2020-21 Ohio State Buckeyes Wrestling

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The Buckeyes traveled to West Lafayette on Sunday for a couple of big time match-ups, as they faced #1 Iowa and then the host, #18 Purdue. OSU ultimately split the duals, falling to Iowa 33-14, then defeating Purdue 23-12.

vs. #1 Iowa (Loss 33-14):

125lbs: #1 Spencer Lee (IOWA) def. Brady Koontz (OSU); Fall, 1:32
133lbs: #4 Austin DeSanto (IOWA) def. Dylan Koontz (OSU); TF, 19-4
141lbs: #1 Jayden Eierman (IOWA) def. Anthony Echemendia (OSU); Fall, 5:25
149lbs: #2 Sammy Sasso (OSU) def. #5 Max Murin (IOWA); Fall, 6:53
157lbs: #26 Elijah Cleary (OSU) def. Bretli Reyna (IOWA); D, 4-3
165lbs: #6 Ethan Smith (OSU) def. Joe Kelly (IOWA); TF, 18-3
174lbs: #1 Michael Kemerer (IOWA) def. #4 Kaleb Romero (OSU); D, 3-1
184lbs: #8 Nelson Brands (IOWA) def. #17 Rocky Jordan (OSU); D, 3-0
197lbs: #3 Jacob Warner (IOWA) def. #24 Chase Singletary (OSU); MD, 11-1
285lbs: #3 Tony Cassioppi (IOWA) def. #10 Tate Orndorff (OSU); Fall, 4:53

vs. #18 Purdue (Win 23-12):

125lbs: #11 Devin Schroder (PUR) def. #10 Malik Heinselman (OSU); D, 1-0
133lbs: #21 Jordan Decatur (OSU) def. Jacob Rundell (PUR); D, 6-5
141lbs: Dylan D'Emilio (OSU) def. #28 Parker Filius (PUR); MD, 12-4
149lbs: #2 Sammy Sasso (OSU) def. Trey Kruse (PUR); TF, 22-7
157lbs: #7 Kendall Coleman (PUR) def. #26 Elijah Cleary (OSU); D, 3-2
165lbs: #6 Ethan Smith (OSU) def. Gerri Nijenhuis (PUR); MD, 15-5
174lbs: Emil Soehnlen (PUR) def. Fritz Schierl (OSU); D, 9-4
184lbs: #17 Rocky Jordan (OSU) def. #18 Max Lyon (PUR); D, 7-2
197lbs: #18 Thomas Penola (PUR) def. Gavin Hoffman (OSU); D, 3-2
285lbs: #10 Tate Orndorff (OSU) def. Jared Florell (PUR); MD, 10-1

Next up, Ohio State will travel to Ann Arbor on Friday to take on rival Michigan in a dual meet.

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In the team rankings, the Buckeyes slip a spot to #12, but will get another shot to make their mark on Friday when they travel to Michigan, who is #2 in the latest poll.

This week's individual rankings for the Buckeyes are as follows (if nobody from OSU is ranked in the weight class, I'll skip the weight class):

125lbs: #11 Malik Heinselman
133lbs: #23 Jordan Decatur
141lbs: #26Dylan D'Emilio
149lbs: #2 Sammy Sasso
157lbs: #26 Elijah Cleary
165lbs: #7 Ethan Smith
174lbs: #3 Kaleb Romero
184lbs: #17 Rocky Jordan
197lbs: #24 Gavin Hoffman
285lbs: #9 Tate Orndorff

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It was an extremely intense night of wrestling, where the #12 Buckeyes ultimately lost to #2 Michigan, 18-16 in Ann Arbor. The Wolverines took a 5-point lead after an upset at 133 pounds, but the Buckeyes were able to roar back, earning decisions in the next two matches to take a one point lead. It all came down to the final match in 157, as #8 Will Lewan of Michigan, and #26 Elijah Cleary of OSU battled it out. It didn't disappoint as the match went into two tiebreaker rounds and Michigan was ultimately awarded the weight class victory based on riding time, which also gave them the team victory.

125lbs: #11 Malik Heinselman (OSU) def. Kurt McHenry (MICH); D, 3-1
133lbs: Jack Medley (MICH) def. #23 Jordan Decatur (OSU); D, 6-4
141lbs: Dylan D'Emilio (OSU) def. #30 Drew Mattin (MICH); D, 6-5
149lbs: #2 Sammy Sasso (OSU) def. #7 Kanen Storr (MICH); D, 8-1
157lbs: #8 Will Lewan (MICH) def. #26 Elijah Cleary (OSU); TB-2 (RT), 3-3
165lbs: #7 Ethan Smith (OSU) def. #23 Cameron Amine (MICH); D, 4-3
174lbs: #2 Logan Massa (MICH) def. Fritz Schierl (OSU); MD, 14-2
184lbs: #17 Rocky Jordan (OSU) def. Jelani Embree (MICH); MD, 13-0
197lbs: Myles Amine (MICH) def. #24 Gavin Hoffman (OSU); D, 8-5
285lbs: #2 Mason Parris (MICH) def. #9 Tate Orndorff (OSU); TF, 20-5

Next up, Ohio State will wrap up their regular season next Friday when they host Penn State.

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OSU wrapped up their regular season on the losing end against visiting #2 Penn State, 28-12. After the 165 match, this was an extremely tight dual, but the Nittany Lions kept plucking away to pull away from the Buckeyes. I believe that the Buckeyes are a better tournament team than they are as a dual team, but that theory will be put to the test with the B1G and NCAA Championships coming up.

125lbs: #8 Malik Heinselman (OSU) def. #18 Robert Howard (PSU); D, 5-2
133lbs: #3 Roman Bravo-Young (OSU) def. #24 Jordan Decatur (OSU); TF, 27-8
141lbs: #2 Nick Lee (PSU) def. #26 Dylan D'Emilio (OSU); MD, 15-3
149lbs: #2 Sammy Sasso (OSU) def. Beau Bartlett (PSU); D, 5-3
157lbs: #9 Brady Berge (PSU) def. #26 Elijah Cleary (OSU); D, 3-1
165lbs: #7 Ethan Smith (OSU) def. #13 Joe Lee (PSU); PIN, 2:33
174lbs: #7 Carter Starocci (PSU) def. #2 Kaleb Romero (OSU); TB-1, 2-1
184lbs: #2 Aaron Brooks (PSU) def. #17 Rocky Jordan (OSU); MD, 13-4
197lbs: #17 Michael Beard (PSU) def. #25 Gavin Hoffman (OSU); PIN, 1:21
285lbs: #13 Seth Nevills (PSU) def. #9 Tate Orndorff (OSU); D, 3-2

Next up, Ohio State will travel to the B1G Championships, March 6-7, in State College, Pennsylvania, where Penn State will host.

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The Big Ten can really beat you up. That showed this past weekend at the Big Ten Championships in State College, PA for the Buckeyes, as they finished in 9th with 69.5 points. On a high note, Sammy Sasso claimed the only individual title for the Buckeyes, winning the conference title at 149lbs. Sasso is currently undefeated, at 12-0 on the season. Ethan Smith also wrestled in the championship match at 165lbs, but fell to nationally ranked #1 Alex Marinelli of Iowa. The following were individual wrestler results for the Buckeyes.

125lbs - Malik Heinselman (4th Place)
R1: Def. Zach Spence (Maryland); PIN, 2:56
QF: Def. Eric Barnett (Wisconsin); D, 3-2
SF: Lost to Devin Schroder (Purdue); MD, 10-0
Con SF: Def. Robert Howard (Penn State); D, 5-2
3rd-Place Match: Lost to Rayvon Foley (Michigan State); D, 8-2

133lbs - Rocky Jordan (Forfeit)

141lbs - Dylan D'Emilio (9th Place)
R1: Def. Danny Bertoni (Maryland); D, 3-1
QF: Lost to Nick Lee (Penn State); TF, 3:12
Con Rd 2: Lost to Drew Mattin (Michigan); D, 2-1
Con (1) : Def. Danny Bertoni (Maryland); D, 9-4
9th-Place Match: Def. Cayden Rooks (Indiana); D, 4-3

149lbs - Sammy Sasso (1st Place)
R1: Bye
QF: Def. Peyton Omania (Michigan State); MD, 9-1
SF: Def. Kanen Storr (Michigan); D, 5-0
F: Def. Ridge Lovett (Nebraska); D, 5-2

157lbs - Elijah Cleary (9th Place)
R1: Def. Garrett Model (Wisconsin); D, 9-6
QF: Lost to Ryan Deakin (Northwestern); MD, 8-0
Con Rd 2: Lost to Caleb Licking (Nebraska); D, 2-1
Con (1) : Def. Michael Doetsch (Maryland); Forfeit
9th-Place Match: Def. Garrett Model (Wisconsin); D, 6-3

165lbs - Ethan Smith (2nd Place)
R1: Def. Josh Otto (Wisconsin); D, 8-4
QF: Def. Jonathan Spadafora (Maryland); MD, 15-6
SF: Def. Peyton Robb (Nebraska); SV1, 5-3
F: Lost to Alex Marinelli (Iowa); D, 3-2

174lbs - Kaleb Romero (5th Place)
R1: Def. DJ Shannon (Illinois); D, 4-1
QF: Lost to Carter Starocci (Penn State); D, 2-0
Con Rd 2: Def. Emil Soehnlen (Purdue); D, 4-1
Con Rd 3: Def. Jake Allar (Minnesota); D, 9-4
Con SF: Lost to Logan Massa (Michigan); D, 4-3
5th-Place Match: Def. Donnell Washington (Indiana); D, 5-0

184lbs - Rocky Jordan (10th Place)
R1: Lost to Max Lyon (Purdue); D, 3-2
Con Rd 2: Lost to Nelson Brands (Iowa); D, 5-2
Con (1): Def. Kyle Cochran (Maryland); TF, 2:53
9th-Place Match: Lost to Zach Braunagel (Illinois); D, 5-4

197lbs - Gavin Hoffman (Non-Placer)
R1: Def. Matt Roblewski (Illinois); SV1, 3-1
QF: Lost to Eric Schultz (Nebraska); D, 2-0
Con Rd 2: Lost to Billy Janzer (Rutgers), D, 3-2

285lbs - Tate Orndorff (6th Place)
R1: Def. Christian Rebottaro (Michigan State); D, 6-0
QF: Lost to Gable Steveson (Minnesota); TF, 5:34
Con Rd 2: Def. Jack Heyob (Northwestern), D, 5-2
Con Rd 3: Def. Luke Luffman (Illinois); SV1, 3-1
Con SF: Lost to Tony Cassioppi (Iowa); PIN, 2:24
5th-Place Match: Lost to Christian Lance (Nebraska); D, 3-2

The final results were as follows: Iowa (159.5), Penn State (124), Nebraska (105.5), Michigan (92), Minnesota (77.5), Purdue (76), Northwestern (74), Michigan State (73.5), Ohio State (69.5), Rutgers (52), Illinois (32), Wisconsin (30.5), Indiana (22), Maryland (2).

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Seven Buckeyes will be headed to St. Louis next week to compete in the NCAA Championships. OSU earned automatic qualifications for Malike Heinselman (125lbs), Sammy Sasso (149lbs), Ethan Smith (165lbs), Kaleb Romero (174lbs) and Tate Orndorff (285lbs) based on their finishes at the Big Ten Championships. In addition, the NCAA released at-large qualifiers for the championships yesterday, and on that list for the Buckeyes were Dylan D'Emilio (141lbs) and Rocky Jordan (184lbs).

The NCAA Championships are March 18-20 in St. Louis.

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The Buckeyes wrapped up their season at the NCAA Championships, finishing in 9th place, with 46.5 team points. For OSU, the highlight came from Sammy Sasso's runner-up finish. In addition to Sasso's All-American honor, Ethan Smith and Tate Orndorff also earned All-American badges. The following were results from individual Buckeyes.

125lbs: Malik Heinselman
R1: Lost to Robert Howard (Penn State); D, 6-4
Con. R1: Def. Jackson DiSario (Stanford); D, 10-3
Con. R2: Lost to RayVon Foley (Michigan State); D, 6-3

141lbs: Dylan D'Emilio
R1: Lost to Sebastian Rivera (Rutgers); D, 8-1
Con. R1: Def. Vinny Vespa (Hofstra); MD, 8-0
Con. R2: Def. Lane Peters (Army); D, 10-4
Con. R3: Lost to Dom Demas (Oklahoma); D, 14-8

149lbs: Sammy Sasso
R1: Def. Cameron Hunsaker (Utah Valley); PIN, 6:34
R2: Def. Kyle Parco (Fresno State); D, 11-10
QF: Def. Yahya Thomas (Northwestern); D, 8-3
SF: Def. Boo Lewallen (Oklahoma State); PIN, 4:01
F: Lost to Austin O'Connor (North Carolina); D, 3-2

165lbs: Ethan Smith
R1: Def. Andrew Nicholson (Chattanooga); D, 12-5
R2: Def. Travis Wittlake (Oklahoma State); D, 4-3
QF: Def. Anthony Valencia (Arizona State); MD, 13-4
SF: Lost to Jake Wentzel (Pittsburgh); D, 4-2
Con. SF: Lost to Travis Wittlake (Oklahoma State); D, 7-4
5th Place Match: Def. Zach Hartman (Bucknell); SV1, 7-5

174lbs: Kaleb Romero
R1: Def. Jackson Turley (Rutgers); D, 7-2
R2: Def. Peyton Mocco (Missouri); D, 5-1
QF: Lost to Demetrius Romero (Utah Valley); D, 6-0
Con. R4: Lost to Logan Massa (Michigan); D, 6-1

184lbs: Rocky Jordan
R1: Lost to Jeremiah Kent (Missouri); PIN, 2:15
Con. R1: Def. Matthew Waddell (Chattanooga); MD, 10-1
Con. R2: Def. Charles Small (Hofstra); TF, 16-0
Con. R3: Def. Max Lyon (Purdue); D, 2-0
Con. R4: Lost to Hunter Bolen (Virginia Tech); D, 7-3

285lbs: Tate Orndorff
R1: Def. Christian Lance (Nebraska); D, 2-1
R2: Lost to Tony Cassioppi (Iowa); MD, 11-0
Con. R2: Def. Zachary Knighton-Ward (Hofstra); MD, 11-3
Con. R3: Def. Brian Andrews (Wyoming); TB-1, 2-1
Con. R4: Def. Ethan Laird (Rider); D, 7-2
Con. R5: Lost to Trent Hillger (Wisconsin); D, 3-1
7th Place Match: Lost to Greg Kerkvliet (Penn State); MD, 13-1