SEASON | W-L | DUAL | B1G | MD | TF | PIN |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2017-18 (redshirt) | 19-8 | -- | -- | 6 | 2 | -- |
2018-19 | 20-13 | 6-5 | 4-4 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
2019-20 | 19-13 | 6-8 | 4-5 | 7 | -- | -- |
2020-21 | 15-4 | 8-1 | 8-1 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
2021-22 | 23-7 | 8-3 | 5-2 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
2022-23 | 24-9 | 8-4 | 3-2 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
CAREER | 101-46 | 36-21 | 24-14 | 32 | 8 | 4 |
CAREER HONORS
• NCAA Qualifier (2019/174 19-seed/2-2, 2020/165/12-seed/canceled, 2021/7-seed/4-1/5th, 2022/7-seed/3-2. 2023/6-seed/7th/5-2). NCAA Record: 14-7
• Two-time All-American (2021-5th, 2023/7th at NCAAs)
• Big Ten Championships (2019/6th, 2020/4th, 2021/2nd, 2022/3rd, 2023/3rd). Big Ten Championships Record: 19-8
• Academic All-Big Ten (2019, 2021, 2022, 2023)
• OSU Scholar-Athlete (2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023)
• Earned “Black Shirt” status Dec. 19, 2019
• NWCA Scholar All-America (2022)
• Ohio State’s Leadership Award (2022)
???????????????? ?????? ???????? ????????????????????, @sammysasso & @grundy_esmith.
Honoring Buckeye wrestler & Marine Corps Major Ray Mendoza who lost his life serving in Iraq, this award goes to the wrestlers who best exude the leadership qualities he possessed. #GoBucks pic.twitter.com/FZekAIDpmG
— Ohio State Wrestling (@wrestlingbucks) April 19, 2022
YEAR-BY-YEAR
2022-23 (Redshirt Senior)
- Won the 2022 Michigan State Open with a 5-0 record in the Open Division
MSU Open — Nov. 5, 2022/ Open Division – 174
Ethan Smith-1st Place
Champ. Round 1 – Ethan Smith (Ohio State) won by major decision over Max Maylor (Michigan) (Maj 15-4)
Champ. Round 2 – Ethan Smith (Ohio State) won by major decision over Trey Sizemore (Illinois) (Maj 15-3)
Quarterfinal – Ethan Smith (Ohio State) won by tech fall over Marty Larkin (Michigan State) (TF 20-5)
Semifinal – Ethan Smith (Ohio State) won by decision over Ed Ruth (Illinois) (Dec 3-1)
1st Place Match – Ethan Smith (Ohio State) won by decision over Troy Fisher (Northwestern) (Dec 10-5)
2022 Cliff Keen Invitational, Dec. 2-3, Las Vegas (2-2)
174 | No. 7 Ethan Smith (OSU) def. Albert Urias (CSUB) | MD, 12-3
174 | No. 7 Ethan Smith (OSU) def. Lennox Wolak (COL) | D, 8-6
174 | No. 9 Christopher Foca (CORN) def. No. 7 Ethan Smith (OSU) | D, 8-4
174 | Alexander Faison (NCST) def. No. 7 Ethan Smith (OSU) | MFF
174 | No. 1 Carter Starocci (PSU) def. No. 7 Ethan Smith (OSU) | D, 11-5
2023 Big Ten Championships, March 4-5
Crisler Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Ethan Smith (4-1/3rd)
174 | (3) Ethan Smith (OSU) def. (14) Cooper Noehre (PUR) | D, 11-6
174 | (3) Ethan Smith (OSU) def. (6) Donnell Washington (IND) | MD, 10-1
174 | Mikey Labriola (NEB) def. (3) Ethan Smith (OSU) | D, 4-3
174 | (3) Ethan Smith (OSU) def. (5) Edmond Ruth (ILL) | D, 4-2
174 | (3) Ethan Smith (OSU) def. (4) Bailee O’Reilly (MINN) | D, 5-3
2023 NCAA Championships, March 16-18
BOK Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Ethan Smith: (5-2/7th)
174 | Ethan Smith (OSU) def. Tyler Eischens (STAN) | D, 6-5
174 | Nelson Brands (Iowa) def. Ethan Smith (OSU) | D, 3-1
174 | Ethan Smith (OSU) def. Lennox Wolak (COL) | MD 14-3
174 | Ethan Smith (OSU) def. Troy Fisher (NW) | D, 7-3
174 | Ethan Smith (OSU) def. Bailee O`Reilly (MINN) | D, 7-6
174 | Dustin Plott (OKST) def. Ethan Smith (OSU) | D, 8-4
174 | Ethan Smith (OSU) def. Peyton Mocco (Missouri) | MD 12-2
2022-23 Duals
174 | No. 2 Mekhi Lewis (VT) def. No. 6 Ethan Smith (OSU) | D, 3-2
174 | Lennox Wolak (COL) def. No. 6 Ethan Smith (OSU) | D, 8-6
174 | No. 6 Ethan Smith (OSU) def. No. 5 Clay Lautt (UNC) | D, 2-0
174 | No. 7 Ethan Smith (OSU) def. Mason Karpinski (KSU) | TF, 21-6
174 | No. 7 Ethan Smith (OSU) def. Tyler Stoltzfus (LH) | MD, 16-6
174 | No. 7 Ethan Smith (OSU) def. No. 13 Lance Runyon (UNI) | D, 6-4
174 | No. 7 Ethan Smith (OSU) def. Jake Logan (LU) | MD, 13-4
174 | No. 8 Ethan Smith (OSU) def. No. 18 D.J. Washington (IU) | D, 10-4
174 | No. 8 Ethan Smith (OSU) def. Max Maylor (UM) | D, 11-6
174 | No. 7 Ethan Smith (OSU) def. No. 17 Troy Fisher (NW) | D, 7-3
174 | No. 2 Mikey Labriola (NEB) def. No. 6 Ethan Smith (OSU) | D, 6-4
2021-22 (Redshirt Senior)
- Preseason No. 7 at 174 by InterMat
- Academic All-Big Ten
- Finished 8-3 in duals, 7-1 in open competition and 8-3 in the postseason
- Won the Ohio Intercollegiate open (4-0) and placed second at the Cliff Keen Invitational (3-1)
- Finished with seven wins by major decision, four by technical fall and two by fall
Duals (8-3)
174 | No. 6 Ethan Smith (OSU) def. No. 22 Gavin Kane (UNC) | D, 17-10
174 | No. 4 Mekhi Lewis (VT) def. No. 6 Ethan Smith (OSU) | D, 6-4
174 | No. 6 Ethan Smith (OSU) def. Thomas Schmitt (NDC) | Fall, 2:24
174 | No. 6 Ethan Smith (OSU) def. Hunter Kernan (PITT) | TF, 26-8 (5:00)
174 | No. 7 Ethan Smith (OSU) def. Nathan Jimenez (MSU) | TF, 24-9
174 | No. 6 Logan Massa (UM) def. No. 7 Ethan Smith (OSU) | D, 10-5
174 | No. 2 Michael Kemerer (IOWA) def. No. 7 Ethan Smith (OSU) | D, 6-3
174 | No. 7 Ethan Smith (OSU) def. Mason Manville (PSU) | MD, 15-5
174 | No. 7 Ethan Smith (OSU) def. Connor O’Neill (RU) | MD, 19-8
174 | No. 7 Ethan Smith (OSU) def. No. 18 Bailee O’Reilly (MINN) | D, 11-8
174 | No. 7 Ethan Smith (OSU) def. Nick South (IU) | MD, 19-6
Ohio Intercollegiate Open (Nov. 14, 2021, Tiffin, Ohio)
Gold Division (Open)
174 (Ethan Smith 4-0/1st)
Ethan Smith (OSU) def. Logan Stanley (Ohio U.) | MD, 19-7
Ethan Smith (OSU) def. Devin Miller (Heidelberg) | TF, 17-2
Ethan Smith (OSU) def. Sal Perrine (Ohio U. Unat.) | D, 13-6
Ethan Smith (OSU) def. James Limongi (Kent State) | MFF (1st)
2021 Cliff Keen Invitational
(Dec. 3-4, 2021, Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas)
174 (Smith is No. 2 seed/3-1 Second)
No. 6 Ethan Smith (OSU) def. Max Major (MICH) | TF, 26-9 6:52
No. 6 Ethan Smith (OSU) def. No. 20 Gerret Nijenhuis (PUR) | MD, 14-6
No. 6 Ethan Smith (OSU) vs. No. 31 Adam Kemp (CALP) | D, 3-2
No. 3 Mikey Labriola (NEB) def. No. 6 Ethan Smith (OSU) | SV, 7-5
2022 Big Ten Wrestling Championships, Lincoln, Nebraska, March 5-6
174 (Smith, 5-1, 3rd)
Ethan Smith (OSU) def. Nick South (IND) | D, 6-4
Michael Kemerer (Iowa) def. Ethan Smith (OSU) | D, 5-4
Ethan Smith (OSU) def. Andrew McNally (WIS) | MD 14-3
Ethan Smith (OSU) def. Dominic Solis (MD) | D, 8-5
Ethan Smith (OSU) def. Mikey Labriola (NEB) | SV-1, 4-2
Ethan Smith (OSU) def. Troy Fisher (NU) | M. For.
2022 NCAA Championships, Detroit, Michigan March 17-19
Smith at the 2022 NCAA Championships (3-2)
174 | (26) Tyler Eischens (STAN) def. (7) Ethan Smith (OSU) | D, 13-12
174 | (7) Ethan Smith (OSU) def. (23) Troy Fisher (NW) | MD, 14-5
174 | (7) Ethan Smith (OSU) def. (25) Garrit Nijenhuis (PUR) | Fall, 6:59
174 | (7) Ethan Smith (OSU) def. (15) Anthony Mantanona (OU) | D, 5-1
174 | (6) Dustin Plott (OKST) def. (7) Ethan Smith (OSU) | SV-1, 9-7
2020-21 (Redshirt Junior)
• Placed fifth at the NCAA Championships
• Lost in the finals of the Big Ten Championships to finish second
• Ended the season with a 15-4 record, including an 8-1 duals record
• Went 8-4 vs. Top 25 opponents
2019-20 (Redshirt Sophomore)
• Put himself in All-America contention as the No. 12 seed for the NCAA Championships at 165 lbs
• Placed top-4 in all three tournaments entered including the Big Ten Championships (4th)
• Finished third at the Michigan State Open and fourth at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational
• Added seven major decisions to his 19 victories
• Burst onto the national scene with a 5-4 triumph over three-time All-American David McFadden (Virginia Tech)
• Collected five total wins over top-25 opponents
• Started all 14 duals for the Buckeyes
• Became the fourth ‘black shirt’ recipient in program history
2018-19 (Redshirt Freshman)
• Placed sixth in the Big Ten Championships to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Championships
• Triumphed twice in the national tournament with a pair of decisions
• Took control of the 174-pound starting spot by winning 4-of-5 Big Ten duals midseason, including victories over No. 9 Ryan Christensen (Wisconsin) and No. 16 Johnny Sebastian (Northwestern)
• Posted an overall season record of 20-13 with five major decisions, a tech fall and a pin
• Earned five wins over top-20 opponents
• Named Ohio State’s Chris Ford Freshman of the Year
• Ohio State Intercollegiate Champion
• Placed third in the Michigan State Open (F/S Division)
• Russ Hellickson Award winner (Most Outstanding Wrestler) for the Wisconsin dual by capping his come-from-behind victory with a last season takedown
2017-18 (Redshirt)
• Compiled an overall record of 19-8 with six major decisions and two tech falls
• Began collegiate career placing third at the Princeton Open, winning five of six bouts
• Made a run to the Eastern Michigan Open Freshman/Sophomore Division finals
• Reached the podium at the Purple Raider Open (fourth place), Cleveland State Open (sixth) and Edinboro Open (sixth) as well
PRIOR TO OHIO STATE
• Back-to-back Maryland state champion, concluding high school career with 83 consecutive victories
• 42-0 as a senior and 41-0 during junior season
• FloNationals champion as a senior following his third-palce showing in junior campaign
PERSONAL
• Son of Liz and James Smith
• Siblings – Matthew (brother), Amber (sister)
• Consumer & Family Financial Services major