OHIO STATE WRESTLING @WRESTLINGBUCKS OHIO STATE ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Fawcett Center, 6th Floor | 2400 Olentangy River Rd. | Columbus, Ohio 43210 2018-19 SCHEDULE/RESULTS 2019 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS 12-2, 7-2 Big Ten The 2018-19 collegiate wrestling season comes to a crescendo at the NCAA Championships held DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT in Pittsburgh, Pa., March 21-23. Ohio State enters the final competition ranked second nationally and with a full complement of 10 qualifiers. Nov. 3 vs. Navy W, 28-9 Nov. 11 Ohio Intercollegiate Open (no team scores) BUCKEYE LINEUP (NCAA Championships seed listed) Nov. 16 at California Baptist W, 42-0 125 lbs | No. 25 Malik Heinselman (23-9, Fr.) Nov. 18 at No. 10 Arizona State W, 22-17 133 lbs | No. 5 Luke Pletcher (23-5, r-Jr.) Nov. 30 Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational 1st/43 141 lbs | No. 2 Joey McKenna (20-2, Sr.) Dec. 1 Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational 1st/43 149 lbs | No. 2 Micah Jordan (25-2, r-Sr.) Dec. 9 WISCONSIN W, 23-13 157 lbs | No. 11 Ke-Shawn Hayes (20-9, r-Jr.) Jan. 6 NORTH CAROLINA STATE W, 26-10 165 lbs | No. 21 Te’Shan Campbell (20-7, Sr.) Jan. 11 at Indiana W, 43-3 174 lbs | No. 19 Ethan Smith (18-11, r-Fr.) 184 lbs | No. 1 Myles Martin (20-0, Sr.) Jan. 13 MICHIGAN STATE W, 37-4 197 lbs | No. 2 Kollin Moore (19-2, r-Jr.) Jan. 25 MICHIGAN (in ‘The Schott’) L, 17-19 285 lbs | No. 16 Chase Singletary (19-7, r-Fr.) Feb. 1 at Illinois W, 23-14 Feb. 3 at Northwestern W, 27-15 AT FULL STRENGTH Feb. 8 PENN STATE L, 9-28 For the second straight season, Ohio State will be represented at all 10 weight classes during the Feb. 15 at Purdue W, 34-3 NCAA Championships. A year ago Lehigh stood alongside the Buckeyes as the only two teams to Feb. 17 NEBRASKA W, 21-12 qualify all 10 wrestlers, and in 2019 Ohio State stands alone. Feb. 22 at Cornell W, 25-9 March 9 Big Ten Championships (Minneapolis, Minn.) CHASING TROPHIES Ohio State has brought home hardware in each of the last four NCAA Championships, including March 10 Big Ten Championships 2nd/14 the 2015 team title. In three years since, the Buckeyes have placed third, second and second March 21 NCAA Championships (Pittsburgh, Pa.) while capturing three Big Ten crowns en route to the nationals. Head coach Tom Ryan has guided March 22 NCAA Championships the Scarlet & Gray to top-10 finishes in 10 of 12 seasons since arriving in Columbus. In addition March 23 NCAA Championships to the recent stretch of top-3 placements (2016-18), Ohio State also claimed runner-up honors in both 2008 and 2009. SOCIAL MEDIA #GoBucks From an individual standpoint, at least one Buckeye has climbed to the top of the podium as Instagram/Twitter/Snapchat ........ @wrestlingbucks an NCAA Champion in seven straight seasons. Four-time champion Logan Stieber began the Facebook .....................OhioStateUniversityWrestling title-clinching streak as the 2012 champion at 133 pounds. BOOKENDING CAREER BIG TEN DUAL STANDINGS | Final In 2016 Myles Martin became just the 15th true freshman to ever win an NCAA title when he defeated fellow freshman Bo Nickal (Penn State) in the 174-pound finals. Three years later and Big Ten Overall Martin is now seeking to bookend his career with national championships. He is one of eight Penn State 9-0 1.000 14-0 1.000 competitors to carry an NCAA crown into the 2019 event. Additional former champions include: Iowa 9-0 1.000 14-1 .933 Spencer Lee (Iowa), Yianni Diakomihalis (Cornell), Jason Nolf (Penn State), Vincenzo Joseph (Penn Michigan 8-1 .889 13-1 .929 State), Zahid Valencia (Arizona State), Mark Hall (Penn State) and Bo Nickal (Penn State). Ohio State 7-2 .778 12-2 .857 Minnesota 7-2 .778 14-3 .824 MICAH ON A MISSION Nebraska 5-4 .556 12-5 .706 Micah Jordan’s 25-2 season mark is accompanied by 19 bonus-point wins (7 MD, 6 TF, 6 PIN) and Rutgers 5-4 .556 12-6 .667 that dominance has been in overdrive since Jan. 11. In 12 wins since that date, Jordan has record- Wisconsin 3-6 .333 9-6 .600 ed four major decisions, three tech falls and four pins. Michigan State 3-6 .333 10-8 .556 Purdue 3-6 .333 7-10 .412 A DOZEN REMAIN UNDEFEATED Northwestern 2-7 .222 5-10 .33 Myles Martin is one of only 12 wrestlers nationally to own a flawless season record entering the Indiana 1-8 .111 6-12 .33 NCAA Championships. Martin is 20-0 with 10 of those wins coming over top-20 opponents. Illinois 1-8 .111 2-9 .182 Maryland 0-9 .000 2-12 .143 Nine of 10 weight classes (none at heavyweight) have at least one unbeaten record with two at 125, 184 and 197 pounds. OhioStateBuckeyes.com 1 OHIO STATE WRESTLING @WRESTLINGBUCKS 2018-19 OHIO STATE ROSTER TEAM NOTES Name Wt. Yr. Hometown/High School (Previous College) Te’Shan Campbell 165/174 Sr. Pittsburgh, Pa./Penn Hills (Pittsburgh) MCKENNA DOMINATES IN CONFERENCE Elijah Cleary 157 r-So. Winter Park, Fla./Lake Highland Prep TOURNAMENTS Alex Felix 141 Fr. Gilroy, Calif./Gilroy Joey McKenna has never dropped a bout Ryan Ferro 174 r-Fr. Warwick, N.Y./Warwick Valley at his conference championships. After Brendan Fitzgerald 149 Jr. Columbus, Ohio/Grandview Heights back-to-back Pac-12 titles while competing Kevon Freeman 165 Fr. Mentor, Ohio/Lake Catholic for Stanford as an underclassmen, he walked Ke-Shawn Hayes 157 r-Jr. Kansas City, Mo./Park Hill into the Big Ten Championships and snagged Malik Heinselman 125 Fr. Castle Rock, Colo./Castle View two more league crowns. McKenna blanked Gavin Hoffman 184 Fr. Montoursville, Pa./Montoursville his competition in the ‘18 event, surrendering Jaimen Hood 133 r-Fr. Mason, Ohio/Mason zero points en route to the top of the podium. Rocky Jordan 174 Fr. St. Paris, Ohio/St. Paris Graham In eight career matches at the Big Ten Cham- Micah Jordan 149 r-Sr. St. Paris, Ohio/St. Paris Graham pionships in 2018 and 2019, he outscored his Quinn Kinner 141 Fr. Mullica Hill, N.J./Kingsway Regional competition 45-6 and tallied two pins. Brady Koontz 125 r-Fr. Plover, Wis./Stevens Point Area Senior Dylan Koontz 125 r-Fr. Plover, Wis./Stevens Point Area Senior B1G SUCCESS IN MINNEAPOLIS Hunter Lucas 125 r-So. Cridersville, Ohio/Lima Central Catholic (Maryland) Two champions, five finalists and nine tickets Micah Marshall 157 Fr. Dayton, Ohio/Chaminade Julienne Catholic to the NCAAs were punched in Minneapolis Myles Martin 184 Sr. Penns Grove, N.J./McDonogh School at the Big Ten Championships. All that result- Joey McKenna 141 Sr. Towaco, N.J./Blair Academy (Stanford) ed in a second place finish for the Buckeyes. Brakan Mead 125 So. Powell, Ohio/Olentangy Liberty Joey McKenna and Myles Martin won individ- Kollin Moore 197 r-Jr. Burbank, Ohio/Norwayne ual titles while Luke Pletcher, Micah Jordan Luke Pletcher 133 Jr. Latrobe, Pa./Greater Latrobe and Kollin Moore joined them in the finals Clay Ragon 141 r-So. Williamston, Mich./Dansville of their respective weight classes. Two days Braeden Redlin 165 Fr. Allen, Texas/Allen later, Chase Singletary filled the complete Aaron Rehfeldt 157 r-So. Brighton, Mich./Detroit Central Catholic lineup heading to Pittsburgh when selected Kaleb Romero 165 r-Fr. Mechanicsburg, Ohio/Mechanicsburg as at-large bid recipient at heavyweight. Sammy Sasso 149 Fr. Nazareth, Pa./Nazareth Fritz Schierl 165 r-So. Stevens Point, Wis./Stevens Point SENIOR CLASS 2019 Chase Singletary HWT r-Fr. Naples, Fla./Blair Academy [N.J.] Ohio State’s four-man senior class of Te’Shan Ethan Smith 174 r-Fr. Latrobe, Pa./Sparrows Point [M.D.] Campbell, Micah Jordan, Myles Martin and Kevin Snyder 197 r-So. Woodbine, Md./Our Lady of Good Counsel Joey McKenna has accumulated impressive Zach Steiner 184 r-Fr. Creston, Ohio/Norwayne numbers in their careers and combined for: JD Stickley 141 Fr. Urbana, Ohio/St. Paris Graham Gary Traub HWT r-So. Cincinnati, Ohio/Sycamore -Seven All-America honors -403-83 (.829) career record COACHING AND SUPPORT STAFF -305-61 (.832) record as Buckeyes Head Coach - Tom Ryan -250 bonus-point wins (96 major decisions, Associate Head Coach - J Jaggers 83 tech falls, 71 pins) Assistant Coach - Tervel Dlagnev -75-20 (.789) Big Ten dual mark Director of Recruiting & Operations - Anthony Ralph Volunteer Assistant Coach - Bo Jordan This group is also 16-for-16 in qualifying for Director of Wrestling Sports Science & Development - Riley Ross the NCAA Championships in their careers. CAREER WINNING PERCENTAGE TOP-15 POUND-FOR-POUND FloWrestling maintains a `pound-for-pound’ (MINIMUM 40 MATCHES) Top-20 and Ohio State represents 20-percent NAME.................... SEASONS ..... W-L-T ........ PCT. 1. Logan Stieber ..........2012-15 ......... 119-3.............975 of the group. The Buckeyes included are No. 2. Mark Coleman ........1988 .............. 50-2 ........... .962 5 Myles Martin, No. 13 Joey McKenna, No. 14 3. Rex Holman ............1992-93 ......... 69-3 .......... .958 If one considers Joey McKenna’s combined Kollin Moore and No. 16 Micah Jordan. 4. Kyle Snyder .............2015-18 ......... 75-5 ........... .938 collegiate career at both Stanford and Ohio 5. Kevin Randleman ....1991-93 ......... 108-7-3 ...... .928 State, he would be ranked eighth with a RECORD BOOK WRECKERS 6. Nathan Tomasello ...2015-18 ......... 100-8.......... .926 .908 winning percentage (99-10). Four current Buckeyes -- Joey McKenna, 7.