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Ohio State Buckeyes wrestling
Founded1920
UniversityOhio State University
Head CoachTom Ryan (17th season)
Assistant CoachJ. Jaggers (7th year)
ConferenceBig Ten
LocationColumbus, OH
ArenaCovelli Center
(Capacity: 3,700)
NicknameBuckeyes
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]

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 2022-2023

Weight (Pounds) Name Year
125 lbs. Malik Heinselman Sr.
133 lbs. Jesse Mendez Fr.
141 lbs. Dylan D'Emilio Rs Jr.
149 lbs. Sammy Sasso Rs Sr.
157 lbs. Paddy Gallagher Rs Fr.
165 lbs. Carson Kharchla Rs Jr.
174 lbs. Ethan Smith Rs Sr.
184 lbs. Kaleb Romero Rs Sr.
197 lbs. Gavin Hoffman Rs Sr.
285 lbs. Tate Orndorff Rs Sr.

Championships

Team championships

Year Type Coach
National Team Championships
2015 NCAA Tournament Champions Tom Ryan
1 Total
Conference Team Championships
1923 Big Ten Tournament Champions Al Haft
1951 Big Ten Tournament Champions Casey Fredericks
2015 Big Ten Tournament Champions Tom Ryan
2017 Big Ten Tournament Champions Tom Ryan
2018 Big Ten Tournament Champions Tom Ryan
5 Total

Individual championships

Season records

National Champions † Conference Champions *
Season Coach Overall Big Ten Standing NCAA
Al Haft (Big Ten Conference) (1920–25)
1920–21 Al Haft 2–1 0–1 4th
1921–22 Al Haft 3–3 0–3
1922–23* Al Haft 8–0 4–0 1st*
1923–24 Al Haft 3–3 2–3
1924–25 Al Haft 6–1 3–1
Al Haft: 22–8 9–8
Bernard Mooney (Big Ten Conference) (1925–42)
1925–26 Bernard Mooney 6–1 5–1 2nd
1926–27 Bernard Mooney 4–2 3–2
1927–28 Bernard Mooney 6–1 5–1 3rd
1928–29 Bernard Mooney 3–5 1–4 8th
1929–30 Bernard Mooney 6–2 3–2 8th
1930–31 Bernard Mooney 3–2–1 2–2
1931–32 Bernard Mooney 3–5 0–3
1932–33 Bernard Mooney 2–3 1–2
1933–34 Bernard Mooney 5–2 3–2 7th
1934–35 Bernard Mooney 5–2 3–2 3rd 14th
1935–36 Bernard Mooney 4–2 3–2 6th
1936–37 Bernard Mooney 5–3 2–3 6th
1937–38 Bernard Mooney 7–2 3–2 7th
1938–39 Bernard Mooney 3–4 1–3 6th
1939–40 Bernard Mooney 3–3 1–1–3 3rd 4th
1940–41 Bernard Mooney 3–5 1–4 9th 17th
1941–42 Bernard Mooney 3–5 1–4 9th
Bernard Mooney: 71–49–1 38–40–3
Anthony Montonaro (Big Ten Conference) (1942–43)
1942–43 Anthony Montonaro 1–6 0–4 10th
Anthony Montonaro: 1–6 0–4
Lawrence Hicks (Big Ten Conference) (1943–44)
1943–44 Lawrence Hicks 5–2 4–1 9th
Lawrence Hicks: 5–2 4–1
Bernard Mooney (Big Ten Conference) (1944–47)
1944–45 Bernard Mooney 1–5 0–4 4th
1945–46 Bernard Mooney 2–3 2–3 4th 6th
1946–47 Bernard Mooney 4–3 3–3–1 8th
Bernard Mooney: 7–11 5–10–1
Overall: 78–60–1 43–50–4
Casey Fredericks (Big Ten Conference) (1947–76)
1947–48 Casey Fredericks 3–3–2 2–3–2 6th
1948–49 Casey Fredericks 3–5 2–5 4th
1949–50 Casey Fredericks 7–1–1 5–1–1 2nd
1950–51* Casey Fredericks 7–0–1 6–0–1 1st*
1951–52 Casey Fredericks 4–4 4–3 10th
1952–53 Casey Fredericks 0–6 0–5 8th
1953–54 Casey Fredericks 2–6 0–6 10th
1954–55 Casey Fredericks 3–6 2–5 7th
1955–56 Casey Fredericks 3–5 2–5 7th
1956–57 Casey Fredericks 1–5 0–4 10th
1957–58 Casey Fredericks 3–2–1 1–2–1 8th
1958–59 Casey Fredericks 0–6 0–5 9th 33rd
1959–60 Casey Fredericks 2–2–2 1–2–2 8th 37th
1960–61 Casey Fredericks 3–4 2–4 10th 28th
1961–62 Casey Fredericks 7–1–1 3–1–1 10th
1962–63 Casey Fredericks 5–8 2–7 7th 27th
1963–64 Casey Fredericks 7–2 2–2 9th
1964–65 Casey Fredericks 5–8–1 2–7–1 8th 35th
1965–66 Casey Fredericks 8–2–1 5–2–1 5th 11th
1966–67 Casey Fredericks 4–6 3–6 4th 28th
1967–68 Casey Fredericks 5–6 2–5 7th 52nd
1968–69 Casey Fredericks 6–7 3–4 9th 42nd
1969–70 Casey Fredericks 7–4–1 4–3–1 5th
1970–71 Casey Fredericks 9–3–1 4–3–1 10th
1971–72 Casey Fredericks 3–6 1–3 7th 24th
1972–73 Casey Fredericks 8–4 2–3 6th 32nd
1973–74 Casey Fredericks 3–11 1–7 10th
1974–75 Casey Fredericks 7–5 3–2 8th 45th
1975–76 Casey Fredericks 11–5–1 2–4 8th
Casey Fredericks: 136–133–13 66–109–12
Chris Ford (Big Ten Conference) (1976–86)
1976–77 Chris Ford 5–7–1 2–4–1 8th 20th
1977–78 Chris Ford 7–11 3–4 9th 61st
1978–79 Chris Ford 9–10 4–5 8th 55th
1979–80 Chris Ford 9–11 3–4 5th 33rd
1980–81 Chris Ford 14–3 7–2 5th 47th
1981–82 Chris Ford 13–8–1 3–6 6th 29th
1982–83 Chris Ford 17–7 5–4 5th 13th
1983–84 Chris Ford 13–12–1 4–5 6th 44th
1984–85 Chris Ford 14–13 2–7 7th 46th
1985–86 Chris Ford 13–9 4–6 7th 16th
Chris Ford: 114–91–3 37–47–1
'Russ Hellickson (Big Ten Conference) (1976–86)
1986–87 Russ Hellickson 13–9 3–6 8th 62nd
1987–88 Russ Hellickson 16–6 6–3 3rd 9th
1988–89 Russ Hellickson 18–10–2 5–7 4th 43rd
1989–90 Russ Hellickson 20–5 5–3 5th 14th
1990–91 Russ Hellickson 17–4 6–2 3rd 4th
1991–92 Russ Hellickson 20–4 7–0 3rd 5th
1992–93 Russ Hellickson 17–6 6–2 3rd 5th
1993–94 Russ Hellickson 15–11–1 2–5–1 8th 24th
1994–95 Russ Hellickson 16–10 2–6 8th 24th
1995–96 Russ Hellickson 13–9–1 2–6–1 5th 14th
1996–97 Russ Hellickson 10–12 4–5 6th 13th
1997–98 Russ Hellickson 10–13–1 1–8 10th 23rd
1998–99 Russ Hellickson 10–10–1 1–6–1 11th 40th
1999–00 Russ Hellickson 9–9 2–6 7th 34th
2000–01 Russ Hellickson 15–6 5–3 5th 16th
2001–02 Russ Hellickson 20–4 5–3 4th 6th
2002–03 Russ Hellickson 12–6–1 4–4 8th 15th
2003–04 Russ Hellickson 8–11 4–4 8th 3rd
2004–05 Russ Hellickson 8–11 1–7 11th 50th
2005–06 Russ Hellickson 5–13 0–8 11th 45th
Russ Hellickson: 272–169–7 71–94–3
Tom Ryan (Big Ten Conference) (2006–present)
2006–07 Tom Ryan 8–7 4–4 9th 10th
2007–08 Tom Ryan 19–4 6–2 5th 2nd
2008–09 Tom Ryan 16–2 7–1 6th 2nd
2009–10 Tom Ryan 5–13 0–8 11th 45th
2010–11 Tom Ryan 2–11 1–7 8th 29th
2011–12 Tom Ryan 13–4 5–3 5th 5th
2012–13 Tom Ryan 11–4 5–3 4th 6th
2013–14 Tom Ryan 13–5 4–4 4th 6th
2014–15*† Tom Ryan 13–4 8–1 1st* 1st†
2015–16 Tom Ryan 11–3 7–2 3rd 3rd
2016–17* Tom Ryan 11–3 7–2 1st* 2nd
2017–18* Tom Ryan 14–1 8–1 1st* 2nd
2018–19 Tom Ryan 12–2 7–2 2nd 2nd
2019–20 Tom Ryan 10–4 6–3 3rd Canceled
2020-21 Tom Ryan 5-4 5-4 9th 9th
2021-22 Tom Ryan 9-3 5-3 4th 13th
Tom Ryan: 185-63 85–50
Total: 799–543–24 315–361–20

Olympians

Olympian Year Event Place
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

Notable wrestlers

Main category: Ohio State Buckeyes wrestlers

References

  1. ^ "The Ohio State University Department of Athletics Logo Guidelines" (PDF). July 1, 2020. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
  2. ^ "Big Ten Releases Wrestling Schedule, Truncated Season Features Nine Conference Duals". Eleven Warriors. 2020-12-31. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
  3. ^ "Ohio State unveils new Covelli Center". The Lantern. 2019-06-03. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
  4. ^ "Tom Ryan Biography". OhioStateBuckeyes.com. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
  5. ^ "Tom Ryan". Ohio State Buckeyes. 2018-05-21. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
  6. ^ a b c "Wrestling". Ohio State Buckeyes. Retrieved 2020-01-17.
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