Buckeyes Down No. 2 NC State, Win Collegiate Duals Title

Tuesday, December 19

Nashville

3 p.m.

Ohio State

University of Northern Iowa

Photo by: Sam Janicki

Photo by: Sam Janicki

Buckeyes Down No. 2 NC State, Win Collegiate Duals Title

12/19/2023 6:32:00 PM | Wrestling

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COLUMBUS, Ohio – No. 8 Ohio State (7-1) won a 2023 Collegiate Duals Title Tuesday with a 26-7 win over No. 21 Northern Iowa, a 28-9 win over Lock Haven and an upset victory over No. 2 NC State, 21-20, at the Montgomery Bell Center in Nashville, Tennessee.

Against the Wolfpack, Ohio State redshirt freshman Brendan McCrone (125) got the match underway with a pin of No. 1 ranked Jakob Camacho just 37 seconds into the first period. No. 12 Nic Bouzakis then pinned No. 5 Kai Orine 51 seconds into the 133 pound match to give Ohio State a 12-0 lead.

No. 3 ranked Jesse Mendez then pinned No. 4 Ryan Jack in the 141-pound match for an 18-0 lead for the Buckeyes.

NC State chipped away at the Ohio State lead before true freshman Rocco Welsh won his bout with a late third-period takedown for a 9-6 win by decision and Ohio State's final points at the event in the 21-20 win.

How it Happened
Ohio State vs. Northern Iowa
125-Brendan McCrone (OSU) def. Trever Anderson (UNI) | D, 10-8 (OSU 3, UNI 0)
McCrone opened the scoring with a takedown and four points for a nearfall. Anderson got on the board with a reversal to trail 7-2 after the first period. An Anderson takedown midway through the second period made it 7-5 McCrone. A Buckeye reversal then made it 9-5 Buckeyes after five minutes. Anderson cut it to 10-8 with a takedown 45 seconds into the third after a McCrone escape. That's how it ended to give McCrone a win by decision.

133- No. 17 Julian Farber (UNI) def. No. 12 Nic Bouzakis (OSU) | D, 5-1 (OSU 3, UNI 3)
After three minutes there was no score. Bouzakis started from the down position to open the second and quickly earned the escape for the 1-0 lead through the period. Farber evened the bout at 1-all with an escape early in the third. A takedown put Farber in the lead 4-1 and the win by decision, 5-1.

141-No. 3 Jesse Mendez (OSU) def. No. 9 Cael Happel (UNI) | D, 4-2 (OSU 6, UNI 3)
Neither wrestler was able to put points on the board over the first three minutes. Mendez escaped for a 1-0 lead early in the second. He added a late period takedown for a 4-0 lead after five minutes. Happel added an escape and a stalling point but fell 4-2 by decision to the Buckeyes.

149-No. 4 Dylan D'Emilio (OSU) def. Adam Allard (UNI) | MD, 11-1 (OSU 10, UNI 3)
D'Emilio opened the scoring with a takedown with 30 seconds left in the first period for a 3-0 lead. Allard got the escape in the second before a D'Emilio takedown put the Buckeyes up 6-1 with two minutes to go. After a D'Emilio escape and takedown plus a point for riding time gave D'Emilio an 11-1 win by major decision.

157-No. 13 Paddy Gallagher (OSU) def. No. 12 Ryder Downey (UNI) | D, 4-1 (OSU 13, UNI 3)
After a scoreless first period, Gallagher escaped to open the second for a 1-0 lead. He added a takedown late to lead 4-0 going into the third. Downey escaped to make it 4-1 Buckeyes and that's where it ended for a Gallagher win by decision.

165-No. 21 Isaac Wilcox (OSU) def. Evan Yant (UNI) | D, 4-2 (OSU 16, UNI 3)
Wilcox got on the board first with a takedown. A Yant escape sent the bout to the second with Ohio State leading 3-1. Wilcox added an escape point in the second that was countered by one for Yant but Wilcox held on for the 4-2 win by decision.

174-Rocco Welsh (OSU) def. Jared Simma (UNI) | D, 4-1 (OSU 19, UNI 3)
Welsh scored a takedown two-minutes into the first for a 3-0 lead. Simma scored an escape in the second and Welsh got one late in the third to earn the win by decision, 4-1.

184-No. 1 Parker Keckeisenz (UNI) def. Ryder Rogotzke (OSU) | MD, 17-4 (OSU 19, UNI 7)
Keckeisenz opened the scoring with a takedown before a Rogotzke escape made it 3-1 Panthers. Another UNI takedown and Rogotzke escape made it 6-2 Keckeisenz, who finished off the bout for a 17-4 win by major decision.

197-No. 23 Luke Geog (OSU) def. Kalob Runyon (UNI) | MD, 14-4 (OSU 23, UNI 7)
With under a minute left in the first, Geog scored a takedown for a 3-1 lead heading into the second after a Runyon escape. Another Runyon escape early in the second cut it to 3-2 before another Geog takedown made it 6-2 Buckeyes. After a late second-period escape made it 6-3 Ohio State. Geog increased the lead to 10-3 with an escape and takedown. Another takedown gave Geog the win by major decision, 14-4.

HWT- Hogan Swenski (OSU) def. Jose Valdez (UNI) | D, 8-2 (OSU 26, UNI 7)
Valdez scored with a takedown to open the second for a 1-0 lead. Swenski added a takedown in the second and a third-period takedown to take a 4-2 lead. Swenski added a late takedown to win by decision, 8-2.

OHIO STATE 26, NORTHERN IOWA 7                                                       OSU       UNI
125        Mccrone (OSU) DEC Anderson (UNI), 10-8                             3              0
133        Farber (UNI) DEC Bouzakis (OSU), 5-1                                      3              3
141        Mendez (OSU) DEC Happel (UNI), 4-2                                      6              3
149        Demilio (OSU) MAJ Allard (UNI), 11-1                                      10           3
157        Gallagher (OSU) DEC Downey (UNI), 4-1                                 13           3
165        Wilcox (OSU) DEC Yant (UNI), 4-2                                              16           3
174        Welsh (OSU) DEC Simma (UNI), 4-1                                           19           3
184        Keckeisen (UNI) MAJ Rogotzke (OSU), 17-4                           19           7
197        Geog (OSU) MAJ Runyon (UNI), 14-4                                        23           7
285        Swenski (OSU) DEC Valdez (UNI), 8-2                                       26           7

Ohio State vs. Lock Haven
125- No. 2 Anthony Noto (LHU) def Vinny Kilkeary (OSU) | D, 10-3 (LHU 3, OSU 0)
Noto struck first with a pair of takedowns to lead after three minutes 6-2. Noto led 7-2 after the second period. After another takedown, Noto got the win by decision, 10-3.

133- Gable Strickland (LHU) def. Andre Gonzales (OSU) | D, 6-1 (LHU 6, OSU 0)
An escape by Strickland to open the second put Lock Haven in the lead 1-0. Gonzales tied it at 1-all with an escape early in the third. A last second takedown and two-point nearfall gave Strickland the 6-1 win by decision.

141-No. 3 Jesse Mendez (OSU) def. Zack Zeamer (LHU) | TF, 19-3 (LHU 6, OSU 5)
Mendez led 9-2 after the first and then added a takedown and four-point nearfall early in the second for a 16-3 lead. He added a takedown in the third to win by technical fall, 19-3.

149-No. 4 Dylan D'Emilio (OSU) def. Nick Stonecheck (LHU) | D, 9-6 (OSU 8, LHU 6)
Stonecheck took a 3-1 lead in the first with a late takedown. D'Emilio escaped and took the lead, 5-3, with a takedown early in the second. A Stonecheck escape made it 5-4 Buckeyes after five minutes. Another escape by Lock Haven tied it at 5-all. D'Emilio then scored the go-ahead takedown to finish off the match for a 9-6 win by decision.

157-No. 13 Paddy Gallagher (OSU) def. J.T. Hogan (LHU) | TF, 19-4 (OSU 13, LHU 6)
Gallagher headed to the second period with a 6-2 lead before taking the match by technical fall, 19-4.

165- Bryce Hepner (OSU) def. Eric Alderfer (LHU) | D, 7-1 (OSU 16, LHU 6)
Hepner scored first with a takedown to lead 3-1 after three minutes. He led 4-1 after two and added an escape for a 5-1 lead early in the third and finished off the bout with a 7-1 win by decision.

174- Tyler Stoltzfus (LHU) def. Carter Chase (OSU) | D, SV-1 9-6 (OSU 16, LHU 9)
Just over 30 seconds into the first period Chase went up top 3-0 with a takedown. He added another to lead 6-2 after three minutes. There was no scoring in the second. Stoltzfus added an escape early in the third to cut the Ohio State lead 6-3. Stoltzfus then tied it with a takedown to send the bout into overtime where he got the winning takedown for a 9-6 win by decision.

184-No. 16 Gavin Hoffman (OSU def. Colin Fegley (LHU) | MD, 20-6 (OSU 20, LHU 9)
Hoffman scored three takedowns in the first for a 9-2 lead after three minutes. Hoffman then finished off the match for the win by major decision, 20-6.

197-No. 23 Luke Geog (OSU) def. Brad Morrison (LHU) | TF, 21-4 (OSU 25, LHU 9)
Geog jumped to a 12-3 lead after three minutes. Keeping up the pressure, Geog finished off the match to win by technical fall, 21-4.

HWT- Hogan Swenski (OSU) def. Ethan Miller (LHU) | D, 8-1 (OSU 28, LHU 9)
Swenski led 3-1 after the first period and added a four-point nearfall in the second for a 7-1 lead after five minutes. With a point for riding time, Swenski won by decision, 8-1.

OHIO STATE 28, LOCK HAVEN 9                             OSU     LH
125      Noto (LH) DEC Kilkeary (OSU), 10-3               0          3
133      Strickland (LH) DEC Gonzales (OSU), 6-1        0          6
141      Mendez (OSU) TF Zeamer (LH), 19-3, 5:16       5          6
149      Demilio (OSU) DEC Stonecheck (LH), 9-6        8          6
157      Gallagher (OSU) TF Hogan (LH), 19-4 4:25      13        6
165      Hepner (OSU) DEC Alderfer (LH), 7-1             16        6
174      Stoltzfus (LH) DEC Chase (OSU), 9-6             16        9
184      Hoffman (OSU) MAJ Fegley (LH), 20-6            20        9
197      Geog (OSU) TF Morrison (LH), 21-4, 4:36        25        9
HWT    Swenski (OSU) DEC Miller (LH), 8-1               28        9

Ohio State vs. North Carolina State
125-Brendan McCrone (OSU) def No. 1 Jakob Camacho (NCST) | F 0:37 (OSU 6, NCST 0)
McCrone wasted no time in getting a takedown and then the win by fall just 37 seconds into the match.

133-No. 12 Nic Bouzakis (OSU) def. No. 5 Kai Orine (NCST) | F, 0:51 (OSU 12, NCST 0)
Bouzakis, not to be outdone, put the Buckeyes up 12-0 in the team standings with a fall of his own 51 seconds into his bout.

141-No. 3 Jesse Mendez (OSU) def. No. 4 Ryan Jack (NCST) | F, 6:54 (OSU 18, NCST 0)
Mendez trailed 3-1 after the first and closed it to 3-2 with an escape early in the second. Jack took a 4-2 lead early in the third with an escape. Mendez took a 5-4 lead with a takedown with 1:20 to go. Jack got a reversal to tie it at 6-all before Mendez got the fall late in the third.

149- No. 5 Jackson Arrington (NCST) def. No. 4 Dylan D'Emilio (OSU) | D, 5-3 (OSU 18, NCST 3)
Arrington took a 4-1 lead into the third period when D'Emilio got an immediate reversal to trail 4-3 but Arrington got the win by decision, 5-3.

157- No. 6 Ed Scott (NCST) def. No. 13 Paddy Gallagher (OSU) | D, 4-2 (OSU 18, NCST 6)
There was no score in the first period. Gallagher took the 1-0 lead with an escape to start the second. Scott tied it at 1-all with an escape to open the third. Scott got the takedown late in the third and won the bout by decision, 4-2.

165- Derek Fields (NCST) def. No. 21 Isaac Wilcox (OSU) | D, 4-1 (OSU 18, NCST 9)
After a scoreless first period, Fields took a 1-0 lead with an escape in the second. Fields added a late takedown for a 4-0 lead going to the third where he won by decision, 4-1.

174-Rocco Welsh (OSU) def. No. 23 Alex Faison (NCST) | D, 9-6 (OSU 21, NCST 9)
Faison led 3-1 after three minutes with an opening-period takedown. Welsh made it 3-2 Wolfpack with an escape early in the second. Welsh scored a takedown followed by a Faison reversal for a 5-all match. Welch escaped to go up 6-5 heading to the third. Faison then escaped to tie it up again at 6-all. Facing overtime, Welch scored a late takedown for the 9-6 win by decision.

184-No. 15 Dylan Fishback (NCST) def. Ryder Rogotzke (OSU) | D, 7-3 (OSU 21, NCST 12)
Fishback got the opening takedown before a Rogotzke escape made it 3-1. Fishback got an escape in the second and Rogotzke escaped in the third to make it 4-2. Fishback then got the winning takedown to earn the win by decision, 7-3.

197- No. 4 Trent Hidlay (NCST) def. No. 23 Luke Geog (OSU) | TF, 22-7 (OSU 21, NCST 17)
Hidlay led 8-1 after the first with a couple takedowns and two stalling points. Geog fought back to make it 11-6 Wolfpack before a Hidlay takedown late made it 15-6 after five minutes. Hidlay then finished off the bout to win by technical fall, 22-7.

HWT- No. 17 Owen Trephan (NCST) def. No. 18 Nick Feldman (OSU) D 8-4, (OSU 21, NCST 20)
There was no score after the first. Feldman got the first score with an escape to open the second for a 1-0 lead. Trephan got the point back with an escape early in the third to make it 1-all. Trephan then got a takedown for a 4-1 lead Feldman added an escape to make it 4-2. Feldman then got his first takedown of the match to go up 5-4. Trephan then escaped to tie it at 5-all before getting the winning takedown with less than 10 seconds to go for an 8-6 win by decision.

OHIO STATE 21, NC STATE 12                               OSU     NCST
125      Mccrone (OSU) WBF Camacho (NCST), 0:37   6          0
133      Bouzakis (OSU) WBF Orine (NCST), 0:51        12        0
141      Mendez (OSU) WBF Jack (NCST), 6:54            18        0
149      Arrington (NCST) DEC Demilio (OSU), 5-3      18        3
157      Scott (NCST) DEC Gallagher (OSU), 4-2          18        6
165      Fields (NCST) DEC Wilcox (OSU), 4-1             18        9
174      Welsh (OSU) DEC Faison (NCST), 9-6             21        9
184      Fishback (NCST) DEC Rogotzke (OSU), 7-3     21        12
197      Hidlay (NCST) TF Geog (OSU), 22-7               21        17
HWT    Trephan (NCST) DEC Feldman (OSU), 8-6       21        20

Up Next
The No. 8 Buckeyes return to Columbus for a bout with No. 3 Cornell Friday, Jan. 5 (8 p.m./BTN) at the Covelli Center.