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Even with two top 20 wins over the weekend, the Buckeyes remained #6 in this week's poll, headed into the final week of duals. Their last dual of the season will be at #9 Cornell on Friday.

In their regular season dual finale, the Buckeyes cruised to a 25-9 victory on the road over #9 Cornell, by initially getting out to a 25-0 lead by winning the first seven bouts of the evening. OSU earned victories at 149, 157, 165, 174, 184, 197 and 285. While Cornell claimed victories at 125, 133 and 141.

Ohio State will next travel to the B1G Championships on March 9 and 10 at Minnesota.

The B1G Championship is close to getting underway. The event will be on Saturday and Sunday. The Buckeye's entire 10-man lineup earned top 8 seeds for the conference tournament. The only other school that can claim that is Michigan.

OSU lineup:

125lbs - Malik Heinselman (#8 seed)
133lbs - Luke Pletcher (#5 seed)
141lbs - Joey McKenna (#3 seed)
149lbs - Micah Jordan (#2 seed)
157lbs - Ke-Shawn Hayes (#7 seed)
165lbs - Te'Shan Campbell (#6 seed)
174lbs - Ethan Smith (#6 seed)
184lbs - Myles Martin (#1 seed)
197lbs - Kollin Moore (#2 seed)
285lbs - Chase Singletary (#5 seed)

The following are the automatic qualifications to NCAA's that each weight class will earn from the Big Ten Championships:

125lbs (9)
133lbs (8)
141lbs (9)
149lbs (6)
157lbs (9)
165lbs (9)
174lbs (8)
184lbs (8)
197lbs (5)
285lbs (7)

Solid showing in the first session for the Buckeyes in the B1G Championships. 5 Buckeyes will be competing in the semifinals later tonight for a chance at tomorrow's championship. While the other 5 will be competing in wrestle-backs, attempting to climb their way to 3rd place finishes. Here's the results for each of the 10 wrestlers from the first session:

Malik Heinselman (125lbs)
1st Round: Loss to #20 Schroder (Purdue); MD, 13-5
WB1: Bye round

#10 Luke Pletcher (133lbs)
1st Round: Defeat Konrath (Indiana); MD, 12-4
Quarterfinals: Defeat #9 Bravo-Young (Penn State); D, 8-5

#3 Joey McKenna (141lbs)
1st Round: Defeat McKenna (Northwestern); PIN, 0:35
Quarterfinals: Defeat #9 McKee (Minnesota); MD, 8-0

#2 Micah Jordan (149lbs)
1st Round: Defeat Bannister (Maryland); MD, 16-6
Quarterfinals: Defeat Oster (Northwestern); PIN, 1:32

#8 Ke-Shawn Hayes (157lbs)
1st Round: Loss to #17 Van Brill (Rutgers); PIN, 6:41
WB1: Bye round

Te'Shan Campbell (165lbs)
1st Round: Defeat Morland (Northwestern); D, 4-1
Quarterfinals: Loss to #2 Marinelli (Iowa); D, 6-2

#14 Ethan Smith (174lbs)
1st Round: Defeat James (Illinois); D, 5-2
Quarterfinals: Loss to #12 Lydy (Purdue); D, 5-1

#1 Myles Martin (184lbs)
1st Round: Bye round
Quarterfinals: Defeat Lyon (Purdue); TF, 25-10

#2 Kollin Moore (197lbs)
1st Round: Defeat Correnti (Rutgers); MD, 12-3
Quarterfinals: Defeat Anderson (Minnesota); MD, 12-4

#11 Chase Singletary (285lbs)
1st Round: Defeat Miller (Indiana); D, 4-0
Quarterfinals: Loss to #6 Hilger (Wisconsin); D, 3-1

Team standings after the first session:

Penn State - 72 points
Minnesota - 54 points
Ohio State - 53.5 points
Michigan & Nebraska - 45 points
Iowa - 41 points
Wisconsin - 31.5 points
Rutgers - 23.5 points
Northwestern - 20 points
Michigan State - 17 points
Purdue - 16.5 points
Illinois - 16 points
Indiana - 9 points
Maryland - 1.5 points

Heck of a showing in session two for the Buckeyes. They moved up to second place (from third), and trail first place Penn State by just 19.5 points. All 5 Buckeyes that competed in the semifinals punched their ticket to the championship match (all will receive auto bids to the NCAA Championships). In addition, Ke-Shawn Hayes, Te'Shan Campbell and Ethan Smith all earned auto bids to the NCAA's. Chase Singletary will not receive an auto bid to NCAAs, but will likely earn an at-large bid. Malik Heinselman will be competing in an additional bracket today with 6 others, competing for the 9th and final spot at 125lbs. He needs two wins to earn that bid.

Results from the second session:

Malik Heinselman (125lbs)
WB2: Loss to #17 Oliver (Indiana); SV2, 13-11

#10 Luke Pletcher (133lbs)
Semifinals: Defeat #1 Micic (Michigan); MFF

#3 Joey McKenna (141lbs)
Semifinals: Defeat #2 Lee (Penn State); D, 5-4

#2 Micah Jordan (149lbs)
Semifinals: Defeat #13 Berge (Penn State); MD, 13-4

#8 Ke-Shawn Hayes (157lbs)
WB2: Defeat #9 Barone (Illinois); D, 3-1
WB3: Loss to #7 Young (Iowa); MD, 11-1

Te'Shan Campbell (165lbs)
WB2: Defeat Brolsma (Minnesota); D, 3-1
WB3: Defeat Martin (Indiana); MD, 11-1

#14 Ethan Smith (174lbs)
WB2: Defeat Covaciu (Indiana); D, 7-3
WB3: Defeat Christensen (Wisconsin); INJ

#1 Myles Martin (184lbs)
Semifinals: Defeat #8 Parker (Illinois); D, 8-3

#2 Kollin Moore (197lbs)
Semifinals: Defeat #5 Warner (Iowa); D, 5-2

#11 Chase Singletary (285lbs)
WB2: Loss to #10 Hemida (Maryland); D, 9-6

The Buckeyes finished as runner-up in the B1G Tournament on Sunday. Penn State (as expected) claimed the conference crown with 157 points, followed by the Buckeyes with 122.5, then Iowa with 107.5. Rounding out the scoring was: Minnesota (101.5), Nebraska (96.5), Michigan (76.5), Wisconsin (76), Northwestern (53.5), Rutgers (53.5), Purdue (42), Illinois (39.5), Indiana (31), Michigan State (29.5) and Maryland (13).

Joey McKenna (141) and Myles Martin (184) both won individual weight class conference titles. Luke Pletcher, Micah Jordan and Kollin Moore all earned conference runner-up finishes. In addition, the Buckeyes earned 9 (out of 10 wrestlers) NCAA qualifications. The only Buckeye in the starting lineup that did not receive an NCAA auto bid was Chase Singletary (285lbs) and he will find out if he has earned an at-large bid on Tuesday.

Chase Singletary (285lbs) did in fact earn an at-large bid to the NCAA Championships. Meaning the entire OSU starting 10 received bids to the tourney. Brackets for the tournament will be released tomorrow.

The wrestling national championships will be next weekend, and I'll be sure to keep everyone updated on OSU's progress at the meet. The Buckeyes are well represented in the championships, and will feature their full 10-man lineup. Here are their seeds and first round matches:

125lbs: #26 Malik Heinselman (Ohio State) will face-off with #7 Pat Glory (Princeton) in the first round.

133lbs: #5 Luke Pletcher (Ohio State) will face-off with #28 Tim Rooney (Kent State) in the first round.

141lbs: #2 Joey McKenna (Ohio State) will face-off with #31 Grant Willits (Oregon State) in the first round.

149lbs: #2 Micah Jordan (Ohio State) will face-off with #31 Shayne Oster (Northwestern) in the first round.

157lbs: #11 Ke-Shawn Hayes (Ohio State) will face-off with #22 Zac Carson (Ohio) in the first round.

165lbs: #21 Te'Shan Campbell (Ohio State) will face-off with #12 Ebed Jarrell (Drexel) in the first round.

174lbs: #19 Ethan Smith (Ohio State) will face-off with #14 Kimball Bastian (Utah Valley) in the first round.

184lbs: #1 Myles Martin (Ohio State) will face-off with either #32 Bob Coleman (Oregon State) or #33 Chris Kober (Campbell) in the first round.

197lbs: #2 Kollin Moore (Ohio State) will face-off with #31 Brett Perry (Buffalo) in the first round.

285lbs: #16 Chase Singletary (Ohio State) will face-off with #17 David Jensen (Nebraska) in the first round.

A solid first day (2 sessions) for the Buckeye wrestlers at the national championships. 5 Buckeyes are still on quests for national titles, advancing to tomorrow's quarterfinal rounds. In addition to those 5, the remaining 5 of the Buckeyes lineup are still alive in the wrestle back rounds, and hopefully will keep providing with valuable team points. After the first day of competition, Penn State leads with 32.5 points, the Buckeyes are in second with 25.5 points, and Iowa is in third with 24 points. Today's results from the Buckeyes:

#25 Malik Heinselman (125lbs)
Rd 1: Loss to #8 Vitali Arujau (Cornell); MD, 12-2
WB1: Defeat #24 Rico Montoya (Northern Colorado); D, 9-5

#5 Luke Pletcher (133lbs)
Rd 1: Defeat #28 Tim Rooney (Kent State); MD, 12-3
Rd 2: Defeat #12 Montorie Bridges (Wyoming); D, 5-3

#2 Joey McKenna (141lbs)
Rd 1: Defeat #31 Grant Willits (Oregon State); TF, 20-5
Rd 2: Defeat #15 Kaid Brock (Oklahoma State); MD, 14-1

#2 Micah Jordan (149lbs)
Rd 1: Defeat #31 Shayne Oster (Northwestern); PIN, 3:37
Rd 2: Defeat #15 Max Thomsen (Northern Iowa); MD, 17-4

#11 Ke-Shawn Hayes (157lbs)
Rd 1: Defeat #22 Zac Carson (Ohio); D, 7-1
Rd 2: Loss to #6 Kaleb Young (Iowa); MD, 14-2

#21 Te'Shan Campbell (165lbs)
Rd 1: Defeat #12 Ebed Jarrell (Drexel); D, 6-0
Rd 2: Loss to #5 Chance Marsteller (Lock Haven); D, 4-2

#19 Ethan Smith (174lbs)
Rd 1: Loss to #14 Kimball Bastian (Utah Valley); TB1, 6-4
WB1: Defeat #30 Dean Sherry (Rider); D, 8-6

#1 Myles Martin (184lbs)
Rd 1: Defeat Bob Coleman (Oregon State); PIN, 3:22
Rd 2: Defeat #16 Corey Hazel (Lock Haven); MD, 16-5

#2 Kollin Moore (197lbs)
Rd 1: Defeat #31 Brett Perry (Buffalo); MD, 12-3
Rd 2: Defeat #18 Jake Woodley (Oklahoma); MD, 14-4

#16 Chase Singletary (285lbs)
Rd 1: Defeat #17 David Jensen (Nebraska); D, 3-0
Rd 2: Loss to #1 Derek White (Oklahoma State); D, 5-2

The Buckeyes took home a huge trophy on Saturday night from the NCAA Championships back to Columbus, but it wasn't the national champion trophy, it was the runner-up trophy. This marks the fifth consecutive top three finish at nationals for the Buckeyes. They finished second with 96.5 points. Penn State won the title yet again with 137.5 points, followed by OSU, and Oklahoma State with 84 points.

Luke Pletcher (133lbs) finished in 4th place.
Joey McKenna (141lbs) finished in 2nd place.
Micah Jordan (149lbs) finished in 2nd place.
Myles Martin (184lbs) finished in 3rd place.
Kollin Moore (197lbs) finished in 2nd place.

They all earned All-American honors for Ohio State.

That closes the books on another extremely successful season for Ohio State Wrestling!