2016-17 OSU Wrestling

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The Buckeyes continued their undefeated season today with a solid 29-18 win over #12 Illinois in Columbus.

Their next dual is against Maryland next Sunday.

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Ohio State continued their undefeated season this afternoon as they traveled Good Counsel HS in Maryland to face off against the Terrapins in their annual match that is hosted by a local high school. The Buckeyes earned their dominant win by a final score of 30-12. Their next match will be a tough one when they hit the road on Friday to go against Iowa in a top 5 matchup.

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The Buckeyes left Iowa City on Friday night, unable to stay undefeated, losing to #3 Iowa, 21-13. This was the first dual loss, or loss in general for OSU this season. The Buckyes next dual will be when they host Penn State on Friday when they face another top ranked team.

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Although it was at home in Columbus, the Buckeyes were dominated in their second consecutive top 5 nationally match-up, this time to #2 Penn State, 32-12. The Buckeyes will have a chance to get back to their winning ways on Monday against another top 15 team in Rutgers.

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Ohio State got back in the win column tonight with a solid 23-18 victory over conference foe #14 Rutgers.

Next up, the Buckeyes travel to Nebraska on Friday for yet another top 10 face off.

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The Buckeyes travel to #6 Nebraska tomorrow and travel to #12 Minnesota on Sunday.

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Ohio State earned a huge win at #6 Nebraska tonight, 24-13, in their next to last dual of the season. In the last one, they will travel to Minnesota on Sunday.

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The Buckeyes earned an important win over #12 Minnesota today, 24-20 in their final regular season dual of the season. Next up for OSU is the NWCA Championship Dual Series on Friday against an opponent to be determined.

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The NWCA Championship Dual Series opponent for the Buckeyes has been announced. The 4th ranked Buckeyes will travel to #8 Cornell on Sunday for their matchup.

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The Buckeyes competed in a thriller in the NWCA Championship Dual Series today in Ithaca, NY against #8 Cornell. Ultimately, losing 19-18. Up next for the Buckeyes is the Big Ten Championships March 4th and 5th.

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Victory was the name of the weekend for the Buckeyes, as they won the outright Big Ten title today upsetting several teams. This was the fourth Big Ten title all-time for Ohio State in wrestling, four Buckeyes earned championships and 8 Buckeyes earned automatic bids to the NCAA Championships. Results for OSU:

125lbs: Jose Rodriguez (7th place; NCAA Auto Bid)
133lbs: Nathan Tomasello (1st place; NCAA Auto Bid)
141lbs: Luke Pletcher (4th place; NCAA Auto Bid)
149lbs: Micah Jordan (2nd place; NCAA Auto Bid)
157lbs: Jake Ryan (10th place)
165lbs: Cody Burcher (8th place)
174lbs: Bo Jordan (1st place; NCAA Auto Bid)
184lbs: Myles Martin (2nd place; NCAA Auto Bid)
197lbs: Kollin Moore (1st place; NCAA Auto Bid)
285lbs: Kyle Snyder (1st place; NCAA Auto Bid)

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After clinching their 2nd Big Ten Title in the last 3 years, the Buckeyes will look to capture their 2nd National Title in the last 3 years as well. 8 Buckeyes earned Auto Bids and 1 more earned an At-large bid, making 9 of OSU's 10 starters qualifying for the NCAA's. Here are the list of qualifiers:

125lbs: Jose Rodriguez
133lbs: Nathan Tomasello (#1 seed)
141lbs: Luke Pletcher (#12 seed)
149lbs: Micah Jordan (#4 seed)
165lbs: Cody Burcher
174lbs: Bo Jordan (#3 seed)
184lbs: Myles Martin (#6 seed)
197lbs: Kollin Moore (#3 seed)
285lbs: Kyle Snyder (#1 seed)

The only starter for the Buckeyes that did not qualify for NCAA's was Jake Ryan (157lbs) who finished 10th at the Big Ten Championships.

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Although the Buckeyes didn't win the national title, they did finish runner-up behind conference rival Penn State. Kyle Snyder earned his second consecutive national title in the 285 pound weight class. He also won Olympic Gold in the event in this past summer's Olympics, becoming the first time someone won the Olympic gold medal then returned to school the next season and won the NCAA title. The Buckeyes had a school record 6 All-Americans in Snyder (1st place, 285lbs), Bo Jordan (2nd, 174lbs), Nathan Tomasello (3rd place, 133lbs), Kollin Moore (3rd place, 197lbs), Micah Jordan (4th, 149lbs) and Myles Martin (5th place, 184lbs).