Wrestling: Wrestle-offs loom, will help decide Ohio State’s starting lineup
The Ohio State wrestling team will have wrestle-offs Thursday at the Covelli Center to help determine who will start for the Buckeyes this season.
The Ohio State wrestling team will have wrestle-offs Thursday at the Covelli Center to help determine who will start for the Buckeyes this season.
Nic Bouzakis, the No. 1 132-pounder according to MatScouts and the No. 3 overall pound-for-pound wrestler has committed to Ohio State.
While Lance Palmer has found success off the mats, winning the $1 million Professional Fighters League Featherweight division prize in Madison Square Garden in 2018 and 2019, it was his time at school that cemented him as an Ohio State Hall of Famer.
Four current Ohio State wrestlers competed in the World Team Trials in Lincoln, Nebraska, Saturday and Sunday.
After a year-long wait, the Ohio State Athletics Hall of Fame, hosted by the Varsity “O” Alumni Society, inducted 12 new members during its banquet ceremony Friday.
“We want accountability. And at every step of the way, people have tried to invalidate us.”
After a season in which it competed solely against the Big Ten, the Ohio State wrestling team has announced its non-conference schedule for the 2021-2022 season.
At Ohio State, the redshirt freshman is searching for more podiums, hoping to become the nation’s best 165-pound wrestler and lead the Buckeyes to a national title.
Williamson’s collegiate career was not going to plan and his quality snaps on the field were few and far between. Despite the lack of payoff and glory, Williamson kept going, however, because the fight in him would not let him quit.
Although Sasso’s narrow defeat is the headline,other Ohio State wrestlers had a newsworthy impact for the Buckeyes in the NCAA Championships. Redshirt juniors Ethan Smith and Tate Orndorff finished as top wrestlers in their respective weight classes.