Sasso, Hoffman Place at Midlands
12/31/2018 11:53:20 AM | General, Wrestling
*All photos by Sam Janicki
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CHICAGO, Ill. – Five Buckeyes competed in the 56th Midlands Championships, including three true freshmen. A pair of those collegiate rookies, Sammy Sasso and Gavin Hoffman, found their way to the podium by placing third and fifth, respectively.
BUCKEYE BITS
(Sammy Sasso Midlands edition)Third-place finisher (149 lbs)
7-1 record, including a pin
Defeated #13 Joshua Maruca (Arizona State)
Defeated #8 Pat Lugo (Iowa)
Rattled off seven straight wins to conclude event#GoBucks pic.twitter.com/ja441vIIpx
— Ohio State Wrestling (@wrestlingbucks) December 31, 2018
In addition, Sasso blanked Michigan’s Alec Pantaleo in the wrestleback semifinals. Pantaleo is a two-time All-American and currently ranked sixth nationally at 157 pounds.
Gavin Hoffman placed at the Midlands Championships as well, taking fifth in the 184-pound division with a 5-2 record and two tech falls.#GoBucks pic.twitter.com/zmSICcYWya
— Ohio State Wrestling (@wrestlingbucks) December 31, 2018
COMPLETE BUCKEYE RESULTS
Sammy Sasso | 3rd Place | 149 lbs
Jacori Teemer (Arizona State) def. Sasso | D, 8-6
Sasso def. Graham Rooks (Indiana) | PIN, 1:21
Sasso def. No. 13 Joshua Maruca (Arizona State) | D, 8-5
Sasso def. Kevin Budock (Old Dominion) | D, 10-4
Sasso def. No. 9 Joshua Heil (Campbell) | MFF
Sasso def. Henry Pohlmeyer (South Dakota State) | D, 9-3
Sasso def. No. 6 (157 lbs) Alec Pantaleo (Michigan) | D, 4-0
Sasso def. No. 8 Pat Lugo (Iowa) | SV1, 6-4
Gavin Hoffman | 5th Place | 184 lbs
Hoffman def. Trevor Allard (Bloomsburg) | D, 6-5
Hoffman def. Jack Jessen (Northwestern) | TF, 17-2
No. 5 Drew Foster (Northern Iowa) def. Hoffman | MD,12-2
Hoffman def. Will Feldkamp (Northern Illinois) | TF, 20-5
Hoffman def. Trevor Allard (Bloomsburg) | D, 3-2
Mason Reinhardt (Wisconsin) def. Hoffman | D, 9-3
Hoffman def. Christian LaFragola (Brown) | D, 4-3
Malik Heinselman | 125 lbs
No. 1 Spencer Lee (Iowa) def. Heinselman | PIN, 2:34
Heinselman def. Matthew Vinci (Northwestern) | D, 10-6
Heinselman def. Nolan Hellickson (Harvard) | D, 11-10
Joseph Melendez (North Carolina) def. Heinselman | PIN, 0:46
Kevin Snyder | 197 lbs
Matt Wroblewski (Illinois) def. Snyder | D, 5-4
Snyder def. Max Ihry (Northern Illinois) | D, 9-3
Philip Robilotto (Franklin & Marshall) def. Snyder | D, 7-4
Gary Traub | HWT
No. 9 Trent Hillger (Wisconsin) def. Traub | D, 5-0
Traub def. Keaton Kluever (North Carolina) | SV1, 3-1
AJ Nevills (Fresno State) def. Traub | D, 2-1
*All photos by Sam Janicki
