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Bouzakis, Rogotzke Earn Roster Spots With Team USA
6/2/2024 12:00:00 PM | Wrestling
Both will travel abroad this fall for world championship competitions
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ryder Rogotzke, who is entering his sophomore season with the Buckeyes, and Nic Bouzakis, a redshirt sophomore in 2024-25, earned spots with Team USA to complete this fall in events abroad
Rogotzke will represent Team USA at the U20 World Championships in Pontevedra, Spain, Sept. 2-8 in the Greco-Roman competition.
Rogotzke won the 87kg Greco-Roman Bracket at the U20 World Team Trials May 31-June 2 in Geneva, Ohio.
Bouzakis also will represent Team USA this fall at the U23 World Championships after winning the 61kg freestyle bracket at the U23 Nationals in Geneva.
Bouzakis will travel with Team USA Oct. 21-27 to Albania.
U23 Freestyle Results | U20 Greco Roman Results
Buckeyes at the 2024 U23 Nationals and U20 World Team Trials, May 31-June 2
Spire Institute, Geneva, Ohio
U23 57kg Freestyle (Garett Lautzenheiser/1-2)
Garett Lautzenheiser (Ohio RTC) VSU1 Christian Forbes (Oklahoma RTC), 17-6
Maximo Ranteria (Beaver Dam RTC) VPO1 Garett Lautzenheiser (Ohio RTC), 4-4
Ethan Perryman (Cyclone RTC) VFA Garett Lautzenheiser (Ohio RTC), 15-9
U23 57kg Freestyle (Brendan McCrone/2-2)
Brendan McCrone (Ohio RTC) VSU Marco Tocci (Tar Heel WC), 10-0
Richard Castro-Sandoval (Central RTC) VPO1 Brendan McCrone (Ohio RTC), 9-1
Brendan McCrone (Ohio RTC) VSU1 Marcus Wright (Charleston RTC), 12-1
Trever Anderson (Panther WC RTC) VSU1 Brendan McCrone (Ohio RTC), 12-2
U23 61kg Freestyle (Nic Bouzakis/7-0/1st)
Nic Bouzakis (Ohio RTC) VSU Kevin Honas (Tiger Den WC), 10-0
Nic Bouzakis (Ohio RTC) VSU David Saenz (Wyoming WTC), 10-0
Nic Bouzakis (Ohio RTC) VSU Tyler Ferrara (Spartan Combat RTC), 11-0
Nic Bouzakis (Ohio RTC) VPO1 Kurtis Phipps (Buffalo Valley RTC), 9-4
Nic Bouzakis (Ohio RTC) VSU Gary Steen (Nittany Lion WC), 10-0
Nic Bouzakis (Ohio RTC) VSU Dominick Serrano (Northern Colorado WC), 10-0
Nic Bouzakis (Ohio RTC) VPO1 Kurtis Phipps (Buffalo Valley RTC), 10-5
U23 65kg Freestyle (Andre Gonzales/3-2)
Andre Gonzales (Ohio RTC) VSU Nathan Lucier (Bearcat WC), 10-0
Andre Gonzales (Ohio RTC) VSU1 Austin McBurney (Brown RTC) , 12-2
Andre Gonzales (Ohio RTC) VSU Dylan Chappell (Buffalo Valley RTC), 12-0
Wyatt Henson (Mat-Town WC) VPO1 Andre Gonzales (Ohio RTC), 7-6
Ryan Jack (Wolfpack WC) VPO1 Andre Gonzales (Ohio RTC), 10-6
U23 70kg Freestyle (Brandon Cannon/2-2)
Brandon Cannon (Ohio RTC) VSU Cody Travoso (NJRTC), 10-0
Brandon Cannon (Ohio RTC) VSU James Hogan (Mat Town USA), 10-0
Daniel Cardenas (Bear Cave WC) VSU1 Brandon Cannon (Ohio RTC), 12-2
Dylan Evans (Pittsburgh WC) VPO1 Brandon Cannon (Ohio RTC), 8-6
U23 74kg Freestyle (Carter Chase/4-2)
Carter Chase (Ohio RTC) VSU Andrew Parish (Perrysburg WC), 10-0
Carter Chase (Ohio RTC) VPO1 Fin Nadeau (Bearcat WC), 10-6
Jack Thompson (Panther WC RTC) VPO1 Carter Chase (Ohio RTC), 6-5
Carter Chase (Ohio RTC) VPO1 Nathan Pepin (Bulldog Elite), 10-3
Carter Chase (Ohio RTC) VPO1 Damon McGee (George Mason), 14-6
Cooper Voorhees (Wyoming RTC) VPO1 Carter Chase (Ohio RTC), 3-1
U23 74kg Freestyle (Pat Downing/0-2)
Jayden Dobeck (Boone RTC) VSU1 Patrick Downing (Ohio RTC), 12-1
Nicholas Grizales (Boone RTC) VSU Patrick Downing (Ohio RTC), 10-0
U23 86kg Freestyle (Gavin Bell/5-2)
Gavin Bell OH (Ohio RTC) VSU1 Kameron Royster IA (Dubuque Wrestling Club), 12-2 1:45
Samuel Fisher VA (SERTC- Virginia Tech) VPO1 Gavin Bell OH (Ohio RTC), 13-4
Gavin Bell OH (Ohio RTC) VSU1 Tanner Baumgartner CO (Colorado Mesa Wrestling Club), 12-1 1:46
Gavin Bell OH (Ohio RTC) VSU Grant Cook WI (Wisconsin), 10-0 0:51
Gavin Bell OH (Ohio RTC) VIN Luke Vanadia OH (Michigan Wrestling Club), 4-4 3:34
Gavin Bell OH (Ohio RTC) VPO1 Anthony Dalesio OH (Lirtc), 11-6
Tye Monteiro CA (Unattached) VSU1 Gavin Bell OH (Ohio RTC), 17-6 5:42
U23 92kg Freestyle (Cole Robertson/1-2)
Cole Robertson (Ohio RTC) VSU Sean Cowan (MontCo WC), 10-0
Jackson Punzel (Illinois) VSU1 Cole Robertson (Ohio RTC), 11-1
Ethan Wiant (Clarion RTC) VSU1 Cole Robertson (Ohio RTC), 15-5
U23 92kg Freestyle (Seth Shumate/4-2/4th)
Seth Shumate (Ohio RTC) VSU Jacob Ruff (Missouri), 10-0
Seth Shumate (Ohio RTC) VSU Jackson Punzel (Illinois), 11-0
Seth Shumate (Ohio RTC) VSU Levi Hopkins (Buies Creek WC), 11-0
Jacob Cardenas (Spartan Combat RTC) VPO1 Seth Shumate (Ohio RTC), 8-2
Seth Shumate (Ohio RTC) VSU Zach Glazier (Hawkeye WC), 16-6
Christian Carroll (Cowboy RTC) VSU 1 Seth Shumate (Ohio RTC), 16-6
U20 57kg Freestyle (Vincent Kilkeary/1-2)
Seth Mendoza (SparWrestling Acad.) VPO1 Vincent Kilkeary (Ohio RTC), 12-9
Vincent Kilkeary (Ohio RTC) VSU Christian Guzman (Cardinal Wrestling Club), 11-0
Christian Castillo (Thorobred WC) VSU1 Vincent Kilkeary (Ohio RTC), 14-4
U20 61kg Freestyle (Benjamin Davino/3-2/2nd)
Benjamin Davino (Ohio RTC) VSU Gable Porter (Cavalier WC), 10-0
Marcus Blaze (Perrysburg WC) VPO1 Benjamin Davino (Ohio RTC), 5-2
Benjamin Davino (Ohio RTC) VPO Cory Land (Panther WC), 8-0
Benjamin Davino (Ohio RTC) VPO1 Sergio Vega (Tucson Cyclones), 7-1
Marcus Blaze (Perrysburg WC) VPO1 Benjamin Davino (Ohio RTC), 6-3
U20 92kg Freestyle (Ryder Rogotzke/2-2/2nd)
Ryder Rogotzke (Ohio RTC) VSU1 Kael Wisler MI (Michigan Wrestling Club), 12-2
Ryder Rogotzke (Ohio RTC) VSU Michael Dellagatta NY (Spartan Combat RTC/ TMWC), 11-0
Connor Mirasola WI (Askren Wrestling Academy) VPO Ryder Rogotzke (Ohio RTC), 6-0
Connor Mirasola WI (Askren Wrestling Academy) VSU Ryder Rogotzke (Ohio RTC), 10-0
U20 72kg Greco-Roman (TJ Schierl/2-2/4th)
TJ Schierl (Ohio RTC) VPO1 Owen Hicks (Curby 3 Style WC), 4-3
Tyler Antoniak (MWC Wrestling Acad.) VPO1 TJ Schierl (Ohio RTC), 7-1
TJ Schierl (Ohio RTC) VPO1 Braden Stauffenberg (Michigan WC), 9-5
Alaiksandr Kikiniou (Poway Wrestling) VSU TJ Schierl (Ohio RTC), 11-0
U20 87kg Greco-Roman (Ryder Rogotzke/4-0/1st)
Ryder Ryder Rogotzke (Ohio RTC) VFA Nick Nosler (Southern Illinois RTC), 4-0
Ryder Ryder Rogotzke (Ohio RTC) VSU1 Lars Michaelson (NWWC), 10-2
Ryder Ryder Rogotzke (Ohio RTC) VSU Nick Nosler (Southern Illinois RTC), 9-0
Ryder Ryder Rogotzke (Ohio RTC) Payton Thomas (Navy WC), 10-0
Rogotzke will represent Team USA at the U20 World Championships in Pontevedra, Spain, Sept. 2-8 in the Greco-Roman competition.
Rogotzke won the 87kg Greco-Roman Bracket at the U20 World Team Trials May 31-June 2 in Geneva, Ohio.
Bouzakis also will represent Team USA this fall at the U23 World Championships after winning the 61kg freestyle bracket at the U23 Nationals in Geneva.
Bouzakis will travel with Team USA Oct. 21-27 to Albania.
U23 Freestyle Results | U20 Greco Roman Results
Buckeyes at the 2024 U23 Nationals and U20 World Team Trials, May 31-June 2
Spire Institute, Geneva, Ohio
U23 57kg Freestyle (Garett Lautzenheiser/1-2)
Garett Lautzenheiser (Ohio RTC) VSU1 Christian Forbes (Oklahoma RTC), 17-6
Maximo Ranteria (Beaver Dam RTC) VPO1 Garett Lautzenheiser (Ohio RTC), 4-4
Ethan Perryman (Cyclone RTC) VFA Garett Lautzenheiser (Ohio RTC), 15-9
U23 57kg Freestyle (Brendan McCrone/2-2)
Brendan McCrone (Ohio RTC) VSU Marco Tocci (Tar Heel WC), 10-0
Richard Castro-Sandoval (Central RTC) VPO1 Brendan McCrone (Ohio RTC), 9-1
Brendan McCrone (Ohio RTC) VSU1 Marcus Wright (Charleston RTC), 12-1
Trever Anderson (Panther WC RTC) VSU1 Brendan McCrone (Ohio RTC), 12-2
U23 61kg Freestyle (Nic Bouzakis/7-0/1st)
Nic Bouzakis (Ohio RTC) VSU Kevin Honas (Tiger Den WC), 10-0
Nic Bouzakis (Ohio RTC) VSU David Saenz (Wyoming WTC), 10-0
Nic Bouzakis (Ohio RTC) VSU Tyler Ferrara (Spartan Combat RTC), 11-0
Nic Bouzakis (Ohio RTC) VPO1 Kurtis Phipps (Buffalo Valley RTC), 9-4
Nic Bouzakis (Ohio RTC) VSU Gary Steen (Nittany Lion WC), 10-0
Nic Bouzakis (Ohio RTC) VSU Dominick Serrano (Northern Colorado WC), 10-0
Nic Bouzakis (Ohio RTC) VPO1 Kurtis Phipps (Buffalo Valley RTC), 10-5
U23 65kg Freestyle (Andre Gonzales/3-2)
Andre Gonzales (Ohio RTC) VSU Nathan Lucier (Bearcat WC), 10-0
Andre Gonzales (Ohio RTC) VSU1 Austin McBurney (Brown RTC) , 12-2
Andre Gonzales (Ohio RTC) VSU Dylan Chappell (Buffalo Valley RTC), 12-0
Wyatt Henson (Mat-Town WC) VPO1 Andre Gonzales (Ohio RTC), 7-6
Ryan Jack (Wolfpack WC) VPO1 Andre Gonzales (Ohio RTC), 10-6
U23 70kg Freestyle (Brandon Cannon/2-2)
Brandon Cannon (Ohio RTC) VSU Cody Travoso (NJRTC), 10-0
Brandon Cannon (Ohio RTC) VSU James Hogan (Mat Town USA), 10-0
Daniel Cardenas (Bear Cave WC) VSU1 Brandon Cannon (Ohio RTC), 12-2
Dylan Evans (Pittsburgh WC) VPO1 Brandon Cannon (Ohio RTC), 8-6
U23 74kg Freestyle (Carter Chase/4-2)
Carter Chase (Ohio RTC) VSU Andrew Parish (Perrysburg WC), 10-0
Carter Chase (Ohio RTC) VPO1 Fin Nadeau (Bearcat WC), 10-6
Jack Thompson (Panther WC RTC) VPO1 Carter Chase (Ohio RTC), 6-5
Carter Chase (Ohio RTC) VPO1 Nathan Pepin (Bulldog Elite), 10-3
Carter Chase (Ohio RTC) VPO1 Damon McGee (George Mason), 14-6
Cooper Voorhees (Wyoming RTC) VPO1 Carter Chase (Ohio RTC), 3-1
U23 74kg Freestyle (Pat Downing/0-2)
Jayden Dobeck (Boone RTC) VSU1 Patrick Downing (Ohio RTC), 12-1
Nicholas Grizales (Boone RTC) VSU Patrick Downing (Ohio RTC), 10-0
U23 86kg Freestyle (Gavin Bell/5-2)
Gavin Bell OH (Ohio RTC) VSU1 Kameron Royster IA (Dubuque Wrestling Club), 12-2 1:45
Samuel Fisher VA (SERTC- Virginia Tech) VPO1 Gavin Bell OH (Ohio RTC), 13-4
Gavin Bell OH (Ohio RTC) VSU1 Tanner Baumgartner CO (Colorado Mesa Wrestling Club), 12-1 1:46
Gavin Bell OH (Ohio RTC) VSU Grant Cook WI (Wisconsin), 10-0 0:51
Gavin Bell OH (Ohio RTC) VIN Luke Vanadia OH (Michigan Wrestling Club), 4-4 3:34
Gavin Bell OH (Ohio RTC) VPO1 Anthony Dalesio OH (Lirtc), 11-6
Tye Monteiro CA (Unattached) VSU1 Gavin Bell OH (Ohio RTC), 17-6 5:42
U23 92kg Freestyle (Cole Robertson/1-2)
Cole Robertson (Ohio RTC) VSU Sean Cowan (MontCo WC), 10-0
Jackson Punzel (Illinois) VSU1 Cole Robertson (Ohio RTC), 11-1
Ethan Wiant (Clarion RTC) VSU1 Cole Robertson (Ohio RTC), 15-5
U23 92kg Freestyle (Seth Shumate/4-2/4th)
Seth Shumate (Ohio RTC) VSU Jacob Ruff (Missouri), 10-0
Seth Shumate (Ohio RTC) VSU Jackson Punzel (Illinois), 11-0
Seth Shumate (Ohio RTC) VSU Levi Hopkins (Buies Creek WC), 11-0
Jacob Cardenas (Spartan Combat RTC) VPO1 Seth Shumate (Ohio RTC), 8-2
Seth Shumate (Ohio RTC) VSU Zach Glazier (Hawkeye WC), 16-6
Christian Carroll (Cowboy RTC) VSU 1 Seth Shumate (Ohio RTC), 16-6
U20 57kg Freestyle (Vincent Kilkeary/1-2)
Seth Mendoza (SparWrestling Acad.) VPO1 Vincent Kilkeary (Ohio RTC), 12-9
Vincent Kilkeary (Ohio RTC) VSU Christian Guzman (Cardinal Wrestling Club), 11-0
Christian Castillo (Thorobred WC) VSU1 Vincent Kilkeary (Ohio RTC), 14-4
U20 61kg Freestyle (Benjamin Davino/3-2/2nd)
Benjamin Davino (Ohio RTC) VSU Gable Porter (Cavalier WC), 10-0
Marcus Blaze (Perrysburg WC) VPO1 Benjamin Davino (Ohio RTC), 5-2
Benjamin Davino (Ohio RTC) VPO Cory Land (Panther WC), 8-0
Benjamin Davino (Ohio RTC) VPO1 Sergio Vega (Tucson Cyclones), 7-1
Marcus Blaze (Perrysburg WC) VPO1 Benjamin Davino (Ohio RTC), 6-3
U20 92kg Freestyle (Ryder Rogotzke/2-2/2nd)
Ryder Rogotzke (Ohio RTC) VSU1 Kael Wisler MI (Michigan Wrestling Club), 12-2
Ryder Rogotzke (Ohio RTC) VSU Michael Dellagatta NY (Spartan Combat RTC/ TMWC), 11-0
Connor Mirasola WI (Askren Wrestling Academy) VPO Ryder Rogotzke (Ohio RTC), 6-0
Connor Mirasola WI (Askren Wrestling Academy) VSU Ryder Rogotzke (Ohio RTC), 10-0
U20 72kg Greco-Roman (TJ Schierl/2-2/4th)
TJ Schierl (Ohio RTC) VPO1 Owen Hicks (Curby 3 Style WC), 4-3
Tyler Antoniak (MWC Wrestling Acad.) VPO1 TJ Schierl (Ohio RTC), 7-1
TJ Schierl (Ohio RTC) VPO1 Braden Stauffenberg (Michigan WC), 9-5
Alaiksandr Kikiniou (Poway Wrestling) VSU TJ Schierl (Ohio RTC), 11-0
U20 87kg Greco-Roman (Ryder Rogotzke/4-0/1st)
Ryder Ryder Rogotzke (Ohio RTC) VFA Nick Nosler (Southern Illinois RTC), 4-0
Ryder Ryder Rogotzke (Ohio RTC) VSU1 Lars Michaelson (NWWC), 10-2
Ryder Ryder Rogotzke (Ohio RTC) VSU Nick Nosler (Southern Illinois RTC), 9-0
Ryder Ryder Rogotzke (Ohio RTC) Payton Thomas (Navy WC), 10-0
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