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Great win against #4 Michigan for the Buckeyes yesterday, winning 18-15. Ohio State won at 125, 141, 149, 184 and 197. They got enough bonus points to take the win. Can't believe Snyder lost.

OSU wraps up the regular season of dual matches next Sunday when they travel to NC State.

Ohio State wrapped up their regular season with a 29-6 thrashing over #6 North Carolina State. The Buckeyes lost only 2 individual bouts at 157 and 197, sweeping the rest of them.

They will now have almost two weeks off before they travel to the Big Ten Championships in East Lansing on March 3-4.

big weekend ahead for the OSU grapplers

After a great day 1 of the Big Ten Championships, the Buckeyes see themselves sitting at the top of the leaderboards. They will look to continue that success on Sunday as they look to defend their title from last year.

For the second year in a row, and the third time in the last four years, the Buckeyes claimed the Big Ten Tournament title. OSU scored 164.5 points in a rout of the title, the most points for any team since 2002. The Buckeyes earned four individual titles, seven finalists and nine top 3 performances. Also, all ten Buckeye wrestlers earned auto bids to the NCAA Tournament. The following Buckeyes won individual titles: Nathan Tomasello, Joey McKenna, Kollin Moore and Kyle Snyder.

Team results: Ohio State (164.5); Penn State (148); Michigan (118); Iowa (90.5); Nebraska (72.5); Wisconsin (67); Minnesota (66.5); Illinois (62.5); Purdue (59.5); Northwestern (55.5); Rutgers (42.5); Maryland (30.5); Indiana (10); Michigan State (9.5).

what an impressive win for individual wrestlers for the Bucks and even more so the dominance this program has put out over the years!!! GREAT JOB OSU GRAPPLERS!!!!!!!!

Qualifiers to nationals:

125lb - Nathan Tomasello - 2 Seed
133lb - Luke Pletcher - 3 Seed
141lb - Joey McKenna - 4 seed
149lb - KeShawn Hayes - 5 Seed
157lb - Micah Jordan - 7 Seed
165lb - Te'Shan Campbell - 13 Seed
174lb - Bo Jordan - 6 Seed
184lb - Myles Martin - 2 Seed
197lb - Kollin Moore - 1 Seed
285lb - Kyle Snyder - 1 Seed

Day 1 at the NCAA Championships was a big one for the Buckeyes, as OSU wrestlers compiled a 19-1 record on the first day, and will have 9 quarterfinalists in action. After the first day, the Buckeyes hold a decent lead over the rest of the field with 36 points, followed by: Penn State (28.5), Iowa (27), Michigan (23) and North Carolina State (20). Full results from Buckeye wrestlers today:

Nathan Tomasello (125lbs)
Round 1: Def. Gabe Townsell (Stanford) - Pin, 2:19
Round 2: Def. #15 Ryan Millhof (Arizona State) - Inj., 5:00

Luke Pletcher (133lbs)
Round 1: Def. Mason Pengilly (Stanford) - Dec., 4-2
Round 2: Def. #14 Korbin Myers (Edinboro) - Dec., 4-3

Joey McKenna (141lbs)
Round 1: Def. Madrigal (Old Dominion) - TF, 16-1
Round 2: Def. #13 Luke Karam (Lehigh) - TF, 15-0

Ke-Shawn Hayes (149lbs)
Round 1: Def. Malik Amine (Michigan) - TB1, 6-5
Round 2: Def. #12 Ryan Blees (Virginia Tech) - Dec., 12-6

Micah Jordan (157lbs)
Round 1: Def. Luke Weiland (Army) - MD, 14-5
Round 2: Def. #10 Markus Scheidel (Columbia) - Pin, 3:10

Te'Shan Campbell (165lbs)
Round 1: Def. Dawaylon Barnes (Oklahoma) - Dec., 4-2
Round 2: Loss #4 Chad Clash (Rider) - MD, 8-0

Bo Jordan (174lbs)
Round 1: Def. Brandon Womack (Cornell) - SV1, 4-2
Round 2: Def. #11 David Kocer (South Dakota State) - MD, 11-3

Myles Martin (184lbs)
Round 1: Def. Bryce Gorman (Northern Illinois) - TF, 24-9
Round 2: Def. Mitchell Bowman (Iowa) - MD, 17-5

Kollin Moore (197lbs)
Round 1: Def. Tanner Orndorff (Utah Valley) - Dec., 12-8
Round 2: Def. Patrick Brucki (Princeton) - MD, 14-4

Kyle Snyder (285lbs)
Round 1: Def. Ryan Soloman (Pittsburgh) - MD, 15-5
Round 2: Def. Jere Heino (Campbell) - TF, 23-8

Their goal was to claim the national championship, and they had the lead after the morning session on Saturday, but by only 6 points. The big problem? They only had two wrestlers in the finals, and Penn State (who was trailing by 6), had five wrestlers in the finals. Kyle Snyder claimed his third national title at 285lbs for the Buckeyes, and as a team they finished as the runner-up to rival Penn State.

great action over the weekend!!!