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| SEASON | W-L | DUAL | B1G | MD | TF | PIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 | 3-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021-22 (Unat.)Â | 8-2 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | 2 |
| 2021-22 | 4-5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022-23 (unat.) | 4-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-24 | 13-7 | 7-3 | 5-2 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| 2024-25 | 5-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Hepner Career | 25-14 | 8-5 | 5-2 | 4 | 5 | 8 |
CAREER HONORS
- OSU Scholar-Athlete (2021)
- Big Ten Championships (2022/9-seed/1-2, 2024/8-seed/0-4) Record: 1-6
YEAR-BY-YEAR
2024-25 (Redshirt Senior)
- Won the 2024 Michigan State Open with a 5-0 record in the Open 165 bracket
165 Open-Bryce Hepner (5-0/1st)
Champ. Round 1 - Bryce Hepner (OSU) won by fall over Chandler Amaker (Central Michigan) (Fall 1:55)
Champ. Round 2 -Â Bryce Hepner (OSU) won by fall over Brett Smith (Northern Illinois) (Fall 0:30)
Quarterfinal -Â Bryce Hepner (OSU)Â won by major decision over Mason Reiniche (Oregon State) (Maj 10-2)
Semifinal -Â Bryce Hepner (OSU) won by decision over Max Mayfield (Northwestern) (Dec 4-0)
1st Place Match -Â Bryce Hepner (OSU)Â won by medical forfeit over Derek Gilcher (Indiana) (MFF)
2024-25 Duals
174-Sergio Desiante (UTC) def. No. 15* Bryce Hepner (OSU) | Inj.     Â
*Ranking at 165
2023-24 (Redshirt Junior)
- Made debut at Hofstra in an 18-2 win by technical fall
Ohio State at the Bobby Kaufman Open, Jan, 7, 2024
165-Bryce Hepner (4-0/1st)
165-Bryce Hepner (OSU) F Sasha Gavronsky (WVU - Unat.), 2:07
165-Bryce Hepner (OSU) MD Rafael Knapp (Buffalo - Unat.), 15-5
165-Bryce Hepner (OSU) F Jack Lledo (Ohio University), 0:38
165-Bryce Hepner (OSU) F Jake Marsh (Morgan State), 0:49
F&M Scramble, Feb. 24, 2024, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
165 | Bryce Hepner (OSU) def. Liam Gil-Swiger (Lehigh) (TF 19-3)
165 | Bryce Hepner (OSU) def. Ryan Alvarado (Army West Point) (TF 17-2)
2024 Big Ten Championships, March 9-10, College Park, Maryland
165 - Bryce Hepner (0-4)
Tyler Lillard (IND) def. Bryce Hepner (OSU) | F, 6:56
Blaine Brenner (MINN) def. Bryce Hepner (OSU) | D, 5-4
Tyler Lillard (IND) def. Bryce Hepner (OSU) | D, 9-7
Caleb Fish (MSU) def. Bryce Hepner (OSU) | F, 4:00
2023-24 Duals
165-No. 18 Bryce Hepner (OSU) def. Matt Rogers (HOF) | TF, 18-2
165- Bryce Hepner (OSU) def. Eric Alderfer (LHU) | D, 7-1
165-No. 3 Julian Ramirez (COR) def. Bryce Hepner (OSU) | D, 6-4
165-Bryce Hepner (OSU) def. No. 25 Chris Moore (ILL) | F, 4:00
165-No. 22 Bryce Hepner (OSU) def. AJ Rodrigues (UMD) | MD, 14-2
165- No. 5 Dean Hamiti (WIS) def. No. 22 Bryce Hepner (OSU) | TF, 18-3
165-No. 21 Bryce Hepner (OSU) def. Beau Mantanona (UM) | D, 12-10
165- No. 7 Mitchell Mesenbrink (PSU) def. No. 20 Bryce Hepner (OSU) | D, 10-4
165-No. 20 Bryce Hepner (OSU) def. Anthony White (RU) | D, 5-0
165-No. 19 Bryce Hepner (OSU) def. Robert Major (IND) | MD, 14-6
2022-23 (Junior)
2022 Cleveland State Open (Dec. 11)
Bryce Hepner (4-0/1st)
165 | Bryce Hepner (Unat.) def. Noah Grover (BUFF) | D, 4-0
165 | Bryce Hepner (Unat.) def. Garrett Thompson (OHIO) | D, 7-0
165 | Bryce Hepner (Unat.) def. Chandler Amaker (CMU) | D, 7-0
165 | Bryce Hepner (Unat.) def. No. 4 Cameron Amine (MICH) | D, 6-4
2021-22 (Sophomore)
- Injured for majority of season
- Wrestled in a pair of duals (1-1) with a win vs. Notre Dame College by technical fall
- Posted an 8-2 record in open events
- Wrestled at the U.S. Open U20 Freestyle competition in Las Vegas in early May of 2022 and posted a 1-2 record (74kg)
Duals (1-1)
157 | No. 29 Connor Brady (VT) def. Bryce Hepner (OSU) | D, 3-2
157 | No. 25 Bryce Hepner (OSU) def. Sandro Ramirez (NDC) | TF, 15-0
Michigan State Open (Nov. 6, 2021, East Lansing, MICH)
157 (Bryce Hepner, 5-2)
Bryce Hepner (Unat. OSU) def. Justin West (Findlay) | Fall, 1:21
Bryce Hepner (Unat. OSU) def. Fidel Mayora (Unat. MICH) | D, 4-0
Chase Saldate (MSU) def. Bryce Hepner (Unat. OSU) | D, 4-2
Bryce Hepner (Unat. OSU) def. Brawley Lamar (Cal Poly) | D, 5-4
Bryce Hepner (Unat. OSU) def. Joe Roberts (Illinois) | TF, 20-3
Bryce Hepner (Unat. OSU) def. Trevor Chumbley (NU) | D, 3-1
Jordan Slivka (Ohio U.) def. Bryce Hepner (Unat. OSU)| NC (4th)
Ohio Intercollegiate Open (Nov. 14, 2021, Tiffin, Ohio)
Gold Division (Open)
157 (Bryce Hepner 3-0/1st)
Bryce Hepner (OSU Unat.) def. Nick Carbone (Ashland) | Fall, 2:21
Bryce Hepner (OSU Unat.) def. Jordan Slivka (Ohio U.) | D, 9-4
Bryce Hepner (OSU Unat.) def. Isaac Wilcox (OSU Unat.) | D, 4-2 (1st)
2021 Cliff Keen Invitational
(Dec. 3-4, 2021, Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas)
157 (Hepner is No. 10 seed/2-2)
No. 25 Bryce Hepner (OSU) def. Shaun Williams (SHU) | TF, 20-0 2:19
No. 15 Will Lewan (MICH) def. No. 25 Bryce Hepner (OSU) | D, 3-1
No. 25 Bryce Hepner (OSU) def. Nathan Moore (UNCO) | D, 9-3
Kyle Mosher (COL) def. No. 25 Bryce Hepner (OSU) vs. | Fall, 1:55
2022 Big Ten Wrestling Championships, Lincoln, Nebraska, March 5-6
157 (B. Hepner, 1-2)
Bryce Hepner (OSU) def. Robert Kanniard (RU) | D, 10-6
Ryan Deakin (NU) def. Bryce Hepner (OSU) | Fall, 4:14
Garrett Model (WIS) def. Bryce Hepner (OSU) | Fall 3:16
2020-21 (Freshman)
• Wrestled in four matches in his first season at 157 pounds
• Had a tremendous collegiate debut, pinning Nathan Atienza of Michigan State in an extra match
• Followed that with another pin of Maryland’s Garrett Fisk in just :33 seconds
PRIOR TO OHIO STATE
• Reached the D-I Ohio high school state finals three straight seasons including back-to-back titles as a sophomore and junior
• State runner-up as a freshman
• Senior season canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic
• NHSCA All-American
• Three-time Ironman placer
• Three-time freestyle state champion
PERSONAL
• Son of Wendy and Eric Hepner
• Siblings – Paige and Cade
• Brother, Cade, is also a member of the Ohio State wrestling program
• Business major
