ............. 177 ..... 2nd 1998 Mitch Clark ............. 177 ...... 1st 1999 Robert Sessley ........ 133 ...... 8th 2000 Nick Preston............ 197 ...... 5th 2001 Robert Sessley ........ 141 ...... 7th Tommy Rowlands .HWT ..... 2nd 2002 Robert Sessley ........ 141 ...... 4th Nick Preston............ 197 ...... 3rd Tommy Rowlands HWT ...... 1st 2003 Keaton Anderson .... 157 ...... 6th John Clark ............... 165 ...... 6th Tommy Rowlands..HWT ...... 6th 2004 J.D. Bergman .......... 197 ...... 3rd John Clark ............... 165 ...... 5th Blake Kaplan ........... 184 ...... 5th Jeff Ratliff............... 149 ...... 8th Tommy Rowlands..HWT ...... 1st 2006 Kirk Nail ................HWT ...... 8th RYAN (23) 2007 J Jaggers ................ 141 ...... 7th Lance Palmer .......... 149 ...... 4th Mike Pucillo ............ 184 ...... 6th J.D. Bergman .......... 197 ...... 4th 2008 J Jaggers ................ 141 ...... 1st Lance Palmer .......... 149 ...... 8th Mike Pucillo ............ 184 ...... 1st J.D. Bergman ........HWT ..... 2nd 2009 Reece Humphrey..... 133 ..... 2nd J Jaggers ................ 141 ...... 1st Lance Palmer .......... 149 ...... 4th Mike Pucillo ............ 184 ..... 2nd 2010 Reece Humphrey..... 141 ...... 3rd Lance Palmer .......... 149 ..... 2nd Nikko Triggas .......... 125 ...... 8th 2011 Colt Sponseller ....... 165 ...... 4th 2012 Nick Hefflin ............. 174 ...... 5th Hunter Stieber ........ 141 ...... 6th Logan Stieber.......... 133 ...... 1st Cam Tessari ............ 149 ...... 4th 2013 Nick Heflin .............. 174 ...... 5th Hunter Stieber ........ 141 ...... 3rd Logan Stieber.......... 133 ...... 1st 2014 Logan Stieber.......... 141 ...... 1st Nick Heflin .............. 197 ..... 2nd BIG TEN TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS 1923, 1951 BIG TEN CHAMPIONS 1921....Parry Martter .................... 158 1922....Parry Martter .................... 145 1924....Harry Steel ..................... HWT 1926....Perry Snider ...................... 125 Dan Whitacre ................. HWT 1927....Dan Whitacre ................. HWT 1935....Leonard Fauver ................. 118 1940....Tony Montonaro ............... 145 1945....George Bollas ................. HWT 1946....George Bollas ................. HWT 1948....Warren Jones................... 145 1949....Bryce Keough ................... 155 1950....William Miller ................ HWT 1951....Bryce Keough ................... 147 William Miller ................ HWT 1960....Dave Camaione ................ 123 1966....Dave Reinbolt ................... 167 1968....Roger Young ..................... 130 1972....Jim Humphrey .................. 134 1982....Dave Ruckman.................. 167 1985....Don Moxley .................... HWT 1988....Mark Coleman .................. 190 1991....Kevin Randleman ............. 167 1992....Kevin Randleman ............. 177 Rex Holman ...................... 190 1993....Kevin Randleman ............. 177 Rex Holman ...................... 190 1994....Dunyasha Yetts ................ 142 1997....Mitch Clark ....................... 177 1998....Mitch Clark ....................... 177 2002....Tommy Rowlands ......... HWT 2004....Tommy Rowlands ........... HWT 2008....Mike Pucillo...................... 184 2010....Lance Palmer .................... 149 2012 ...Logan Stieber ................... 133 2013....Hunter Stieber .................. 141 2013....Logan Stieber ................... 133 2014....Logan Stieber ................... 141 2014....Nick Helfin ........................ 197 ALL-BIG TEN SELECTIONS 1985....Don Moxley .................... HWT 1988....Mark Coleman .................. 190 1991....Kevin Randleman ............. 167 1992....Kevin Randleman ............. 177 ............Rex Holman ...................... 190 1993....Kevin Randleman ............. 177 ............Rex Holman ...................... 190 1994....Dunyasha Yetts ................ 142 1997....Mitch Clark ....................... 177 1998....Mitch Clark ....................... 177 2002....Tommy Rowlands .......... HWT 2004 ...Tommy Rowlands ........... HWT 2008....Mike Pucillo...................... 184 2010....Lance Palmer .................... 149 2012....Logan Stieber ................... 133 2013....Hunter Stieber .................. 141 2013....Logan Stieber ................... 133 2014....Logan Stieber ................... 141 2014....Nick Helfin ........................ 197 BIG TEN COACH OF THE YEAR Russ Hellickson ......................... 1991 Russ Hellickson ......................... 2002 BIG TEN FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR Jim Johnson ............................... 1995 Tommy Rowlands ....................... 2001 Logan Stieber ............................. 2012 BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS OUTSTANDING WRESTLER *Perry Martter ............................ 1923 Bill Miller.................................... 1952 David Camaione ......................... 1960 Roger Young ............................... 1968 2014-15 OHIO STATE WRESTLING OhioStateBuckeyes.com 2014-15 RESULTS #4 OHIO STATE 38, KENT STATE 3 Columbus, Ohio | Nov. 13 #4 OHIO STATE 37, ARMY 6 #4 OHIO STATE 30, ARIZONA STATE 10 Clifton Park, N.Y. | Nov. 15 The fourth-ranked Ohio State wrestling team opened its dual meet season in dominating fashion, defeating Kent State, 38-3, on Thursday night in front of 2,681 fans at St. John Arena. The Buckeyes won nine of 10 matches and recorded bonus points in five matches. In the opening match of the night (125 lbs.), redshirt freshman Nathan Tomasello got Ohio State off to a fast start, recording a 20-5 technical fall of Kent State’s Del Vinas. Tomasello scored points early and often in the match, including two take downs and a near fall in the first period alone. Johnni DiJulius, coming off a title at last weekend’s Mercyhurst Open, eked out a tight 2-1 decision over Mack McGuire in the night’s next match (133 lbs.). Redshirt senior Logan Stieber, a three-time national champion making his 2014-15 season debut, gave the crowd plenty to cheer about at 141 lbs., easily dispatching of Kyle Bauer, 150. Kent State picked up four points in the next match of the night, 149 lbs., when Nate Valentine defeated Blake Riley-Hawkins, 12-0. At 157 lbs., a pair of top-10 ranked wrestlers – Josh Demas of Ohio State (seventh) and Ian Miller of Kent State (second) matched up. Miller took an early 2-0 lead in the first period, but Demas came back with a takedown that resulted in a Miller injury, forcing him to medically forfeit. Kent State was also penalized a point for a personal misconduct, giving the Buckeyes a 19-3 advantage. In easily the most exciting match of the night, Ohio State’s Justin Kresevic, a redshirt sophomore, pinned Tyler Buckwalter with just 14 seconds remaining in the third period to break a 2-2 tie. Mark Martin, ranked eighth nationally, followed that with a 3-1 win at 174 pounds against 16th-ranked Caleb Marsh. At 184 pounds, Kenny Courts had no problem disposing of Cory Campbell, 17-5. True freshman Kyle Snyder, making his St. John Arena debut, picked up an 11-6 win over Cole Baxter at 197 lbs. and the match was rounded out with Nick Tavanello’s overtime decision on criteria over Mimmo Lytle at 285 lbs. 125 lbs.: Tomasello (OSU) tech. fall over Vinas (KSU) 20-5 133 lbs.: DiJulius (OSU) dec. over McGuire (KSU) 2-1 141 lbs.: Stieber (OSU) tech fall over Bauer (KSU) 15-0 149 lbs.: Valentine (KSU) maj. dec. over Riley Hawkins (KSU) 12-0 157 lbs.: Demas (OSU) medical default over Miller (KSU) 165 lbs.: Kresevic (OSU) won by fall over Buckwalter (KSU) 6:44 174 lbs.: Martin (OSU) def. Marsh (KSU) 3-1 184 lbs.: Courts (OSU) maj. dec. over Campbell (KSU) 17-5 197 lbs.: Snyder (OSU) dec. over Baxter (KSU) 11-6 285 lbs.: Tavanello (OSU) dec. over Lytle (KSU) tie breaker on criteria The fourth-ranked Ohio State wrestling team continued its strong early-season showing on Saturday, picking up a pair of dual meet victories at the Journeymen Tussle in Clifton Park, N.Y. The Buckeyes topped Army, 37-6, and then followed that up with a 30-10 triumph over Arizona State. With the wins, Ohio State is 3-0 on the year. Against Army, Mark Martin got Ohio State on the scoreboard with a 7-4 victory over Brian Harvey at 174 pounds, keyed by a stalling call against Harvey and a Martin takedown late in the third period. At 184 ponds, Kenny Courts jumped out to an early 7-1 lead in the first period thanks to two takedowns and a three-point near fall. He secured the bonus point victory in the third with three takedowns. Arizona State, which defeated Binghamton 23-15 earlier in the day, jumped out to a 7-0 lead after the first two matches on the strength of a major decision at 165 pounds and decision at 174 pounds. In the 174 pound match, Raymond Waters got a takedown in overtime to defeat Martin. From there, however, it was all Buckeyes as Ohio State won eight on the next nine contests. Courts picked up a key 3-1 victory over 11th-ranked Blake Stauffer at 184 pounds and freshman Kyle Snyder moved to 6-0 on the season with a 21-8 major decision at 197 pounds. Tavanello then eked out a 3-2 decision over Chace Eskam at 285. Ohio State (2-0) 37, Army (0-1) 6 165: Chandler Smith (ARMY) decision over Justin Kresevic (OSU) 2-0 174: Mark Martin (OSU) decision over Brian Harvey (ARMY) 7-4 184: K. Courts (OSU) major decision over Austin Wilding (ARMY) 15-4 197: Matthew O’Hara (OSU) decision over Stephen Snyder (ARMY) 4-2 285: Nick Tavanello (OSU) fall over Trevor Smith (ARMY) 3:15 125: Nathan Tomasello (OSU) fall over Sean Badua (ARMY) 133: Johnni DiJulius (OSU) fall over Christian Doyle (ARMY) 141: Logan Stieber (OSU) fall over Logan Everett (ARMY) 2:05 149: Andrew Mendel (ARMY) decision over Jake Donatelli (OSU) 4-1 157: Josh Demas (OSU) decision over Russell Parsons (ARMY) 2-1 Ohio State (3-0) 30, Arizona State (2-1) 10 165: Jacen Petersen (ASU) major decision over J. Kresevic (OSU) 10-1 174: Raymond Waters (ASU) decision over Mark Martin (OSU) 7-5 (OT) 184: Kenny Courts (OSU) decision over Blake Stauffer (ASU) 3-1 (OT) 197: Kyle Snyder (OSU) major decision over Josh Dasilveira (ASU) 21-8 285: Nick Tavanello (OSU) decision over Chace Eskam (ASU) 3-2 (Ohio 125: Nathan Tomasello (OSU) fall over Judson Preskitt (ASU) 133: Johnni DiJulius won by forfeit 141: L. Stieber (OSU) won by tech. fall over D. Spraggins (ASU) 20-4 149: Preston McCalmon (ASU) decision over Blake Riley-Hawkins 157: Randy Languis (OSU) decision over Joel Smith (ASU) 5-4 2014-15 OHIO STATE WRESTLING OhioStateBuckeyes.com 2014-15 RESULTS CLIFF KEAN INVITATIONAL #5 MISSOURI 20, #7 OHIO STATE 19 Las Vegas, Nev. | Dec. 5-6 Columbus, Ohio | Dec. 14 Logan Stieber won the 141-pound title, picking up his 100th career victory in the championship match, to highlight Ohio State’s efforts on the final day of the Cliff Keen Invitational in Las Vegas, Nev. Stieber capped off a 5-0 weekend with two major decisions, running his season record to 10-0 and career mark to 100-3. The Cliff Kean title was the fourth of his career, making him just the second wrestler to ever win the event four times (Stephen Abas of Fresno State is the other). In the team standings, Ohio State finished second overall in a field that featured 11 ranked teams. The Buckeyes compiled 120 points, behind only top-ranked Minnesota. Virginia Tech was third with 110 points. Stieber scored early and often in the semifinal round and rolled to a 9-1 major decision over Anthony Ashnault of Rutgers. Stieber then took down second-seeded and third-ranked Devin Carter of Virginia Tech in the finals, 12-3. The showdown was a rematch of last year’s NCAA finals. He has now won all 10 of his matches by either major decision, technical fall or fall this season. He was also selected as the Most Valuable Wrestler. Other individual standouts for the Buckeyes on Saturday included third-place showings from Nathan Tomasello, Johnni DiJulius and Kyle Snyder. Seeded sixth at 125 pounds, Tomasello started his day with a 8-3 decision over Conor Youtsey of Michigan and then edged Ronnie Bresser in the next consolation round, 4-3. He moved into the third place match by upsetting fourth-seeded and seventh-ranked Josh Martinez of Air Force, 6-2 and then rounded out the day with a 11-4 decision over Trey Andrew in the third place match. He is now 14-2 on the year. DiJulius, the defending champion at 133 pounds, had little trouble through his first two consolation matches on Saturday, easily disposing of Jade Rauser of Utah Valley, 19-3, and then taking out 12th-seeded Ian Nickel of Cal State Bakersfield, 5-2. In the third consolation match of the day, he edged fourth-seeded and 10th-ranked George DiCamillo of Virginia, his second win over DiCamillo in the last two weeks. He finished off his 5-0 day with a 9-0 major decision over fifth-seeded and 13th-ranked Earl Hall of Iowa State. Snyder dropped a hard-fought 3-2 decision to second-seeded and third-ranked Kyven Gadson of Iowa State in the semifinals, but bounced right back to defeat Trent Noon by major decision and advance to the third place match. In the match, he pulled away in the third period for a 14-5 major decision over fifth-seeded and 18thranked Jace Bennett of Cornell. The true freshman is now 13-1 on the season. In a tightly contested, back-and-forth match, fifth-ranked Missouri edged seventh-ranked Ohio State 20-19 on the fourth tiebreaker criteria (first takedown of the first match) in front of 2,666 fans at St. John Arena on Sunday afternoon. With the loss, the Buckeyes are 4-2 on the year while Missouri improves to 9-0. With Ohio State leading the overall team score 19-16 and just the 285-pound match remaining, Missouri’s J’den Cox bumped up from his usual position of 197 and wrestled the Buckeyes’ Nick Tavanello. Cox, the reigning national champion at 197, defeated Tavanello 4-2 on the strength of a third-period takedown. After being knotted on pins/ forfeits (1-1) and total match points (48-48), the tie was broken on the first takedown of the first match, which went to Missouri’s Alan Waters. Sunday’s dual started at 125 pounds where third-ranked Alan Waters earned an 11-8 decision over the Buckeyes’ Nathan Tomasello. Waters jumped out to an early lead with a takedown and three-point near fall in the first period, followed by a takedown with just two seconds left in the second period. At 133 pounds, Johnni DiJulius evened the match at three via a 5-2 decision over 16th-ranked Matt Manley. DiJulius raced out to a 4-0 lead on a takedown and reversal in the first two periods and then gained an extra point on riding time. At 157 pounds, Josh Demas returned to the lineup after being out last week and proceeded to edge Joseph LaValle, 3-2. He scored his points via a first-period takedown and second-period escape. 125: Alan Waters (Missouri) decision over Nathan Tomasello (OSU) 11-8; Missouri 3, OSU 0 133: Johnni DiJulius decision over Matt Manley (Missouri) 5-2; Missouri 3, OSU 3 141: Logan Stieber won by forfeit; OSU 9, Missouri 3 149: Drake Houdashelt (Missouri) fall over Hunter Stieber (OSU) 2:49; OSU 9, Missouri 9 157: Josh Demas (OSU) decision over Joseph LaVallee (Missouri) 3-2; OSU 12, Missouri 9 165: Cody Johnson (Missouri) decision over Justin Kresevic (OSU) 9-7 (OT); OSU 12, Missouri 12 174: Mark Martin (OSU) decision over Mike England (Missouri) 5-2; OSU 15, Missouri 12 184: Willie Miklus (Missouri) major decision over Josh Fox (OSU) 12-2; Missouri 16, OSU 15 197: Kyle Snyder (OSU) major decision over John Eblen (Missouri) 155; OSU 19, Missouri 16 285: J’den Cox (Missouri) decision over Nick Tavanello (OSU) 4-2; Missouri 20, OSU 19* *Missouri awarded point based on fourth tiebreaker criteria (first takedown of first match) 2014-15 OHIO STATE WRESTLING OhioStateBuckeyes.com 2014-15 RESULTS #1 IOWA 18, #7 OHIO STATE 14 #7 OHIO STATE 22, #3 PENN STATE 15 Columbus, Ohio | Jan. 4 Columbus, Ohio | Jan. 11 Top-ranked Iowa won the final four matches to rally past seventh-ranked Ohio State, 18-14, in wrestling action on Sunday afternoon in front of 6,558 fans at St. John Arena. The Hawkeyes improve to 7-0 on the year (2-0 Big Ten) while the Buckeyes are 4-3 overall, 0-1 in the Big Ten. Redshirt freshman Bo Jordan made his first appearance since the beginning of November and quickly made up for lost time, notching a 9-2 decision over seventh-ranked Nick Moore to give Ohio State a 14-8 lead in the overall team score. Iowa, however, responded with decisions in the next four matches, including two that were decided by a single point, to eke out the victory. At 174 pounds, Mike Evans, ranked third nationally, started the Iowa rally with a 5-2 decision over 12th-ranked Mark Martin. Evans had a key reversal in the third period while holding a precarious 3-2 lead. In the next match at 184 pounds, Kenny Courts fell behind against Sam Brooks 2-1 at the end of the first period and Brooks added a third point with an escape in the second period. Courts cut the deficit to 3-2 in the third on an escape but could get no closer. The 197 pound match featured seventh-ranked Kyle Snyder against sixth-ranked Nathan Burak. Snyder was changed with a stalling warning late in the second period and Burak scored his only points on escapes in the second and third periods, respectively. Burak’s victory gave Iowa a 15-14 lead in the match and Bobby Telford, ranked third nationally, defeated Nick Tavanello 4-0 in the final match of the day at 285 pounds. Seventh-ranked Ohio State won six of 10 matches, including momentum-swinging wins at 184 and 197 pounds, to knock off third-ranked and defending national champion Penn State on Sunday in front of 6,109 fans at St. John Arena. With the win, Ohio State’s first over Penn State since 2010, the Buckeyes improve to 5-3 and 1-1 in the Big Ten. Penn State is 6-1, 2-1. Holding a precarious 16-12 lead following a pin at 174 pounds by fourth-ranked Matt Brown of Penn State, redshirt junior Kenny Courts picked up a key 4-2 decision over Matt McCutcheon at 184 pounds to give Ohio State a 19-12 advantage. Courts’ victory came on the strength of an escape to start the third period, a takedown with 1:40 left and over two of riding time. In the next match, 197 pounds, true freshman Kyle Snyder picked up one of his most impressive wins of the season, knocking off fourthranked Morgan McIntosh, a reigning All-American, 6-1. Snyder, now 15-2 on the season, went ahead 1-0 early in the second period on an escape and then scored a takedown with 45 seconds left in the period for a 3-0 lead. Snyder notched one more takedown in the third period and also racked up over two minutes of riding time for the final 6-1 decision. Sunday’s win over Penn State marks the highest-ranked opponent Ohio State has knocked off since a 21-9 victory over second-ranked Iowa on Jan. 20, 2012. 125: Thomas Gilman (Iowa) over Nathan Tomasello (Ohio State) (TB-1 2-1) Iowa 3, OSU 0 133: Johnni DiJulius (Ohio State) over Cory Clark (Iowa) (Dec 7-5) OSU 3, Iowa 3 141: Logan Stieber (Ohio State) over Josh Dziewa (Iowa) (TF 15-0 4:37) OSU 8, Iowa 3 149: Brandon Sorensen (Iowa) over Hunter Stieber (Ohio State) (Dec 9-7) OSU 8, Iowa 6 157: Josh Demas (Ohio State) over Mike Kelly (Iowa) (Dec 5-2) OSU 11, Iowa 6 165: Bo Jordan (Ohio State) over Nick Moore (Iowa) (Dec 9-2) OSU 14, Iowa 6 174: Michael Evans (Iowa) over Mark Martin (Ohio State) (Dec 5-2) OSU 14, Iowa 9 184: Sam Brooks (Iowa) over Kenny Courts (Ohio State) (Dec 3-2) OSU 14, Iowa 12 197: Nathan Burak (Iowa) over Kyle Snyder (Ohio State) (Dec 2-1) Iowa 15, OSU 14 285: Bobby Telford (Iowa) over Nick Tavanello (Ohio State) (Dec 4-0) Iowa 18, OSU 14 125: #7 Nathan Tomasello (OSU) maj. dec. #8 Jordan Conaway (PSU) 11-2 | OSU 4, PSU 0 133: #10 Jimmy Gulibon (PSU) dec. #4 Johnni DiJulius (OSU) 5-4 | OSU 4, PSU 3 141: #1 Logan Stieber (OSU) pinned Kade Moss (PSU) WBF (2:51) | OSU 10, PSU 3 149: #6 Hunter Stieber (OSU) dec. #17 Zack Beitz (PSU) 7-2 | OSU 13, PSU 3 157: #8 Dylan Alton (PSU) dec. #5 Josh Demas (OSU) 3-1 (sv) | OSU 13, PSU 6 165: #6 Bo Jordan (OSU) dec. Garett Hammond (PSU) 10-6 | OSU 16, PSU 6 174: #4 Matt Brown (PSU) pinned Dominic Prezzia (OSU) WBF (4:27) | OSU 16, PSU 12 184: #11 Kenny Courts (OSU) dec. #16 Matt McCutcheon (PSU) 4-2 | OSU 19, PSU 12 197: #7 Kyle Snyder (OSU) dec. #4 Morgan McIntosh (PSU) 6-1 | OSU 22, PSU 12 285: #6 Jimmy Lawson (PSU) dec. #10 Nick Tavanello (OSU) 3-1 | OSU 22, PSU 15 2014-15 OHIO STATE WRESTLING OhioStateBuckeyes.com 2014-15 RESULTS #4 OHIO STATE 25, MICHIGAN STATE 13 #4 OHIO STATE 25, #16 MICHIGAN 15 East Lansing, Mich. | Jan. 16 Ann Arbor, Mich. | Jan. 18 Fourth-ranked Ohio State won six of 10 matches, including four by bonus points, to secure a 25-13 victory over Michigan State Friday evening at Jenison Field House in East Lansing. The match started at 125 pounds where Nathan Tomasello got rolling in the second period, extending a 3-2 first-period advantage to a 14-6 lead after two periods. He then scored nine points in the third period to gain the 25-9 technical fall victory. It was his third tech fall of the season. At 141 pounds, senior Logan Stieber needed just 3:09 to pin Terry Turner. For Stieber, it was his sixth pin of the year and 14th via bonus points. The senior from Monroeville, Ohio is now 14-0 on the season and 104-3 in his career. The win gave Ohio State an 11-4 lead. At 157 pounds, senior John Demas scored a takedown as the first period expired and after a scoreless second period, start the third with an escape. He added a late takedown and racked up well over two minutes of riding time for a 6-0 decision. Demas is now 11-1 on the year. Bo Jordan continued the Buckeyes’ momentum at 165 pounds, jumping out to a 4-2 first period lead and then extending his advantage to 8-4 on a late takedown in the second period. He then scored nine third-period points and totaled over two minutes in riding time. His 18-7 win gave Ohio State a 18-7 lead and upped his season record to 8-0. Four bonus-point victories, including each of the first three matches, lifted the fourth-ranked Ohio State wrestling team (7-3, 3-1) to a 25-15 victory over 16th-ranked Michigan (3-3, 1-2) in front of a sellout crowd at Cliff Keen Arena in Ann Arbor, Mich. The match started at 125 pounds where seventh-ranked Nathan Tomasello scored a major decision victory over Conor Youtsey, 16-7, with a critical takedown late in the third period that secured the bonus points for Ohio State. Tomasello also racked over a minute and a half of riding time. Tomasello, who also had a technical fall on Friday at Michigan State, is now 17-4 on the season. At 133 pounds, redshirt junior Johnni DiJulius returned to lineup after missing Friday’s match at Michigan State and showed no rust, rolling to a 17-2 technical fall over Zebulon Hilyard. DiJulius led 9-2 at the end of the first period that then secured the technical fall with an escape, a takedown and five near-fall points in the second period. Redshirt senior Logan Stieber continued his dominance at 141 pounds, needing just 1:31 to pin Michigan’s George Fisher. It is Stieber’s seventh pin of the season, (second of the weekend), improved his season record to 15-0 and also gave Ohio State a 15-0 lead in the match. 125: #7 Nathan Tomasello (OSU) technical fall over Mitch Rogaliner (MSU) 25-9 | OSU 5, MSU 0 133: Hermilo Esquivel (MSU) major decision over Mike Manuche (OSU) 12-4 | OSU 5, MSU 4 141: #1 Logan Stieber (OSU) won by fall over Terry Turner (MSU) 3:09 | OSU 11, MSU 4 149: Nick Trimble (MSU) decision over Randy Languis (OSU) 7-5 | OSU 11, MSU 7 157: #6 Josh Demas (OSU) decision over Josh Pennell (MSU) 6-0 | OSU 14, MSU 7 165: #6 Bo Jordan (OSU) major decision over Roger Wildmo (MSU) 18-7 | OSU 18, MSU 7 174: Nick Proctor (MSU) decision over Dominic Prezzia (OSU) 5-1 | OSU 18, MSU 10 184: #12 Kenny Courts (OSU) decision over John Rizqallah (MSU) (SV) 3-1 | OSU 21, MSU 10 197: #5 Kyle Snyder (OSU) major decision over Nick McDiarmid (MSU) 17-6 | OSU 25, MSU 10 285: Ray Gordon (OSU) decision over Chris Nash (MSU) 7-4 | OSU 25, MSU 13 125: #7 Nathan Tomasello (OSU) major decision over Conor Youtsey (U-M) 17-6 | OSU 4, U-M 0 133: #8 Johnni DiJulius (OSU) won by technical fall over Zebulon Hilyard (U-M) 17-2 | OSU 9, U-M 0 141: #1 Logan Stieber (OSU) won by fall over George Fisher (U-M) 1:31 | OSU 15, U-M 0 149: #11 Alec Pantaleo (U-M) won by decision over Randy Languis (OSU) 8-2 | OSU 15, U-M 3 157: Brian Murphy (U-M) won by decision over #6 Josh Demas (OSU) 5-2 | OSU 15, U-M 6 165: #6 Bo Jordan (OSU) won by decision over #10 Taylor Massa (U-M) 2-0 | OSU 18, U-M 6 174: #12 Mark Martin (OSU) major decision over Jeff Holm (U-M) 11-2 | OSU 22, U-M 6 184: #10 Dominic Abounader (U-M) won by decision over #12 Kenny Courts (OSU) 6-2 | OSU 22, U-M 9 197: #5 Kyle Snyder (OSU) won by decision over #8 Max Huntley (U-M) 5-2 | OSU 25, U-M 9 285: #8 Adam Coon (U-M) won by fall over Ray Gordon (OSU) 1:22 | OSU 25, U-M 15 2014-15 OHIO STATE WRESTLING OhioStateBuckeyes.com