I'm wondering the same. Usually that is the start and then they have another wrestle off a few meets in.
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I'm wondering the same. Usually that is the start and then they have another wrestle off a few meets in.
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PREVIEW: OHIO STATE WRESTLING 2015
It has been said (probably by legendary goofball Yogi Berra) that you can’t win back to back NCAA wrestling championships without winning the first one first. Tom Ryan and the Buckeyes won the first NCAA wrestling title in the program’s history during what historians are now calling “The Year of the Buckeye” but the team will need to ward off some familiar foes if they hope to repeat.
RETURNING STARTERS
125 Nathan Tomasello
Tomasello was proof that good things come to those who wait. A blue-chip recruit out of high school, Tomasello redshirted during his first year on campus and then won a national championship as a redshirt freshman. Tomasello appeared to save his best wrestling for late in the season, rattling off 19 straight victories including two matches where he avenged earlier losses. Tomasello has already kicked off the season with a win over Zeke Moisey in the exhibition NWCA All-Star Classic.
133 Johnni DiJulius
JDJ has been a mainstay in the Buckeye lineup as a lightweight, qualifying for the NCAA tournament three times. While he has proven that he can hang with (and often defeat) some of the best wrestlers in the country, lack of consistency has often been the knock against JDJ. DiJulius will get one last crack at All-American status, but his work will be cut out for him in a very experienced weight class.133 Johnni DiJulius
Entire article: http://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio-state-wrestling/2015/11/62703/2015-16-wrestling-preview
It has been said (probably by legendary goofball Yogi Berra) that you can’t win back to back NCAA wrestling championships without winning the first one first. Tom Ryan and the Buckeyes won the first NCAA wrestling title in the program’s history during what historians are now calling “The Year of the Buckeye” but the team will need to ward off some familiar foes if they hope to repeat.
RETURNING STARTERS
125 Nathan Tomasello
Tomasello was proof that good things come to those who wait. A blue-chip recruit out of high school, Tomasello redshirted during his first year on campus and then won a national championship as a redshirt freshman. Tomasello appeared to save his best wrestling for late in the season, rattling off 19 straight victories including two matches where he avenged earlier losses. Tomasello has already kicked off the season with a win over Zeke Moisey in the exhibition NWCA All-Star Classic.
133 Johnni DiJulius
JDJ has been a mainstay in the Buckeye lineup as a lightweight, qualifying for the NCAA tournament three times. While he has proven that he can hang with (and often defeat) some of the best wrestlers in the country, lack of consistency has often been the knock against JDJ. DiJulius will get one last crack at All-American status, but his work will be cut out for him in a very experienced weight class.133 Johnni DiJulius
Entire article: http://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio-state-wrestling/2015/11/62703/2015-16-wrestling-preview
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Mark Hall to PSU. Sounds like the decision was made a month ago on the visit
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Trounced UVA 34-6, a very solid team tonight. Could not have been more pleased. Just watched it but my thoughts:
125: Tomasello is such a stud and has balanced his attacks. Enough said.
133: Crazy match for Johnny D. Dude can get some turns on top and apparently now you can get 4 back points for any count that goes past 4 seconds. Not sure I like it, but he won the match on it.
141: Mic is just going to be a stud. Those low single attacks are about as dirty as I have seen. He is just attack, attack, ATTACK. If you love to watch active wrestling and a kid that never stops wrestling (aka anyone), then you will love Mic. I am out of my mind excited to see how he wrestles this year. Did not look nearly as gassed as I though he would cutting to 141...he looked natural there. I have watched him wrestle for years but his style growing up is just translating so well. Mic is going to a fan favorite, he is the definition of heart and talent combined.
149: CODY BURCHER! This kid looks great, might be a little under the radar. I am not under the illusion that he might win it all but he has some great stuff and that fall was fun to watch. Follows up a tourney win with a pin, love it. Really looking forward to see him take on some ranked guys. Hunter may be coming back but I see depth at the very least here.
157: Jake Ryan is tough, tough kid. That is a really big win. I had some high hopes but his defense is incredible. Really big gut win. Take own with 5 seconds to win the match? That is what it is about baby.
165: Really proud of Kressevic. Tough loss but he wrestled really hard. Great job Justin.
174: Bo is just the man. Fox Baldwin is a very, very good wrestler and Bo just turned him like a page. He worked power halfs like it was a youth tournament. And looks like the Jordans worked low attacks in the offseason, looking solid. Just saying it now, he is winning it all this year.
184: Courts looked great with his offense and very aggressive. Keep it up Kenny.
197: Not much chance there.
Hvy: Great fall for Tav, love seeing him get pumped.
- Recruiting side note: Mitch Moore was chilling with Logan Stieber and company at the duel. We are looking good there and trust me, we want Mitch in Columbus. Absolute stud.
125: Tomasello is such a stud and has balanced his attacks. Enough said.
133: Crazy match for Johnny D. Dude can get some turns on top and apparently now you can get 4 back points for any count that goes past 4 seconds. Not sure I like it, but he won the match on it.
141: Mic is just going to be a stud. Those low single attacks are about as dirty as I have seen. He is just attack, attack, ATTACK. If you love to watch active wrestling and a kid that never stops wrestling (aka anyone), then you will love Mic. I am out of my mind excited to see how he wrestles this year. Did not look nearly as gassed as I though he would cutting to 141...he looked natural there. I have watched him wrestle for years but his style growing up is just translating so well. Mic is going to a fan favorite, he is the definition of heart and talent combined.
149: CODY BURCHER! This kid looks great, might be a little under the radar. I am not under the illusion that he might win it all but he has some great stuff and that fall was fun to watch. Follows up a tourney win with a pin, love it. Really looking forward to see him take on some ranked guys. Hunter may be coming back but I see depth at the very least here.
157: Jake Ryan is tough, tough kid. That is a really big win. I had some high hopes but his defense is incredible. Really big gut win. Take own with 5 seconds to win the match? That is what it is about baby.
165: Really proud of Kressevic. Tough loss but he wrestled really hard. Great job Justin.
174: Bo is just the man. Fox Baldwin is a very, very good wrestler and Bo just turned him like a page. He worked power halfs like it was a youth tournament. And looks like the Jordans worked low attacks in the offseason, looking solid. Just saying it now, he is winning it all this year.
184: Courts looked great with his offense and very aggressive. Keep it up Kenny.
197: Not much chance there.
Hvy: Great fall for Tav, love seeing him get pumped.
- Recruiting side note: Mitch Moore was chilling with Logan Stieber and company at the duel. We are looking good there and trust me, we want Mitch in Columbus. Absolute stud.
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LitlBuck
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Wrestling team won a dual meet with a pretty good Arizona State team.
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http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/sports/m-wrestl/recaps/112015aaa.html
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Very solid win for us. Really impressive win for Tav over Tanner Hall, who I think will end up a multiple AA (Tanner is a great kid, hope he kills it this year). Burcher faced a ranked opponent and I feel he got absolutely robbed in not being awarded a takedown, yet still almost won with a lateral drop with 10 seconds left...unfortunately his guy rolled through before time expired and got the two points back with a reversal. Rozema also gave Stauffer all he could handle surprisingly.
Bo and Mic still look like absolute hammers (what else is new) and Johnny D got really offensive, liked to see that. Ryan is a talent at 157 but he has to pick up the pace on offense...takes as many shots as Demas out there. Overall this team looks really impressive early on and some guys are surprising.
Bo and Mic still look like absolute hammers (what else is new) and Johnny D got really offensive, liked to see that. Ryan is a talent at 157 but he has to pick up the pace on offense...takes as many shots as Demas out there. Overall this team looks really impressive early on and some guys are surprising.
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LitlBuck
Kevin Warren is an ass
Cleveland state gave the Buckeyes a tussle last night but Ohio State prevailed 27-18 with Jake Ryan winning the final match to seal the deal.
http://www.cleveland.com/sports/col...e_beat_cleveland_stat.html#incart_river_index
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http://www.cleveland.com/sports/col...e_beat_cleveland_stat.html#incart_river_index
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Interesting article regarding the wrestling team and some of the guys comparing their quest for the national championship to the football team''s
CLEVELAND, Ohio – While Ohio State's football team struggles to live up to extraordinary expectations this fall, the school's other reigning national champions are taking notes as their title defense begins.
Ohio State's NCAA champion wrestling team didn't enter this season placed on the same pedestal as the football team, which was the preseason unanimous No. 1 after winning the national championship last season.
The wrestling team was ranked No. 5 in two major preseason indexes. Now ranked seventh, the Buckeyes are 3-0 after Tuesday night's 26-18 victory at Cleveland State. OSU was missing three starters.
The football team won its first 10 games, often in less than stellar fashion, and its loss to Michigan State last week virtually eliminated the Buckeyes from repeating as national champions.
"The lesson I learned, at least recently, was that the signs were there that a game like that could happen,'' wrestling coach Tom Ryan said. "I kept telling myself, in the moment that matters the most, they're going to shine. But the reality is, when you see warning signs, there's an outcome that's going to occur.''
Ryan said it has made him more vigilant than ever to watch for complacency.
"For me, it was any time I see something, don't think it's going to change over night,'' he said. "It's going to take a lot of effort and awareness. I guess it's just watching your guys really closely.''
e said he noticed a fatal flaw in the football team.
"It looked like they were trying not to lose as opposed to going out and trying to dominate and win,'' Tomasello said.
More at http://www.cleveland.com/osu/index...._states_national_cham.html#incart_river_index
CLEVELAND, Ohio – While Ohio State's football team struggles to live up to extraordinary expectations this fall, the school's other reigning national champions are taking notes as their title defense begins.
Ohio State's NCAA champion wrestling team didn't enter this season placed on the same pedestal as the football team, which was the preseason unanimous No. 1 after winning the national championship last season.
The wrestling team was ranked No. 5 in two major preseason indexes. Now ranked seventh, the Buckeyes are 3-0 after Tuesday night's 26-18 victory at Cleveland State. OSU was missing three starters.
The football team won its first 10 games, often in less than stellar fashion, and its loss to Michigan State last week virtually eliminated the Buckeyes from repeating as national champions.
"The lesson I learned, at least recently, was that the signs were there that a game like that could happen,'' wrestling coach Tom Ryan said. "I kept telling myself, in the moment that matters the most, they're going to shine. But the reality is, when you see warning signs, there's an outcome that's going to occur.''
Ryan said it has made him more vigilant than ever to watch for complacency.
"For me, it was any time I see something, don't think it's going to change over night,'' he said. "It's going to take a lot of effort and awareness. I guess it's just watching your guys really closely.''
e said he noticed a fatal flaw in the football team.
"It looked like they were trying not to lose as opposed to going out and trying to dominate and win,'' Tomasello said.
More at http://www.cleveland.com/osu/index...._states_national_cham.html#incart_river_index
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Not a great performance but we sat a few starters and forfeited 197 to get Martin some rest. So really it was deceptively close. The only real disappointment was Burcher giving up the fall after taking a sizeable lead.
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WRESTLING: CLIFF KEEN LAS VEGAS INVITATIONAL PREVIEW
The Buckeyes will return from the Thanksgiving break and the schedule will get increasingly more difficult, starting with the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational on December 4th and 5th.
Ohio State has fared well at the CKLV Invitational of late, winning the tournament in 2011 and 2012 and finishing in the top 3 each of the last two seasons. The Buckeyes enter the field on the heels of a slim victory over a game Cleveland State team, but as noted above, the competition will drastically improve, starting with the CKLV.
Let’s take a look at the field at the CKLV and some of the wrestlers to keep an eye on at one of the toughest in-season tournaments in NCAA wrestling.
125 POUNDS
Ranked wrestlers: 14
Highest ranked wrestler: No. 1 Nathan Tomasello (Ohio State)
Highest returning placer in 2014 tournament: No. 3 Joey Dance (Virginia Tech) finished 2nd
Who to watch: Tomasello will see some familiar faces at the CKLV as he has previously been defeated by Joey Dance (Virginia Tech) and Dylan Peters (Northern Iowa). Dance has started 2015 off with a bang, earning an upset over Penn State’s Nico Megaludis in his only match of note to this point. Michigan’s Conor Youtsey was an All-American a year ago, but hasn’t wrestled much yet this season. NCAA runner-up Zeke Moisey is also in the field, but has been inconsistent to this point in the season. David Terao (American), Ronnie Bresser (Oregon State), Barlow McGhee (Missouri), and Chasen Tolbert (Utah Valley) are all guys with placement potential, but the smart prediction is either Tomasello or Dance walking away with the title.
Buckeye outlook: Tomasello is the front-runner, but Dance is no walk in the park. NaTo is certainly capable of winning the 125 lb division, but the road to the finals won’t be an easy one. We won’t see many tech falls added to Nate’s record, but he is just as capable of winning the close decisions.
133 POUNDS
Ranked wrestlers: 13
Highest ranked wrester: No. 1 Cody Brewer (Oklahoma) and No. 1 (in Division 2) Daniel DeShazer (Nebraska- Kearney)
Highest returning placer in 2014 tournament: No. 4 Nahshon Garrett (Cornell) won the 125 lb division
Who to watch: Seven of the top ten wrestlers in the 133 lb division are slated to wrestle at the CKLV. Top-ranked Brewer has been a point-scoring machine this season and should be the favorite, especially since his trip to the NCAA title included major decisions over Johnni DiJulius and George DiCamillo. Garrett has been a slow-starter this season and may struggle to keep Brewer from taking him down over and over. Wisconsin’s Ryan Taylor (a high school teammate of Bo and Micah Jordan) was an All-American last season, but has yet to wrestle this season. DiJulius won the CKLV in 2013 with a pin against Brewer. JDJ, Rossi Bruno (Michigan),DiCamillo (Virginia), and Earl Hall (Iowa State) are all placement contenders. DeShazer also is a serious contender, placing 5th last season at the CKLV with a pin over DiCamillo and a quarterfinal decision over JDJ.
Buckeye outlook: DiJulius has previous wins over Brewer, DiCamillo, and Hall, but his performances in the current season have yet to inspire much confidence. If JDJ is firing on all cylinders, he is a threat to repeat as champion. If he continues to let his opponent hang around in the match with a chance to win (as he did against Alfredo Gray of CSU, DiCamillo, etc.), he is going to eventually get burned.
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TEAM OUTLOOK
Virginia Tech, Ohio State, and Missouri should be the leaders of the pack in the team race. Virginia Tech has finalist potential in Dance, Walz, Epperly, Chisko, and Brascetta, but there are few big point-scorers in the other five weight classes. Missouri has a strong chance of winning at 197 with J’Den Cox, Blaise Butler at 174, and Lavion Mayes at 149. The Tigers will need points outside of that trio, but a few titles could put them right in the thick of things. Michigan stands a chance to contest for the title, but they’d need to get some big wins from guys like Mahomes and Sutton because they are a deep team, but don’t have many title contenders.
Ohio State is in a great position to place at the top of the heap as long as Bo, Micah, and Tomasello all are finalists. DiJulius has won the CKLV before, but should place in the top 5 this weekend since the field now features Nahshon Garrett and Ryan Taylor. Mark Martin could surprise a lot of people with a high finish at a new weight and Tavanello is capable of high placement as well. If the Buckeyes get bonus points from the front-runners mentioned above, anything from guys like Jake Ryan, Burcher, and Ryan Harris will be icing on the cake. A fifth straight top-3 place isn’t out of the question for the Buckeyes, but a team title is certainly within possibility if the chips fall in the Buckeyes’ favor.
Entire article: http://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio-...ing-cliff-keen-las-vegas-invitational-preview
The Buckeyes will return from the Thanksgiving break and the schedule will get increasingly more difficult, starting with the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational on December 4th and 5th.
Ohio State has fared well at the CKLV Invitational of late, winning the tournament in 2011 and 2012 and finishing in the top 3 each of the last two seasons. The Buckeyes enter the field on the heels of a slim victory over a game Cleveland State team, but as noted above, the competition will drastically improve, starting with the CKLV.
Let’s take a look at the field at the CKLV and some of the wrestlers to keep an eye on at one of the toughest in-season tournaments in NCAA wrestling.
125 POUNDS
Ranked wrestlers: 14
Highest ranked wrestler: No. 1 Nathan Tomasello (Ohio State)
Highest returning placer in 2014 tournament: No. 3 Joey Dance (Virginia Tech) finished 2nd
Who to watch: Tomasello will see some familiar faces at the CKLV as he has previously been defeated by Joey Dance (Virginia Tech) and Dylan Peters (Northern Iowa). Dance has started 2015 off with a bang, earning an upset over Penn State’s Nico Megaludis in his only match of note to this point. Michigan’s Conor Youtsey was an All-American a year ago, but hasn’t wrestled much yet this season. NCAA runner-up Zeke Moisey is also in the field, but has been inconsistent to this point in the season. David Terao (American), Ronnie Bresser (Oregon State), Barlow McGhee (Missouri), and Chasen Tolbert (Utah Valley) are all guys with placement potential, but the smart prediction is either Tomasello or Dance walking away with the title.
Buckeye outlook: Tomasello is the front-runner, but Dance is no walk in the park. NaTo is certainly capable of winning the 125 lb division, but the road to the finals won’t be an easy one. We won’t see many tech falls added to Nate’s record, but he is just as capable of winning the close decisions.
133 POUNDS
Ranked wrestlers: 13
Highest ranked wrester: No. 1 Cody Brewer (Oklahoma) and No. 1 (in Division 2) Daniel DeShazer (Nebraska- Kearney)
Highest returning placer in 2014 tournament: No. 4 Nahshon Garrett (Cornell) won the 125 lb division
Who to watch: Seven of the top ten wrestlers in the 133 lb division are slated to wrestle at the CKLV. Top-ranked Brewer has been a point-scoring machine this season and should be the favorite, especially since his trip to the NCAA title included major decisions over Johnni DiJulius and George DiCamillo. Garrett has been a slow-starter this season and may struggle to keep Brewer from taking him down over and over. Wisconsin’s Ryan Taylor (a high school teammate of Bo and Micah Jordan) was an All-American last season, but has yet to wrestle this season. DiJulius won the CKLV in 2013 with a pin against Brewer. JDJ, Rossi Bruno (Michigan),DiCamillo (Virginia), and Earl Hall (Iowa State) are all placement contenders. DeShazer also is a serious contender, placing 5th last season at the CKLV with a pin over DiCamillo and a quarterfinal decision over JDJ.
Buckeye outlook: DiJulius has previous wins over Brewer, DiCamillo, and Hall, but his performances in the current season have yet to inspire much confidence. If JDJ is firing on all cylinders, he is a threat to repeat as champion. If he continues to let his opponent hang around in the match with a chance to win (as he did against Alfredo Gray of CSU, DiCamillo, etc.), he is going to eventually get burned.
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TEAM OUTLOOK
Virginia Tech, Ohio State, and Missouri should be the leaders of the pack in the team race. Virginia Tech has finalist potential in Dance, Walz, Epperly, Chisko, and Brascetta, but there are few big point-scorers in the other five weight classes. Missouri has a strong chance of winning at 197 with J’Den Cox, Blaise Butler at 174, and Lavion Mayes at 149. The Tigers will need points outside of that trio, but a few titles could put them right in the thick of things. Michigan stands a chance to contest for the title, but they’d need to get some big wins from guys like Mahomes and Sutton because they are a deep team, but don’t have many title contenders.
Ohio State is in a great position to place at the top of the heap as long as Bo, Micah, and Tomasello all are finalists. DiJulius has won the CKLV before, but should place in the top 5 this weekend since the field now features Nahshon Garrett and Ryan Taylor. Mark Martin could surprise a lot of people with a high finish at a new weight and Tavanello is capable of high placement as well. If the Buckeyes get bonus points from the front-runners mentioned above, anything from guys like Jake Ryan, Burcher, and Ryan Harris will be icing on the cake. A fifth straight top-3 place isn’t out of the question for the Buckeyes, but a team title is certainly within possibility if the chips fall in the Buckeyes’ favor.
Entire article: http://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio-...ing-cliff-keen-las-vegas-invitational-preview
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Not going well for us at all. Bo Jordan and Jake Ryan didn't wrestle unfortunately, so that assured we would not be in the race to win it (but the injuries are minor, nothing to worry about). But only Tomasello and Mic Jordan made it to semis. Johnny D lost by injury default (to DeCamillio, who he just beat...hopefully nothing serious). Courts lost in the quarters to Abounader, but that kid is going to be big time. Tav and Martin go down. Even with the injuries and who will return, just need to adjust expectations from a title run to hoping to be on the cusp of Top 5 at nationals. Not disparaging the team,as that is a huge feat, but just saying this team is not remotely close to last years.
Plus side is that Mic and Tomasello handled their business. Very interested to see how Mic wrestles tomorrow though, he could make a big statement by winning this thing...big first match against Chisko.
Plus side is that Mic and Tomasello handled their business. Very interested to see how Mic wrestles tomorrow though, he could make a big statement by winning this thing...big first match against Chisko.
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It's tough when we can call it a 'rebuilding year' but still be somewhere in or around the top 5 at the end of the year. But I think we all knew it would be a challenge to stay near the top especially with Snyder haven taken the year to compete internationally. Hopefully some of the younger guys can get some great experience and we can challenge for the title in the next season.
But though they may not repeat, it will be fun to follow the team again.
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I'm with you 100%. It'll still be a lot of fun to watch the guys we have. And we're going to get a lot better when we get our guys back from injury. Then next year we get Snyder back and our young guys turn veteran.
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Pretty great close out to the tourney, we took 5th overall. Tomasello won a tight one over Dance 5-4 to win it and Micah Jordan handled #10 Todd Preston of Harvard 7-3 to win it (handled him like he did when it was Graham vs. Blair a few years back) and beat #8 Solomon Chisko to get there. Tav fought back to get 5th. Courts also fought back to get 5th with a fall.
Not a bad tourney considering the injuries. If we have Bo, Hunter, and Ryan (and if Johnny D stays healthy), we are right there in contention to win it. If Micah is the shot in the arm he appears to be, I would not rule us out on making a run at NCAAs if we are at full health.
Not a bad tourney considering the injuries. If we have Bo, Hunter, and Ryan (and if Johnny D stays healthy), we are right there in contention to win it. If Micah is the shot in the arm he appears to be, I would not rule us out on making a run at NCAAs if we are at full health.
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