Gavin Hoffman

High School:
Montoursville
Weight:
null
Year:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Montoursville, Pennsylvania

Instagram: @gavinhoffman_
Twitter: @gavinhoffman_

Pronunciation

SEASON	W-L	DUAL	B1G	MD	TF	PIN
2018-19 (redshirt)	22-3	--	--	4	2	3
2019-20	26-10	0-3	--	4	2	4
2020-21	5-7	2-5	2-5	1	0	0
2021-22	16-13	6-5	4-4	2	1	0
2022-23	17-10	10-2	4-1	2	3	2
2023-24	5-4	3-2	0-0	1	1	1
CAREER	69-44	21-17	10-10	10	7	7

CAREER HONORS
• NCAA Qualifier (2022/21-seed/6th/3-3, 2023/26-seed/1-2). NCAA Record: 4-5
• All-American in 2022
• Big Ten Championships (2021/1-2, 2022/2-3/8th, 2023/1-3). Big Ten Championships Record: 4-8
• Academic All-Big Ten (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2024)
• OSU Scholar-Athlete (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
• NWCA Scholar All-America (2022)
• Ohio State’s Most Improved Wrestler Award (2022)

2023-24 (Graduate)

at Cliff Keen Invitational, Las Vegas, Dec. 1-2, 2023
184-Gavin Hoffman (2-2)
Rnd 32: 184-Gavin Hoffman (OSU) DEC Kingsley Menifee (Morgan State), 12-9 SV
Rnd 16: 184-Gavin Hoffman (OSU) DEC Sam Fisher (Virginia Tech), 2-1
QF: 184- Sam Wolf (USAF) DEC Gavin Hoffman (OSU), 4-1 SV
C of 8 #2: 184-Jaden Bullock (Michigan) DEC Gavin Hoffman (OSU), 4-3\

2023-24 Duals
184 - No. 10 Gavin Hoffman (OSU) def. Joe Curtis (COL) | Fall, 1:26
184 - No. 10 Gavin Hoffman (OSU) def. Will Conlon (HOF) | TF, 19-4
184 - No. 20 Reece Heller (PITT) def. No. 15 Gavin Hoffman (OSU) | MD, 12-2
184-No. 16 Gavin Hoffman (OSU) def. Colin Fegley (LHU) | MD, 20-6
184- No. 8 Chris Foca (COR) def. No. 16 Gavin Hoffman (OSU) | F, 1:48

2022-23 (Redshirt Senior)

Second at the 2022 Michigan State Open in the Open Division
No. 7 seed at the 2023 Big Ten Championships (1-3)
No. 26 seed at the 2023 NCAA Championships (1-2)

MSU Open — Nov. 5, 2022/ Open Division – 197
Gavin Hoffman-2^nd Place
Champ. Round 2 – Gavin Hoffman (Ohio State) won by tech fall over Cade Dallwitz (Central Michigan) (TF 24-9)
Quarterfinal – Gavin Hoffman (Ohio State) won by decision over Seth Seago (Oklahoma) (Dec 7-2)
Semifinal – Gavin Hoffman (Ohio State) won in sudden victory – 1 over Evan Bockman (Utah Valley University) (SV-1 6-4)
1st Place Match – Zac Braunagel (Illinois) won by fall over Gavin Hoffman (Ohio State) (Fall 4:20)

2023 Big Ten Championships, March 4-5
Crisler Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Gavin Hoffman (1-3)
197 | (7) Gavin Hoffman (OSU) def. (10) Nick Willham (IND) | D, 6-3
197 | (2) Silas Allred (NEB) def. (7) Gavin Hoffman (OSU) | D, 6-2
197 | (8) Braxton Amos (WIS) def. (7) Gavin Hoffman (OSU) | D, 6-1
197 | (12) Andrew Davison (NW) def. (7) Gavin Hoffman (OSU) | MFF

2023 NCAA Championships, March 16-18
BOK Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Gavin Hoffman: (1-2)
197 | Tanner Sloan (SDSU) def. Gavin Hoffman (OSU) | D, 8-1
197 | Gavin Hoffman (OSU) def. Luke Stout (PRIN) | D, 10-4
197 | Max Dean (PSU) def. Gavin Hoffman (OSU) | D, 6-0

2021-22 (Redshirt Junior)

NCAA Qualifier (sixth)
2022 All-American
Academic All-Big Ten
Wrestled his brother, Garrett Hoffman, in an extra match vs. Indiana (W, D, 11-6)
Finished the dual season with a 6-5 record, was 4-2 in open competitions and 5-6 in postseason competition

Duals (6-5)
197 | Gavin Hoffman (OSU) def. Mark Chaid (UNC) | MD, 14-3
197 | No. 24 Gavin Hoffman (OSU) def. Dakota Howard (TV) | D, 3-2
197 | No. 2 Nino Bonaccorsi (PITT) def. No. 21 Gavin Hoffman (OSU) | D, 10-4
285 | No. 20 Gavin Hoffman (OSU) def. Brad Wilton (MSU) | D, 10-3
197 | No. 8 Patrick Brucki (UM) def. No. 20 Gavin Hoffman (OSU) | D, 5-2
197 | No. 4 Jacob Warner (IOWA) def. No. 20 Gavin Hoffman (OSU) | D, 6-5
197 | No. 20 Gavin Hoffman (OSU) def. Kevin Makosy (UMD) | D, 10-3
197 | No. 2 Max Dean (PSU) def. No. 21 Gavin Hoffman (OSU) | SV-1, 5-3
197 | No. 21 Gavin Hoffman (OSU) def. No. 6 Greg Bulsak (RU) | SV-1, 4-2
197 | Michial Foy (MINN) def. No. 21 Gavin Hoffman (OSU) | D, 5-3
197 | No. 21 Gavin Hoffman (OSU) def. Nick Willham (IU) | D, 3-1

Ohio Intercollegiate Open (Nov. 14, 2021, Tiffin, Ohio)
Gold Division (Open)
197 (Gavin Hoffman 3-0/1st)
Gavin Hoffman (OSU) def. Jordan Greer (Ohio. U.) | TF, 16-1
Gavin Hoffman (OSU) def. Nicholas Mason (Tiffin) | D, 9-2
Gavin Hoffman (OSU) def. Jordan Williams (Glenville St. Col.) | MD, 19-8

2021 Cliff Keen Invitational
(Dec. 3-4, 2021, Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas)
197 (Hoffman is No. 10 seed/1-2)
No. 21 Gavin Hoffman (OSU) def. Tanner Sloan (SDSU) | D, 4-3
No. 8 Patrick Brucki (MICH) def. No. 21 Gavin Hoffman (OSU) | D, 8-5
No. 27 Luke Stout (PU) def. No. 21 Gavin Hoffman (OSU) | D, 7-5

Extra Match (Indiana)
197 | Gavin Hoffman (OSU) def. Garrett Hoffman (IU) | D, 11-6

2022 Big Ten Wrestling Championships, Lincoln, Nebraska, March 5-6
197 (Hoffman, 2-3, 8th)
Gavin Hoffman (OSU) def. Braxton Amos (WIS) | SV-1 7-5
Eric Schultz (NEB) | def. Gavin Hoffman (OSU) | D, 3-1
Gavin Hoffman (OSU) def. Andrew Davison (NU) | D, 5-2
Jacob Warner (Iowa) def. Gavin Hoffman (OSU) | D, 4-2
Greg Bulsak (RU) def. Gavin Hoffman (OSU) | D, 6-1

2020-21 (Redshirt Sophomore)
• Represented the team at the Big Ten Championship
• Was the team’s main starter at 197 pounds throughout the shortened season
• Had an overall record of 5-7 with one major decision
• Fell to Illinois’ Matt Wroblewski on the opening day of the season but then rebounded to beat him 3-1 in sudden victory at the Big Ten Championship
• Had a key 3-2 win over Billy Janzer of Rutgers in the team’s regular season dual which the Buckeyes won 19-14

2019-20 (Redshirt Freshman)
• Hoarded five tournament crowns as champion at the Ohio Intercollegiate Open, Storm Open, Purple Raider Open, Greyhound Open and JCU Open
• Combined to go 17-0 during the five title-garnering performances
• Registered an overall season record of 26-10 with four major decisions, two tech falls and four pins
• Started three duals and represented Ohio State in both the Michigan State Open and Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational
• Transitioned from 184 pounds to heavyweight in mid-January
• Went 16-3 as a heavyweight

2018-19 (Redshirt)
• Rattled off a 22-3 season record with four major decisions, three pins and two tech falls
• Captured three tournament titles: Ohio Intercollegiate Open, Michigan State Open (F/S Division) and Edinboro Open
• Lindenwood Open Runner-Up, defeating No. 14 Canten Marriott (Missouri) in the semifinals and pushing No. 2 Emery Parker (Illinois) in a 5-4 finals
• Went 5-2 at the Midlands Championships to place fifth
• Qualified for the Junior World Team Trials Challenge Tournament by placing fourth in the Junior Freestyle National Championships

PRIOR TO OHIO STATE
• Three-time Pennsylvania state champion, including an undefeated 45-0 senior season
• Amateur Wrestling News First Team All-American
• Overall high school record of 176-9
• Top-12 recruit nationally by both Intermat and FloWrestling
• Flo Nationals champion
• Three-time NHSCA champion
• Cadet World bronze medalist

PERSONAL
• Son of Jim and Marisa Hoffman
• Brother, Garrett, wrestles at Bucknell University
• Operations Management major