Athletics Good Stuff – Ohio State Buckeyes
12/8/2009 12:00:00 AM | General
Athletes of the Week
• Justin Farra, a junior on the men’s swimming and diving team, swam to four NCAA “B” qualifying standards while winning both the 200 and 400 individual medley events in the six-team Ohio State Invitational. He also took second and fourth in the 200 and 100 breaststroke events, respectively.
The Clarksville, Ohio, native set a new school record with a time of 1:45.66 to lead a one-through-six Buckeye sweep in the 200 IM with all six swimmers hitting an NCAA “B” qualifying standard. He later was part of four Buckeye swimmers to swim under 2:00.00 in the 200 breast. He personally accounted for 72 non-relay points to help the Buckeyes win their own invitational for a second year in a row.
• Devon Krogh, a freshman defenseman on the men’s hockey, was +6, not on the ice for a goal against, had a goal and an assist and blocked two shots in the Buckeyes’ split with Michigan last weekend. Friday he was +5 and on the ice for all five Buckeye goals in a 5-3 win. He scored the go-ahead goal in the third period, breaking a 2-all tie, to mark his first career goal. It was the first time a Buckeye was +5 or better since Nov. 9, 2001. Saturday, Krogh assisted on the Buckeyes’ extra attacker goal that cut the lead to one in an eventual 2-1 loss.
Krogh now is +10 on the year and leads the Buckeye rookies with five points, including four assists. His plus/minus leads all CCHA rookies and is second among CCHA defensemen.
Athletics Good Stuff
Athletics
• Ohio State led the Big Ten with 95 student-athletes named to the Big Ten Fall Academic All-Conference team Dec. 1. The Buckeyes had academic honorees in all seven fall sports.
• USA Diving will hold its 2010 Winter National Championships and World Cup Trials Feb. 4-8 at the McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion on The Ohio State University campus. The meet will draw the nation’s top divers as they vie not only for 10 national titles but also for the chance to represent the United States at the 2010 FINA World Cup, the biggest international competition of the year.
No. 15 Men’s Basketball (7-1)
Head coach: Thad Matta
• Ohio State scored the most in Value City Arena history, downing Eastern Michigan, 111-60, Dec. 5 in Columbus. Five Buckeyes recorded double-digit points with Jon Diebler leading the way with 21.
• Through six games at Value City Arena this season, five Buckeyes are averaging double figures in scoring: Evan Turner 16.5, Diebler 17.6, Jeremie Simmons 12.8, David Lighty 12.1 and William Buford 11.5.
• Turner has been diagnosed with a transverse process fracture on the second and third lumbar vertebra of his spine. He is expected to miss the next eight weeks. He sustained the injury early in the first half of Ohio State’s victory over Eastern Michigan Dec. 5, landing on his back after a dunk attempt.
• In a mid-week game, Ohio State defeated No. 21 Florida State, 77-64, in a Big Ten/ACC Challenge Dec. 2 with Turner notching 25 points and Diebler 22. The win clinched the Big Ten’s first ever overall victory in the annual event between the two conferences.
Up Next: vs. Butler, noon Dec. 12 in Indianapolis, Ind. (ESPN)
vs. Presbyterian, 7 p.m. Dec. 16 at Value City Arena
vs. Delaware State, 4 p.m. Dec. 19 at Value City Arena (ESPNU)
vs. Cleveland State, 8:30 p.m. Dec. 22 at Value City Arena (BTN)
at Wisconsin, 2 p.m. Dec. 31 in Madison, Wis. (ESPN2)
No. 3 Women’s Basketball (9-1, 1-0 Big Ten)
Head coach: Jim Foster
• After trailing by eight at the half, Ohio State put forth a 50-point second half en route to a 70-55 Big Ten Conference win over Wisconsin Dec. 6. Jantel Lavender scored 23 points while Brittany Johnson added 16 points and Tayler Hill and Samantha Prahalis had 11 each.
• Ohio State fell, 83-67, to Duke Dec. 3 in the ACC-Big Ten Challenge in Durham, N.C. Lavender led the Buckeyes with 20 points and 18 rebounds.
• Lavender earned her second Big Ten weekly honor Dec. 7 after averaging 21.5 points and 14.0 rebounds as Ohio State went 1-1 last week. The weekly honor is the 11th of her career.
Up Next: at Ole Miss, 2 p.m. Dec. 13 in Oxford, Miss.
vs. Wright State, 7 p.m. Dec. 15 at Value City Arena
vs. Alabama A&M, 8 p.m. Dec. 19 at Value City Arena
vs. Western Illinois, 4 p.m. Dec. 22 at Value City Arena
vs. Illinois, 8 p.m. Dec. 28 at Value City Arena
at Northwestern, 4 p.m. Dec. 31 in Evanston, Ill.
No. 8/8 Football (10-2; 7-1 Big Ten)
Head coach: Jim Tressel
• Safety Kurt Coleman was voted 2009 team Most Valuable Player as announced at the Football Appreciation Banquet Dec. 6. Coleman also received the Bill Willis Award as the outstanding defensive player and the W.W. Hayes Award as outstanding player in the Michigan game. Quarterback Terrelle Pryor received the Archie Griffin Award as the outstanding offensive player.
• Other award winners: Andrew Moses (John Galbreath, academics); Zach Boren (first-year offensive player); John Simon (first-year defensive player); Ray Small (Ike Kelley, special teams standout); Ross Homan (Randy Gradishar, linebacker); Dane Sanzenbacher (Paul Warfield, receiver); Brandon Saine and Dan Herron (Rex Kern, outstanding offensive back); Anderson Russell (Arnie Chonko, defensive back); Dan Potokar (Bo Rein, most inspirational); Jake Ballard and Jim Cordle (Jim Parker, offensive lineman); Thaddeus Gibson (SAE, Homecoming game standout); Cameron Heyward (Agonis Rick Meyer award); Gibson (Jim Marshall Warrior); Heyward (Jack Stephenson, defensive lineman).
• Ohio State Rose Bowl Game legend John Hicks headlines the 2009 Rose Bowl Hall of Fame class. Hicks will be honored at the Rose Bowl Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at noon on Dec. 30, 2009, in the Mediterranean Room at Brookside Golf Club.
Up Next: at Rose Bowl, 4:30 p.m. Jan. 1 vs. Oregon in Pasadena, Calif.
No. 7 Men’s Gymnastics
Head coach: Miles Avery
• After a successful 2009, Ohio State enters the 2010 season ranked seventh in the College Gymnastics Association preseason coaches’ poll. The Buckeyes look to turn in another award-winning year with returning All-Americans Brandon Wynn, Ty Echard and Steven Spencer in the gym.
• Ohio State held its first of three exhibitions Dec. 6 in St. John Arena. The preseason meet was one of seven in Columbus for the Buckeyes leading up to the 2010 Big Ten Championship held in St. John Arena April 2-3.
Up Next: hosting Scarlet and Gray Intrasquad, 2 p.m. Dec. 16 at St. John Arena
hosting Varsity Exhibition, 2 p.m. Jan. 9 at St. John Arena
at Windy City Invitational, 8 p.m. Jan. 16 in Chicago, Ill.
Men’s Hockey (7-10-1, 5-6-1-1 CCHA)
Head coach: John Markell
• Buckeye sophomore goalie Cal Heeter backstopped Ohio State to a 5-3 victory over Michigan Dec. 4 in Value City Arena, making a career-high 42 saves. The teams were tied at 2 entering the third period but Buckeyes Devon Krogh and C.J. Severyn put the Buckeyes ahead. The Wolverines cut the lead to one (4-3) with a 5-on-3 goal with 3:04 remaining, but Hunter Bishop sealed the win with an empty-net tally. Krogh was a team season-best +5 in the victory and Sergio Somma and Peter Boyd each chipped in a goal and an assist, as did Bishop.
• The Buckeyes dropped a 2-1 decision to Michigan Dec. 5 in Value City Arena, giving the Wolverines a split of the series. John Albert scored the lone OSU goal with an extra skater in the last minute of the game.
• Krogh was named the CCMA CCHA Rookie of the Week Dec. 7 after his performance in the series split with Michigan.
Up Next: vs. Miami, 7:05 p.m. Dec. 11 at Value City Arena
at Miami, 7:05 p.m. Dec. 12 in Oxford, Ohio
Women’s Lacrosse
Head coach: Sue Stimmel
• Seniors Rachel Cornicello and Laura Burke, along with redshirt junior Brittney Zerhusen, were selected captains of the 2010 squad in a vote by their peers and coaches. The Buckeyes open the season against William & Mary Feb. 14 in Williamsburg, Va., before returning to Columbus for their home opener vs. American Feb. 20.
Rowing
Head coach: Andy Teitelbaum
• Katie Beletskaya, Meghan Birkbeck and Claire-Louise Bode signed National Letters of Intent and will join the Ohio State rowing team in the fall of 2010, Andy Teitelbaum announced.
Men’s Swimming and Diving (4-0)
Head coach: Bill Wadley
• Ohio State won its own Swimming and Diving Invitational for a second-consecutive year Dec. 6 with a total of 1,364 points. Minnesota was second among the 11 teams (five teams sent divers only) with 784 points and West Virginia was third with 447 points. Ohio State won 12 of the 18 swimming races over the three-day event with seven different Buckeyes registering an individual win or wins and eight Buckeyes a part of a victorious relay team or teams.
• Andrew Olson was named the Big Ten Conference Swimmer of the Week for his efforts in Ohio State’s dual meet win over Cleveland State Nov. 24. Olson is the first Ohio State swimmer to earn the conference’s weekly award this season.
• Seven high school standouts have signed National Letters of Intent (NLI) with Ohio State in Brett Boston, Ryan Bubb, Kevin Lancki, Ty Perkins, David (Dak) Stone, Garrett Trebilcock and Joe Wulf and will join the Buckeyes in 2010-11. Boston, Bubb and Stone all arrive as national youth team members just a year after head coach Bill Wadley signed his first national youth team athlete in Tim Philips.
Up Next: hosting USA Junior Nationals, TBA Dec. 10-13 at Bill and Mae McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion
Women’s Swimming and Diving (2-0)
Head coach: Bill Dorenkott
• Ohio State capped a fine weekend by taking runner-up honors at its own Swimming and Diving Invitational with 784 points. Minnesota won the meet with 1,125 points. Six schools sent swimmers and divers to the meet and an additional six more sent divers only. A pair of runner-up swims highlighted the team’s efforts Dec. 6. Junior Samantha Cheverton and senior Jill Lockhart went two-three in the 200 backstroke.
• A three-win effort in Ohio State’s 128-68 win over Cleveland State (Nov. 24) earned freshman Megan Detro the Big Ten Conference’s Swimmer of the Week award Dec. 1. The win improved the Buckeyes’ record to 2-0 this season.
• Second-year head coach Bill Dorenkott announced a group of National Letter of Intent signees that includes four top swimmers from Ohio, standouts from the state of Oregon and North Carolina, and two impressive international swimmers.
• The new Buckeyes include Ohio high school swimmers Beth Defauw (Strongsville), Kristyn Fulcher (Upper Arlington), Libby Hunsche (Cincinnati) and Alex Norris (Cincinnati); Kelly Ann Baird from Lexington, N.C.; Phoebe Cater from Sydney, Australia; Sarah Cruzan from Beaverton, Ore.; and Michelle Williams from Toronto, Ontario.
Up Next: hosting USA Junior Nationals, TBA Dec. 10-13 at Bill and Mae McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion
at Chesapeake Energy Elite Pro-Am, TBA Dec. 17-20 in Oklahoma City, Okla.
Women’s Volleyball (25-10; 12-8 Big Ten)
Head coach: Geoff Carlson
• Ohio State posted a 3-1 win (25-20, 16-25, 25-15, 25-23) over Cincinnati in the first round of the NCAA Championship in St. John Arena before closing its season with a 3-1 loss (25-13, 18-25, 25-23, 25-20) to ninth-seeded California to finish the season, 25-10.
• In the Cincinnati match, Katie Dull had a team-high 16 kills with Emily Danks adding 13. Chelsea Noble recorded a match-high 15 digs in the contest.
• In the season-ending loss to California, Dull had a team-high 18 kills, with Kelli Barhorst adding 12 and Kristen Dozier 11.
• Head coach Geoff Carlston announced the signing of three recruits – Kaitlyn Leary, Amy Schwarzwalder and Davionna DiSalvatore – who will join the Buckeyes for the 2010 season.
No. 3 Wrestling (4-0)
Head coach: Tom Ryan
• Behind 141-pound champion Reece Humphrey and runners-up Lance Palmer and Colt Sponseller, the third-ranked Buckeyes captured the 2009 Cliff Keen Las Vegas Collegiate Wrestling Invitational team title Dec. 5 at the Star of the Desert Arena in Primm, Nev. It was a close affair as the Buckeyes (122.5) escaped with a one-point victory over Cornell (121.5).
• Humphrey, No. 1 in the nation and a senior team tri-captain, remains undefeated this season at 14-0 following six victories in Nevada. The native of Indianapolis, Ind., scored bonus points in three of his six wins, which included a pin, technical fall and major decision.
• Ohio State put forth an impressive outing at the first day of the Invitational Dec. 4 as six Buckeyes remained in contention. The Scarlet and Gray led the 42-team contingent with 89 points, followed by Cornell (79) and Oklahoma (76) after day one.
Up Next: vs. Edinboro, 2 p.m. Dec. 13 at Perrysburg High School in Perrysburg, Ohio
Ohio State Athletics Schedule
Dec. 10-13
Dec. 10-13
Women’s swimming USA Junior Nationals, TBA
Columbus, Ohio
McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion
Men’s swimming USA Junior Nationals, TBA
Columbus, Ohio
McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion
Dec. 11
Men’s track at Kent State Early Bird, TBA
Kent, Ohio
Women’s hockey at St. Cloud State, 2:07 p.m.
St. Cloud, Minn.
Men’s hockey vs. Miami, 7:05 p.m.
Columbus, Ohio
Value City Arena
Dec. 12
Men’s track at Kent State Early Bird, TBA
Kent, Ohio
Men’s basketball vs. Butler, noon
Indianapolis, Ind.
ESPN
Women’s hockey at St. Cloud State, 1:07 p.m.
St. Cloud, Minn.
Men’s hockey at Miami, 7:05 p.m.
at Oxford, Ohio
Dec. 13
Wrestling vs. Edinboro, 2 p.m.
Perrysburg, Ohio
Perrysburg High School
Women’s basketball at Ole Miss, 2 p.m.
Oxford, Miss.
