No. 2 Ohio State Concludes Home Season vs. No. 5 Iowa Friday

No. 2 Ohio State vs. No. 5 Iowa
Time: 8 p.m.
Date: Friday, Feb. 6
Venue: Covelli Center
Tickets: Ohio State Wrestling Tickets
Live Broadcast: BTN
Results: X/@wrestlingbucks/TrackWrestling

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- No. 2 Ohio State (16-0, 5-0) concludes the home portion of the 2026 Big Ten season Friday against No. 5 Iowa (9-4, 2-2) at the Covelli Center. The Buckeyes are 6-0 at home this season.

Ohio State will honor its seniors during a prematch ceremony Friday. Managers Noah Loris, Ava Marinell, Taylor Csanyi, Frank Saldana and Emma Schatzel will be recognized. Athletes Peyton Fenton, Carter Chase, Paddy Gallagher, Carson Kharchla and Jesse Mendez also will be honored.

Ohio State enters the match with the Hawkeyes at 16-0. Its the most dual wins since an 18-2 campaign for Tom Ryan and the Buckeyes in 2009-10. The Buckeyes own 10 Top 25, seven Top 10 and four Top 5 wins this season.
Now in his 20th year at Ohio State, Ryan has guided the Buckeyes to 10 or more wins in 15 seasons in Columbus.
To date this season, redshirt freshman Ben Davino leads the nation (tied) with 11 technical falls. He leads in aggregate time at 55:08.
Against Iowa, the Buckeyes last won in Columbus in 2018, a 22-12 victory. Ohio State defeated the Hawkeyes earlier this year at the 2025 National Duals in Tulsa, 27-12.
Ohio State cruised through the 2025 National Duals Invitational Nov. 15-16 with four team-dual victories on its way to the event title and a check for $200,000. The Buckeyes defeated Wyoming, No. 10 Minnesota, No. 2 Nebraska and No. 3 Iowa for the title. Ohio State went 20-0 at 125, 133, 141, 149 and 157 while losing just five total matches over the two-days.
Over the course of three days, Ohio State earned a pair of Top 10 road wins at No. 7 Minnesota (W, 29-9) and then at No. 6 Nebraska (W, 17-16). The Buckeyes trailed the Cornhuskers going into the final match of the night at heavyweight. Ohio State's Nick Feldman secured the comeback victory with a 4-1 win in sudden victory over No. 4 AJ Ferrari.
The Buckeyes won their Big Ten opener Jan. 11 in Columbus against No. 23 Indiana, 45-0. It was the first shutout in the series with the Hoosiers. The last time Ohio State shutout a league opponent was Jan. 31, 2023 at Maryland, 41-0.

Probable Lineups vs. Iowa
125 - (2) Nic Bouzakis (OSU) vs (6) Dean Peterson (IOWA)/Joey Cruz (IOWA)
133 - (2) Ben Davino (OSU) vs (9) Drake Ayala (IOWA)
141 - (1) Jesse Mendez (OSU) vs Kale Petersen (IOWA)
149 - (4) Ethan Stiles (OSU) vs (18) Ryder Block (IOWA)/Kael Voinovich (IOWA)
157 - Landon Desselle (OSU) vs (14) Jordan Williams (IOWA)/Victor Voinovich III (IOWA)
Maddox Shaw (OSU)/Daxton Chase (OSU)
165 - (17) Paddy Gallagher (OSU)/e'Than Birden (OSU) vs (3) Michael Caliendo (IOWA)
174 - (5) Carson Kharchla (OSU) vs (3) Patrick Kennedy (IOWA)
184 - (7) Dylan Fishback (OSU) vs Gabe Arnold (IOWA)
197 - (10) Luke Geog (OSU)/Seth Shumate (OSU) vs Brody Sampson (IOWA)
HWT - (3) Nick Feldman (R-Jr.) vs (8) Ken Kueter (IOWA)

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