Ohio State
Big Ten Championships Session II
Ohio State Places Five in the B1G Finals
3/9/2019 11:23:24 PM | General, Wrestling
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MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – Five semifinalists took the mat donning the white Ohio State singlet, and all five walked off as victors with a spot in the finals secured. The Buckeyes are slotted No. 2 in the team standings, 27.5 points clear of third-place Nebraska. Eight OSU wrestlers have clinched NCAA automatic bids with one more still in contention for a ticket to the dance.
UPDATED BRACKETS | (125-lbs 9th Place ‘mini bracket’)
BUCKEYE FINALS MATCH-UPS
No. 10 Luke Pletcher (23-4) vs. No. 4 Nick Suriano (23-3, Rutgers)
No. 3 Joey McKenna (19-2) vs. No. 20 Chad Red (18-10, Nebraska)
No. 2 Micah Jordan (25-1) vs. No. 1 Anthony Ashnault (26-0, Rutgers)
No. 1 Myles Martin (19-0) vs. No. 7 Shakur Rasheed (18-0, Penn State)
No. 2 Kollin Moore (19-1) vs. No. 1 Bo Nickal (24-0, Penn State)
In addition to the five finalists listed above, Ke-Shawn Hayes, Te’Shan Campbell and Ethan Smith all punched their ticket to the NCAA Championships. Nine automatic bids are up for grabs at 125 pounds, and Malik Heinselman is part of a six-man bracket to earn that ninth spot. While Chase Singletary is done for the weekend without a guaranteed spot at nationals, he’s a solid contender for one of four at-large bids available at heavyweight. Those selections are announced on Tuesday (March 12). Singletary received a tough draw, facing top-10 opponents in back-to-back bouts.
TEAM SCORES AFTER DAY ONE
Penn State 131
Ohio State 111.5
Nebraska 84
Iowa 83.5
Minnesota 76.5
Wisconsin 63.5
Michigan 62.5
Rutgers 45.5
Northwestern 43.5
Purdue 34.5
Illinois 30
Michigan State 25.5
Indiana 24.5
Maryland 8.5
The Buckeyes registered a 23-8 overall record on Day One with seven major decisions, two pins and a tech fall.
-by-RESULTS & NOTES
125 lbs | Malik Heinselman
Rd. 1 | No. 20 Dustin Schroder (Purdue) def. Heinselman | MD, 13-5
WB1 | bye
WB2 | No. 17 Elijah Oliver (Indiana) def. Heinselman | SV2, 13-11
Needs two wins on Sunday to earn Big Ten’s ninth automatic bid at 125 pounds
133 lbs | No. 10 Luke Pletcher
Rd. 1 | Pletcher def. Paul Konrath (Indiana) | MD, 12-4
Quarterfinals | Pletcher def. No. 9 Roman Bravo-Young (Penn State) | D, 8-5
Semifinals | Pletcher def. No. 1 Stevan Micic (Michigan) | MFF
Second straight Big Ten finals appearance
Avenged an earlier season loss to Roman Bravo-Young
141 lbs | No. 3 Joey McKenna
Rd. 1 | McKenna def. Alec McKenna (Northwestern) | PIN, 0:35
Quarterfinals | McKenna def. No. 9 Mitch McKee (Minnesota) | MD, 8-0
Semifinals | McKenna def. No. 2 Nick Lee (Penn State) | D, 5-4
Seeking fourth consecutive conference crown (two Pac-12 titles and one B1G)
Blanked competition, 31-0, in first six career bouts at the Big Ten Championships before Nick Lee broke the shutout streak
Avenged earlier season loss by topping Lee, 5-4, in the semifinals
On to the next one for @Joey_McKenna. @wrestlingbucks pic.twitter.com/ufi6X1MwwD
— Ohio State on BTN (@OhioStateOnBTN) March 10, 2019
149 lbs | No. 2 Micah Jordan
Rd. 1 | Jordan def. Alfred Bannister (Maryland) | MD, 16-6
Quarterfinals | Jordan def. Shayne Oster (Northwestern) | PIN, 1:32
Semifinals | Jordan def. No. 13 Brady Berge (Penn State) | MD, 13-4
Third Big Ten finals appearance in a row
Earned bonus points in 11 of last 12 bouts dating back to Jan. 11
Rematch set with No. 1 Anthony Ashnault (Rutgers) … Jordan’s lone defeat this season (14-10 in the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational finals)
.@mongoose_mic with the major decision over Berge. @wrestlingbucks pic.twitter.com/BxfpktVZUC
— Ohio State on BTN (@OhioStateOnBTN) March 10, 2019
157 lbs | No. 8 Ke-Shawn Hayes
Rd. 1 | No. 17 John Van Brill (Rutgers) def. Hayes | PIN, 6:41
WB1 | bye
WB2 | Hayes def. No. 9 Eric Barone (Illinois) | D, 3-1
WB3 | No. 7 Kaleb Young (Iowa) def. Hayes | MD, 11-1
Took the season rubber match over Eric Barone to stamp his pass into the NCAA Championships
165 lbs | Te’Shan Campbell
Rd. 1 | Campbell def. Tyler Morland (Northwestern) | D, 4-1
Quarterfinals | No. 2 Alex Marinelli (Iowa) def. Campbell | D, 6-2
WB2 | Campbell def. Carson Brolsma (Minnesota) | D, 3-1
WB3 | Campbell def. Bryce Martin (Indiana) | MD, 11-1
Tallied three wins to book his fourth trip to the NCAA Championships
Pittsburgh native to compete in hometown at national tournament
174 lbs | No. 14 Ethan Smith
Rd. 1 | Smith def. Carver James (Illinois) | D, 5-2
Quarterfinals | No. 12 Dylan Lydy (Purdue) def. Smith | D, 5-1
WB2 | Smith def. Jake Covaciu (Indiana) | D, 7-3
WB3 | Smith def. Ryan Christensen (Wisconsin) | INJ
Notched a takedown to go ahead 2-0 vs. Christensen before the injury default occurred
184 lbs | No. 1 Myles Martin
Rd. 1 | bye
Quarterfinals | Martin def. Lyon (Purdue) | TF, 25-10
Semifinals | Martin def. No. 8 Emery Parker (Illinois) | D, 8-3
Third Big Ten finals showing
Remains undefeated at 19-0
.@MyMar184 remains undefeated as he heads into the title match tomorrow.
Martin with an 8-3 decision over Parker. @wrestlingbucks @FloWrestling pic.twitter.com/w2Mi9aUlBA
— Ohio State on BTN (@OhioStateOnBTN) March 10, 2019
197 lbs | No. 2 Kollin Moore
Rd. 1 | Moore def. Matt Correnti (Rutgers) | MD, 12-3
Quarterfinals | Moore def. Dylan Anderson (Minnesota) | MD, 12-4
Semifinals | Moore def. No. 5 Jacob Warner (Iowa) | D, 5-2
Improved to 10-0 all-time at the Big Ten Championships
Just like that, you'll see @moore_of_kollin tomorrow in the finals. @wrestlingbucks pic.twitter.com/QiR7G5sBCs
— Ohio State on BTN (@OhioStateOnBTN) March 10, 2019
285 lbs | No. 11 Chase Singletary
Rd. 1 | Singletary def. Fletcher Miller (Indiana) | D, 4-0
Quarterfinals | No. 6 Trent Hilger (Wisconsin) def. Singletary | D, 3-1
WB2 | No. 10 Youssif Hemida (Maryland) def. Singletary | D, 9-6
Session III begins Sunday at 1 p.m. ET with the finals (Session IV) slated for 4 p.m. ET.
