Ohio State
Big Ten Championships
Buckeyes Bring Home Big Ten Title
3/4/2018 12:00:00 AM | General, Wrestling
March 4, 2018
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It won it in 2017.
And it wins it in 2018.
Congrats to @wrestlingbucks on defending its @B1GWrestling championships . pic.twitter.com/HSQoSHcJEN
— Big Ten Network (@BigTenNetwork) March 4, 2018
EAST LANSING, Mich. – Ohio State grasped the 2018 Big Ten Wrestling title by accumulating the most team points (164.5) at the conference championships in 16 years (Minnesota, 174.0 in 2002). The 10-man lineup captured four individual titles, seven finals appearances and nine top-3 showings. All 10 Buckeyes also earned automatic bids to the 2018 NCAA Championships (March 15-17) in Cleveland.
TOP-5 TEAMS
1st | Ohio State 164.5 points
2nd | Penn State 148.0
3rd | Michigan 118.0
4th | Iowa 90.5
5th | Nebraska 72.5
#B1G x 2?!@wrestlingbucks defend its @B1Gwrestling championships title. pic.twitter.com/MVN2i2ueW4
— Ohio State on BTN (@OhioStateOnBTN) March 4, 2018
INDIVIDUAL BUCKEYE CHAMPIONS
Nathan Tomasello | 125 lbs
? One of just 16 wrestlers in the 106-year history of the Big Ten Championships to become a four-time champion)
? Avenged his lone loss of the season, defeating Iowa’s Spencer Lee in the Semifinals
? NCAA Championships to be hosted at Quicken Loans in Cleveland, Ohio; less than 10 miles from the house he grew up in)
Joey McKenna | 141 lbs
? Third straight conference title after back-to-back Pac-12 trophies at Stanford in 2016 and 2017
? Did not surrender a single point during the entire tournament
? Closed it out with a 13-0 major decision in the Finals
Kollin Moore | 197 lbs
? Second consecutive Big Ten title, yet to lose a match in his career at the B1G Championships
Kyle Snyder | HWT
? Third straight Big Ten title
? Avenged his only collegiate loss in the last three years by topping Adam Coon in sudden victory period number two
? Weighed in 59 pounds less than Coon Sunday morning (283.6 lbs to 224.6 lbs)
BUCKEYES BITS
? Ohio State registered an overall record of 33-7 for the weekend
? Bonus points came in 14 bouts for Ohio State (four pins, three tech falls and six major decisions)
? This marks Ohio State’s fifth Big Ten Wrestling title in school history (1923, 1951, 2015, 2017, 2018).
? Tom Ryan was named the 2018 Big Ten Coach of the Year
Final Team Standings & BracketsÂ
In total, 70 percent of the Buckeye lineup advanced to the finals with Luke Pletcher, Micah Jordan and Myles Martin earning runner-up honors. Add in Ke-Shawn Hayes and Bo Jordan as third-place finishers to make it nine of 10 Buckeyes in the Top-3 of their respective weight classes.
The 10 scarlet-clad men destined for Cleveland will carry a combined season mark of 203-35 (.853). When going up against nationally-ranked opponents (Top-20 according to Intermat at the time of the bout), the group has registered a .653 winning percentage (62-33).
BUCKEYE BOUT RESULTS
*Intermat rankings listed
No. 4 Nathan Tomasello
Round 1 | Tomasello def. Carson Kuhn (Penn State); TF, 21-6
Quarterfinals | Tomasello def. No. 18 Luke Welch (Purdue); MD, 14-3
Semifinals | Tomasello def. No. 3 Spencer Lee (Iowa); D, 2-1
Finals | Tomasello def. No. 6 Ethan Lizak (Minnesota); D, 10-7
No. 3 Luke Pletcher
Round 1 | Pletcher def. Garrett Pepple (Indiana); D, 5-4
Quarterfinals | Pletcher def. Dylan Duncan (Illinois); D, 4-3
Semifinals | Pletcher def. No. 13 Mitch McKee (Minnesota); SV-1, 6-4
Finals | No. 2 Steven Micic (Michigan) def. Pletcher; D, 7-4
No. 4 Joey McKenna
Round 1 | McKenna def. Javier Gasca III (Michigan State); PIN, 2:12
Quarterfinals | McKenna def. Vince Turk (Iowa); D, 4-0
Semifinals | McKenna def. No. 14 Nate Limex (Purdue); D, 6-0
Finals | McKenna def. No. 11 Michael Carr (Illinois); MD, 13-0
No. 6 Ke-Shawn Hayes
Round 1 | Hayes def. Eric Barone (Illinois); MD, 12-1
Quarterfinals | Hayes def. No. 9 Colton McCrystal (Nebraska); D, 7-6
Semifinals | No. 1 Zain Retherford (Penn State) def. Hayes; MD, 10-0
Conso Semifinals | Hayes def. No. 18 Alfred Bannister (Maryland); MD, 9-1
3rd-place Match | Hayes def. No. 9 Colton McCrystal (Nebraska); D, 7-5
No. 6 Micah Jordan
Round 1 | bye
Quarterfinals | Jordan def. No. 11 Tyler Berger (Nebraska); D, 4-3
Semifinals | Jordan def. No. 2 Michael Kemerer (Iowa); PIN, 5:48
Finals | No. 8 Alec Pantaleo (Michigan) def. Jordan; D, 3-1
No. 14 Te’Shan Campbell
Round 1 | No. 10 Isaiah White (Nebraska) def. Campbell; D, 6-1
Conso Rd 1 | bye
Conso Rd 2 | No. 2 Alex Marinelli (Iowa) def. Campbell; D, 9-3
9th-place Semifinals | Campbell def. Brendan Burnham (Maryland); MD, 9-0
9th-place Match | Campbell def. Bryce Martin (Indiana); INJ
No. 6 Bo Jordan
Round 1 | Jordan def. Josh Ugalde (Maryland); PIN, 1:37
Quarterfinals | Jordan def. Joey Gunther (Iowa); D, 8-3
Semifinals | No. 5 Myles Amine (Michigan) def. Jordan; PIN, 5:30
Conso Semifinals | Jordan def. No. 12 Dylan Lydy (Purdue); D, 6-2
3rd-place Match | Jordan def. Johnny Sebastian (Northwestern); D, 9-5
No. 2 Myles Martin
Round 1 | Martin def. Max Lyon (Purdue); PIN, 2:36
Quarterfinals | Martin def. No. 10 Ricky Robertson (Wisconsin); TF, 23-8
Semifinals | Martin def. No. 4 Domenic Abounader (Michigan); D, 7-3
Finals | No. 1 Bo Nickal (Penn State) def. Martin; D, 7-4
No. 4 Kollin Moore
Round 1 | bye
Quarterfinals | Moore def. Eric Schultz (Nebraska); D, 10-4
Semifinals | Moore def. 17 Kevin Beazley (Michigan); D, 5-3
Finals | Moore def. No. 6 Shakur Rasheed (Penn State); D, 8-4
No. 2 Kyle Snyder
Round 1 | Snyder def. Fletcher Miller (Indiana); TF, 24-9
Quarterfinals | Snyder def. No. 17 Shawn Streck (Purdue); MD, 17-6
Semifinals | Snyder def. No. 4 Nick Nevills (Penn State); MD, 14-5
Finals | Snyder def. No. 1 Adam Coon (Michigan); D, 4-2
The 2017-18 season culminates March 15-17 in Cleveland, Ohio, at Quicken Loans Arena for the NCAA Championships.
