The Big Ten is widely regarded as the best conference for collegiate wrestling, and the No. 6 Buckeyes dominated No. 25 Illinois in their first conference matchup, taking the dual 36-6 on Friday.
Ohio State only lost two of 10 bouts, both losses to top 10 wrestlers. Luke Geog started Read More
Ohio State leaves the Collegiate Duals looking even stronger than they did before, upsetting No. 2 NC State in a 21-20 win after beating both No. 21 Northern Iowa and Lock Haven earlier on Tuesday to improve the Buckeyes dual record to 7-1.
The Buckeyes started the dual against the Read More
Ohio State returned home to the Covelli Center on Sunday but suffered its first loss to No. 18 Pittsburgh 21-13.
The No. 7 Buckeyes dropped four out of the ten weights with Jesse Mendez picking up his first loss of the season at 141 pounds.
Most starters were healthy for Read More
On the second day of the Cliff Keen Invitational, the Buckeyes finished in third place, with Jesse Mendez taking bringing home a championship at the 141-pound division.
As a team, Ohio State finished with 125.5 points behind only Iowa State and Nebraska.
Three wrestlers made it to the semifinals for Read More
The Buckeyes were back on the mat for the first time since their two perfect dual wins over Columbia and Hofstra on Nov. 19. They are in Las Vegas, N.V., for the Cliff Keen Invitational, a two-day tournament full of talent from schools across the country.
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The No. 6-ranked Buckeyes dominated again on Sunday, winning two duals against Columbia and Hofstra, and winning every individual match in both. They won the first 49-0 at 11 a.m., then made the drive to beat Hofstra 51-0 at 4 p.m. They haven’t lost an individual match since Nov. 10 Read More
The family of Sammy Sasso provided an update on the Ohio State All-American wrestler’s condition Saturday, stating on their GoFundMe page that he will need to undergo “comprehensive physical therapy” to regain his ability to walk.
Sasso, who was shot in the stomach on Aug. 18 near the 1300 block Read More
According to several reports, Ohio State wrestler Sammy Sasso was shot in Columbus on Friday during an attempted robbery and remains in serious condition.
The shooting was reported around 8:30 p.m. on Friday evening in Columbus’ University District, with Sasso – who identified himself to a witness as an Ohio Read More
One of the most talented youngsters on the Ohio State wrestling roster captured a big piece of offseason hardware Saturday.
Competing in the freestyle category for Team USA, redshirt freshman Nic Bouzakis won the gold medal at the U20 Pan-Am Wrestling Championships at 61 kilograms, winning all his matches by Read More
Ohio State wrestling remains undefeated in Big Ten dual play and picked up perhaps its biggest win of the season Friday.
The No. 5 Buckeyes went on the road and toppled rival No. 7 Michigan 23-15 before returning home to obliterate Michigan State 36-3 Sunday.
Freshman Jesse Mendez, the No. Read More
