Rocky Jordan

Class:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
St. Paris, Ohio
High School:
St. Paris Graham

SEASON	W-L	DUAL	B1G	MD	TF	PIN
2018-19 (redshirt)	--	--	--	--	--	--
2019-20	29-9	5-5	5-4	5	7	0
2020-21	8-10	4-5	4-5	2	2	0
2021-22	12-7	3-4	1-3	2	3	3
CAREER	49-26	12-14	10-12	9	12	3

CAREER HONORS
• NCAA Qualifier (2020, 2021)
• NWCA Scholar All-American (2020)
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2020, 2021, 2022)
• Academic All-Big Ten (2020, 2021, 2022)
• OSU Scholar-Athlete (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022)
• Ohio State’s Highest Grade-Point Average Award (2022)

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YEAR-BY-YEAR

2021-22 (Redshirt Junior)

Preseason No. 17 at 197 by InterMat
Academic All-Big Ten
Finished 3-4 in duals and 9-3 in open competition.
Won the 184-pound bracket at the Storm Open (4-0) and Purple Raider Open (4-0)
Posted a big win (D, 4-3) over No. 7 John Poznanski of Rutgers in Ohio State’s come-from-behind 19-14 win in Piscataway Feb. 6

Ohio Intercollegiate Open (Nov. 14, 2021, Tiffin, Ohio)
Gold Division (Open)
184 (Rocky Jordan 1-3)
Luke McGonigal (Mercyhurst) def. Rocky Jordan (OSU) | Fall, 2:25
Rocky Jordan (OSU) def. Adam Medieros (Heidelberg) | Fall, 2:44
Kian Thompson (Tiffin) def. Rocky Jordan (OSU) | MFF
Luke McGonigal (Mercyhurst) def. Rocky Jordan (OSU) | MFF

Storm Open (Dec. 5, Osborne Athletic Center, Painesville, Ohio)
184 (Jordan/4-0 First)
No. 19 Rocky Jordan (OSU) def. Logan Hall (Notre Dame Col.) | MD, 10-0
No. 19 Rocky Jordan (OSU) def. Fabio Preka (Bulls WR) | Fall, 0:47
No. 19 Rocky Jordan (OSU) def. Ashton Breen (Kent St. Unat.) Fall, 0:56
No. 19 Rocky Jordan (OSU) def. Gavin Bell (OSU Unat.) | D, 6-1

Purple Raider Open (Jan. 16, Peterson Fieldhouse Mount Vernon, Alliance, Ohio)
184 (Jordan/4-0 First)
Rocky Jordan (OSU) def. Jacob Kowalski (FIN Unat.) | TF, 16-0 2:57
Rocky Jordan (OSU) def. Seth Konynenbelt (GVS Unat.) | TF, 18-3, 5:30
Rocky Jordan (OSU) def. M. Parkinson (PUR Unat.) | TF 17-0 4:17
Rocky Jordan (OSU) def. Gavin Bell (OSU Unat.) | FF

2020-21 (Redshirt Sophomore)
• Was 8-10 overall on the season as the team’s starter at 184 pounds
• Was 4-5 in Big Ten dual matches and had four overall wins vs. ranked opponents
• Beat No. 13 Chris Weiler of Wisconsin in the team’s dual win on opening day
• Had another nice 7-2 win over No. 18 Max Lyon of Purdue during the regular season
• Rebounded from a tough Big Ten Championship with three solid wins at the NCAA Championship where he reached the fourth round of the wrestle backs
• Had a major decision over Chattanooga’s Matthew Waddell and then claimed a tech fall over Hofstra’s Charles Small
• Picked up a second win over Purdue’s Max Lyon, beating the 15^th ranked Boilermaker 2-0 in a tight match

2019-20 (Redshirt Freshman)
• Placed fifth at the Big Ten Championships to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Championships
• Expected to be in the hunt for All-America status as the NCAA Championships’ No. 14 seed at 184 pounds
• Four-time tournament champion (Ohio Intercollegiate Open, Storm Open, Cleveland State Open, David Lehman F&M Open)
• Compiled a season record of 29-9 with five major decisions and a team-high seven tech falls
• Registered three wins over top-20 opponents (all of which were B1G does)
• Started 10 of 14 duals overall and went 5-4 in Big Ten duals
• Posted a 22-6 mark after bumping up to 184 pounds in mid-December

2018-19 (Redshirt)
• Did not compete because of injury

PRIOR TO OHIO STATE
• Three-time D-II Ohio state champion, reaching the finals all four seasons
• Posted back-to-back undefeated campaigns as a junior (30-0) and senior (50-0)
• Earned an overall high school record of 174-8
• Iron Man tournament champion

PERSONAL
• Son of Jeff and Amy Jordan
• Two older brothers, Bo and Micah, are also Buckeyes
• Cousins, Ben and Isaac Jordan, both wrestled at the University of Wisconsin
• Bo is Ohio State’s Volunteer Coach while Isaac is an Assistant Coach for Indiana University
• Sport Industry major