4/21/2020 2:53:29 PM | General, Wrestling
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COLUMBUS, Ohio – Tate Orndorff, a heavyweight from Spokane, Wash., has signed on to become a Buckeye after spending the last three years competing for Utah Valley University. The 2020 NWCA First Team All-American maintains two seasons of eligibility as a redshirt junior for the 2020-21 campaign.
Orndorff carries a 44-13 collegiate record to Columbus. His 18-4 mark in ’19-20 included a 10-4 ledger versus top-25 opponents and set him up as the NCAA Championships’ eighth-seeded heavyweight. Orndorff was nationally-ranked all season long and rose as high as No. 3.
He gets in done in the classroom as well, garnering NWCA Scholar All-American and First Team Academic All-Big Ten honors.
*Images above courtesy of Utah Valley Athletics
