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Pronunciation
| SEASON | W-L | DUAL | B1G | MD | TF | PIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 9-4 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 2022-23 (unat.) | 6-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2023-24 | 20-13 | 11-4 | 5-2 | 6 | 0 | 7 |
| 2024-25 | 23-11 | 10-5 | 4-4 | 7 | 2 | 7 |
| McCrone Career | 52-27 | 21-11 | 9-8 | 13 | 4 | 20 |
Career Honors
- at Big Ten Championships (2024/8-seed/1-3, 2025/7-seed/3-2/9th) Big Ten Championship Record: 4-52
- at NCAA Championships (2024/29-seed/1-2, 2025/20-seed/1-2)
- Academic All-Big Ten (2025)
- Ohio State Scholar Athlete (2025)
- Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2025)
2024-25 (R-Sophomore Season)
- Took first in 125 Bracket of 2024 Clarion Open with a 4-0 record
- Earned Most Falls Award at 2024 Cliff Keen Invite with threeÂ
- Earned Ohio State Black Shirt recognition (12/19/24)
- Qualified for NCAA Championships with 9th place finish at Big Ten Championships
57 kg Brendan McCrone (6-1, 3rd)
Mat 7 - Bout 5347 - Champ. Rd of 64: Brendan McCrone, ORTM over Kenneth Hendriksen, ORTC (TF 10-0 (2:19)
Mat 9 - Bout 5928 - Champ. Rd of 32: Brendan McCrone, ORTM over Alan Koehler, NWTC (TF 16-3 (5:12)
Mat 1 - Bout 6367 - Champ. Rd of 16: Brendan McCrone, ORTM over Gylon Sims, TCWC (TF 10-0 (2:23)
Mat 4 - Bout 6603 - Quarters: Brendan McCrone, ORTM over Brady Pruett, PERT (Dec 8-4)
Mat 3 - Bout 6641 - Semis: Daniel Guanajuato, JWC over Brendan McCrone, ORTM (Dec 8-7)
Mat 2 - Bout 6760 - Cons. Semis: Brendan McCrone, ORTM over Carson Wagner, BWC (F 0:31)
Mat 2 - Bout 6800 - 3rd Place Match: Brendan McCrone, ORTM over Charlie Farmer, WPWC (TF 10-0 (1:09)
2024 Clarion Open, Nov. 3, 2024, Tippin Gym, Clarion, Pennsylvania
125-Brendan McCrone (5-0/1st)
125-Brendan McCrone (OSU) def. Austin Zimmerman (Edinboro) | F, 1:26
125-Brendan McCrone (OSU) def. Jack Parker (Bellarmine) | TF, 18-1 2:09
125-Brendan McCrone (OSU) def. Keanu Dillard (Unrostered- Stellar) | D, 4-0
125-Brendan McCrone (OSU) def. Â Matt Marlow (Pittsburgh) | D, 5-1
125-Brendan McCrone (OSU) def. Vincent Kilkeary (OSU) | D, 5-3
2024 Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invite, Las Vegas CC, Dec. 6-7, 2024
125-Brendan McCrone (4-2/5th)
125-Brendan McCrone (OSU) F Dylan Acevedo Sayreville, NJ (Hofstra), 2:25
125-Brendan McCrone (OSU) F Sulayman Bah Bronx, NY (Columbia), 4:40
125-Troy Spratley Stillwater, OK (Oklahoma State) DEC Brendan McCrone (OSU), 3-0
125-Brendan McCrone (OSU) F Adrian Meza Laveen, AZ (Iowa State), 1:49
125-Brendan McCrone (OSU) MD Marcello Milani Ithaca, NY (Cornell), 8-0
125-Caleb Smith High Point, NC (Nebraska) DEC Brendan McCrone (OSU), 6-3 SV
2025 Big Ten Championships, March 8-9, Welsh-Ryan Arena, Evanston, Illinois
125-Brendan McCrone (2-2/9th/NCAA Qualifier)
Champ. Rnd. 1 - Dedrick Navarro (NU) def. Brendan McCrone (OSU) | D, 3-2
Cons. Rnd. 2 - Nicolar Rivera (Wisconsin def. Brendan McCrone (OSU) | MD, 14-4
125 (9th-Place Bracket) Brendan McCrone
Semifinal - Brendan McCrone (OSU) def. Dedrick Navarro (NU) | MD, 15-3
1st Place Match - Brendan McCrone (OSU) def. Joey Cruz (IOWA) | D,8-1
2025 NCAA Championships, March 20-22, Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia
125 | No. 18/20-seed - Brendan McCrone (R-So.)/23-11/2nd Appearance
   NCAA History (Rcd.: 2-4): 2024 (29-seed/1-2): 2025 (20-seed/1-2)
(13) Marc-Anthony McGowan (Princeton) def. (20) Brendan McCrone (OSU) | D, 4-3
(20) Brendan McCrone (OSU) def. (29) Joey Cruz (Iowa) | MD, 12-4
(14) Spencer Moore (UNC) def. (20) Brendan McCrone (OSU) | D, 4-1
2025 US Open, The Expo at World Market Center, Las Vegas, April 23-27
Brendan McCrone (Sr. FS, 57kg/4th)
- Champ. Round 2: Brendan McCrone, ORTM over Beric Jordan, ORTC (TF 10-0 (1:06) )
- Quarters: Luke Lilledahl, NLTM over Brendan McCrone, ORTM (TF 10-0 (3:00) )
- Cons. Round 4: Brendan McCrone, ORTM over Britain Longmire, TAWC (TF 10-0 (1:17) )
- Cons. Round 5: Brendan McCrone, ORTM over Dalton Henderson, VIRG (TF 15-4 (2:06) )
- Cons. Semis: Brendan McCrone, ORTM over Daniel DeShazer, GWC (FF)
- 3rd Place Match: Nico Provo, CRTC over Brendan McCrone, ORTM (TF 13-2 (2:04) )
2024-25 Duals
125-No. 11 Brendan McCrone (OSU) def. Ty Tice (UTC) | TF, 16-0
125-No. 11 Brendan McCrone (OSU) def. Chris Vargo (EDIN) | MD, 8-0
125-No. 10 Brendan McCrone (OSU) def. Dylan Acevedo (HOF) | F, 2:26
125-No. 6 Brendan McCrone (OSU) def. Matt Marlow (PITT) | D, 8-0
125-No. 6 Brendan McCrone (OSU) def. Lucas Fye (LHU) | TF, 16-0
125-No. 6 Brendan McCrone (OSU) def. Ethan Perryman (ISU) | F, 2:28
125-No. 13 Maximo Renteria (ORE ST) def. No. 6 Brendan McCrone (OSU) | D, 6-5
125-No. 10 Brendan McCrone (R-So.) def. Caelan Riley (Jr.) | D, 5-0
125-No. 16 Dean Peterson (RUT) def. No. 10 Brendan McCrone (OSU) | D, 11-4
125-No. 1 Matt Ramos (PUR) def. No. 11 Brendan McCrone (OSU) | D, 3-0
125-Joey Cruz (Iowa) def. No. 16 Brendan McCrone (OSU) | D, 6-4
125-No. 18 Brendan McCrone (OSU) def. Christian Tanefeu (UM) | MD, 12-3
125-No. 18 Brendan McCrone (OSU) def. No. 9 Cooper Flynn (MINN) | MD, 9-0
125-No. 20 Jacob Moran (IND) def. No. 18 Brendan McCrone (OSU) | D, 3-2
125-No. 21 Brendan McCrone (OSU) def. No. 7 Luke Lilledahl (PSU) | F, 3:58
 2023-24 (R-Freshman Season)
- At the Big Ten Championships (2024/8-seed/1-3)
- At the NCAA Championships (2024/29-seed/1-2)
- Pinned No. 1 Jakob Camacho (No. 2 NC State) to help Buckeyes win 2023 Collegiate Duals
- Opened season with MD win over No. 4 Eddie Vantresca (No. 3 Virginia Tech)
At Clarion Open, Nov. 5, 2023
Brendan McCrone – 4-2
125- Con-R8#2-Tristan Lujan East Lansing, MI (Michigan State) DEC Brendan McCrone (Ohio State), 6-1
125- Con-R8#1-Brendan McCrone (Ohio State) DEC Markel Baker Fairfax, VA (Unattached-George Mason), 9-8
125- Con-R16#2-Brendan McCrone (Ohio State) F Drew West Boiling Springs, NC (Gardner-Webb), F, 3:47
125- R16-Nicholas Babin Emerson, NJ (Columbia) MD Brendan McCrone (Ohio State), 14-5
125- R32-Brendan McCrone (Ohio State) DEC Louie Gill Hermitage, PA (Unrostered), 3-0
125- R64-Brendan McCrone (Ohio State) F Matt Daugherty Ithaca, NY (Unrostered-Spartan Combat RTC), 0:21
at 2023 Cliff Keen Invitational, Las Vegas, Dec. 1-2, 2023
125-Brendan McCrone (3-2)
Rnd 32: 125-Brendan McCrone (OSU) F Malik Hardy (The Citadel), 1:27
Rnd 16: 125-Jore Volk (Wyoming) DEC Brendan McCrone (OSU), 4-2
C of 16 #2: 125-Brendan McCrone (OSU) MD Tucker Owens (Air Force), 13-0
C of 8 #1: 125-Brendan McCrone (OSU) DEC Nicholas Babin (Columbia), 5-3
C of 8 #2: 125- Tanner Jordan (SDSU) DEC Brendan McCrone (OSU), 11-7
2024 Big Ten Championships, March 9-10, College Park, Maryland
125- Brendan McCrone (1-3)
Dean Peterson (RUT) def. Brendan McCrone (OSU) | D, 3-2
Drake Ayala (Iowa) def. Brendan McCrone (OSU) | F, 1:46
Brendan McCrone (OSU) def. Blaine Frazier (IND) | MD, 15-6
Tristan Lujan (MSU) def. Brendan McCrone (OSU) | D, 5-0
2024 NCAA Championships, March 21-23, T-Mobile Center, Kansas City, Missouri
125- Brendan McCrone (1-2)
Matt Ramos (Purdue)Â def. Brendan McCrone (Ohio State) | D, 4-3
Brendan McCrone (Ohio State) def. Noah Surtin (Missouri) | MD, 14-0
Nico Provo (Stanford) def. Brendan McCrone (Ohio State) | D, 12-6
2023-24 Duals
125 - Brendan McCrone (OSU) def. No. 4 Eddie Ventresca (VT) | MD, 11-3
125 - Brendan McCrone (OSU) def. Caleb Edwards (EDIN) | F, 1:05Â
125 - Brendan McCrone (OSU) def. Sulayman Bah (COL) | D, 13-8
125 - Brendan McCrone (OSU) def. Dylan Ryder (HOF) | F, 4:19
125-Colton Camacho (PITT) def. No. 22 Brendan McCrone (OSU) | D, 14-9
125-Brendan McCrone (OSU) def. Trever Anderson (UNI) | D, 10-8
125-Brendan McCrone (OSU) def No. 1 Jakob Camacho (NCST) | F 0:37
125-No. 14 Brett Ungar (COR) def. No. 22 Brendan McCrone (OSU) | D, 7-1
125-No. 22 Brendan McCrone (OSU) def. Justin Cardani (ILL) | F, 1:23
125-No. 24 Brendan McCrone (OSU) def. Tommy Capul (UMD) | MD, 11-1
125-No. 4 Eric Barnett (WIS) def. No. 24 Brendan McCrone (OSU) | F, 0:32
125-No. 14 Michael DeAugustino (UM) def. No. 24 Brendan McCrone (OSU) | TF, 16-1
125-No. 24 Brendan McCrone (OSU) def. No. 13 Dean Peterson (RU) | D, 7-1
125-No. 23 Brendan McCrone (OSU) def. Blaine Frazier (IND) | MD, 14-4
125 | No. 22 Brendan McCrone (OSU) def. Tristan Lujan (MSU) | SV-1 4-1
2022-23 (Freshman Season)
- Won first collegiate event with a 3-0 record at the 2022 Michigan State Open in the Freshman/Sophomore Division
- Won the 125-pound FR/SO Division at the 2022 Bob Del Rosa Open with a 3-0 record
MSU Open, Nov. 5, 2022, Fresh/Soph Division 125
Brendan McCrone- 1st Place
Quarterfinal – Brendan McCrone (Ohio State) won by decision over Anthony Walker (Central Michigan) (Dec 7-2)
Semifinal – Brendan McCrone (Ohio State) won by fall over Nolan Wertanen (Michigan) (Fall 2:14)
1st Place Match – Brendan McCrone (Ohio State) won by fall over Malachi O`Leary (Ohio University) (Fall 3:32)
Bob Del Rosa Ohio Intercollegiate Open (Nov. 13, 2022) – White Division (Frosh/Soph) 125
Brendan McCrone- 1st Place
Quarterfinal – Brendan McCrone (Ohio State) def. Nicholas Cottone (Davis & Elkins) (Dec 5-2)
Semifinal – Brendan McCrone (Ohio State) def. Chris Petteys (Gannon University) (Fall 2:02)
1st Place Match – Brendan McCrone (Ohio State) def. Anthony Aniciete (Tiffin) (Fall 1:40)
2022 Cleveland State Open (Dec. 11)
Brendan McCrone (3-2/4th)
125 | Brendan McCrone (OSU) def. Kade Orr (KSU) | Fall, 1:25
125 | Brendan McCrone (OSU) def. Nick Molchak (CSU) | D, 4-2
125 | Brendan McCrone (OSU) def. Jace Schafer (WVU) | Fall, 6:28
125 | Jack Medley (MICH) def. Brendan McCrone (OSU) | D, 8-7
125 | Ben Aranda (CSU) def. Brendan McCrone (OSU) | MFF
Blue Raider Open (Jan. 28)
Open 125
Brendan McCrone (3-0, 1st)
125 | Brendan McCrone (Unat.) def. Brandon Navixay (TMcC) | Fall, 4:23
125 | Brendan McCrone (Unat.) def. Brandon Orum (Life) | D, 2-1
125 | Brendan McCrone (Unat.) def. Adrian Morales (Life) | Fall, 2:24
2023 Edinboro Open (Feb. 5), Edinboro, Pennsylvania
Brendan McCrone (3-1/2nd)
125 | Brendan McCrone (OSU-Unat.) F Colton Drousias (WVa-Unat.), 2:40
125 | Brendan McCrone (OSU-Unat.) TF J. Rodriguez (LEC), 16-1 3:47
125 | Brendan McCrone (OSU-Unat.) DEC Sheldon Seymour (Unat.), 12-7
125 | Jax Forest (Unaffiliated) F Brendan McCrone (OSU-Unat.), 0:44
2022-23 Duals
125 | Jacob Moran (IU) def. Brendan McCrone (OSU) | D, 4-2
125 | No. 18 Braxton Brown (UMD) def. Brendan McCrone (OSU) | Fall, 1:55
Prior to Ohio State
- Earned the 2022 Ohio Division II State Title in 2022 with a pin in the championship bout
- Completed senior season with a 37-3 record
- Finished as the Ohio Division II runner up (42-3) at 120 pounds in the 2021 state tournament
- Lake Catholic (Mentor, Ohio) finished fifth as a team in 2021 … in the 2019 state tournament, McCrone finished sixth in the 106-pound bracket
- Part of the nation’s top recruiting class in 2022
