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OHIO STATE ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Fawcett Center, 6th Floor | 2400 Olentangy River Rd. | Columbus, Ohio 43210 2014-15 WRESTLING COLUMBUS, Ohio - Coming off a three-week layoff, the seventh-ranked Ohio State 4-1 Overall; 0-0 Big Ten wrestling team ushers in 2015 with a showdown in its Big Ten opener against top-ranked NOV 02 at Michigan St. Open NTS Iowa on Sunday inside St. John Arena. The match is set for 2 p.m. and can be seen live on 13 KENT STATE W, 38-3 BTN+ (subscription required). 15 vs. Army^ W, 37-6 15 vs. Arizona State^ W, 30-10 PARKING ADVISORY 23 at Virginia Tech L, 19-18 24 at Virginia W, 30-7 Fans are encouraged to arrive at St. John Arena early on Sunday (doors open at 1 p.m.) and refer to the following link for a parking map: http://grfx.cstv.com/schools/osu/graphics/pdf/ DEC 05 CKLV Invitational 1 2nd/39 facilities/wrestl-parking.pdf 06 CKLV Invitational 1 14 MISSOURI L, 20-19 BUCKEYES IN A NUTSHELL JAN 04 IOWA* 2 p.m. 11 PENN STATE* 2 p.m. • Ranked seventh in this week’s USA Today/NWCA poll, Ohio State is 4-2 on the year with 16 at Michigan State* 7 p.m. wins over Kent State, Army, Arizona State and Virginia. 18 at Michigan* 2 p.m. • In its last dual meet action, the Buckeyes were edged by fifth-ranked Missouri, 20-19, on 23 INDIANA* 2 7 p.m. tiebreaker criteria. Ohio State won five of 10 matches, including a 15-5 major decision victory 25 at Maryland* Noon 30 PURDUE* 7 p.m. by freshman Kyle Snyder at 197 pounds over John Eblen. • At the Cliff Keen Invitational in Las Vegas, Nev. Dec. 5-6, Ohio State finished second out of FEB 01 at Rutgers* Noon 39 teams in a field that featured 11 ranked teams. 06 MINNESOTA* 3 7 p.m. • Logan Stieber won the 141-pound title, winning all five of his matches via bonus points, 4 15 National Duals 2 p.m. and also recorded his 100th career victory. 21 National Duals - Finals 5 TBA • Ohio State’s lineup features eight wrestlers that are ranked in the top ten of their MAR 07 B1G Championships 6 All Day respective weight classes – Nathan Tomasello (eighth, 125 lbs.), Johnni DiJulius (ninth, 133 08 B1G Championships 6 All Day lbs.), Logan Stieber (first, 141 lbs.), Hunter Stieber (fifth, 149 lbs.), Josh Demas (sixth, 157 7 19 NCAA Championships All Day lbs.), Bo Jordan (ninth, 165 lbs.), Kyle Snyder (seventh, 197 lbs.) and Nick Tavanello (10th, 285 20 NCAA Championships 7 All Day 21 NCAA Championships 7 All Day lbs.) PROBABLE MATCH UPS *Big Ten contest ^Journeymen Tussle | Clifton Park, N.Y. 125: #8 Nathan Tomasello (14-3) vs. #4 Thomas Gilman (14-1) 1 Las Vegas, Nev. 133: #9 Johnni DiJulius (16-1) vs. #4 Cory Clark (14-0) 2 Norwalk High School | Norwalk, Ohio 3 Value City Arena | Columbus, Ohio 141: #1 Logan Stieber (11-0) vs. #6 Josh Dziewa (15-2) 4 Edinboro, Pa. 149: #5 Hunter Stieber (0-1) or Randy Languis (7-5) vs. Brody Grothus (14-2) or #10 Brandon 5 Iowa City, Iowa Sorensen (19-2) 6 Columbus, Ohio 7 St. Louis, Mo. 157: #6 Josh Demas (9-0) vs. Michael Kelly (14-1) or Edwin Cooper, Jr. (8-3) 165: #9 Bo Jordan (5-0) or Justin Kresevic (10-10) vs. #7 Nick Moore (12-3) 174: #12 Mark Martin (11-6) vs. #3 Mike Evans (14-0) 184: #12 Kenny Courts (12-2) vs. #8 Sammy Brooks (14-1) 197: #7 Kyle Snyder (14-1) vs. #6 Nathan Burak (9-0) or Kris Klapprodt (10-5) 285: #10 Nick Tavanello (13-5) vs. #3 Bobby Telford (14-0) ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS CONTACT Mike Basford Offi ce Phone: 614-292-0134 SCOUTING THE HAWKEYES Cell Phone: 908-892-8951 Iowa is ranked No. 1 this week in the National Wrestling Coaches Association poll and is E-mail: [email protected] Twitter: @MikeBasford_OSU 5-0 on the year with wins over Baker College, Iowa Central CC, Cornell College, Iowa State 2014 OHIO STATE WRESTLING OhioStateBuckeyes.com and Michigan State. The Hawkeyes feature USA TODAY/NWCA UNIVERSITY FACTS seven wrestlers with NCAA experience and TOP 25 POLL Location ...............................Columbus, Ohio (pop. 1.7m) eight that are currently ranked in the top Founded ...................................................................1870 Rk. Team (No. 1 votes) ............................W-L Pts. Enrollment ............................56,867 (Columbus campus) 10 of their respective weight classes by 1. Iowa (9) ................................................5-0 297 Nickname .........................................................Buckeyes 2. Minnesota (2) ......................................6-0 283 Colors ...................Scarlet (PMS 200) & Gray (PMS 429) InetMat.com. 3. Cornell ...................................................6-0 278 Mascot ...................................................Brutus Buckeye 4. Penn State (1) ......................................5-0 266 President ...........................................Dr. Michael Drake 5. Missouri .............................................12-0 256 Director of Athletics ..................................Eugene Smith ALL TIME SERIES WITH IOWA 6. Virginia Tech .......................................4-1 238 Ohio State has just three wins all time 7. Ohio State ..............................................4-2 224 Associate AD/Wrestling ..............................T.J. Shelton Faculty Representative..................................John Bruno against the Hawkeyes, but the most recent 8. Oklahoma State .....................................3-1 217 9. Pittsburgh ..............................................4-2 194 one came the last time the two teams faced 10 . Edinboro .................................................6-2 193 WRESTLING HISTORY off at St. John Arena – a 21-9 Buckeye 11. Lehigh ....................................................7-3 175 First Year ................................................................1921 12. Nebraska ...............................................4-1 160 All-Time Dual Meet Record.............................736-507-2 triumph over the second-ranked Hawkeyes 13. Illinois ....................................................6-1 152 Big Ten Record ..............................................254-327-16 on January 20, 2012. In that match, Ohio 14. Iowa State .............................................4-1 146 Big Ten Championships ............................2 (1923, 1951) 15. Michigan .............................................2-1 136 All-Americans..............................................................82 State won five consecutive matches from 16. Virginia ................................................5-2 128 Individual National Champions ...................................17 133-165 pounds en route to its first win over 17. Rider ......................................................6-1 105 Academic All-Big Ten Selections ..............................117 18. Oregon State .........................................3-0 96 Practice Facility ..... Steelwood Athletic Training Facility the Hawkeyes since 1966. 19. Northwestern ........................................8-2 85 Area (Capacity) ..........................St. John Arena (13,276) 20. Wisconsin ..............................................5-1 79 LAST TIME OUT VS. MISSOURI 21. Wyoming ...............................................4-2 65 COACHING STAFF 22. N.C. State ..............................................7-2 42 Head Coach ................................... Tom Ryan (Iowa ‘93) In a tightly contested, back-and-forth match, 23. Rutgers .................................................9-0 34 Year at Ohio State ..................................................Ninth fifth-ranked Missouri edged seventh-ranked 24. Old Dominion .........................................3-2 24 Ohio State Record: ...............................................104-40 25. Bucknell .................................................3-1 12 Big Ten Record: ......................................................39-25 Ohio State 20-19 on the fourth tiebreaker Career Record:.................................................213-124-1 criteria (first takedown of the first match) in Others Receiving Votes: Purdue 9, Stanford 5, Ohio 1 Associate Head Coach .........Lou Rosselli (Edinboro ‘93) 2014-15 Ohio State opponents in bold front of 2,666 fans at St. John Arena on Dec. Assistant Coach ....................J Jaggers (Ohio State ‘09) Vol. Assistant Coach ..... Ross Thatcher (Penn State ‘00) 14. Director of Operations...................................Alex Picazo a wrestler in high school. TEAM FACTS With Ohio State leading the overall team 2013-14 Record .......................................................13-5 score 19-16 and just the 285-pound match 2014-15 CAPTAINS 2013-14 Big Ten Record ............................................4-4 remaining, Missouri’s J’den Cox bumped up Four members of the Ohio State wrestling 2013-14 Letterwinners Returning/Lost ...................13/5 Starters Returning/Lost .............................................5/5 from his usual position of 197 and wrestled team – redshirt senior Logan Stieber, redshirt 2013-14 NCAA Qualifi ers Returning/Lost ..................6/3 the Buckeyes’ Nick Tavanello. Cox, the freshmen Bo Jordan and Nathan Tomasello 2014 Big Ten Finish .............................. 4th (86/5 points) 2014 NCAA Finish ....................................6th (57 points) reigning national champion at 197, defeated and true freshman Kyle Snyder – have been Tavanello 4-2 on the strength of a third- voted captains for the 2014-15 season, head ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS period takedown. After being knotted on coach Tom Ryan announced. Asst. AD/Communications ....................Dan Wallenberg Director.......................................................Leann