Tate Orndorff

High School:
University
Weight:
null
Year:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Spokane, Washington

SEASON	W-L	DUAL	B1G	MD	TF	PIN
2018-19 (UVU)	26-9	14-4	--	2	6	0
2019-20 (UVU)	18-4	9-1	--	4	3	4
at Utah Valley	44-13	23-5		6	9	4
2020-21 (OSU)	11-11	4-5	4-5	3	0	1
2021-22 (OSU)	19-11	7-4	3-4	4	0	3
2022-23 (OSU)	18-10	8-4	4-3	0	1	4
Career at OSU	48-32	19-13	11-12	7	1	8
CAREER	92-45	42-18	11-12 (Big Ten)	13	10	12

CAREER HONORS

NCAA Qualifier (2019/15-seed/2-2, 2020/8-seed/canceled, 2021/21-seed/4-3/8th, 2022/13-seed/3-2, 2023/16-seed/3-2). NCAA Record: 12-9
Big Ten Championships (2021/6th, 2022/8th, 2023/4th). Big Ten Championships Record: 9-8
All-American in 2021 (eighth at NCAA Championships)
Ohio State Scholar Athlete (2021, 2022, 2023)
Academic All-Big Ten (2022, 2023)
NWCA Scholar All-America (2022)

2022-23 (Redshirt Senior)

2021-22 (Redshirt Senior)

Preseason No. 7 at HWT by InterMat
Academic All-Big Ten
NCAA Qualifier
Won Ohio Intercollegiate Open with 4-0 record
Finished the year 7-4 in duals, 7-4 in open events and 5-5 in the postseason
Wrestled at the U.S. Open Greco-Roman competition in Las Vegas in early May of 2022 and posted a 4-1 record (130kg) to finish third overall … also wrestled in the senior freestyle bracket at 125kg (1-2)
Earned a spot on the U.S. National Team (Greco-Roman) with a third-place finish at the World Team Trials (May 21-22) in Iowa … finished 4-2 at 130kg

Duals (7-4)
285 | No. 7 Tate Orndorff (OSU) def. No. 33 Brandon Whitman (UNC) | D, 2-0
285 | No. 7 Tate Orndorff (OSU) def. No. 14 Nathan Trexler (VT) | D, 3-2
285 | No. 6 Tate Orndorff (OSU) def. Mike Viramontes (NDC) | MD, 12-3
285 | No. 13 Tate Orndorff (OSU) def. No. 31 Jake Slinger (PITT) | MD, 10-2
285 | No. 2 Mason Parris (UM) def. No. 12 Tate Orndorff (OSU) | Fall, 2:21
285 | No. 5 Tony Cassioppi (IOWA) def. No. 12 Tate Orndorff (OSU) MD, 13-4 21
285 | No. 12 Tate Orndorff (OSU) def. No. 31 Zach Schrader (UMD) | D, 4-1
285 | No. 5 Greg Kerkvliet (PSU) def. No. 13 Tate Orndorff (OSU) | MD, 10-2
285 | No. 13 Tate Orndorff (OSU) def. Boone McDermott (RU) | D, 6-1
285 | No. 1 Gable Steveson (MINN) def. No. 13 Tate Orndorff (OSU) | TF, 19-4
285 | No. 13 Tate Orndorff (OSU) def. Jacob Bullock (IU) | D, 8-3

Ohio Intercollegiate Open (Nov. 14, 2021, Tiffin, Ohio)
Gold Division (Open) HWT (Tate Orndorff 4-0/1st)
Tate Orndorff (OSU) def. Andrew Irick (IND) | Fall, 5:51
Tate Orndorff (OSU) def. Luke Martin (Glenville St. Col.) | Fall, 1:59
Tate Orndorff (OSU) def. Jordan Earnest (Ohio U.) | D, 8-1
Tate Orndorff (OSU) def. Jacob Robb (Mercyhurst) | D, 10-3 (1st)

2021 Cliff Keen Invitational
(Dec. 3-4, 2021, Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas)
HWT (Orndoff is No. 1 seed/3-2 Fourth)
No. 6 Tate Orndorff (OSU) def. Lee Herrington (UNK) | Fall, 2:32
No. 6 Tate Orndorff (OSU) vs. No. 30 Joe Doyle (BING) | MD, 10-2
No. 15 Yaraslau Slavikouski (HARV) def. No. 6 Tate Orndorff (OSU) | D, 3-2
No. 6 Tate Orndorff (OSU) def. No. 22 AJ Nevills (SDSU) | D, 4-4 (TB2)
No. 13 Christian Lance (NEB) def. No. 6 Tate Orndorff (OSU) | D. 9-4

2022 Big Ten Wrestling Championships, Lincoln, Nebraska, March 5-6
285 (Orndorff, 2-3, 8th)
Tate Orndorff (OSU) def. Luke Luffman (ILL) | D, 3-2
Gable Steveson (MINN) def. Tate Orndorff (OSU) | TF-1.5 3:49 (20-5)
Tate Orndorff (OSU) def. Jacob Bullock (IND) | D, 7-4
Lucas Davison (NU) def. Tate Orndorff (OSU) | Fall, 0:46
Christian Lance (NEB) def. Tate Orndorff (OSU) | D, 3-2

2020-21 (Redshirt Junior)
• Posted an 11-11 record, 4-5 in duals
• Placed 5th at the Big Ten Championships and eighth at the NCAA Championships
• 2021 All-American (eighth)

PRIOR TO OHIO STATE
• NWCA All-American (2020)
• Two-time NCAA Qualifier for Utah Valley University (2019, 2020)
• 44-13 record in two seasons at Utah Valley
• Ascended as high as No. 3 nationally during 2019-20 season and was seeded eighth for the 2020 NCAA Championships
• Went 2-2 as the No. 15 seed in the 2019 NCAA Championships
• Garnered 17 wins over nationally-ranked opponents
• Two-time NWCA Scholar All-American and First Team Academic All-Big 12 honoree
• Senior U.S. Open finalist in Greco-Roman (2019)
• U23 World Greco-Roman Team Member (2019)
• Posted an overall high school record of 142-15 with 103 pins as two-time Washington state champion
• First Team USA Wrestling Senior All-American (2015)
• Washington’s Dave Schultz High School National Wrestling Hall of Fame Award winner (2015)
• Junior Greco National Champion (2015), Fila Cadet National Champion (2014) and Fargo National Cadet Freestyle runner-up (2013)
• Placed third in both Greco and Freestyle at the 2014 Fargo Junior Nationals
• Eagle scout also lettered for the University High School football and golf teams

PERSONAL
• Married to Brinley, a former soccer student-athlete for Utah Valley
• Son of Dave and Amy Orndorff
• Dave was an NCAA runner-up wrestler for Oregon State and also played football
• Brothers Tyson, Tegan and Tanner
• Tanner was a three-time NCAA Qualifier for Utah Valley
• Statistics major