Mendez Earns No. 1 Seed, Nine Buckeyes Headed to NCAA Championships
3/13/2024 8:00:00 PM | Wrestling
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COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State's nine NCAA wrestling qualifiers learned their seeds and first-round opponents Wednesday in advance of the 2024 NCAA Wrestling Championships March 21-23 at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri.
The Buckeyes qualified wrestlers in 7-of-10 weight classes last weekend at the 2024 Big Ten Wrestling Championships at the XFINITY Center in College Park, Maryland. Click HERE for the recap.
Ohio State added two more to its NCAA lineup this year when the NCAA announced Tuesday redshirt freshmen Brendan McCrone (125) and Nic Bouzakis (133) earned at-large bids.
The Buckeyes will send three Top 10 seeds to Kansas City with 2024 Big Ten Champion Jesse Mendez leading the way with a No. 1 seed at 141.
Tom Ryan, head coach of the Buckeyes, has sent nine or more wrestlers to the national tournament eight times during his 18-year Ohio State career (2007-present).
Six Buckeyes headed to Kansas City are in their freshman season at Ohio State, the most for Ryan during his Ohio State career.
Ohio State has had 139 NCAA Qualifiers under Ryan. The Buckeyes have earned 70 All-America honors and have finished in the Top 5 nine times. Fourteen teams have finished among the Top 10.
The 2015 team won the NCAA title and five teams have placed second.
Ohio State took fourth in the 2023 NCAA Championships.
2024 Ohio State NCAA Qualifiers
Wt | InterMat Rk./2024 NCAA seed/Name (Yr.)/2023-24 Record/At NCAA Championships
125 | No. 29/29-seed - Brendan McCrone (R-Fr.)/19-11/1st Appearance
vs. 4-seed Matt Ramos (Purdue/25-5)
133 | No. 13/16 seed - Nick Bouzakis (R-Fr.)/23-9/1st Appearance
vs. 17-seed Braxton Brown (Maryland/21-10)
141 | No. 1/1 seed - Jesse Mendez (So.)/25-2/2nd Appearance
NCAA History: 2023 (14-seed/5-3/6th)
vs. 33-seed Todd Carter (Gardner Webb/26-11) or 32-seed Kal Miller (Maryland/12-10)
149 | No. 12/14 seed - Dylan D'Emilio (R-Sr.)/24-11/4th Appearance
NCAA History (rcd. 7-7): 2021 (30-seed/2-2), 2022 (17-seed, 1-2), 2023 (17-seed, 4-3/6th)
vs. 19-seed Joseph Zargo (Wisconsin/20-9)
157 | No. 27/32 seed - Isaac Wilcox (Sr.)/20-10/1st Appearance
vs. 33-seed Nick Stampoulos (Buffalo/22-17)
174 | No. 6/6 seed - Rocco Welsh (Fr.)/22-5/1st Appearance
vs. 27-seed Danny Wask (Navy/23-11)
184 | No. 17/18 seed - Ryder Rogotzke (Fr.)/19-8/1st Appearance
vs. 15-seed Reece Heller (Pittsburgh/20-6)
197 | No. 19/23 seed - Luke Geog (R-Fr.)/15-9/1st Appearance
vs. 10-seed Silas Allred (Nebraska/24-7)
HWT | No. 6/9 seed - Nick Feldman (R-Fr.)/24-6/1st Appearance
vs. 24-seed Keaton Kluever (Hofstra/15-5)
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State's nine NCAA wrestling qualifiers learned their seeds and first-round opponents Wednesday in advance of the 2024 NCAA Wrestling Championships March 21-23 at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri.
The Buckeyes qualified wrestlers in 7-of-10 weight classes last weekend at the 2024 Big Ten Wrestling Championships at the XFINITY Center in College Park, Maryland. Click HERE for the recap.
Ohio State added two more to its NCAA lineup this year when the NCAA announced Tuesday redshirt freshmen Brendan McCrone (125) and Nic Bouzakis (133) earned at-large bids.
The Buckeyes will send three Top 10 seeds to Kansas City with 2024 Big Ten Champion Jesse Mendez leading the way with a No. 1 seed at 141.
Tom Ryan, head coach of the Buckeyes, has sent nine or more wrestlers to the national tournament eight times during his 18-year Ohio State career (2007-present).
Six Buckeyes headed to Kansas City are in their freshman season at Ohio State, the most for Ryan during his Ohio State career.
Ohio State has had 139 NCAA Qualifiers under Ryan. The Buckeyes have earned 70 All-America honors and have finished in the Top 5 nine times. Fourteen teams have finished among the Top 10.
The 2015 team won the NCAA title and five teams have placed second.
Ohio State took fourth in the 2023 NCAA Championships.
2024 Ohio State NCAA Qualifiers
Wt | InterMat Rk./2024 NCAA seed/Name (Yr.)/2023-24 Record/At NCAA Championships
125 | No. 29/29-seed - Brendan McCrone (R-Fr.)/19-11/1st Appearance
vs. 4-seed Matt Ramos (Purdue/25-5)
133 | No. 13/16 seed - Nick Bouzakis (R-Fr.)/23-9/1st Appearance
vs. 17-seed Braxton Brown (Maryland/21-10)
141 | No. 1/1 seed - Jesse Mendez (So.)/25-2/2nd Appearance
NCAA History: 2023 (14-seed/5-3/6th)
vs. 33-seed Todd Carter (Gardner Webb/26-11) or 32-seed Kal Miller (Maryland/12-10)
149 | No. 12/14 seed - Dylan D'Emilio (R-Sr.)/24-11/4th Appearance
NCAA History (rcd. 7-7): 2021 (30-seed/2-2), 2022 (17-seed, 1-2), 2023 (17-seed, 4-3/6th)
vs. 19-seed Joseph Zargo (Wisconsin/20-9)
157 | No. 27/32 seed - Isaac Wilcox (Sr.)/20-10/1st Appearance
vs. 33-seed Nick Stampoulos (Buffalo/22-17)
174 | No. 6/6 seed - Rocco Welsh (Fr.)/22-5/1st Appearance
vs. 27-seed Danny Wask (Navy/23-11)
184 | No. 17/18 seed - Ryder Rogotzke (Fr.)/19-8/1st Appearance
vs. 15-seed Reece Heller (Pittsburgh/20-6)
197 | No. 19/23 seed - Luke Geog (R-Fr.)/15-9/1st Appearance
vs. 10-seed Silas Allred (Nebraska/24-7)
HWT | No. 6/9 seed - Nick Feldman (R-Fr.)/24-6/1st Appearance
vs. 24-seed Keaton Kluever (Hofstra/15-5)
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