Ohio State Career Honors– Ohio State Scholar-Athlete.
2012-13 – NCAA Championships qualifier … finished fourth at Big Ten championships (March 9-10); upset No. 3 seed Dylan Alton of Penn State, 5-1 in sudden victory … 20-12 overall; 9-6 in dual competition and 3-5 in Big Ten … faced Nos. 1, 2, 5 and 12th-ranked wrestlers in the nation at 157 pounds during regular-season Big Ten schedule; earned ?rst Big Ten win of the season on a 5-3 decision vs. Wisconsin[apos]s Charles York (Jan. 20); also picked up a win vs. Illinois[apos] Matt Nora, 10-3 (Feb. 1); at Michigan (Feb. 8), pinned Michael Carpenter in 4:37 … won 157-pound title at UB Invitational (Nov. 4) … won 10 consecutive bouts before dropping a pair of matches to ranked opponents at CKLV Invitational (Nov. 30-Dec. 1) … rebounded with three consecutive victories in dual competition vs. Kent State[apos]s Mallie Shuster, 3-2, (Dec. 14), TJ Guidice of Maryland, 7-1, (Dec. 16) and Cody Ruggirello of Hofstra, 8-0, (Dec. 16).
2011-12 – NCAA championships qualifier … finished sixth at Big Ten championships … 22-15 overall; 9-7 in dual action; 4-3 in Big Ten … at Big Ten championships (March 3-4), posted consecutive wins over Wisconsin[apos]s Shawn Perry (12-4) and No. 8 seed Jackson Morse of Illinois (pin, 6:04) … Eastern Michigan Open Champion (Nov. 5) … began the season winning 12 of 14 matches … key victories during regular season included 7-3 win over Iowa[apos]s Derek St. John (Jan. 20) and 3-1 overtime triumph over Michigan[apos]s Brandon Zeerip (Feb. 3) … scored first-career Big Ten Conference win vs. Indiana[apos]s Ryan Konz, 6-3 (Dec. 18).
Prior to Ohio State– Four-time Ohio state placewinner at Westerville North … wrestled 130 pounds as a freshman and finished second … third at 145 pounds as a sophomore … state champion at 152 pounds as a junior … state champion at 171 pounds senior season.
Josh Demas Career Statistics
| Year | Weight | Record | Dual | Big Ten | MD | TF | Pins | Team Points | ||||||||
| 2012-13 | 157 | 20-12 | 9-6 | 3-5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 58 | ||||||||
| 2011-12 | 165 | 22-15 | 9-7 | 4-3 | 2 | – | 1 | 53.5 | ||||||||
| Total | 42-27 | 18-13 | 7-8 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 111.5 |
