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| SEASON | W-L | DUAL | B1G | MD | TF | PIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 (redshirt) | 19-2 | -- | -- | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 2019-20 | 24-3 | 13-1 | 9-0 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| 2020-21 | 16-1 | 9-0 | 9-0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 2021-22 | 25-4 | 12-0 | 8-0 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
| 2022-23 | 29-4 | 13-2 | 8-0 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| 2024-25 | 12-7 | 5-4 | 1-3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Sasso Career | 106-19 | 52-7 | 35-3 | 15 | 16 | 26 |
CAREER HONORS
- Big Ten Championships (2020/2nd, 2021/1st, 2022/2nd, 2023/1st). Big Ten Championships Record: 10-2.
- Big Ten Champion (2021, 2023)
- All Big Ten in 2023
- Four-time NCAA Qualifier (2020/3-seed/canceled, 2021/1-seed/4-1/2nd, 2022/4-seed/4-2/5th, 2023/2-seed/4-1/2nd). NCAA Record: 12-4
- Four time All-American (2020-21-22-23), 9th in Ohio State History
- Finished No. 2 at NCAA Championship (2021 and 2023) and No. 5 in 2022
- UWW Junior Freestyle National Champion (2019)
- NWCA Scholar All-American (2020)
- Academic All-Big Ten (2020)
- OSU Scholar-Athlete (2019, 2020)
- Wrestled at the U.S. Open Senior Freestyle competition in Las Vegas in early May of 2022 and posted a 4-2 record (70kg) to finish fifth overall
- Ohio State’s Most Valuable Wrestler Award and Leadership Award (2022)
YEAR-BY-YEAR
2024-25 (Graduate)
- Returned to the mat after more than a year away to win by decision, 12-6, over Jackson Hurst the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Nov. 14, 2024
2024 Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invite, Las Vegas CC, Dec. 6-7, 2024
165-Sammy Sasso (2-2)
165-Sammy Sasso (OSU) DEC Derek Fields Raleigh, NC (NC State), 13-8
165-Sammy Sasso (OSU) DEC Kyle Mosher Rockville Centre, NY (Hofstra), 8-3
165-Bubba Wilson Manhattan, KS (Nebraska) DEC Sammy Sasso (OSU), 6-4
165-Terrell Barraclough Kaysville, UT (Utah Valley) DEC Sammy Sasso (OSU), 5-0
2025 David H Lehman Franklin and Marshall Open, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Jan. 10
157-Sammy Sasso (Ohio State) TF Billy Templeton (F&M), 17-2 3:34
157-Sammy Sasso (Ohio State) F Owen Hicks (Army Prep), 2:08
157-Sammy Sasso (Ohio State) TF Micah Hanau (Army-West Point), 17-2 3:59
157-Sammy Sasso (Ohio State) DEC Doug Terry (Cleveland State), 12-7
157-Sammy Sasso (Ohio State) DEC Trae Mcdaniel (Army-West Point), 10-8
157-Jackson Arrington (NC State - UnAttached) F Sammy Sasso (Ohio State), 4:41
2024-25 Duals
165-Sammy Sasso (OSU) def. Jackson Hurst (UTC) | D, 12-6
165-Sammy Sasso (OSU) def. Max Kirby (EDIN) | D, 13-9
165-No. 11 Sammy Sasso (OSU) def. Kyle Mosher (HOF) | MD, 14-4
165-Jared Keslar (PITT) def. No. 8 Sammy Sasso (OSU) | D, 13-11
165-No. 11 Sammy Sasso (OSU) def. Steele Starren (ORE ST) | D, 1-0
157-No. 11 Sammy Sasso (OSU) def. Conner Harer (RUT) | D, 3-2
157-No. 7 Joey Blaze (PUR) def. No. 17 Sammy Sasso (OSU) | D, 5-1
157-No. 1 Jacori Teemer (Iowa) def. No. 17 Sammy Sasso (OSU) | D, 10-5
157-No. 15 Chase Saldate (UM) def. No. 17 Sammy Sasso (OSU) | MD, 8-0
2022-23 (Redshirt Senior)
- Won the 2022 Michigan State Open with a 4-0 record in the Open Division
- Participated in the 2022 NWCA All-Classic in Austin, Texas (11/22/22)…fell to No. 2 Austin Gomez (D, 10-9)
- Big Ten Wrestler of the Week (12/6/22)
- Won the 2023 Big Ten Title at 149
- 2023 All-Big Ten
- Finished second at the 2023 NCAA Championships (No. 2-seed/4-1)
- Named All-America for the fourth (2nd at NCAAs)
MSU Open — Nov. 5, 2022/ Open Division – 149
Sammy Sasso-1st Place
Champ. Round 1 – Sammy Sasso (Ohio State) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 – Sammy Sasso (Ohio State) won by fall over Joey Murphy (Unattached) (Fall 1:13)
Quarterfinal – Sammy Sasso (Ohio State) won by fall over Michael Gunther (Illinois) (Fall 2:07)
Semifinal – Sammy Sasso (Ohio State) won by tech fall over Kevon Davenport (Illinois) (TF 25-9)
1st Place Match – Sammy Sasso (Ohio State) won by fall over Johnny Lovett (Central Michigan) (Fall 1:56)
2022 Cliff Keen Invitational, Dec. 2-3, Las Vegas (5-0/1st)
149 | No. 3 Sammy Sasso (OSU) def. Kaemen Smith (NAVY) | TF, 23-7 (5:57)
149 | No. 3 Sammy Sasso (OSU) def. Noah Tolentino (ORST) | Fall, 5:58
149 | No. 3 Sammy Sasso (OSU) def. Alec Hagan (Ohio) | Fall, 2:51
149 | No. 3 Sammy Sasso (OSU) def. No. 7 Yahya Thomas (NW) | D, 8-2
149 | No. 3 Sammy Sasso (OSU) def. No. 5 Kyle Parco (ASU) | D, 6-2
2023 Big Ten Championships, March 4-5
Crisler Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Sammy Sasso (3-0/1st)
149 | (1) Sammy Sasso (OSU) def. (9) Chance Lamer (MICH) | MD, 12-4
149 | (1) Sammy Sasso (OSU) def. (4) Max Murin (IOWA) | D, 8-2
149 | (1) Sammy Sasso (OSU) def. (6) M. Blockhus (MINN) | SV-1, 7-5
2023 NCAA Championships, March 16-18
BOK Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Sammy Sasso: (4-1/2nd)
149 | Sammy Sasso (OSU) def. Anthony White (RUT) | MD, 10-2
149 | Sammy Sasso (OSU) def. Colin Realbuto (UNI) | D, 9-2
149 | Sammy Sasso (OSU) def. Yahya Thomas (NW) | D, 2-1
149 | Sammy Sasso (OSU) def. Kyle Parco (ASU) | MD, 14-2
149 | Yianni Diakomihalis (COR) def. Sammy Sasso (OSU) | D, 4-2
2022-23 Duals
149 | No. 27 Caleb Henson (VT) def. No. 2 Sammy Sasso (OSU) | D, 5-3
149 | No. 4 Sammy Sasso (OSU) def. Jayden Scott (UNC) | Fall, 1:39
149 | No. 3 Sammy Sasso (OSU) def. Kody Komara (KSU) | TF, 19-3
149 | No. 3 Sammy Sasso (OSU) def. Nick Stonecheck (LH) | Fall, 6:34
149 | No. 25 Colin Realbuto (UNI) def. No. 3 Sammy Sasso (OSU) | D, 9-7
149 | No. 3 Sammy Sasso (OSU) def. Max Brignola (LU) | MD, 10-2
149 | No. 4 Sammy Sasso (OSU) def. Graham Rooks (IU) | Fall, 0:53
149 | No. 3 Sammy Sasso (OSU) def. Anthony White (RUT) | MD, 11-2
149 | No. 3 Sammy Sasso (OSU) def. No. 18 Ethen Miller (UMD) | MD, 12-1
149 | No. 3 Sammy Sasso (OSU) def. Fidel Mayora (UM) | TF, 20-5
149 | No. 3 Sammy Sasso (OSU) def. Peyton Omania (MSU) | Fall, 4:35
149 | No. 3 Sammy Sasso (OSU) def. No. 13 Shayne Van Ness (PSU) | D, 6-3
149 | No. 3 Sammy Sasso (OSU) def. No. 4 Yahya Thomas (NW) | TB-2, 2-1
149 | No. 3 Sammy Sasso (OSU) def. Dayne Morton (NEB) | Fall, 6:24
149 | No. 3 Sammy Sasso (OSU) def. Sal Jones (COR) | MFF
2021-22 (Redshirt Junior)
- Preseason No. 2 at 149 by InterMat
- Finished fifth at NCAA Championships (4-2 record)
- Placed second at the Big Ten Championships
- Won the Ohio Intercollegiate Open (4-0) and finished second at the Cliff Keen Invitational (3-1)
- Undefeated in dual competition (12-0), 7-1 in open competition and 6-3 in the postseason
- Finished fourth (4-2 record) in the 70kg freestyle bracket at the World Team Trials (May 21-22) in Iowa
Duals (12-0)
149 | No. 1 Sammy Sasso (OSU) def. No. 5 Zach Sherman (UNC) | D, 4-3
149 | No. 2 Sammy Sasso (OSU) def. No. 9 Bryce Andonian (VT) | D, 11-7
149 | No. 2 Sammy Sasso (OSU) def. Justin Crawford (NDC) | Fall, 1:10
149 | No. 2 Sammy Sasso (OSU) def. Luke Kemerer (PITT) | TF, 22-6 (6:13) 11 4
149 | No. 2 Sammy Sasso (OSU) def. Eddie Homrock (MSU) | Fall, 5:39
149 | No. 2 Sammy Sasso (OSU) def. Cole Mattin (UM) | D, 9-4
149 | No. 2 Sammy Sasso (OSU) def. No. 10 Max Murin (IOWA) | D, 3-2
149 | No. 2 Sammy Sasso (OSU) def. Michael North (UMD) | TF, 24-5
149 | No. 2 Sammy Sasso (OSU) def. No. 18 Beau Bartlett (PSU) | D, 4-2
149 | No. 2 Sammy Sasso (OSU) def. No. 16 Mike Van Brill (RU) | D, 6-3
149 | No. 2 Sammy Sasso (OSU) def. No. 30 Michael Blockhus (MINN) | D, 10-4
149 | No. 2 Sammy Sasso (OSU) def. Graham Rooks (IU) | D, 3-1
Ohio Intercollegiate Open (Nov. 14, 2021, Tiffin, Ohio)
Gold Division (Open)
149 (Sammy Sasso 4-0/1st)
Sammy Sasso (OSU) def. Matt Farrero (Mercyhurst) | TF, 20-5
Sammy Sasso (OSU) def. Ethan Hardy (Glenville St. Col.) | Fall, 2:00
Sammy Sasso (OSU) def. Walker Heard (West Virginia) | TF, 22-7
Sammy Sasso (OSU) def. Alec Hagan (Ohio U.) | MD, 12-3 (1st)
2021 Cliff Keen Invitational
(Dec. 3-4, 2021, Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas)
149 (Sasso was the No. 2 seed/3-1 Second)
No. 2 Sammy Sasso (OSU) def. Nick Lombard (BING) | MD, 12-4
No. 2 Sammy Sasso (OSU) def. No. 15 Mitch Moore (OKLA) | MD, 12-0
No. 2 Sammy Sasso (OSU) def. No. 4 Yahya Thomas (NW) | D, 5-4
No. 1 Yianni Diakomihalis (CORN) def. No. 2 Sammy Sasso (OSU) | D, 7-2
2022 Big Ten Wrestling Championships, Lincoln, Nebraska, March 5-6
149 (Sasso, 2-1, 2nd)
Sammy Sasso (OSU) def. Graham Rooks (IND) | D, 6-3
Sammy Sasso (OSU) def. Max Murin (Iowa) | D, 3-1
Austin Gomez (WIS) def. Sammy Sasso (OSU) | D, 8-5
2022 NCAA Championships, Detroit, Michigan March 17-19
Sasso at the 2022 NCAA Championships (4-2/Fifth)
149 | (4) Sammy Sasso (OSU) def. (29) John Arceri (BUFF) | D, 5-0
149 | (4) Sammy Sasso (OSU) def. (13) Beau Bartlett (PSU) | D, 6-4
149 | (4) Sammy Sasso (OSU) def. (5) Kyle Parco (ASU) | SV-1, 3-1
149 | (1) Yianni Diakomihalis (COR) def. (4) Sammy Sasso (OSU) | D, 6-3
149 | (3) Austin Gomez (WIS) def. (4) Sammy Sasso (OSU) | D, 6-5
149 | (4) Sammy Sasso (OSU) def. (6) Jonathan Millner (APP) D, 5-4
2020-21 (Redshirt Sophomore)
• Finished with a 16-1 overall record and a 9-1 dual mark
• Claimed the Big Ten title at 149 with a bye and three wins
• Reached the title bout at the NCAA Championships
• Posted a 9-1 mark vs. Top 25 opponents
• Bonus points: five pins, one tech fall and one major decision
2019-20 (Redshirt Freshman)
• Earned the No. 3 seed for NCAA Championships (149 lbs) with a 24-3 overall record
• Ran through the Big Ten dual slate at 9-0 and advanced to the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational finals
• Reached the title bout at the Big Ten Championships as well
• Posted a 12-3 mark vs. top-25 opponents
• Bonus points: five pins, four tech falls and four major decisions
• Named Wrestler of the Week by both the Big Ten and USA Wrestling after going on the road and topping No. 1 Pat Lugo (Iowa) and No. 4 Brayton Lee (Minnesota) in the same weekend
• Opened the season with a bang as Michigan State Open champion
• Ended all five MSU Open bouts early with three pins and two tech falls
• Became the third ‘black shirt’ recipient in program history
2018-19 (Redshirt)
• Totaled a 19-2 record with six pins, four tech falls and a major decision
• Registered a 58% bonus rate (11-of-19)
• Michigan State Open (F/S Division) and Edinboro Open Champion
• Ohio Intercollegiate Open Runner-Up, dropping 9-7 finals bout to teammate and NCAA Finalist Micah Jordan
• Stormed back after an opening round defeat at the Midlands Championships with seven consecutive victories to seize third place
• Seven-match Midlands streak included wins over No. 13 Josh Maruca (Arizona State), No. 9 Josh Heil (Campbell), No. 6 Alec Pantaleo (Michigan) and No. 8 Pat Lugo (Iowa) – the last two of which reached the All-America stand (Pantaleo at 157 lbs)
• Edinboro Open included a 6-0 mark with three pins, a tech fall and a major
• Won the UWW Junior Freestyle National Championship (70 kg) to earn a spot in the World Team Trials
PRIOR TO OHIO STATE
• Two-time Pennsylvania AAA state champion, placing top-3 all four seasons
• Top-5 recruit overall in the country according to FloWrestling
• Went 135-3 during final three high school seasons and 180-11 overall
• Ironman, Super 32, Beast of the East and Flo Nationals champion
• Fargo freestyle champion
• Cadet World Team Trials finalist
PERSONAL
• Son of Robert and Lorraine Sasso
• Has a brother, Sonny, and a sister, Natalie
• Sport Industry major
