Ohio State wrestler Jesse Mendez won his second straight national championship at 141 pounds by beating No. 1 Brock Hardy 12-9 in the finals.
He is the first Buckeye wrestler to win multiple national championships since Kyle Snyder, who won three straight (2016-18) and is the sixth all-time to do Read More
Nine Buckeyes earned automatic bids to the NCAA tournament in Philadelphia that begins on March 20, with McCrone barely making it in with his ninth-place finish. Ryder Rogotzke was the only wrestler from Ohio State who wasnโt automatically selected for a spot in the event.
However, he did earn an Read More
Sammy Sasso is retiring from wrestling, Ohio State wrestling head coach Tom Ryan announced on Thursday, confirmed by Sasso on Twitter Friday morning.
“It’s painful to say that my college wrestling career has come to an end,” Sasso said in his Twitter statement.
“Sasso is very direct with his words Read More
Ohio State wrestling came back from its first loss of the season against Iowa with a 25-14 win over Michigan in Ann Arbor on Saturday.
It was the lightweights who led the way over the No. 18-ranked Wolverines with Brendan McCrone immediately setting the tone for the dual with Read More
Sammy Sasso made his long-awaited return to the mat against Chattanooga during a night in whichnine out of 10 Buckeyes took home a win, beatingChattanooga 36-6.
Sasso had three takedowns in his match at 165 pounds and was able to beat Jackson Hurst of Chattanooga 12-6. He earned his first Read More
As the 2024 Olympics come to an end, former Ohio State wrestler Kyle Snyder will head home from Paris without a medal, falling to Amarali Azarpiar of Iran in the bronze medal match on Sunday morning 4-1.
Snyder was in the 97kg freestyle bracket for Team USA and advanced to Read More
Ohio State wrestling coach Tom Ryan was involved in a car accident on Tuesday morning on his drive to work.
He was transported to the Wexner Medical Center for non-life threatening injuries according to a statement released by the university which also said nobody else was hurt in the accident. Read More
The 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials took place over the weekend for wrestling, and many Buckeyes, current and former, competed to try to take a spot on the team this summer.
Jesse Mendez, who is fresh off his first national title last month, finished in fourth place at the 65-kg Read More
Jesse Mendez came out on top of his rubber match with Penn Stateโs Beau Bartlett to win the first national championship for Ohio State since 2018.
Rocco Welsh finished as a runner up at 174 pounds as a true freshman losing to Penn Stateโs Carter Starocci 2-0 while Nick Feldman Read More
Three Buckeyes secured All-American status on day two of the NCAA Championships with Jesse Mendez and Rocco Welsh advancing to the finals in their brackets and Nick Feldman winning in the blood round of the consolation bracket.
Ohio State started the day with eight wrestlers still alive, but five of Read More
