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WRESTLING: OHIO STATE'S NATHAN TOMASELLO TO APPEAR AT 50TH NWCA ALL-STAR CLASSIC
Nathan Tomasello may be feeling a sense of déjà vu as he takes the mat for the first unofficial match of the 2015-16 wrestling season. Tomasello will face familiar foe and NCAA Finals opponent Zeke Moisey in the NWCA All-Star Classic taking place on November 1st, renewing a rivalry dating back to high school.
Though technically an exhibition that doesn’t count towards a wrestler’s official record, it is quite an honor to be selected to wrestle at the NWCA All-Star Classic event, which will celebrate it’s 50th anniversary this season.
Tomasello and Moisey met three times last season, with Tomasello winning each, though by increasingly closer scores. Tomasello also faced Moisey (and defeated him) in the semifinals of the 2011 Walsh Ironman tournament in high school.
Tomasello will look to pick up the tenth victory for Ohio State in the event out of 20 attempts. Most recently, Logan Stieber bumped up a weight to defeat defending NCAA champion Kendric Maple at 149 lbs in 2013. Stieber was to take on eventual NCAA finalist Mitchell Port of Edinboro at the 2014 All-Star Classic, but the Buckeye scratched from the event following weigh-ins.
Entire article:
http://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio-...sello-to-appear-at-50th-nwca-all-star-classic
For those not familiar with Nathan....
Class:
RS Sophomore
Hometown:
Parma, Ohio
High School:
Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy
Weight:
125
Major:
Pre-Sports Industry
Ohio State Career Honors - Ohio State Scholar-Athlete ... 2015 Big Ten and NCAA champion.
2014-15 Season - NCAA and Big Ten champion at 125 lbs. … finished season with an overall record of 33-4, including 8-1 against Big Ten competition during the regular season … eight major decisions, six technical falls and four pins … finished the season by winning 18 straight matches … at the NCAA championships, defeated the top seeded and previously unbeaten Alan Waters of Missouri in the semifinals and then topped Zeke Moisey of West Virginia in the finals … scored bonus points in three of his five NCAA matches … at the Big Ten championships, upset two-time NCAA champion Jesse Delgado is the semifinals and edged Iowa’s Thomas Gilman in the finals, 3-2, avenging an earlier loss to Gilman during the regular season … first in the team in wins (33) … champion at the Michigan State Open and third place at CKLV Invite … Amateur Wrestling News All-Rookie team … Academic All-Big Ten, OSU Scholar-Athlete and NWCA All-Academic.
2013-14 Season - In redshirt season, posted four open tournament championships at 125 pounds - Clarion Open (Nov. 3), Michigan State Open (Nov. 9) ... Greyhound Open (Feb. 1), Edinboro Open (Feb. 8) ... posted 18-0 record in open tournaments, which included nine major decisions, two technical falls, and three falls ... Ohio State Scholar-Athlete.
http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/sports/m-wrestl/mtt/nathan_tomasello_867115.html