e'Than Birden

Photo by: Sam Janicki

High School:
Dublin Coffman
Weight:
165
Year:
Freshman
Hometown:
Dublin, Ohio

Season	W-L	Dual	B1G	MD	TF	PIN
2024-25	9-6	1-3	1-2	3	1	0
Birden Career	9-6	1-3	1-2	3	1	0

2024-25 (Freshman)

Took third in first collegiate event at 165 in the Clarion Open with a 3-1 record
Placed 7th with a 5-2 record at the 2024 Midlands Championships

2025 U23 Nationals, May 31-June 2, Spire Institute, Geneva, Ohio
74kg E’Than Birden (6-2, 5^th)
Mat 11 - Bout 5185 - Champ. Rd of 128: E’Than Birden, ORTC over Kaleb Burgess, WNRT (TF 16-5 (3:00)
Mat 11 - Bout 5464 - Champ. Rd of 64: E’Than Birden, ORTC over Lane Robinson, SCEW (TF 11-0 (2:26)
Mat 9 - Bout 5986 - Champ. Rd of 32: E’Than Birden, ORTC over Isaiah Fenton, HWC (Dec 2-1)
Mat 4 - Bout 6396 - Champ. Rd of 16: E’Than Birden, ORTC over Thomas Askey, MIRT (Dec 4-3)
Mat 4 - Bout 6618 - Quarters: E’Than Birden, ORTC over Stoney Buell, BORT (TF 15-4 (2:48)
Mat 3 - Bout 6649 - Semis: Michael Caliendo, HWC over E’Than Birden, ORTC (Dec 4-2)
Mat 1 - Bout 6769 - Cons. Semis: Brandon Cannon, ORTC over E’Than Birden, ORTC (TF 10-0 (2:07)
Mat 1 - Bout 6794 - 5th Place Match: E’Than Birden, ORTC over Stoney Buell, BORT (TF 16-5 (4:57)

2024 Clarion Open, Nov. 3, 2024, Tippin Gym, Clarion, Pennsylvania
165-e’Than Birden (3-1/3rd)
165-e’Than Birden (OSU) def. Mateo De La Pena (Pittsburgh) | MD, 13-5
165-e’Than Birden (OSU) def. Keegan Rothrock (Unattached-Brown) | D, 7-3
165-e’Than Birden (OSU) def. Hunter Shaut (University at Buffalo) | D, 6-2 TB2
165-Max Brignola (Unattached- Lehigh) def. e’Than Birden (OSU) | TF, 20-5 5:54
174-No. 17 Luca Augustine (PITT) def. e'Than Birden (OSU) | D, TB1 2-1

2024 Midlands Championships, Dec. 29-30, 2024, NOW Arena, Hoffman Estates, Illinois
165-e'Than Birden (5-2/7th)
165-Ryan Ford (RUT) def. e'Than Birden (OSU) | D, 4-2
165-e'Than Birden (OSU) def. Chris Crawford (IND) | D, 7-3
165-e'Than Birden (OSU) def. Gunnar Myers (NW) | MD, 9-0
165-e'Than Birden (OSU) def. Andy Troczynski (PENN) | MD, 9-1)
165-e'Than Birden (OSU) def. Cash Stewart (Cal Poly) | D, 6-1
165-Drayden Morton (Cal Bapt) def. e'Than Birden (OSU) | D, 5-3
165-e'Than Birden (OSU) def. Cael Berg (Harvard) | TF, 19-4

2024-25 Duals
174-No. 17 Luca Augustine (PITT) def. e'Than Birden (OSU) | D, TB1 2-1
165-e'Than Birden (Fr.) def. No. 10 Braeden Scoles (R-Fr.) | D, 9-4
165-Andrew Barbosa (RUT) def. e'Than Birden (OSU) | D, 2-1, TB-2
165-No. 10 Beau Mantanona (UM) def. e'Than Birden (OSU) | D, 12-5

Personal

Son of e'Than Sr. and Tomisha Birden
Has one sibling, Zion
Lettered four times in wrestling and twice in football at Dublin Coffman High School
Two-time state champion in Ohio with a 48-2 record as a junior (2023) and a 49-2 record as a senior (2024)
Posted records of 33-5 as a freshman (2021) and 47-7 as a sophomore (2022)
Central Ohio D1 Wrestler of the Year in 2024 and was the Ohio Capital Conference Wrestler of the Year in 2023
Earned First Team OCC four times
2023 Men’s Freestyle USA Junior National Team – 160 lbs
Ranked sixth in the country 2022-23 (160 lbs)
Ranked fifth in the country 2023-24 (165 lbs)
Placed at the state meet as a freshman and finished second as a sophomore
Wants to wrestle at the senior level in freestyle and eventually pursue a career in engineering
Enjoys vacationing with family, fishing, building model cars and Lego sets
Greatest thrill in sports was winning his first state championship