Ohio State Career Honors– 2012 and 2013 All-American … 2013 Big Ten Champion … 2013 All-Big Ten honoree … two-time Big Ten Wrestler of the Week recipient … 2012 CKLV Invitational Champion … 2012 UB Invitational Champion … 2012 Michigan State Open Champion … 2011 Eastern Michigan Open Champion.
2014-15 Season – Entered the season as one of the top-ranked wrestlers at 149 lbs. before injuries derailed his campaign … despite the setbacks, scored critical points for the Buckeyes at the 2015 Big Ten Championships by defeating Penn State’s Jake Beitz in the quarterfinals, 5-4 … his win over Beitz qualified him for the NCAA Championships … wrestled in just 10 total matches.
2013-14 Season – During redshirt season, competed in open tournaments – Champion at Clarion Open (Nov. 3), Michigan State Open (Nov. 9), Purple Raider Open (Jan. 19), Edinboro Open (Feb. 8) … compiled an 18-0 record, which included four major decisions and six falls.
2012-13 – All-American … No. 1 seed at NCAA championships; advanced to semifinals of 141-pound bracket before dropping heartbreaking 7-6 decision to Mitchell Port of Edinboro … Big Ten champion; All-Big Ten … 36-1 overall; 14-0 in dual competition, including an 8-0 record in the Big Ten … led team in wins (36), dual wins (14), Big Ten wins (8) and major decisions with 13 … at Big Ten championships (March 9-10), won four matches, including a 10-8 sudden victory over No. 5 seed Brandon Nelsen of Purdue in the semi?nals en route to title … in Big Ten regular-season action scored wins over No. 8 Mark Ballweg of Iowa, 6-4, (Jan. 4) and No. 11 Nick Dardanes of Minnesota, 5-3 (Jan. 11) … posted team’s second-fastest fall time of 23 seconds in season opener at UB Invitational (Nov. 4) vs. William Honer (American International); time also serves as eighth-fastest time in Ohio State history … TheMat.com Wrestler of the Week (Dec. 3) … 141-pound champion at CKLV Invitational (Nov. 30-Dec. 1); in a rematch from 2011 ?nal, defeated No. 2 Michael Mangrum of Oregon State, 9-6 … UB Invitational champion; defeated teammate Ian Paddock in the ?nal … wrestling unattached, Michigan State Open champion (Nov. 11).
2011-12 – All-American … NCAA championships (March 15-17) semifinalist; finished sixth overall … placed third at Big Ten championships … 28-7 overall; 13-2 in dual action; 5-1 in Big Ten … suffered only loss at Big Ten championships (March 3-4) to No. 3-seed Montell Marion of Iowa, 3-1sv; beat No. 4 Nick Dardanes, 7-6, in third-place matchup … at NCAA championships, upset Oregon’s Michael Mangrum 6-5 in quarterfinals … named Big Ten Wrestler of the Week Jan. 24 … scored first major collegiate win (6-5) vs. No. 1 and NCAA defending champion Kellen Russell at Cliff Keen Las Vegas Wrestling Invitational (Dec. 2) … Eastern Michigan Open Champion (Nov. 5) … concluded season winning final seven matches, including going 3-0 at NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals (Feb. 12) … defeated four ranked wrestlers in dual competition – No. 13 Tyler Small of Kent State, No. 15 Nick Dardanes of Minnesota, No. 3 Montell Marion of Iowa and No. 9 Jake Sueflohn of Nebraska.
Prior to Ohio State– Ranked No. 1 at 135 pounds … four-time Ohio High School state champion; one of three Monroeville wrestlers to become four-time state champions in 2011 … won state title at 103 pounds freshman year, followed by back-to-back championships at 119 pounds sophomore and junior seasons; won last title at 135 pounds … compiled 54-0 record senior year; finished career with 197-2 record … helped Monroeville win state team title in 2010 … 2010 Walsh Ironman Outstanding Wrestler; also two-time winner at national elite tournament … Junior National Duals Freestyle champion; named to Junior Nationals All-Tournament team, helping Team Ohio to first-place finish … National Cadet Freestyle champion … honorable mention ASICS All-America team.
Personal– Son of Jeff and Tina … older brother (by 18 months), Logan, also wrestles for the Buckeyes.
Hunter Stieber Career Statistics
| Year | Weight | Record | Dual | Big Ten | MD | TF | Pins | Team Points | ||||||||
| 2012-13 | 141 | 36-1 | 14-0 | 8-0 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 98 | ||||||||
| 2011-12 | 141 | 28-7 | 13-2 | 5-1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 69 | ||||||||
| Total | 64-8 | 27-2 | 13-1 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 167 |
