Brandon Cannon

High School:
Ponderosa
Weight:
157
Year:
Redshirt Sophomore
Hometown:
Denver, Colorado

Season	W-L	Dual	B1G	MD	TF	PIN
2023-24 (Unat.)	6-2	0-0	0-0	1	1	1
2023-24	6-0	2-0	0-0	1	2	1
2024-25	24-5	4-2	2-1	3	10	2
Cannon Career	30-5	6-2	2-1	4	12	3

Career Honors

At Big Ten Championships (2025/8-seed/3-1/2nd)
At NCAA Championships (2025/5-seed/3-2)
OSU Scholar Athlete (2024)
Won the 157 bracket at the 2024 Cleveland State Open with 5-0 record
Earned the title at 157 at the Mat Town College Open Feb. 17, 2025 with 4-0 record
Wrestled for 2025 Big Ten Title at 157 as No. 8 seed (3-1/2nd)

2024-25 (Redshirt Freshman)
2025 U23 Nationals, May 31-June 2, Spire Institute, Geneva, Ohio
74 kg Brandon Cannon (13-1, 3^rd)
Mat 5 - Bout 5000 - Champ. Rd of 256: Brandon Cannon, ORTC over Vinnie Abbey, WRTC (TF 10-0 (0:43)
Mat 16 - Bout 5146 - Champ. Rd of 128: Daniel Cardenas, CART over Brandon Cannon, ORTC (TF 14-2 (1:14)
Mat 13 - Bout 5316 - Cons. Rd of 128: Brandon Cannon, ORTC over Mason Wagner, LDWC (TF 14-4 (1:59)
Mat 6 - Bout 5677 - Cons. Sub-Rd of 64: Brandon Cannon, ORTC over Jackson Lusk, GAWE (TF 10-0 (0:36)
Mat 19 - Bout 5825 - Cons. Rd of 64: Brandon Cannon, ORTC over Jagger Condomitti, NWTC (TF 15-4 (3:37)
Mat 13 - Bout 6152 - Cons. Sub-Rd of 32: Brandon Cannon, ORTC over Carter Shupert, CWC (TF 10-0 (0:40)
Mat 13 - Bout 6295 - Cons. Rd of 32: Brandon Cannon, ORTC over Riley Bower, BVRT (F 0:50)
Mat 10 - Bout 6479 - Cons. Sub-Rd of 16: Brandon Cannon, ORTC over Richard Grungo, LVWR (TF 10-0 (1:21)
Mat 12 - Bout 6559 - Cons. Rd of 16: Brandon Cannon, ORTC over Paul Ognissanti, PERT (TF 10-0 (1:51)
Mat 13 - Bout 6679 - Cons. Sub-Quarters: Brandon Cannon, ORTC over Thomas Askey, MIRT (TF 12-2 (3:45)
Mat 15 - Bout 6719 - Cons. Quarters: Brandon Cannon, ORTC over Damon McGee, PEWC (TF 16-5 (5:16)
Mat 1 - Bout 6749 - Cons. Sub-Semis: Brandon Cannon, ORTC over Max Brignola, LVWR (F 2:46)
Mat 1 - Bout 6769 - Cons. Semis: Brandon Cannon, ORTC over E’Than Birden, ORTC (TF 10-0 (2:07)
Mat 2 - Bout 6804 - 3rd Place Match: Brandon Cannon, ORTC over Tyler Lillard, INRT (TF 16-6 (4:29)

2024 Cleveland State Open, Dec. 7, 2024, Cleveland, Ohio
157-Brandon Cannon (5-0/1^st)
157-Brandon Cannon (OSU) F Jack Pletcher Pittsburgh, PA (Pittsburgh), 2:38
157-Brandon Cannon (OSU) TF Gannon Jaquay Edinboro, PA (Edinboro), 18-2 5:18
157-Brandon Cannon (OSU) M FOR Ty Wilson (Northwestern), 3-2 0:58
157-Brandon Cannon (OSU) DEC Brock Herman (Unat-OSU), 7-6
157-Brandon Cannon (OSU) DEC Cody Chittum Vonore, TN (Unat-Iowa State), 10-6

2025 Edinboro Open, Feb. 1, 2025, Edinboro, Pennsylvania
Brandon Cannon (5-0/1st)
157-Brandon Cannon (Ohio State) TF Mason Stewart (Michigan State - Unatt), 19-4 6:08
157-Brandon Cannon (Ohio State) TF Max Stedeford (Mercyhurst - Unatt), 16-1 3:58
157-Brandon Cannon (Ohio State) MD Caleb Dowling (West Virginia - Unatt), 18-7
157-Brandon Cannon (Ohio State) TF Ryan Burgos (Edinboro), 25-7 5:31
157-Brandon Cannon (Ohio State) MD Darius Marines (Michigan State - Unatt), 11-3

2025 Mat Town College Open 2
Feb. 17, Thomas Fieldhouse, Lock Haven, Pennsylvania
157A-Brandon Cannon (Ohio State) TF Jadon Skellenger (Lehigh-Unattached), 17-1 4:43
157A-Brandon Cannon (Ohio State) TF Benny Rogers (Unattached), 16-1 3:20
157A-Brandon Cannon (Ohio State) TF Matt Repos (Lehigh), 23-8 5:55
157A-Brandon Cannon (Ohio State) DEC Eric Alderfer (Lock Haven-Unattached), 6-1

2025 Big Ten Championships, March 8-9, Welsh-Ryan Arena, Evanston, Illinois
157-Brandon Cannon (3-1/2^nd/NCAA Qualifier)
Champ. Rnd. 1 - Brandon Cannon (OSU) def. Chase Saldate (MICH) | TF-1.5 6:24 (15-0)
Quarterfinal - Brandon Cannon (OSU) def. Ethen Miller (UMD | D, 9-2
Semifinal - Brandon Cannon (OSU) def. Tommy Askey (MINN) | D, 10-3
1st Place Match - Tyler Kasak (PSU) def. Brandon Cannon (OSU) | MD, 12-2

2025 NCAA Championships, March 20-22, Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia
157 | No. 3/5-seed - Brandon Cannon (R-Fr.)/24-5/1st Appearance
NCAA History (Rcd.: 3-2): 2025 (5-seed/3-2)
(5) Brandon Cannon (OSU) def. (28) Christopher Hamblin (ORST) | D, 9-5
(12) Caleb Fisk (OKST) def. (5) Brandon Cannon (OSU) | D, 10-7 SV-1
(5) Brandon Cannon (OSU) def. (22) Ed Scott (NCST) | D, 8-3
(5) Brandon Cannon (OSU) def. (19) Cobe Siebrecht (SDSU) | D, 14-7
(7) Vinny Zerban (NCOL) def. (5) Brandon Cannon (OSU) | D, 11-6

2024-25 Duals
157-Brandon Cannon (OSU) def. Nick Stampoulos (LHU) | F, 6:10
165-Brandon Cannon (OSU) def. Nicholas Fea (UNC) | TF, 22-6
165-Paniro Johnson (ISU) def. Brandon Cannon (OSU) | MD, 16-4
157-No. 8 Tommy Askey (MINN) def. Brandon Cannon (OSU) | MD, 11-2
157-Brandon Cannon (OSU) def. Ryan Garvick (IND) | TF, 18-3

2023-24 (Freshman)

Advance to the finals at the Clarion Open (Nov. 5) at 141 ... agreed to a no contest decision with teammate Jesse Mendez, who also made the finals ... tied for second at the event.

At Clarion Open, Nov. 5, 2023
Brandon Cannon – 4-0/2^nd Place
141-Finals-Jesse Mendez (Ohio State) NC Brandon Cannon (Ohio State)
141- Semifinals-Brandon Cannon (Ohio State) MD B. Priest (Pittsburgh), 14-3
141- QF-Brandon Cannon (Ohio State) DEC Ian Oswalt Lower Burrell, PA (Brown University), 7-3
141- R16-Brandon Cannon (Ohio State) DEC Todd Carter Boiling Springs, NC (Unattached-GWebb), 10-6
141- R32-Brandon Cannon (Ohio State) F Easton Toth Sidman, PA (Clarion), 2:48

2023 Midlands Championships, De. 29-30, 2023
Men`s 141
141-Brandon Cannon (6-2/7^th)
Champ. Rd. 1 - Brandon Cannon (OSU-Unat.) won by fall over Matt Berlin (Unattached ) (Fall 4:01)
Champ. Rd. 2 - Tom Crook (Virginia Tech) won by DEC over Brandon Cannon (OSU-Unat.) (Dec 6-4)
Cons. Rd. 3 - Brandon Cannon (OSU-Unat.) won by TF over Ja`Kerion Merritt (CMU) (TF 19-1)
Cons. Rd. 4 - Brandon Cannon (OSU-Unat.) won by DEC over William Baysingar (Illinois) (Dec 5-1)
Cons. Rd. 5 - Brandon Cannon (OSU-Unat.) won by DEC over Shannon Hanna (Unattached ) (Dec 7-2)
Cons. Rd. 6 – Brandon Cannon (OSU-Unat.) won by MD over Evan Mougalian (Penn RTC) (14-4)
Cons. Rd. 7 – Danny Pucino (Illinois) won by DEC over Brandon Cannon (OSU-Unat.) (Dec 12-11)
7th – Brandon Cannon (OSU-Unat.) won by DEC over Dylan Layton (Cleveland State) (Dec 9-3)

2024 U20 Freestyle U.S. Open, April 24-26, Las Vegas
70kg – Brandon Cannon (1-1)
Rnd. 64-Brandon Cannon CO (ORTC) VSU1 Jake Doone CO (Air Force Regional Training Center), 12-1 2:48
Rnd. 32-Dylan Gilcher MI (Cliff Keen Wrestling Club) VPO1 Brandon Cannon CO (ORTC), 15-6

2023-24 Duals
141 | Brandon Cannon (OSU) def. Mason Clarke (COL) | TF, 20-4 (4:47)
141 | Brandon Cannon (OSU) def. Alex Turley (HOF) | TF, 17-2
149-No. 2 Shayne Van Ness (PSU) def. No. 7 Dylan D'Emilio (OSU) | D, 4-2

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