Ohio State Buckeyes wrestling

NCAA Division I college wrestling team

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Ohio State Buckeyes wrestling

Founded| 1920
University| Ohio State University
Head Coach| Tom Ryan
Assistant Coach| J. Jaggers
Conference| Big Ten
Location| Columbus, OH
Arena| Covelli Center
(Capacity: 3,700)
Nickname| Buckeyes
Colors| Scarlet and gray[1]

Fight song| Buckeye Battle Cry
Team national championships

National championship years
2015
NCAA individual champions

All-Americans
117
Conference championships

Conference Tournament championships
1923, 1951, 2015, 2017, 2018

The Ohio State Buckeyes wrestling team represents the Ohio State University and competes in the Big Ten Conference of the NCAA Division I level.[2] The Buckeyes host their home meets at the Covelli Center on Ohio State's campus.[3]

The team is coached by two-time NCAA Division I All-American and two-time Big Ten Conference champion for the Iowa Hawkeyes Tom Ryan.[4] In 2015, he led the team to their first NCAA team title, finishing as runner-ups in 2008, 2009, 2017, 2018 and 2019. Currently, the Buckeyes have had five consecutive top-three NCAA team finishes (seven overall) and eleven top-eight team finishes in the last twelve NCAA championships.[5]

## Championships

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### Team championships

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Year | Type | Coach

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National Team Championships
2015 | NCAA Division I Tournament Champions | Tom Ryan
1 Total
Conference Team Championships
1923 | Big Ten Tournament Champions | Al Haft
1951  | Big Ten Tournament Champions  | Casey Fredericks
2015  | Big Ten Tournament Champions  | Tom Ryan
2017  | Big Ten Tournament Champions  | Tom Ryan
2018  | Big Ten Tournament Champions  | Tom Ryan
5 Total

### Individual championships

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| Individual NCAA Champions[6]

Year  | Name  | Weight Class
1940  | George Downes  | HWT
1946  | George Bollas | HWT
1966  | Dave Reinbolt  | 167
1986  | Jude Skove  | 158
1988  | Mark Coleman  | 190
1992  | Kevin Randleman  | 177
1993  | Kevin Randleman  | 177
1993  | Rex Holman  | 190
1998  | Mitch Clark  | 177
2002  | Tommy Rowlands  | HWT
2004  | Tommy Rowlands  | HWT
2008  | J Jaggers  | 141
2008  | Mike Pucillo  | 184
2009  | J Jaggers  | 141
2012  | Logan Stieber  | 133
2013  | Logan Stieber  | 133
2014  | Logan Stieber  | 141
2015  | Logan Stieber  | 141
2015  | Nathan Tomasello  | 125
2016  | Myles Martin  | 174
2016  | Kyle Snyder  | HWT
2017  | Kyle Snyder  | HWT
2018  | Kyle Snyder  | HWT
2024  | Jesse Mendez  | 141
| Big Ten Champions[6]

Year  | Name  | Weight Class
1921  | Parry Martter  | 158
1922  | Parry Martter  | 145
1924  | Harry Steel  | HWT
1926  | Perry Snider  | 125
1926  | Dan Whitacre  | HWT
1927  | Dan Whitacre  | HWT
1935  | Leonard Fauver  | 118
1940  | Tony Montonaro  | 145
1945  | George Bollas  | HWT
1946  | George Bollas  | HWT
1948  | Warren Jones  | 145
1949  | Bryce Keough  | 155
1950  | William Miller  | HWT
1951  | Bryce Keough  | 147
1951  | William Miller  | HWT
1960  | Dave Camaione  | 123
1966  | Dave Reinbolt  | 167
1968  | Roger Young  | 130
1972  | Jim Humphrey  | 134
1982  | Dave Ruckman  | 167
1985  | Don Moxley  | HWT
1988  | Mark Coleman  | 190
1991  | Kevin Randleman  | 167
1992  | Kevin Randleman  | 177
1992  | Rex Holman  | 190
1993  | Kevin Randleman  | 177
1993  | Rex Holman  | 190
1994  | Dunyasha Yetts  | 142
1997  | Mitch Clark  | 177
1998  | Mitch Clark  | 177
| Big Ten Champions[6]

Year  | Name  | Weight Class
2002  | Tommy Rowlands  | HWT
2004  | Tommy Rowlands  | HWT
2008  | Mike Pucillo  | 184
2010  | Lance Palmer  | 149
2012  | Logan Stieber  | 133
2013  | Hunter Stieber  | 141
2013  | Logan Stieber  | 133
2014  | Nick Heflin  | 197
2014  | Logan Stieber  | 141
2015  | Logan Stieber  | 141
2015  | Nathan Tomasello  | 125
2016  | Nathan Tomasello  | 125
2016  | Kyle Snyder  | HWT
2017  | Bo Jordan  | 174
2017  | Kollin Moore  | 197
2017  | Kyle Snyder  | HWT
2017  | Nathan Tomasello  | 133
2018  | Joey McKenna  | 141
2018  | Nathan Tomasello  | 133
2018  | Kollin Moore  | 197
2018  | Kyle Snyder  | HWT
2018  | Nathan Tomasello  | 133
2019  | Myles Martin  | 184
2019  | Joey McKenna  | 141
2020  | Luke Pletcher  | 141
2020  | Kollin Moore  | 197
2021  | Sammy Sasso  | 149
2023  | Sammy Sasso  | 149
2024  | Jesse Mendez  | 141

## Season records

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National Champions †  | Conference Champions *

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Season  | Coach  | Overall  | Big Ten  | Standing  | NCAA

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Al Haft (Big Ten Conference) (1920–25)
1920–21  | Al Haft  | 2–1  | 0–1  | 4th  |
1921–22  | Al Haft  | 3–3  | 0–3  |  |
1922–23*  | Al Haft  | 8–0  | 4–0  | 1st* |
1923–24  | Al Haft  | 3–3  | 2–3  |  |
1924–25  | Al Haft  | 6–1  | 3–1  |  |
Al Haft: | 22–8  | 9–8  |
Bernard Mooney (Big Ten Conference) (1925–42)
1925–26  | Bernard Mooney  | 6–1  | 5–1  | 2nd  |
1926–27  | Bernard Mooney  | 4–2  | 3–2  |  |
1927–28  | Bernard Mooney  | 6–1  | 5–1  | 3rd  |
1928–29  | Bernard Mooney  | 3–5  | 1–4  |  | 8th
1929–30  | Bernard Mooney  | 6–2  | 3–2  |  | 8th
1930–31  | Bernard Mooney  | 3–2–1  | 2–2  |  |
1931–32  | Bernard Mooney  | 3–5  | 0–3  |  |
1932–33  | Bernard Mooney  | 2–3  | 1–2  |  |
1933–34  | Bernard Mooney  | 5–2  | 3–2  | 7th  |
1934–35  | Bernard Mooney  | 5–2  | 3–2  | 3rd  | 14th
1935–36  | Bernard Mooney  | 4–2  | 3–2  | 6th  |
1936–37  | Bernard Mooney  | 5–3  | 2–3  | 6th  |
1937–38  | Bernard Mooney  | 7–2  | 3–2  | 7th  |
1938–39  | Bernard Mooney  | 3–4  | 1–3  | 6th  |
1939–40  | Bernard Mooney  | 3–3  | 1–1–3  | 3rd  | 4th
1940–41  | Bernard Mooney  | 3–5  | 1–4  | 9th  | 17th
1941–42  | Bernard Mooney  | 3–5  | 1–4  | 9th  |
Bernard Mooney: | 71–49–1  | 38–40–3  |
Anthony Montonaro (Big Ten Conference) (1942–43)
1942–43  | Anthony Montonaro  | 1–6  | 0–4  | 10th  |
Anthony Montonaro: | 1–6  | 0–4  |
Lawrence Hicks (Big Ten Conference) (1943–44)
1943–44  | Lawrence Hicks  | 5–2  | 4–1  | 9th  |
Lawrence Hicks: | 5–2  | 4–1  |
Bernard Mooney (Big Ten Conference) (1944–47)
1944–45  | Bernard Mooney  | 1–5  | 0–4  | 4th  |
1945–46  | Bernard Mooney  | 2–3  | 2–3  | 4th  | 6th
1946–47  | Bernard Mooney  | 4–3  | 3–3–1  | 8th  |
Bernard Mooney: | 7–11  | 5–10–1  |
Overall:  | 78–60–1  | 43–50–4  |
Casey Fredericks (Big Ten Conference) (1947–76)
1947–48  | Casey Fredericks  | 3–3–2  | 2–3–2  | 6th  |
1948–49  | Casey Fredericks  | 3–5  | 2–5  | 4th  |
1949–50  | Casey Fredericks  | 7–1–1  | 5–1–1  | 2nd  |
1950–51*  | Casey Fredericks  | 7–0–1  | 6–0–1  | 1st* |
1951–52  | Casey Fredericks  | 4–4  | 4–3  | 10th  |
1952–53  | Casey Fredericks  | 0–6  | 0–5  | 8th  |
1953–54  | Casey Fredericks  | 2–6  | 0–6  | 10th  |
1954–55  | Casey Fredericks  | 3–6  | 2–5  | 7th  |
1955–56  | Casey Fredericks  | 3–5  | 2–5  | 7th  |
1956–57  | Casey Fredericks  | 1–5  | 0–4  | 10th  |
1957–58  | Casey Fredericks  | 3–2–1  | 1–2–1  | 8th  |
1958–59  | Casey Fredericks  | 0–6  | 0–5  | 9th  | 33rd
1959–60  | Casey Fredericks  | 2–2–2  | 1–2–2  | 8th  | 37th
1960–61  | Casey Fredericks  | 3–4  | 2–4  | 10th  | 28th
1961–62  | Casey Fredericks  | 7–1–1  | 3–1–1  | 10th  |
1962–63  | Casey Fredericks  | 5–8  | 2–7  | 7th  | 27th
1963–64  | Casey Fredericks  | 7–2  | 2–2  | 9th  |
1964–65  | Casey Fredericks  | 5–8–1  | 2–7–1  | 8th  | 35th
1965–66  | Casey Fredericks  | 8–2–1  | 5–2–1  | 5th  | 11th
1966–67  | Casey Fredericks  | 4–6  | 3–6  | 4th  | 28th
1967–68  | Casey Fredericks  | 5–6  | 2–5  | 7th  | 52nd
1968–69  | Casey Fredericks  | 6–7  | 3–4  | 9th  | 42nd
1969–70  | Casey Fredericks  | 7–4–1  | 4–3–1  | 5th  |
1970–71  | Casey Fredericks  | 9–3–1  | 4–3–1  | 10th  |
1971–72  | Casey Fredericks  | 3–6  | 1–3  | 7th  | 24th
1972–73  | Casey Fredericks  | 8–4  | 2–3  | 6th  | 32nd
1973–74  | Casey Fredericks  | 3–11  | 1–7  | 10th  |
1974–75  | Casey Fredericks  | 7–5  | 3–2  | 8th  | 45th
1975–76  | Casey Fredericks  | 11–5–1  | 2–4  | 8th  |
Casey Fredericks: | 136–133–13  | 66–109–12  |
Chris Ford (Big Ten Conference) (1976–86)
1976–77  | Chris Ford  | 5–7–1  | 2–4–1  | 8th  | 20th
1977–78  | Chris Ford  | 7–11  | 3–4  | 9th  | 61st
1978–79  | Chris Ford  | 9–10  | 4–5  | 8th  | 55th
1979–80  | Chris Ford  | 9–11  | 3–4  | 5th  | 33rd
1980–81  | Chris Ford  | 14–3  | 7–2  | 5th  | 47th
1981–82  | Chris Ford  | 13–8–1  | 3–6  | 6th  | 29th
1982–83  | Chris Ford  | 17–7  | 5–4  | 5th  | 13th
1983–84  | Chris Ford  | 13–12–1  | 4–5  | 6th  | 44th
1984–85  | Chris Ford  | 14–13  | 2–7  | 7th  | 46th
1985–86  | Chris Ford  | 13–9  | 4–6  | 7th  | 16th
Chris Ford: | 114–91–3  | 37–47–1  |
'Russ Hellickson (Big Ten Conference) (1976–86)
1986–87  | Russ Hellickson  | 13–9  | 3–6  | 8th  | 62nd
1987–88  | Russ Hellickson  | 16–6  | 6–3  | 3rd  | 9th
1988–89  | Russ Hellickson  | 18–10–2  | 5–7  | 4th  | 43rd
1989–90  | Russ Hellickson  | 20–5  | 5–3  | 5th  | 14th
1990–91  | Russ Hellickson  | 17–4  | 6–2  | 3rd  | 4th
1991–92  | Russ Hellickson  | 20–4  | 7–0  | 3rd  | 5th
1992–93  | Russ Hellickson  | 17–6  | 6–2  | 3rd  | 5th
1993–94  | Russ Hellickson  | 15–11–1  | 2–5–1  | 8th  | 24th
1994–95  | Russ Hellickson  | 16–10  | 2–6  | 8th  | 24th
1995–96  | Russ Hellickson  | 13–9–1  | 2–6–1  | 5th  | 14th
1996–97  | Russ Hellickson  | 10–12  | 4–5  | 6th  | 13th
1997–98  | Russ Hellickson  | 10–13–1  | 1–8  | 10th  | 23rd
1998–99  | Russ Hellickson  | 10–10–1  | 1–6–1  | 11th  | 40th
1999–00  | Russ Hellickson  | 9–9  | 2–6  | 7th  | 34th
2000–01  | Russ Hellickson  | 15–6  | 5–3  | 5th  | 16th
2001–02  | Russ Hellickson  | 20–4  | 5–3  | 4th  | 6th
2002–03  | Russ Hellickson  | 12–6–1  | 4–4  | 8th  | 15th
2003–04  | Russ Hellickson  | 8–11  | 4–4  | 8th  | 3rd
2004–05  | Russ Hellickson  | 8–11  | 1–7  | 11th  | 50th
2005–06  | Russ Hellickson  | 5–13  | 0–8  | 11th  | 45th
Russ Hellickson: | 272–169–7  | 71–94–3  |
Tom Ryan (Big Ten Conference) (2006–present)
2006–07  | Tom Ryan  | 8–7  | 4–4  | 9th  | 10th
2007–08  | Tom Ryan  | 19–4  | 6–2  | 5th  | 2nd
2008–09  | Tom Ryan  | 16–2  | 7–1  | 6th  | 2nd
2009–10  | Tom Ryan  | 5–13  | 0–8  | 11th  | 45th
2010–11  | Tom Ryan  | 2–11  | 1–7  | 8th  | 29th
2011–12  | Tom Ryan  | 13–4  | 5–3  | 5th  | 5th
2012–13  | Tom Ryan  | 11–4  | 5–3  | 4th  | 6th
2013–14  | Tom Ryan  | 13–5  | 4–4  | 4th  | 6th
2014–15*†  | Tom Ryan  | 13–4  | 8–1  | 1st* | 1st†
2015–16  | Tom Ryan  | 11–3  | 7–2  | 3rd  | 3rd
2016–17*  | Tom Ryan  | 11–3  | 7–2  | 1st* | 2nd
2017–18*  | Tom Ryan  | 14–1  | 8–1  | 1st* | 2nd
2018–19  | Tom Ryan  | 12–2  | 7–2  | 2nd  | 2nd
2019–20  | Tom Ryan  | 10–4  | 6–3  | 3rd  | Canceled
2020-21  | Tom Ryan  | 5-4  | 5-4  | 9th  | 9th
2021-22  | Tom Ryan  | 9-3  | 5-3  | 4th  | 13th
Tom Ryan: | 185-63  | 85–50  |
Total: | 799–543–24  | 315–361–20  |

## Olympians

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Ohio State wrestlers in the Olympics

Year  | Name  | Country  | Style  | Weight Class  | Place
1924 Paris | Perry Martter |  United States | Freestyle  | 67.5 kg | 9th
1924 Paris | Harry Steel |  United States | Freestyle  | +87 kg | Gold
1972 Munich | Wayne Holmes |  United States | Greco-Roman  | 48 kg | DNP
1992 Barcelona | Mark Coleman |  United States | Freestyle  | 100 kg | 7th
2016 Rio de Janeiro | Kyle Snyder |  United States | Freestyle  | 97 kg | Gold
2020 Tokyo | Kyle Snyder |  United States | Freestyle  | 97 kg | Silver
2024 Paris | Kyle Snyder |  United States | Freestyle  | 97 kg | 5th

## Notable Ohio State wrestlers

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Main category: Ohio State Buckeyes wrestlers

* Mark Coleman – member of the UFC Hall of Fame, world silver medalist in freestyle wrestling, NCAA champion
* Wayne Holmes – Olympian in Greco-Roman wrestling at 1972 Summer Olympics
* Myles Martin – NCAA champion, two-time finalist, and four-time All-American
* Perry Martter – Olympian in freestyle wrestling at 1924 Summer Olympics
* Joseph McKenna – NCAA finalist and two-time All-American
* Kollin Moore – four-time NCAA All-American
* Tommy Rowlands – two-time NCAA champion, three-time finalist, and four-time All-American
* Sammy Sasso – two-time NCAA finalist and four-time All-American
* Kyle Snyder – Olympic gold medalist in freestyle wrestling at 2016 Summer Olympics and silver medalist in 2020, two-time world champion, three-time NCAA champion, and four-time NCAA finalist
* Harry Steel – Olympic gold medalist in freestyle wrestling at 1924 Summer Olympics
* Logan Stieber – 2016 World Champion in freestyle wrestling, four-time NCAA champion
* Nathan Tomasello – NCAA champion and four-time All-American

## References

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1. ^ "The Ohio State University Department of Athletics Logo Guidelines" (PDF). July 26, 2023. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
2. ^ "Big Ten Releases Wrestling Schedule, Truncated Season Features Nine Conference Duals". Eleven Warriors. 2020-12-31. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
3. ^ "Ohio State unveils new Covelli Center". The Lantern. 2019-06-03. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
4. ^ "Tom Ryan Biography". OhioStateBuckeyes.com. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
5. ^ "Tom Ryan". Ohio State Buckeyes. 2018-05-21. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
6. ^ a b c "Wrestling". Ohio State Buckeyes. Retrieved 2020-01-17.

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