Ohio State Buckeyes wrestling

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Ohio State Buckeyes wrestling
Ohio State Buckeyes logo.svg
Founded1920
University Ohio State University
Head CoachTom Ryan
Assistant CoachJ. Jaggers
Conference Big Ten
Location Columbus, OH
Arena Covelli Center
(Capacity: 3,700)
Nickname Buckeyes
ColorsScarlet and gray [1]
   
Fight songBuckeye Battle Cry
Team national championships
1
National championship years
2015
NCAA individual champions
23
All-Americans
117
Conference championships
57
Conference Tournament championships
1923, 1951, 2015, 2017, 2018

The Ohio State Buckeyes wrestling team represents the Ohio State University and competes in the Big Ten Conference of the NCAA Division I level. [2] The Buckeyes host their home meets at the Covelli Center on Ohio State's campus. [3]

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The team is coached by two-time NCAA Division I All-American and two-time Big Ten Conference champion for the Iowa Hawkeyes Tom Ryan. [4] In 2015, he led the team to their first NCAA team title, finishing as runner-ups in 2008, 2009, 2017, 2018 and 2019. Currently, the Buckeyes have had five consecutive top-three NCAA team finishes (seven overall) and eleven top-eight team finishes in the last twelve NCAA championships. [5]

Current roster 2023-2024

Weight (Pounds)NameYear
125 lbs.Brendan McCroneRs Fr.
133 lbs.Nic BouzakisRs Fr.
141 lbs.Jesse MendezSo.
149 lbs.Dylan D'EmilioRs Sr.
157 lbs.Isaac WilcoxSr.
165 lbs.Bryce HepnerRs Jr.
174 lbs.Rocco WelshFr.
184 lbs.Ryder RogotzkeFr.
197 lbs.Luke GeogRs Fr.
285 lbs.Nick FeldmanRs Fr.

Championships

Team championships

YearTypeCoach
National Team Championships
2015 NCAA Tournament Champions Tom Ryan
1 Total
Conference Team Championships
1923 Big Ten Tournament Champions Al Haft
1951Big Ten Tournament ChampionsCasey Fredericks
2015Big Ten Tournament ChampionsTom Ryan
2017Big Ten Tournament ChampionsTom Ryan
2018Big Ten Tournament ChampionsTom Ryan
5 Total

Individual championships

Season records

National Champions†Conference Champions *
SeasonCoachOverallBig TenStandingNCAA
Al Haft(Big Ten Conference)(1920–25)
1920–21Al Haft2–10–14th
1921–22Al Haft3–30–3
1922–23*Al Haft8–04–01st*
1923–24Al Haft3–32–3
1924–25Al Haft6–13–1
Al Haft:22–89–8
Bernard Mooney(Big Ten Conference)(1925–42)
1925–26Bernard Mooney6–15–12nd
1926–27Bernard Mooney4–23–2
1927–28Bernard Mooney6–15–13rd
1928–29Bernard Mooney3–51–48th
1929–30Bernard Mooney6–23–28th
1930–31Bernard Mooney3–2–12–2
1931–32Bernard Mooney3–50–3
1932–33Bernard Mooney2–31–2
1933–34Bernard Mooney5–23–27th
1934–35Bernard Mooney5–23–23rd14th
1935–36Bernard Mooney4–23–26th
1936–37Bernard Mooney5–32–36th
1937–38Bernard Mooney7–23–27th
1938–39Bernard Mooney3–41–36th
1939–40Bernard Mooney3–31–1–33rd4th
1940–41Bernard Mooney3–51–49th17th
1941–42Bernard Mooney3–51–49th
Bernard Mooney:71–49–138–40–3
Anthony Montonaro(Big Ten Conference)(1942–43)
1942–43Anthony Montonaro1–60–410th
Anthony Montonaro:1–60–4
Lawrence Hicks(Big Ten Conference)(1943–44)
1943–44Lawrence Hicks5–24–19th
Lawrence Hicks:5–24–1
Bernard Mooney(Big Ten Conference)(1944–47)
1944–45Bernard Mooney1–50–44th
1945–46Bernard Mooney2–32–34th6th
1946–47Bernard Mooney4–33–3–18th
Bernard Mooney:7–115–10–1
Overall:78–60–143–50–4
Casey Fredericks(Big Ten Conference)(1947–76)
1947–48Casey Fredericks3–3–22–3–26th
1948–49Casey Fredericks3–52–54th
1949–50Casey Fredericks7–1–15–1–12nd
1950–51*Casey Fredericks7–0–16–0–11st*
1951–52Casey Fredericks4–44–310th
1952–53Casey Fredericks0–60–58th
1953–54Casey Fredericks2–60–610th
1954–55Casey Fredericks3–62–57th
1955–56Casey Fredericks3–52–57th
1956–57Casey Fredericks1–50–410th
1957–58Casey Fredericks3–2–11–2–18th
1958–59Casey Fredericks0–60–59th33rd
1959–60Casey Fredericks2–2–21–2–28th37th
1960–61Casey Fredericks3–42–410th28th
1961–62Casey Fredericks7–1–13–1–110th
1962–63Casey Fredericks5–82–77th27th
1963–64Casey Fredericks7–22–29th
1964–65Casey Fredericks5–8–12–7–18th35th
1965–66Casey Fredericks8–2–15–2–15th11th
1966–67Casey Fredericks4–63–64th28th
1967–68Casey Fredericks5–62–57th52nd
1968–69Casey Fredericks6–73–49th42nd
1969–70Casey Fredericks7–4–14–3–15th
1970–71Casey Fredericks9–3–14–3–110th
1971–72Casey Fredericks3–61–37th24th
1972–73Casey Fredericks8–42–36th32nd
1973–74Casey Fredericks3–111–710th
1974–75Casey Fredericks7–53–28th45th
1975–76Casey Fredericks11–5–12–48th
Casey Fredericks:136–133–1366–109–12
Chris Ford(Big Ten Conference)(1976–86)
1976–77Chris Ford5–7–12–4–18th20th
1977–78Chris Ford7–113–49th61st
1978–79Chris Ford9–104–58th55th
1979–80Chris Ford9–113–45th33rd
1980–81Chris Ford14–37–25th47th
1981–82Chris Ford13–8–13–66th29th
1982–83Chris Ford17–75–45th13th
1983–84Chris Ford13–12–14–56th44th
1984–85Chris Ford14–132–77th46th
1985–86Chris Ford13–94–67th16th
Chris Ford:114–91–337–47–1
'Russ Hellickson(Big Ten Conference)(1976–86)
1986–87Russ Hellickson13–93–68th62nd
1987–88Russ Hellickson16–66–33rd9th
1988–89Russ Hellickson18–10–25–74th43rd
1989–90Russ Hellickson20–55–35th14th
1990–91Russ Hellickson17–46–23rd4th
1991–92Russ Hellickson20–47–03rd5th
1992–93Russ Hellickson17–66–23rd5th
1993–94Russ Hellickson15–11–12–5–18th24th
1994–95Russ Hellickson16–102–68th24th
1995–96Russ Hellickson13–9–12–6–15th14th
1996–97Russ Hellickson10–124–56th13th
1997–98Russ Hellickson10–13–11–810th23rd
1998–99Russ Hellickson10–10–11–6–111th40th
1999–00Russ Hellickson9–92–67th34th
2000–01Russ Hellickson15–65–35th16th
2001–02Russ Hellickson20–45–34th6th
2002–03Russ Hellickson12–6–14–48th15th
2003–04Russ Hellickson8–114–48th3rd
2004–05Russ Hellickson8–111–711th50th
2005–06Russ Hellickson5–130–811th45th
Russ Hellickson:272–169–771–94–3
Tom Ryan(Big Ten Conference)(2006–present)
2006–07Tom Ryan8–74–49th10th
2007–08Tom Ryan19–46–25th2nd
2008–09Tom Ryan16–27–16th2nd
2009–10Tom Ryan5–130–811th45th
2010–11Tom Ryan2–111–78th29th
2011–12Tom Ryan13–45–35th5th
2012–13Tom Ryan11–45–34th6th
2013–14Tom Ryan13–54–44th6th
2014–15*†Tom Ryan13–48–11st*1st†
2015–16Tom Ryan11–37–23rd3rd
2016–17*Tom Ryan11–37–21st*2nd
2017–18*Tom Ryan14–18–11st*2nd
2018–19Tom Ryan12–27–22nd2nd
2019–20Tom Ryan10–46–33rdCanceled
2020-21Tom Ryan5-45-49th9th
2021-22Tom Ryan9-35-34th13th
Tom Ryan:185-6385–50
Total:799–543–24315–361–20

Olympians

OlympianYearEventPlace
Perry Martter 1924 Paris Freestyle lightweight DNP
Harry Steel 1924 Paris Freestyle heavyweight Gold
Wayne Holmes 1972 Munich Greco-Roman 48 kg DNP
Mark Coleman 1992 Barcelona Freestyle 100 kg 7th
Kyle Snyder 2016 Rio de Janeiro Freestyle 97 kg Gold

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References

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  2. ↑ "Big Ten Releases Wrestling Schedule, Truncated Season Features Nine Conference Duals". Eleven Warriors. 2020-12-31. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
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