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No. 3 Ohio State (18-2; 7-1 Big Ten) at 2010 NCAA Championships Thursday-Saturday, March 18-20 Qwest Center Omaha, Neb.

Coverage: Thursday, March 18 Session I: Noon ET - NCAA.com Session II: 7:30 p.m. ET - NCAA.com

Friday, March 19 Session III: 10:30 a.m. ET - ESPNU/ESPN360.com Session IV: 7 p.m. ET - ESPNU

Saturday, March 20 Session V: 11 a.m. ET - ESPNU Session VI: 7:30 p.m. ET - ESPN/ESPN360.com

ESPN/ESPNU Talent: Todd Harris: Play-by-play Tim Johnson: Analyst Jeff Blatnick: Analyst Quint Kessenich: Reporter

ESPN360.com Talent: Shawn Kenney: Play-by-play Jim Gibbons: Analyst

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NOV. 14 at Oklahoma Gold 2nd/8 144 pts. 20 No. 16 Lehigh W, 22-12 22 Buckeye Duals 3-0DEC. 4-5 at Las Vegas Invite 1st/42 122.5 pts. 13 No. 19 Edinboro1 W, 34-12JAN. 3 at Hofstra W, 36-2 3 vs. George Mason2 W, 46-0 3 at Columbia2 W, 37-0 9-10 at National Duals3 3rd/16 vs. No. 15 Arizona State W, 32-7 vs. No. 8 Cornell W, 27-14 vs. No. 3 Iowa State L, 9-23 vs. No. 5 Minnesota W, 26-12 24 No. 13 Penn State*^ W, 21-14 29 at Purdue* W, 35-6 31 at No. 14 Indiana* W, 22-13FEB. 5 Michigan*^ W, 29-9 7 Northwestern* W, 37-6 12 at No. 18 Illinois* W, 38-3 14 Michigan State* W, 30-7 19 at No. 1 Iowa*^ L, 3-32MARCH6-7 at Big Ten Champs.4^ 4th/11 102.5 pts. 18-20 at NCAA Champs.5 All DayHome matches in White contested in St. John Arena; *Big Ten Opponent; ^Big Ten Network; 1at Perrysburg HS in Perrysburg, Ohio; 2at New York, N.Y.; 3at Cedar Falls, Iowa; 4at Ann Arbor, Mich.; 5at Omaha, Neb.

2009-10 SCHEDULE(18-2; 7-1 Big Ten)

To the Next Level: Buckeyes Head to NCAA

Championships

COLUMBUS, Ohio - The 2010 NCAA Champion-ships await the No. 3 Ohio State wrestling team. Taking place Thursday-Saturday at the Qwest Center in Omaha, Neb., the Buckeyes will send nine wres-tlers to the event.

2010 NCAA Qualifi ers125 - Nikko Triggas133 - Ian Paddock141 - No. 4 Reece Humphrey149 - No. 1 Lance Palmer165 - No. 5 Colt Sponseller174 - Dave Rella184 - No. 10 Mike Pucillo197 - C.J. Magrum 285 - Corey Morrison

AT THE TOP Senior team-captain Lance Palmer earned the No. 1 seed in the 149-pound bracket at the 2010 NCAA Championships. The 2010 Big Ten Champion, Palmer will face Seth Morton (Ohio University) in the opening round. Other seeded wrestlers include No. 4 Reece Humphrey (141), No. 5 Colt Sponseller (165) and No. 10 Mike Pucillo (184).

SCARLET AND GRAY 9 The nine Buckeyes representing Ohio State at the 2010 NCAA Championships are a combined 213-83 (.720) this season. The group owns a combined 45 pins, 12 technical falls and 46 major decisions enter-ing the weekend.

AT-LARGE SELECTIONS David Rella (174) and C.J. Magrum (197) re-ceived at-large selections to the 2010 NCAA Cham-pionships the NCAA announced March 10. Heavy-weight Corey Morrison joined the fi eld following an injury to Boise State’s Samuel Zylstra.

CHAMPION! It was a stat the wrestling community, especially the Big Ten wrestling community, knew all too well.

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OHIO STATE QUALIFIERS

Wt. Name Eligibility Notes125 Nikko Triggas Jr. 3x NCAA qualifi er ... leads team with 15 falls; 5th at OSU in career falls (37) ... 27-17 133 Ian Paddock Fr. 5x N.Y. state championships qualifi er/4x champion ... 22-12 141 Reece Humphrey Sr. AA ... won 100th match vs. NDC ... Vegas Champ. ... 7-0 in Big Ten; Big Ten runner-up ... 29-3149 Lance Palmer Sr. Big Ten Champ. .. 3x AA ... 7-1 in Big Ten ... 4-0 at National Duals ... 27-2165 Colt Sponseller Jr. 2009 NCAA Champ. qualifi er ... 2nd at Vegas ... 7-1 in Big Ten; Big Ten runner-up ... 27-5174 Dave Rella Sr. NCAA Champ. qualifi er ... beat #10 Patrovich from Hofstra ... 6-1 in Big Ten ... 24-9184 Mike Pucillo Sr. 2008 NCAA & Big Ten Champ. ... 3x AA ... won 100th career match vs. MSU ... 20-7 197 C.J. Magrum Fr. RS last season ... won 3 straight Big Ten matches vs. NU,Illinois,MSU ... 17-15 285 Corey Morrison Sr. NCAA Champ. qualifi er ... won 3 straight Big Ten matches vs. NU,Illinois,MSU ... 20-13


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2009-10 OHIO STATE WRESTLING ROSTER

Name Weight Yr. Hometown (Previous School)Bowers, Colton 197 Fr. Prospect, Ohio (Marion Pleasant) Campbell, Robel 157 Jr. Troy, Ohio (Troy Christian)Capone, Peter 184 Fr. Johnson City, N.Y. (Johnson City) Drake, Kevin 157 Fr. Upper Arlington (Upper Arlington) Fee, Mike 149 Fr. Mentor, Ohio (Mentor Lake Catholic) Foley, Daniel 157 So. Westerville, Ohio (Worthington Christian) Harrington, Pat 133 So. Sandusky, Ohio (St. Mary’s Central Catholic) Hefl in, Nick 174 Fr. Massillon, Ohio (Massillon Perry) Hiles, Johnny 285 So. Westerville, Ohio (St. Francis DeSales) Humphrey, Reece 141 5Sr. Indianapolis, Ind. (Lawrence North) Jameson, Tony 149 Fr. Youngstown, Ohio (Austintown Fitch) Jontony, Dominic 197 So. Strongsville, Ohio (Strongsville) Kelly, Brian 133 So. New Albany, Ohio (New Albany) Kusar, Jared 157 So. Akron, Ohio (Cuyahoga Valley) Magrum, C.J. 197 Fr. Oak Harbor, Ohio (Oak Harbor) Morrison, Corey 285 5Sr. Shaker Heights, Ohio (Shaker Heights) Nemec, Sean 157 So. Garfi eld Heights, Ohio (St. Edward) Paddock, Ian 133 Fr. Warsaw, N.Y. (Warsaw) Palmer, Collin 141 Fr. Columbia Station, Ohio (St. Edward) Palmer, Lance 149 Sr. Columbia Station, Ohio (St. Edward) Pendleton, Tommy Carl 174 So. Hoover, Ala. (Hoover) Pucillo, Mike 184 5Sr. Strongsville, Ohio (Hofstra) Rella, Dave 174 Sr. Akron, Ohio (Penn State) Ruthen, Steve 125 Fr. Jericho, N.Y. (Jericho) Sall, Max 165 Fr. Trenton, Mich. (Trenton) Sanders, Jeremy 174 So. Columbus, Ohio (St. Charles Preparatory) Sponseller, Colt 165 Jr. Glenmont, Ohio (West Holmes) Stolarsky, Zach 197 So. Solon, Ohio (Solon) Tinch, Zack 125 Fr. Cardington, Ohio (Mount Gilead) Touris, Bo 125 So. West Chester, Ohio (Lakota West) Triggas, Nikko 125 Jr. Moraga, Calif. (Campolindo) Vaughan, Jacob 149 Fr. Johnstown, Ohio (St. Francis DeSales) Zamaria, Pat 125 So. Brecksville, Ohio (Brecksville)

Head coach: Tom Ryan (4th season, Iowa ’93)Associate head coach: Lou Rosselli (4th season, Edinboro ’93)Assistant coach: Joe Heskett (4th season, Iowa State ’02)Volunteer assistant coach: J Jaggers (1st season, Ohio State ‘09)Strength & Conditioning coach: Alex Picazo (2nd season, Ohio State ‘08)

THE UNIVERSITY

Location ............................................... Columbus, Ohio (pop. 1.7m)Founded ....................................................................................1870 Enrollment .......52,568 (Columbus campus); 60,347 (all campuses)Nickname ......................................................................... BuckeyesColors ................................ Scarlet (PMS 200) and Gray (PMS 429)Mascot ....................................................................Brutus BuckeyePresident .................................................................. E. Gordon GeeDirector of Athletics .................................................. Eugene SmithFaculty Representative .................................................. John BrunoConference ................................................................Big Ten (1913)

THE HISTORY

First Year .................................................................................. 1921All-Time Dual Meet Record...................................675-479-28 (.583)Big Ten Record ......................................................232-309-16 (.431)Big Ten Championships .............................................. 2 (1923, 1951)All-America Selections ................................................................. 69Individual National Champions ..................................................... 14Individual Big Ten Champions ....................................................... 32Academic All-Big Ten Selections .................................................. 93Competition Facility ................................... St. John Arena (13,276)Practice Facility ..................... Steelwood Athletic Training Facility

THE TEAM

Head Coach/Seasons ...................................................Tom Ryan/4Alma Mater ................................................................... Iowa, 1993Record at Ohio State/Big Ten ....................................... 43-13/17-7Career Record/Seasons .............................................. 152-96-1/14Associate Head Coach/Seasons .............................. Lou Rosselli/4Alma Mater .............................................................Edinboro, 1993Assistant Coach/Seasons ........................................ Joe Heskett/4Alma Mater ......................................................... Iowa State, 2002Volunteer Assistant Coach/Season .............................J Jaggers/1Alma Mater ..........................................................Ohio State, 20092008-09 Overall Record .................................................16-2 (.889)2008-09 Big Ten Record .................................................... 7-1/2nd2008-09 Big Ten Championships Finish ....................................6th2008-09 NCAA Championships Finish ............................Runner-upLetterwinners Returning/Lost .................................................10/6NCAA Qualifi ers Returning/Lost ................................................7/2All-Americans Returning/Lost ...................................................3/1

conference and national favorite Brent Metcalf who has dominated wrestling at 149 pounds during the past four seasons. However, Palmer topped Metcalf, 9-3, in the 149-pound fi nal at the Big Ten Wrestling champion-ships in Ann Arbor, Mich., March 6. The fact the win granted the Buckeye from Columbia Station, Ohio, his fi rst and only Big Ten title, made it all the sweet-er and at the conclusion of the championships was named the event’s Most Outstanding Wrestler. And consider this, not only was Palmer’s vic-tory huge in boosting his confi dence heading to the NCAA championships in two weeks, but his win also served as Metcalf’s fi rst loss of the season as the Hawkeye entered the match 31-0. Also in four meetings, the six-point differential was the largest margin of victory for either wrestler. As a team, the Buckeyes fi nished fourth with 102.5 points, not the fi nish head coach Tom Ryan was hoping for heading to Crisler Arena. But at the conclusion of the championships, Ohio State locked up at least six wrestlers for nationals, including run-ners-up Reece Humphrey (141) and Colt Spon-seller (165). Nikko Triggas (125), Ian Paddock (133) and Mike Pucillo (184) were the remaining automatic qualifi ers.

After fi nishing second last season at 133 pounds, Humphrey was hoping to capture the title in his se-nior season at the weight class he defi nitely feels more comfortable with, but came up short, suffer-ing a 3-1 setback to No. 2 Michael Thorn of Min-nesota. Sponseller, the No. 3 seed, earned his way to the title bout against No. 1 seed Andrew Howe of Wis-consin, but also lost a close decision, 4-2. Pucillo fi nished third in the 184-pound bracket, opening the session with a 4:10 pin against Nick Palmieri of Michigan State. The senior from Strongsville, Ohio, then wrapped up his fi nal confer-ence championships with a 4-1 win over No. 2 and Penn State’s Dave Erwin. It is the second straight year Pucillo has fi nished third. He was the league champion in 2008. Top 5 fi nishes by Triggas and Paddock also helped the Buckeyes score team points. The sixth seed, Triggas began the day with a loss to fourth-seed Brad Pataky of Penn State, 11-2, but rebounded nicely with a 12-4 major decision against No. 5 Cashe Quiroga of Purdue. Paddock, the seventh seed, followed pretty much the same route as Triggas to his fi fth-place fi nish as he lost to No. 4 Tyler Graff (Wisconsin), 9-4, to open



Head Coach Tom Ryan Quick Facts• Born: • Born: June 1969June 1969• Hometown: • Hometown: Wantagh, N.Y.Wantagh, N.Y.• High School: • High School: Wantagh High SchoolWantagh High School• Alma Mater: • Alma Mater: Iowa, 1993 (B.A. education)Iowa, 1993 (B.A. education)

• Wrestling Career: • Wrestling Career: Two-time NCAA Division I All-American for Iowa (second in 1991, third in 1992); member of Hawkeyes’ 1991 and 1992 national and Big Ten championships teams; two-time Big Ten Conference champion in 1991 and 1992; 1989 Eastern Intercollegiate Wres-tling Association Champion at Syracuse.

• Coaching Career: • Coaching Career: Head coach at Hofstra from 1995-2006; seven-time conference coach of the year (Eastern Collegiate Wrestling Association and Colonial Athletic Association); two-time New York State Coach of the Year, led Pride to six consecutive conference titles; recorded a 47-match (46-0-1) conference unbeaten streak in dual action – the nation’s longest conference unbeaten streak; was an assistant at Indiana from 1992-1994.

• Coaching Highlights: • Coaching Highlights: 2009 National Coach of the Year; Two-time Rev Coach of the year by RevWrestling.com in 2008 and 2009; led Buckeyes to 7 conference wins in 2008-09 and 2009-10, the most since 1991-92; reached 150 career wins following Ohio State’s 26-13 victory over Illinois Feb. 15, 2009.

• Ohio State Student-Athletes: • Ohio State Student-Athletes: Has guided 78 wrestlers to NCAA championship appearances; 18 earned All-America honors and 45 garnered conference titles; 21 student-athletes have been named Academic All-Big Ten; 7 earned NWCA All-Academic Team honors; 1 was named to the inaugural NWCA Division I True Freshman All-Academic Team (Colt Sponseller); 26 received OSU Scholar-Athlete recognition.

RYAN’S CAREER RECORD

Year School W L T Conference Finish 1995-96 Hofstra 3 12 0 Eighth (ECWA) 1996-97 Hofstra 4 13 0 Seventh (ECWA) 1997-98 Hofstra 11 6 0 Second (ECWA) 1998-99 Hofstra 11 5 0 Second (ECWA) 1999-00 Hofstra 8 8 1 Second (ECWA) 2000-01 Hofstra 8 7 0 First (ECWA) 2001-02 Hofstra 12 6 0 First (CAA) 2002-03 Hofstra 13 7 0 First (CAA) 2003-04 Hofstra 15 5 0 First (CAA) 2004-05 Hofstra 13 5 0 First (CAA) 2005-06 Hofstra 11 9 0 First (CAA) 2006-07 Ohio State 8 7 0 Ninth (Big Ten) 2007-08 Ohio State 19 4 0 Fifth (Big Ten); National Runner-up *2008-09 Ohio State 16 2 0 Sixth (Big Ten); National Runner-up Total 152 96 1 (.610) *Named National Coach of the Year

the third session. However, a 10-2 major decision over Boilermaker Akif Eren would ensue to conclude his fi rst career Big Ten championships. Seniors Dave Rella and Corey Morrison would go on to fi nish seventh, while redshirt-freshmanC.J. Magrum (197) was eighth.

MOST OUTSTANDING Lance Palmer was named the 2010 Big Ten Championships Most Outstanding Wrestler the con-ference announced at the conclusion of the event. As the No. 2 seed, Palmer downed No. 7 Mario Mason of Minnesota before beating No. 3 Kyle Rus-chell of Wisconsin and No. 1 Brent Metcalf of Iowa.

NICE RUN Ohio State fi nished the Big Ten regular season with a 7-1 record. Last season, the Buckeyes also fi nished their conference ledger with a 7-1 mark. This is the fi rst time in program history the Scarlet and Gray has recorded back-to-back seven-win sea-sons in the league. Ohio State has compiled seven conference wins two other times: 1991-92 and 1980-81.

THIS AND THAT As a team, Ohio State fi nished the regular season with 48 falls and 48 major decisions. Additionally, the Buckeyes compiled 12 technical falls during the regular season. The Scarlet and Gray’s combined record was 204-75 (.731) before the start of postseason as well.

FOLLOW ON TWITTER In addition to the latest news and updates on the offi cial website of Ohio State Athletics, OhioState-Buckeyes.com, Buckeye wrestling fans can now fol-low the Scarlet and Gray on Twitter at http://twitter.com/wrestlingbucks.

BIG TEN WRESTLERS OF THE WEEK

Nov. 24 - Reece Humphrey 141 poundsJan. 26 - Lance Palmer 149 poundsFeb. 16 - Lance Palmer 149 pounds

Also, for general Ohio State athletics news and notes, visit http://twitter.com/Brutus_Buckeye.

HONORED AGAIN For the second time in four weeks, senior Lance Palmer was named Big Ten wrestler of the week the conference announced Feb. 16. Palmer earned his fi rst-career honor Jan. 26. The 149-pounder posted back-to-back pins vs. Top 20 oppo-nents from Illinois (Feb. 12) and Michigan State (Feb 14). Palmer downed No. 18 Eric Terrazas of Illinois in 2:54 Feb. 12 before pinning No. 12 David Cheza of Michigan State in 4:54 Feb. 14 in St. John Arena on Senior Day. THIS IS WHERE WE STAND In the InterMat.com’s tournament rankings, Ohio State is sev-enth with 50.5 points (March 10). Six Buckeyes earned Top 20 rankings in the individual standings.

InterMat Rankings - March 10 125: Nikko Triggas - 19141: Reece Humphrey - 4149: Lance Palmer - 1165: Colt Sponseller - 5174: Dave Rella - 20184: Mike Pucillo - 10

CLIMBING THE CHARTS Junior Nikko Triggas scored 12 bonus points on four pins during back-to-back weekends (Feb. 7-Feb. 14). Currently with 15 pins, Triggas leads the team and now has 37 career falls, which is good for sole possession of fi fth place in the program’s records book. Triggas has recorded 14 or more pins in each of the last two seasons. His 14 last year is sixth in the program’s single-season record book, while the 15 in 2009-10 is a tie for fi fth.

THE CENTURY MARK With his 12-6 decision over Curran Jacobs of Michigan State Feb. 14, senior team captain Mike Pucillo recorded his 100th career victory at Ohio State. He is the third Buckeye this sea-son to reach the 100-win mark. Fellow senior captain Reece Humphrey won his 100th career match at the Buckeye Duals vs. Notre Dame College’s Adam Koballa. Senior Lance Palmer, who also earned team captaincy, hit the century mark Dec. 4 vs. Edinboro’s Torsten Gillespie, a 9-1 major decision.

InterMat Top 25 PollReleased March 10 (Note: this is InterMat’s Tourna-ment rankings)No. Team Tourney Points1. Iowa 102.52. Minnesota 823. Oklahoma State 81.54. Cornell 795. Iowa State 73.56. Wisconsin 56.57. Ohio State 50.58. Oklahoma 499. Boise State 4810. Indiana 38.511. Penn State 3612. Nebraska 33.513. Missouri 32.514. Central Michigan 29.515. Harvard 28.516. American 2517. Maryland 2518. Kent State 23.519. Illinois 2320. Duke 2121. Virginia Tech 2122. Lehigh 2023. Old Dominion 19.524. Edinboro 1825. Oregon State 18

PILING ON THE POINTS For the 12th time this season, Ohio State compiled 30 or more points in its matches against Illinois and Michigan State. The Buckeyes downed the Illini, 38-3, Feb. 12 and beat Michigan State, 30-7, Feb. 14.

GOING OUT ON TOP Competing for the last time in St. John Arena against Michigan State Feb. 14, seniors Corey Morrison, Lance Palmer, Mike Pucillo and Dave Rella won their match-es on Senior Day. Reece Humphrey did not compete be-cause of injury. In the heavyweight match, Morrison posted an 11-4 de-cision over Alan O’Donnell. Palmer pinned David Cheza in 4:54 at 149 pounds. Pucillo decisioned Curran Jacobs, 12-6, and Rella beat Ian Hinton, 3-1, in sudden victory.

MORE TIME NEEDED Senior Dave Rella has wrestled in eight overtime matches this season and is 5-3 in those bouts. In just his third match of the season, Rella secured a 3-1 sudden vic-tory win over Daniel Rinaldi of Rutgers at the Oklahoma Gold Classic Nov. 14. He then suffered a setback to Robert Hamlin of Lehigh that was based on riding time differential a week later. Rella won four straight sudden victory matches - 11-9 vs. Chance Litton of West Virginia Dec. 4, 3-1 vs. Bagna Tovuujav of George Mason Jan. 3, 6-4 vs. Jordan Blanton of Illinois Feb. 12, 3-1 vs. Ian Hinton of Michigan State Feb. 14 - before dropping back-to-back sudden victory bouts in the Big Ten championships.

DID YOU KNOW? Ohio State compiled a program-best 29 points against Michigan in its win Feb. 5 in St. John Arena. After drop-ping 14-straight matches to the Wolverines, the Buckeyes have now won three-consecutive. Also, the 37 points recorded in the win over Northwest-ern two days later served as the third most points the Buckeyes have scored against the Wildcats. In 2004, Ohio State put up 40 points and in 1991, scored 39.

BY THE WAY In the wins over Michigan and Northwestern, Ohio State outscored both teams, 66-15. The Buckeyes beat Michi-gan, 29-9, Feb. 5, before handing the Wildcats a 37-6 loss.

SPOTLESS Reece Humphrey (141) is the lone Buckeye who fi n-ished the Big Ten regular season undefeated with a 7-0 record.

IT WON’T BE EASY In the Buckeyes’ 2-0 weekend with wins over Purdue and No. 14 Indiana Jan. 29 and 31, respectively, senior tri-captains Lance Palmer and Mike Pucillo not only poured on the offense, but they presented a stifl ing de-fense as well. Palmer gave up only one point on the weekend and Pucillo relinquished just three points - all on escapes.

TEAM LEADERS Junior 125-pounder Nikko Triggas leads the team with 15 pins. Senior captains Mike Pucillo (184) and Lance

InterMat Individual Poll Released March 10 125: Nikko Triggas - 19 141: Reece Humphrey - 4 149: Lance Palmer - 1 165: Colt Sponseller - 5 174: Dave Rella - 20 184: Mike Pucillo - 10



Palmer (149) are second and third, respectively,with eight and seven falls. Reece Humphrey, also a senior tri-captain, paces the squad with fi ve technical falls. Triggas and 165-pound junior Colt Sponseller are tied for second with two. Sponseller sits a top of the team standings with 10 major decisions. Palmer is second with nine and fresh-man Ian Paddock is third with eight.

IT’S A FIRST Senior tri-captain Lance Palmer was named Big Ten co-Wrestler of the Week the conference announced Jan. 26. It was Palmer’s fi rst-career conference weekly honor. Palmer, fi rst in the latest InterMat standings, defeated No. 5 Frank Molinaro of Penn State in the Buckeyes’ 21-14 win over the 13th-ranked Nittany Lions Jan. 24. The win was the 149-pounder’s third over a Top 10 opponent and fourth against a Top 20 wrestler.

Final Regular-Season Standings (Feb. 22) Conference Overall W L T Pct. W L T Pct.Iowa 8 0 0 1.000 23 0 0 1.000 Ohio State 7 1 0 .875 18 2 0 .900Minnesota 7 1 0 .875 12 5 0 .706 Indiana 5 3 0 .625 16 3 0 .842 Penn State 5 3 0 .625 13 6 1 .675 Wisconsin 4 4 0 .571 8 10 0 .444 Illinois 3 5 0 .375 8 8 0 .500 Purdue 2 6 0 .250 11 10 0 .524 Michigan State 2 6 0 .250 8 8 1 .500 Northwestern 1 7 0 .125 6 12 1 .342 Michigan 0 8 0 .000 4 15 0 .211


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The Buckeye from Columbia Station, Ohio, used a takedown and a reversal, as well as 1:28 riding time, to secure the 5-3 victory en route to handing Molinaro just his second loss of the season.

JUST SO YOU KNOWWith their 21-14 win over Penn State Jan. 24, the

Buckeyes won their fourth-straight Big Ten opener. In 2009, Ohio State beat Indiana, 18-16, to start Big Ten action. A 23-13 victory by the Scarlet and Gray began league play during the 2007-08 season and in 2007, the Buckeyes downed Purdue, 28-6.

MOMENTUM IS KEY With its 10-0 start following its win over then-No. 8 Cornell, 27-14, in the NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals Jan. 9-10, Ohio State recorded its second-best start in program history. The Buckeyes would go on to fi nish third at the event. Only Ohio State’s 15-match win streak to start the 2001-02 season bettered the 10-0 mark.

THE BEST OFFENSE IS DEFENSEIn Ohio State’s third-place matchup vs. No. 5 Min-

nesota in the NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals Jan. 9-10, the Buckeyes gave up only 12 points, six on a forfeit. Furthermore, the Buckeyes only relinquished seven points in their opening bout at National Duals vs. then-No. 15 Arizona State.

IT’S NOT HOW YOU START In each of their three wins at the NWCA/Cliff

Keen National Duals Jan. 9-10, the Buckeyes had to rally from early defi cits. Ohio State overcame a 7-3 defi cit against then-No. 15 Arizona State before rallying for the 32-7 win. Against then-No. 8 Cornell, the Scarlet and Gray were down 7-6, but won fi ve of its next seven matches for the 27-14 victory. In the third-place matchup vs. No. 5 Minnesota, Ohio State was down early, 3-0, but won fi ve con-secutive matches en route to a 26-12 win.

4 AND OH! Senior tri-captain Lance Palmer was a perfect 4-0 at the NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals Jan. 9-10. Of his four wins, two were a pin and a major decision.

BONUSIn 20 dual matches, Ohio State amassed 154 bo-

nus points. On eight pins against Cleveland State Nov. 22 in the Buckeye Duals, the Buckeyes col-lected 24 bonus points.

DECISIVE WINSOhio State outscored its opponents, 610-185, in

dual matches this season. The Buckeyes’ largest margin of victory in 2009-10 was a 48-point win (51-3) over Cleveland State Nov. 22 in the Buckeye Duals at St. John Arena.

CLOSE CALL After falling short of the Oklahoma Gold Classic

team title by just .5 points in November, the Buck-eyes had a reversal of fortune when they won the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Wrestling Collegiate Invita-tional by one point over Cornell Dec. 4-5 in Primm, Nev. Ohio State won the tournament with 122.5 points courtesy of a championship run by Reece Hum-phrey (141) and runner-up fi nishes by Lance Palm-er (149) and Colt Sponseller (165). Humphrey, a senior tri-captain, scored six victories en route to the title. The native of Indianapolis, Ind., scored bonus points in three of his six wins, which included a pin, technical fall and major decision. His fi nal three bouts came against seeded wrestlers in No. 8 Kenny Hashimoto of Northern Colorado, No. 4 Kyle Dake of Cornell and No. 6 Fil Novachkov of Cal Poly. Despite the tough competition, Humphrey was able to outscore his fi nal three opponents, 24-11. Humphrey’s win over Dake proved pivotal in the team standings as well. The Big Red stood just 10 points behind the Buckeyes entering the second and fi nal day of competition. Palmer, another senior team captain, was second for the second consecutive year at 149 pounds, a weight class considered one of the toughest in the nation. The No. 2-seed from Columbia Station, Ohio, Palmer faced No. 1 Kyle Ruschell of Wisconsin in the fi nal and dropped a close 3-1 decision. Palmer had won nine-straight matches before his setback in the fi nal. Sponseller also was a runner-up for the second straight year at 165 pounds. Sponseller faced a Bad-ger in the fi nal in No. 1 seed Andrew Howe. The junior from Glenmont, Ohio, lost, 6-3, in the champi-onship bout. With Top 8 fi nishes, Nikko Triggas (125), Dave Rella (174) and Mike Pucillo (184) also were in-strumental in guiding Ohio State to the team title. Triggas was eighth, Rella was seventh and Pucillo earned a fourth-place fi nish.

MORE FOR THE MANTELSenior tri-captain Reece Humphrey was named

Big Ten Co-Wrestler of the Week Nov. 24. The native of Indianapolis, Ind., won his 100th career collegiate match Nov. 22 at the Buckeye Du-als in St. John Arena. He hit the century mark with

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his 5-3 decision over Notre Dame College’s Adam Ko-balla in session two. Humphrey, the No. 4 ranked wrestler at 141 pounds, went 3-0 at the Buckeye Duals, winning his other two matches on pins. He opened the event with a 4:58 fall against Josh Falk of Findlay. Humphrey then closed the day by pinning Cleveland State’s Ron-ald Butler in 4:06. Humphrey began the weekend Nov. 20 with a 7-1 decision over No. 15 Seth Ciasulli of Lehigh in St. John Arena. Humphrey shared the honor with Brad Pataky of Penn State and it was his second-career Big Ten weekly award. He also won Nov. 4, 2008.

ALL-STAR CONTENDERSenior tri-captain Lance Palmer competed in the

44th NWCA All-Star Classic Nov. 22 in Titan Gym on the campus of California State Fullerton. Palmer, No. 1 at 149 pounds in the latest InterMat rankings, dropped a 3-2 decision to No. 5 Kyle Borshoff of American. The native of Columbia Station, Ohio, is in the running to become Ohio State’s second four-time All-American. He would join Tommy Rowlands (2001-04). So far, Palmer has garnered a pair of fourth-place fi nishes at the NCAA championships during his fresh-man and junior seasons. He fi nished eighth his soph-omore year. Palmer, the 2010 Big Ten Champion, also has two third-place Big Ten championships fi nishes to his credit (2007 and 2009).

INSIDER’S PERSPECTIVE Zach Stolarsky, a 197-pound junior, has been giving fans an inside perspective on the Buckeyes’ season with his blog, “Weighing In with Zach Stolar-sky.” With 12 entries, Stolarsky offers a unique and humorous side to the up-to-date news and notes that can be found on the offi cial website of Ohio State athletics, OhioStateBuckeyes.com.

IT’S PERMANENT J Jaggers, two-time NCAA champion and cur-rent volunteer assistant coach, was honored at the team’s second-annual The National Championships Wall Ceremony Sept. 26 at the Steelwood Athletic Training Facility, the Buckeyes’ practice facility.



“The wall ceremony is about imprinting the vision of greatness on the minds of our team early enough in the season so they can do something about it,” Tom Ryan, head coach, said. “J Jaggers set a high stan-dard on the mat and in the classroom for others in the program to follow. We appreciate all the alumni and friends who came out to honor J.” Arguably the most eye-catching feature of Ohio State’s training facility, the northeast portion of the room honors the 11 former and current Buckeye na-tional champions with life-size likenesses of each wrestler. The replicas stand approximately 6 feet in stature and display each wrestler in an action or stance shot during one of their championship sea-sons. The celebration came in recognition of Jaggers’ second-consecutive national title at 141 pounds. Former Ohio State coach Tommy Rowlands was the guest speaker. It was quite fi tting for Rowlands to serve as the presenter. Before Jaggers’ second NCAA title, Rowlands was the last Buckeye to win two NCAA crowns. In all, three Buckeyes have captured two national championships - Jaggers (2008, ‘09), Rowlands (2002, ‘04) and Kevin Randleman (1992, ‘93). Jaggers also concluded his collegiate career as a three-time All-American and three-time All-Academ-ic team member.

A PROMISING FUTURE Freshman Collin Palmer was named High School Athlete of the Year by the Greater Cleveland Sports Commission Feb. 3. It is the second-consecutive year a Buckeye has been honored by the sports commission as two-time

NCAA champion J Jaggers earned Collegiate Athlete of the Year in 2009. As a high school senior, Palmer won his fourth-consecutive Ohio High School State Tournament title in 2009 at 140 pounds en route to leading St. Edward High School to its 13th straight team title and 25th overall. In 2008, the Columbia Station, Ohio, native won the 135-pound division after being crowned champion at 125 pounds in 2007. During his freshman season in 2006, he won the state title on a 3:08 pin at 112 pounds and pinned three of his four opponents en route to his fi rst title. The announcement was made at the Greater Cleveland Sports Awards in front of more than 1,000 guests at the Renaissance Cleveland Hotel. All athletes were nominated by local media out-lets in each of the sports awards categories, which then went through a ranking point system that se-lected the winners.

WHAT AN HONOR Head coach Tom Ryan and the Buckeyes were

recognized by Columbus City Council Sept. 21 with a Resolution of Expression. Council member A. Troy Miller introduced Ryan and the 33-member squad with the offi cial document in city council chambers. Also present were Buckeye assistant coach Joe Heskett, volunteer assistant coach J Jaggers and strength and conditioning coach Alex Picazo. The Resolution is in acknowledgement of Ryan, the 2009 National Coach of the Year, guiding the Scarlet and Gray to three Top 10 NCAA fi nishes, in-cluding consecutive runner-up fi nishes in 2008 and 2009, since his arrival to campus four seasons ago.

Under Ryan’s leadership, Ohio State has three indi-vidual national champions, 12 All-Americans, six na-tional fi nalists and 22 national qualifi ers. Academically, the Buckeyes have boasted seven National Wrestling Coaches’ Association (NWCA) All- Academic team members, 21 Academic All-Big Ten honorees and 26 Ohio State Scholar-Athletes. Ohio State also is active in the Columbus com-munity. The team routinely volunteers at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, participates in the Second & Sev-en Foundation, which strives to eliminate illiteracy, and partners with the Mad River Wrestling Offi cials Association to help raise awareness and funds for autism.

WHAT A CLASSHead coach Tom Ryan’s current freshman class

was ranked the 10th-best recruiting class in the na-tion by internet publication InterMatwrestle.com. The 2009-10 freshman class is comprised of 11 Buckeyes, including early National Letter of Intent signees Nick Hefl in, Ian Paddock, Collin Palmer and Jacob Vaughan last November. Peter Capone signed an NLI in June. The class enters its fi rst season as Buckeyes hav-ing won nine individual high school state titles.



SEE YOU IN 2010

Head coach Tom Ryan announced the signing of fi ve prospects to National Letters of Intent Nov. 12. The latest signees will be eligible to compete for the Buckeyes in the fall of 2010. Josh Demas, Derek Garcia, Maxwell Gladstone, Logan Stieber and Drew Stone committed during the early signing period.

Josh DemasColumbus, OhioWesterville NorthProjected Weight Class: 174/184 Four-time Ohio state placewinner; wres-tled 130 pounds as a freshman and fi nished second ... third at 145 pounds as a sopho-more ... state champion at 152 pounds as a junior ... state champion at 171 pounds senior season. “Josh Demas is a super talent with an incredible passion for the sport,” Ryan said. “As a local talent, keeping Josh in Columbus was a priority for our program.”

Derek GarciaMount Vernon, Wash.Sedro-Woolley High SchoolProjected Weight Class: 165 Four-time Washington state champion at 125, 140,152 and 171 pounds, becoming the state’s sixth four-time state champion ... attends Sedro-Woolley High School ... trained at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs with World Champion Bill Zadick throughout the summer before returning to Sedro-Woolley in August to begin his senior year ... won his fi rst national championship in Fargo ... also played football at Sedro-Woolley. “As the No. 1 ranked wrestler in the nation, Derek comes to the Buckeyes with incredible passion in all he does,” Ryan said. “Our staff is extremely pleased Derek Garcia has chosen to be a Buckeye. Derek comes from a great family, has strong values, is an outstanding student and has a remarkable work-ethic. He will add to the strong culture of excellence that currently exists in the wrestling program.”

Maxwell GladstoneFindlay, OhioFindlayProjected Weight Class: 285 Two-time Ohio state tournament qualifi er at 285 pounds ... advanced to quarterfi nals junior year ... 6-6 frame. “Having Max join the Buckeyes is great news,” Ryan said. “He will be a force with his height. Coming from a Buckeye family, he understands the importance of hard work.” Logan StieberMonroeville, OhioMonroeville High SchoolProjected Weight Class: 125 Four-time Ohio state champion ... attends Monroeville High School ... posted second-consecutive perfect record last season as a junior ... undefeated at 2009 Junior Duals ... runner-up at Junior World Team Trials ... third at 2009 U.S. Open ... fourth at World Team Trials ... four-time Fargo national champion ... two-time freestyle Cadet champion; also won freestyle and Greco-Roman titles last year ... entered high school senior season with a 129-1 record. “Excellence has defi ned Logan’s high school career on the mat, in the classroom and in the community,” Ryan said. “Logan was born to be a Buckeye. He has a great family support network and truly understands the commitment needed to win NCAA titles and an Olympic gold medal. Buckeye Nation will enjoy following his career.”

Drew StoneOak Harbor, OhioOak Harbor, OhioProjected Weight Class: 125 2009 and 2010 Ohio state runner-up at 119 and 125 pounds, respectively ... Oak Harbor was fi fth in 2009 and second in 2010 ... qualifi ed for the state tournament as a freshman at 103 pounds ... attends the same high school as three-time All-American J.D. Bergman (2004-08) and current Buckeye Cody Magrum (197). “Drew excels on the mat and in the classroom,” Ryan said. “As a wrestler from Oak Harbor, he will certainly contribute to the Buckeye family.”



MATCH BY MATCH RESULTS (DUAL MATCHES ONLY)

No. 3 Ohio State 22 vs. No. 16 Lehigh 12Nov. 20, 2009St. John ArenaColumbus, OhioAttendance: 1,118

125 Nikko Triggas (OSU) pinned John McDonald (Lehigh), 5:50133 No. 12 Matt Fisk (Lehigh) dec. Ian Paddock (OSU), 8-3 141 No. 1 Reece Humphrey (OSU) dec. No. 15 Seth Ciasulli (Lehigh), 7-1149 No. 3 Lance Palmer (OSU) dec. Brian Tanen (Lehigh), 7-1157 Sean Bilodeau (Lehigh) dec. Tony Jameson (OSU), 12-11 165 No. 8 Colt Sponseller (OSU) mdec. Brandon Hatchett (Lehigh), 19-7174 Robert Hamlin (Lehigh) dec. No. 15 Dave Rella (OSU), 3-3 (Wins on 11 sec of rt) 184 No. 3 Mike Pucillo (OSU) dec. No. 12 David Craig (Lehigh), 4-3197 Cody Magrum (OSU) dec. Joe Kennedy (Lehigh), 4-3285 No. 5 Zach Rey (Lehigh) dec. No. 16 Corey Morrison (OSU) , 7-6

Buckeye DualsNov. 22, 2009St. John ArenaColumbus, OhioAttendance: 1,370

No. 3 Ohio State 42, Findlay 3125 Pat Harrington (OSU) pinned Nick Weisjahn (Findlay), 1:32133 Ian Paddock (OSU) pinned Chris Andrews (Findlay), 2:16141 No. 1 Reece Humphrey (OSU) pinned Josh Falk (Findlay), 4:58149 Jared Kusar (OSU) dec. Jeremy Espinoza (Findlay), 12-3157 Sean Nemec (OSU) mdec. Michael Lybarger (Findlay), 14-3165 No. 8 Colt Sponseller (OSU) pinned Ian Giachetti (Findlay), 4:11 174 No. 15 Dave Rella (OSU) dec. Justin Shannon (Findlay), 5-4184 Jeff Havelka (Findlay) dec. Jeremy Sanders (OSU), 10-5 197 Cody Magrum (OSU) mdec. Dan Stevenson (Findlay), 12-1285 Johnny Hiles (OSU) dec. Cody Ruffer (Findlay), 6-0

No. 3 Ohio State 37, Notre Dame College 3125 Nikko Triggas (OSU) pinned Tyler Savage (NDC), 5:25 133 Ian Paddock (OSU) mdec. Brian Dean (NDC), 8-0 141 No. 1 Reece Humphrey (OSU) dec. Adam Koballa (NDC), 5-3149 Jared Kusar (OSU) dec. Ashtin Primus (NDC), 8-3157 Sean Nemec (OSU) dec. Thomas Straughn (NDC), 6-5165 No. 8 Colt Sponseller (OSU) wins by forfeit 174 No. 15 Dave Rella (OSU) dec. Kevin Hardy (NDC), 10-5184 No. 3 Mike Pucillo (OSU) pinned Alex Denman (NDC), 1:42197 Derek Foore (NDC) dec. Cody Magrum (OSU), 7-2285 No. 16 Corey Morrison (OSU) dec. Orlando Scales (NDC), 7-2

No. 3 Ohio State 51, Cleveland State 3125 Nikko Triggas (OSU) pinned Zach Zupancic (CSU), 1:02 133 Ian Paddock (OSU) pinned Zech Huff (CSU), :58141 No. 1 Reece Humphrey (OSU) pinned Ronald Butler (CSU), 4:06 149 Jared Kusar (OSU) dec. Dan Castillo (CSU), 10-3157 Sean Nemec (OSU) pinned Corey Carlo (CSU), 1:40165 No. 8 Colt Sponseller (OSU) pinned Dustin Doty (CSU), 1:02174 Marcus Effner (CSU) dec. TC Pendleton (OSU), 5-1184 No. 3 Mike Pucillo (OSU) pinned Nick Anthony (CSU), 1:20197 Cody Magrum (OSU) pinned Gahad Suleiman (CSU), :22285 No. 16 Corey Morrison (OSU) pinned Chris Weber (CSU), 6:36

No. 3 Ohio State 34 vs. No. 19 Edinboro 12Dec. 13, 2009Perrysburg High SchoolPerrysburg, OhioAttendance: 2,325

133 Ian Paddock (OSU) mdec. Kyle Fluke (Edinboro), 12-1141 No. 1 Reece Humphrey (OSU) tech. fall Ashton Osterberg (Edinboro), 27-11149 No. 4 Lance Palmer (OSU) mdec. Torsten Gillespie (Edinboro), 9-1157 Sean Nemec (OSU) mdec. Matt Coleman (Edinboro), 10-0165 No. 7 Colt Sponseller (OSU) pinned Chris Hrunka (Edinboro), 4:53174 Edinboro Forfeit184 No. 9 Mike Pucillo (OSU) pinned No. 20 Pat Bradshaw (Edinboro), 2:26 197 Shawn Fendone (Edinboro) pinned Zach Stolarsky (OSU), 2:40285 No. 14 Chris Birchler (Edinboro) dec. Corey Morrison (OSU), 6-4125 No. 8 Eric Morrill (Edinboro) dec. Nikko Triggas (OSU), 6-4

No. 3 Ohio State 32 vs. Hofstra 6Jan. 3, 2010Mack Sports ComplexHempstead, N.Y.

125 Nikko Triggas win by forfeit133 Ian Paddock win by medical forfeit over Jamie Franco (Hofstra) at 5:40141 No. 1 Reece Humphrey mdec. Luke Vaith (Hofstra), 18-7149 No. 4 Lance Palmer mdec. Tyler Banks (Hofstra), 12-4157 No. 19 Jonny Bonilla-Bowman (Hofstra) dec. Sean Nemec, 18-11165 No. 7 Colt Sponseller dec. No. 16 P.J. Gillespie (Hofstra), 4-0174 Dave Rella dec. No. 10 Ryan Patrovich (Hofstra), 3-2184 No. 20 Ben Clymer (Hofstra) dec. T.C. Pendleton, 4-3197 Cody Magrum dec. Anthony Tortora (Hofstra), 6-1285 Corey Morrison dec. Paul Snyder (Hofstra), 10-3

No. 3 Ohio State 46, George Mason 0Jan. 3, 2010University GymnasiumNew York, N.Y.

125 Nikko Triggas tech. fall Brian Wright (George Mason), 16-0 (3:00)133 Ian Paddock tech. fall Zachory Huxford (George Mason), 16-1141 No. 1 Reece Humphrey wins by forfeit Shohei Takagi (George Mason)149 No. 4 Lance Palmer pinned Brandon Bucher (George Mason), 1:59157 Sean Nemec dec. Ty Knapp (George Mason), 12-6165 No. 7 Colt Sponseller mdec. Frankie McLaughlin (George Mason), 12-3174 Dave Rella dec. Mendbagana Tovuujav (George Mason), 3-1 (SV)184 T.C. Pendleton mdec. Jimmy Webb (George Mason), 12-4197 Cody Magrum mdec. Bill Widener (George Mason), 11-2 285 Corey Morrison pinned Dave Speaker (George Mason), 1:07

Columbia 0, No. 3 Ohio State 37Jan. 3, 2010University GymnasiumNew York, N.Y.

125 Nikko Triggas tech. fall Kyle Gilchrist (Columbia), 17-0 (4:23)133 Ian Paddock pinned Robert Dyar (Columbia), 1:11141 No. 1 Reece Humphrey tech. fall Jake O’Hara (Columbia), 25-10 (6:45)149 No. 4 Lance Palmer mdec. Steve Santos (Columbia), 20-6157 Sean Nemec dec. Matt Dunn (Columbia), 4-2165 No. 7 Colt Sponseller dec. Eren Civan (Columbia), 5-2174 Dave Rella dec. Stephen West (Columbia), 9-3184 T.C. Pendleton dec. Cary Aldrich (Columbia), 5-2197 Cody Magrum dec. Lou Miller (Columbia), 3-1 285 Corey Morrison dec. Kevin Lester (Columbia), 10-4




Cliff Keen/NWCA National DualsJan. 9-10, 2010UNI-DomeCedar Falls, Iowa

No. 3 Ohio State 32, No. 15 Arizona State 7125 Anthony Robles (ASU) mdec. Nikko Triggas, 11-1133 Ian Paddock dec. Ben Ashmore (ASU), 5-3 141 Chris Drouin (ASU) dec. No. 1 Reece Humphrey, 3-1149 No. 3 Lance Palmer pinned Vicente Varela (ASU), 1:13157 Tony Jameson dec. Michael Swigart (ASU), 5-2165 No. 7 Colt Sponseller mdec. Kyle DeBerry (ASU), 12-3174 No. 20 Dave Rella dec. Eric Starks (ASU), 3-2184 No. 8 Mike Pucillo pinned Jake Meredith (ASU), 2:02197 Cody Magrum mdec. Anthony Pike (ASU), 8-0285 Corey Morrison dec. Eric Nye (ASU), 3-2

No. 3 Ohio State 27, No. 8 Cornell 14125 Nikko Triggas pinned Frank Perrelli (Cornell), 3:35133 No. 12 Mike Grey (Cornell) mdec. Ian Paddock, 19-6 141 No. 6 Kyle Dake (Cornell) dec. No. 1 Reece Humphrey, 8-4149 No. 3 Lance Palmer mdec. Hicks Manson (Cornell), 10-2 157 Tony Jameson pinned John Testy-Bastings (Cornell), 3:22165 No. 7 Colt Sponseller mdec. No. 12 Justin Kerber (Cornell), 10-2174 No. 1 Mack Lewnes (Cornell) dec. No. 20 Dave Rella, 9-4 184 No. 8 Mike Pucillo mdec. No. 17 Steve Bosak, 13-1 197 No. 6 Cam Simaz (Cornell) mdec. Cody Magrum, 14-4 285 Corey Morrison dec. No. 17 Joshua Arnone (Cornell), 5-2

No. 3 Ohio State 9, No. 2 Iowa State 23125 No. 5 Andrew Long (Iowa State) dec. Nikko Triggas, 8-1 133 No. 8 Nicholas Fanthorpe (Iowa State) mdec. Ian Paddock, 14-5 141 No. 1 Reece Humphrey dec. Dalton Jensen (Iowa State), 6-5149 No. 3 Lance Palmer dec. No. 10 Mitch Mueller (Iowa State), 4-3157 Andrew Sorenson (Iowa State) dec. Tony Jameson, 12-9 165 No. 3 Jonathan Reader (Iowa State) dec. No. 7 Colt Sponseller, 6-0 174 No. 20 Dave Rella dec. No. 14 Ryan Burk (Iowa State), 3-1 184 No. 11 Jerome Ward (Iowa State) dec. No. 8 Mike Pucillo, 5-3 197 No. 1 Jake Varner (Iowa State) mdec. Cody Magrum, 9-0 285 No. 5 David Zabriskie (Iowa State) dec. Corey Morrison, 4-3

No. 3 Ohio State 26, No. 5 Minnesota 12125 No. 6 Zach Sanders (Minnesota) dec. Nikko Triggas, 10-3 133 Ian Paddock dec. Thane Antczak (Minnesota), 6-4141 No. 1 Reece Humphrey dec. No. 7 Mike Thorn (Minnesota), 5-3149 No. 3 Lance Palmer dec. No. 18 Mario Mason (Minnesota), 7-1 157 Tony Jameson mdec. Joseph Grygelko (Minnesota), 18-9165 No. 7 Colt Sponseller mdec. Nathan Matousek (Minnesota), 11-1174 No. 13 Scott Glasser (Minnesota) dec. No. 20 Dave Rella, 8-3 184 No. 8 Mike Pucillo wins on forfeit 197 Sonny Yohn (Minnesota) wins on forfeit Cody Magrum 285 Corey Morrison dec. Ben Berhow (Minnesota), 9-4

NO. 4 Ohio State 21, NO. 13 Penn State 14Jan. 24, 2010St. John ArenaColumbus, OhioAttendance: 3,000

125 No. 12 Brad Pataky (PSU) dec. No. 19 Nikko Triggas, 9-7133 Ian Paddock mdec. Bryan Pearsall (PSU), 13-2141 No. 3 Reece Humphrey tfall. Adam Lynch (PSU), 22-7149 No. 3 Lance Palmer dec. No. 5 Frank Molinaro (PSU), 5-3157 No. 5 Cyler Sanderson (PSU) mdec. Tony Jameson, 10-2165 No. 7 Colt Sponseller dec. No. 8 Dan Vallimont (PSU), 4-2174 No. 12 Dave Rella dec. Justin Ortega (PSU), 12-5184 No. 12 David Erwin (PSU) mdec. T.C. Pendleton, 15-2197 C.J. Magrum dec. David Crowell (OSU), 10-6285 No. 11 Cameron Wade (PSU) dec. No. 20 Corey Morrison, 10-4

No. 4 Ohio State 35, Purdue 6Jan. 29, 2010Holloway GymnasiumWest Lafayette, Ind.

125 Cashé Quiroga (Purdue) dec. No. 18 Nikko Triggas , 7-1 133 Ian Paddock mdec. Akif Eren (Purdue), 8-0 141 No. 2 Reece Humphrey dec. Juan Archuleta (Purdue), 3-1sv 149 No. 3 Lance Palmer mdec. Sam Patacsil (Purdue), 10-1 157 Tony Jameson dec. Colton Salazar (Purdue), 5-2 165 No. 7 Colt Sponseller tfall Jason Martin (Purdue), 21-6 (7:00) 174 Purdue Forfeit 184 No. 9 Mike Pucillo mdec. Nicholas Corpe (Purdue), 13-1 197 No. 10 Logan Brown (Purdue) dec. C.J. Magrum, 4-0 285 Corey Morrison pinned Adam Walls (Purdue),5:20

No. 4 Ohio State 22, No. 14 Indiana 13Jan. 31, 2010University GymBloomington, Ind.

125 No. 1 Angel Escobedo (Indiana) mdec. No. 18 Nikko Triggas, 15-5133 Ian Paddock dec. Matt Ortega (Indiana), 6-5; 3-4141 No. 2 Reece Humphrey mdec. Nick Viterisi (Indiana), 17-6149 No. 3 Lance Palmer mdec. Matt Coughlin (Indiana), 11-0 157 No. 6 Kurt Kinser (Indiana) dec. Sean Nemec, 8-5 165 No.7 Colt Sponseller dec. No. 13 Paul Young (Indiana), 5-1 174 No. 12 Dave Rella dec. Trevor Perry (Indiana), 8-3 184 No. 9 Mike Pucillo tfall Eric Cameron (Indiana), 17-2 197 Matt Powless (Indiana) dec. C.J. Magrum, 4-0285 No. 2 Nate Everhart (Indiana) dec. Corey Morrison, 2-0

No. 4 Ohio State 29, Michigan 9Feb. 5, 2010St. John ArenaColumbus, OhioAttendance: 2794

125 No. 20 Nikko Triggas pinned Sean Boyle (Michigan), 5:57133 Zac Stevens (Michigan) dec. Ian Paddock, 6-5141 No. 2 Reece Humphrey tfall Mark Weber (Michigan), 25-9 149 No. 2 Lance Palmer mdec. Mark Boyer (Michigan), 19-7157 Tony Jameson dec. David Johnson (Michigan), 7-3165 No. 6 Colt Sponseller mdec. Aaron Hynes (Michigan), 20-8174 No. 12 Dave Rella dec. Justin Zeerip (Michigan), 6-1184 No. 7 Mike Pucillo mdec. Hunter Montoya (Michigan), 17-7197 No. 9 Anthony Biondo (Michigan) dec. C.J. Magrum, 6-1285 Ben Apland (Michigan) dec. Corey Morrison, 10-8

No. 4 Ohio State 37 vs. Northwestern 6 Feb. 7, 2010St. John ArenaColumbus, OhioAttendance: 595

125 No. 20 Nikko Triggas pinned Levi Mele (NU), 2:51133 Eric Metzler (NU) dec. Ian Paddock, 3-1141 Northwestern Forfeit149 No. 2 Lance Palmer pinned Andrew Nadhir (NU), 2:20157 Tony Jameson mdec. Kevin Bialka (NU), 10-2165 No. 6 Colt Sponseller mdec. Robert Kellogg, 11-1174 No. 12 Dave Rella mdec. Brian Roddy (NU), 17-5184 Aaron Jones (NU) dec. TC Pendleton, 8-2197 C.J. Magrum dec. John Schoen (NU), 3-1 sv285 Corey Morrison mdec. Marcus Shrewsbury, 12-3



SITUATIONAL WINS

Pins Technical Falls Major Decisions Record125 Nikko Triggas 15 2 2 27-17133 Ian Paddock 4 1 8 22-12141 Reece Humphrey 5 5 5 29-3149 Lance Palmer 7 - 9 27-2165 Colt Sponseller 4 2 10 27-5174 Dave Rella 1 1 2 24-9184 Mike Pucillo 8 1 4 20-7197 C.J. Magrum 1 - 5 17-15285 Corey Morrison 3 - 4 20-13

No. 4/3 Ohio State 38, No. 18 Illinois 3Feb. 12, 2010Huff HallChampaign, Ill.

285 Corey Morrison dec. Pat Walker (Illinois), 9-3125 No. 20 Nikko Triggas pinned John Deneen (Illinois), 1:56133 Ian Paddock mdec. Daryl Thomas (Illinois), 16-7141 No. 2 Reece Humphrey dec. No. 14 Ryan Prater (Illinois), 14-9149 No 2 Lance Palmer pinned No. 18 Eric Terrazas (Illinois), 2:54157 Sean Nemec dec. Clint Arlis (Illinois), 7-4165 No. 6 Colt Sponseller pinned Joe Barczak (Illinois), 6:20174 No. 11 Dave Rella dec. No. 13 Jordan Blanton (Illinois), 6-4sv184 No. 2 John Dergo (Illinois) dec. No. 7 Mike Pucillo, 6-2197 C.J. Magrum mdec. Clinton Polz (Illinois), 16-5

No. 4 Ohio State 30 vs. Michigan State 7Feb. 14, 2010St. John ArenaColumbus, OhioAttendance: 1,102

125 No. 20 Nikko Triggas pinned Brenan Lyon (MSU), 6:25133 No. 4 Franklin Gomez (MSU) mdec. Ian Paddock , 14-2 141 Dan Osterman (MSU) dec. Pat Harrington , 7-2 149 No. 2 Lance Palmer pinned No. 12 David Cheza (MSU), 4:51 157 Sean Nemec dec. Anthony Jones, Jr. (MSU), 6-0 165 No. 6 Colt Sponseller dec. Kyle Bounds (MSU), 7-1174 No. 11 Dave Rella dec. Ian Hinton (MSU), 3-1sv184 No. 7 Mike Pucillo dec. Curran Jacobs (MSU), 12-6197 C.J. Magrum dec. Tyler Dickenson (MSU), 3-1285 Corey Morrison dec. Alan O’Donnell (MSU), 11-4


No. 4/3 Ohio State 3, No. 1 Iowa 32Feb. 19, 2010Iowa City, IowaCarver-Hawkeye Arena

133 No. 3 Daniel Dennis (Iowa) dec. Ian Paddock, 3-2141 No. 2 Reece Humphrey dec. No. 4 Montell Marion (Iowa), 9-5149 No. 1 Brent Metcalf (Iowa) dec. No. 2 Lance Palmer, 3-1157 Aaron Janssen (Iowa) dec. Sean Nemec, 5-2165 No. 4 Ryan Morningstar (Iowa) dec. No. 6 Colt Sponseller, 1-0174 No. 2 Jay Borschel (Iowa) mdec. No. 11 Dave Rella, 9-0184 No. 11 Phillip Keddy (Iowa) dec. No. 7 Mike Pucillo, 3-2197 Luke Lofthouse (Iowa) dec. C.J. Magrum, 6-1285 No. 10 Dan Erekson (Iowa) pinned Corey Morrison, 2:53125 No. 3 Matt McDonough (Iowa) mdec. Nikko Triggas, 9-1



MATCH BY MATCH STARTERS

Nov. 20 vs. No. 16 Lehigh125 133 141 149 157 165 174 184 197 285Triggas Paddock # 1Humphrey # 3 Palmer Jameson # 8 Sponseller # 15 Rella # 3 Pucillo Magrum # 16 Morrison

Nov. 22 vs. Findlay (Buckeye Duals)125 133 141 149 157 165 174 184 197 285Harrington Paddock #1 Humphrey Kusar Nemec # 8 Sponseller # 15 Rella Sanders Magrum Hiles

Nov. 22 vs. Notre Dame College (Buckeye Duals)125 133 141 149 157 165 174 184 197 285Triggas Paddock #1Humphrey Kusar Nemec #8 Sponseller #15 Rella #3 Pucillo Magrum #16 Morrison

Nov. 22 vs. Cleveland State (Buckeye Duals)125 133 141 149 157 165 174 184 197 285Triggas Paddock #1Humphrey Kusar Nemec #8 Sponseller Pendleton #3 Pucillo Magrum #16 Morrison

Dec. 13 vs. No. 19 Edinboro125 133 141 149 157 165 174 184 197 285Triggas Paddock #1Humphrey #4 Palmer Nemec #7 Sponseller opp. forfeit #9 Pucillo Stolarsky Morrison

Jan. 3 at Hofstra125 133 141 149 157 165 174 184 197 285Triggas Paddock #1Humphrey #4Palmer Nemec #7Sponseller Rella Pendleton Magrum Morrison

Jan. 3 vs. George Mason125 133 141 149 157 165 174 184 197 285Triggas Paddock #1Humphrey #4Palmer Nemec #7Sponseller Rella Pendleton Magrum Morrison

Jan. 3 at Columbia125 133 141 149 157 165 174 184 197 285Triggas Paddock #1Humphrey #4Palmer Nemec #7Sponseller Rella Pendleton Magrum Morrison

Jan. 9 vs. No. 15 Arizona State (National Duals)125 133 141 149 157 165 174 184 197 285Triggas Paddock #1Humphrey #3Palmer Jameson #7Sponseller #19Rella #8Pucillo Magrum Morrison

Jan. 9 vs. No. 8 Cornell (National Duals)125 133 141 149 157 165 174 184 197 285Triggas Paddock #1Humphrey #3Palmer Jameson #7Sponseller #19Rella #8Pucillo Magrum Morrison

Jan. 10 vs. No. 2 Iowa State (National Duals)125 133 141 149 157 165 174 184 197 285Triggas Paddock #1Humphrey #3Palmer Jameson #7Sponseller #19Rella #8Pucillo Magrum Morrison

Jan. 10 vs. No. 5 Minnesota (National Duals)125 133 141 149 157 165 174 184 197 285Triggas Paddock #1Humphrey #3Palmer Jameson #7Sponseller #19Rella #8Pucillo Magrum Morrison

Jan. 24 vs. No. 13 Penn State125 133 141 149 157 165 174 184 197 285#19 Triggas Paddock #3Humphrey #3Palmer Jameson #7Sponseller #12Rella Pendleton Magrum #20 Morrison

Jan. 29 vs. Purdue125 133 141 149 157 165 174 184 197 285#18 Triggas Paddock #2Humphrey #3Palmer Jameson #7Sponseller opp. forfeit #9Pucillo Magrum Morrison

Jan. 31 vs. No. 14 Indiana125 133 141 149 157 165 174 184 197 285#18 Triggas Paddock #2Humphrey #3Palmer Nemec #7Sponseller #12Rella #9Pucillo Magrum Morrison

Feb. 5 vs. Michigan125 133 141 149 157 165 174 184 197 285#20 Triggas Paddock #2Humphrey #3Palmer Jameson #7Sponseller #12Rella #7Pucillo Magrum Morrison

Feb. 7 vs. Northwestern125 133 141 149 157 165 174 184 197 285#20 Triggas Paddock #2Humphrey #3Palmer Jameson #7Sponseller #12Rella Pendleton Magrum Morrison

Feb. 12 vs. Illinois125 133 141 149 157 165 174 184 197 285#20 Triggas Paddock #2Humphrey #2Palmer Nemec #6Sponseller #11Rella Pucillo Magrum Morrison

Feb. 14 vs. Michigan State125 133 141 149 157 165 174 184 197 285#20 Triggas Paddock Harrington #2Palmer Nemec #6Sponseller #11Rella #7 Pucillo Magrum Morrison

Feb. 19 vs. Iowa125 133 141 149 157 165 174 184 197 285Triggas Paddock #2Humphrey #2Palmer Nemec #6Sponseller #11Rella #7 Pucillo Magrum Morrison

Winners in italics



Campolindo High School • Business Administration

Ohio State Career – Three-time NCAA championships qualifi er in 2008, 2009, 2010 … Big Ten Wrestler of the Week (Feb. 17, 2009) … Ohio State Scholar-Athlete ... 68-51 overall; 37-31 in duals; 11-13 in Big Ten.

2009-10 (Junior Season) – 27-17 on the season … 19th in the latest InterMat rankings (March 10) ... 15 pins leads team; recorded four consecutive falls heading into match vs. Iowa; has 37 career falls which is good for sole possession of fi fth place in the program’s records book; also has 2 technical falls … fi rst three wins of the season were on pins … fi nished 5th at Oklahoma Gold Classic (Nov. 14, 2009) … eighth at Cliff Keen Las Vegas Collegiate Wrestling Invitational; recorded 3 pins at CKLV invite (Dec. 5, 2009).

2008-09 (Sophomore Season) – Made second-consecutive appear-ance in NCAA championships (March 19-21) after receiving an at-large bid under new selection criteria ... fi nished season with 22-17 overall record, including 9-9 dual mark and 4-4 ledger in the Big Ten … No. 12 in InterMat/NWCA/NWMA Division I Individual Preseason Rankings; reached as high as 11th in the poll (Nov. 26) … led team with 14 falls, including fi ve under the two-minute mark and 22 nearfalls … recorded back-to-back pins against No. 17 Michael Watts of Michigan (2:02) (Feb. 13) and B.J. Futrell of Illinois (3:36) (Feb. 15) to lift Buckeyes to a 2-0 weekend ... earned Big Ten Wrestler of the Week honors for his efforts ... wrapped up regular season with his 13th pin by downing Wisconsin’s Drew Hammen in 2:22 ... began the season with a runner-up fi nish at Buffalo Open (Nov. 2) … again was a Top 3 placer at the Wolfpack Open (Nov. 9) when he fi nished third … went 2-0 at Buckeye Duals (Nov. 16), posting a pair of decisions over in-state opponents from Notre Dame College and Cleveland State … recorded 3-2 record at NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals in Cedar Falls, Iowa, (Jan. 10-11), which included a 6-0 decision over No. 18 Brian Owen of Boise State; Buckeyes fi nished fi fth as a team in Cedar Falls … beginning with match vs. Owen, faced fi ve-consecutive Top 20 opponents – No. 8 Zach Sanders (Minnesota), No. 17 Steve Bonanno (Hofstra), No. 6 Angel Escobedo (Indiana), No. 5 Zach Sanders (Minnesota) and No. 13 Brad Pataky (Penn State) … following Buckeye campaign, captured the Greco-Roman title at 60kg/132 pounds in University National Championships in Akron, Ohio.

Summer 2008 – Won gold medals at Pan American championships, sweeping Junior Greco-Roman and freestyle events (55kg/121) in Cuenca, Ecuador ... U.S. won team titles in the Greco-Roman and freestyle competitions, led by Triggas’ double gold medals ... later was named TheMat.com Wrestler of the Week for the week of June 23 following impressive performances ... one of just two wrestlers to sweep both events.

2007-08 (Freshman Season) – Qualifi ed for NCAA championships (March 20-22) in his rookie campaign at 125 pounds ... earned bid to nationals after fi nishing sixth in Big Ten championships (March 8-9) ... went 2-3 at league championships with wins over Akif Eren of Purdue and No. 6-seed Mark McKnight of Penn State ... completed fi rst year of collegiate action with a 19-17 record and 74 team points ... in Las Vegas Invitational (Nov. 30-Dec. 1), posted a 4-2 ledger; included in four wins was an 8-3 upset of fourth-seed Collin Cudd of Wisconsin ... notched a 16-0 technical fall over Drew Hammen of Wisconsin in fi rst-career Big Ten Conference matchup in St. John

JUNIOR MORAGA, CALIF.

NIKKO TRIGGAS

Arena (Dec. 10) ... following impressive league victory, went 3-0 at Ohio Duals (Dec. 16), posting a pair of falls and a decision to help Scarlet and Gray outscore its opponents, 131-9 ... recorded signifi cant win against seventh-ranked McKnight of then-No. 1 Penn State in fi fth-place matchup of the 2008 NWCA Cliff Keen National Duals (Jan. 12-13); victory helped push Buckeyes to a 12-0 lead over the Nittany Lions and eventual 24-11 win ... in Big Ten dual action, faced notable competition in No. 3 Charlie Falck of Iowa (Jan. 18), No. 10 McKnight, No. 2 Angel Escobedo of Indiana (Feb. 1) and No. 1 Jayson Ness of Minnesota (Feb. 24) ... suffered losses to more experienced conference rivals, but garnered wins against Eren of Purdue (pin; 3:54 – Feb. 3), Joel Trombly of Michigan State (major decision; 11-2 – Feb, 3) and Edinboro’s Eric Morrill (pin; 1:04 – Feb. 14) ... Ohio State Scholar-Athlete.

Campolindo – California High School State Champion junior year ... fi nished in the Top 3 at state tournament sophomore (third) and senior years (second) ... during summer of 2007, captured gold and bronze medals in Greco-Roman and freestyle events, respectively, at the Junior Pan American championships ... won 2007 Asics/Vaughn Junior National Championship, as well as 2005 and 2006 Cadet Greco-Roman titles ... fi nished second at the NHSCA tournament in 2007 ... earned wrestler of the year and regional wrestler of the year honors twice during high school career ... 11-time All-American also was a four-time North Coast sectional champion ... ended career at Campolindo with the all-time record for pins (141), while also compiling 207 wins and just 14 losses ... four-year starter, was a two-time team captain and four-time team MVP ... played junior varsity water polo his freshman year.

Personal – Son of Gus and Lisa ... has two siblings, John and Steph ... favorite hobbies include wakeboarding, waterskiing and snow skiing ... lists his greatest sports thrill as winning his fi rst national title in the Greco-Roman event in 2005 and hopes to win an Olympic Gold Medal ... following graduation from Ohio State, would like to own his own business.




2009-10 (Freshman Season) – 22-12 as a true freshman; 13-7 in dual meets and 4-4 in Big Ten … third on the team with 8 major decisions … went 2-2 at NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals (Jan. 9-10, 2010) with wins over Arizona State’s Ben Ashmore, 5-3, and Thane Antczak of Minnesota, 6-4 … in fi rst collegiate action, fi nished third at the Oklahoma Gold Classic (Nov. 14, 2009); the 5th seed, downed No. 4 Jordan Thome of Army, 9-5, and again, 8-0, in the third-place matchup.

Warsaw – Four-time New York State champion as a fi ve-time qualifi er … advanced to fi fth fi nal during senior campaign, but fell short of his bid to become a fi ve-time champion, dropping a close 4-3 decision at 135 pounds … compiled a 268-7 high school record … six-time Livingston County champion … six-time sectional champion … Section V all-time wins leader … second all-time in wins in New York state … named Division II Most Outstanding Wrestler in 2008 after winning 130-pound class … in 2007, was New York state champion at 119 pounds and helped Warsaw to team championship … NHSCA champion sophomore year; fi nished fourth junior year; second senior year … Cadet and Junior Nationals seven-time All-American … Warsaw was four-time LCAA DII champions and three-time Section V champions.

Personal – Son of Brad and Jeanie … has three sisters, Jessica, Nikki and Ellen and fi ve brothers, Paul, Luke, Joey, Burke and Aaron … plans to pursue an international wrestling career before a career working in the family business … enjoys hunting and fi shing … lists greatest sports thrill as competing in state championships junior year.

FRESHMAN WARSAW, N.Y.

Warsaw High School • Exploration

FRESHMAN WARSAW, N.Y.

IAN PADDOCK



Lawrence North High School • Education

SENIOR INDIANAPOLIS, IND.

REECE HUMPHREY

Ohio State Career – All-American … 2009 NCAA Championships runner-up at 133 pounds … 2009 (133), 2010 (141) Big Ten Cham-pionships runner-up … four-time NCAA championships qualifi er ... reached No. 1 in the nation Jan. 27, 2009 … named Most Out-standing Wrestler at 133 pounds at 2009 National Duals with 5-0 record … 2009 Buffalo and Wolfpack Open champion … Big Ten co-Wrestler of the Week (Nov. 4, 2008) … featured bout in 43rd Annual NWCA All-Star Classic … in 2007, defeated No. 1-ranked Louie Ruggirello of Cornell en route to third-place fi nish in Las Vegas Invitational (Nov. 30-Dec. 1) ... redshirted 2006-07 season ... 112-32 overall; 55-16 in duals; 14-10 in Big Ten.

2009-10 (Senior Season) – 29-3; fi nished regular season 7-0 in the Big Ten … began season as No. 1 ranked wrestler at 141 pounds; 4th in latest polls released March 10, 2010 … senior tri-captain … Big Ten Co-Wrestler of the Week (Nov. 24) … leads the team in technical falls with 5 … owned an 18-match win streak before opening round of NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals (Jan. 9-10, 2010) … fi rst Buckeye to reach 20 wins on the season … Oklahoma Gold Classic champion (Nov. 14, 2009) … Cliff Keen Las Vegas Collegiate Wrestling Invitational champion (Dec. 5, 2009); outscored fi nal three opponents in quarterfi nals, semifi nals and fi nal, 24-11.

Spring/Summer 2009 – Traveled on the University World Tour in Poland (Aug. 3-15); trained with six different international teams and competed in Pytlasinski International Tournament, a senior-level event in Myslowice, Poland … earned wildcard selection into 2009 U.S. World Team Trials … captured gold in 63kg/138.75 pound Greco-Roman and freestyle divisions at University National Championships in Akron, Ohio.

2008-09 (Junior Season) – All-American … NCAA championships runner-up at 133 pounds (March 19-21); faced Michigan State’s Franklin Gomez in the fi nal in a rematch of the Big Ten championships fi nal; Humphrey defeated the Nos. 6 and 10 seeds as the No. 2 seed to earn berth into the national fi nal ... Big Ten championships runner-up (March 7-8); as fi fth seed, beat the Nos. 4 and 1 seeds en route to fi nal against No. 2-seed Gomez ... beginning season No. 9 in the InterMat/NWCA/NWMA Division I Individual Preseason Rankings, moved up to top spot (Jan. 27) after compiling 19-0 record, including 10-0 dual mark … completed season with 30-4 overall record and 14-2 dual ledger, which included a 4-2 mark in the Big Ten … fi rst loss of season came at the hands of Minnesota’s Jayson Ness, a 5-0 decision (Feb. 1), while his second loss of regular season was a 4-3 decision to third-ranked Jimmy Kennedy of Illinois (Feb. 15) … named Big Ten co-Wrestler of the Week (Nov. 4) after begin-ning season with a title at the Buffalo Open (Nov. 2) … following week, was crowned Wolfpack Open champion (Nov. 9) … went 2-0 at Buckeye Duals (Nov. 16), recording a pair of falls in a total time of 7:14 against Notre Dame College’s Paul Rose (3:27) and Cleveland State’s Josh Palivoda (3:47) … against No. 6 Joe Baker of Navy was a featured bout at the 43rd Annual NWCA All-Star Classic Presented by the United States Marine Corps (Nov. 24) … dropped a 5-1 decision to Baker … in a road match at Edinboro, was the lone Buckeye to score bonus points with a 14-6 major decision against Ricky Deubel … went 5-0 at NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals in Cedar Falls, Iowa, (Jan. 10-11), including wins over Top 20 opponents, No. 17 Mike Grey of Cornell, No. 2 Andrew Hoshstrasser of Boise State and No. 4 Jayson Ness of Minnesota … earned Most Outstanding Wrestler for the 133-pound weight class at National Duals … other Top 20 victories included wins over

No. 12 Dan Mitcheff (Kent State), No. 9 Lou Ruggirello (Hofstra) and No. 9 Jake Strayer (Penn State).

Summer 2008 – Won silver medal for the U.S. freestyle team at Uni-versity World Championships in Thessoloniki, Greece ... competing at 60 kg/132 pounds, knocked off past Junior World champion Kaziev of Russia in fi rst match en route to fi nals.

2007-08 (Sophomore Season) – 2008 NCAA Championships (March 20-22) marked second appearance at nationals following seventh-place fi nish as the seventh-seed in Big Ten championships (March 8-9) ... at NCAA championships, nearly pulled off what could have been deemed the upset of the championships; facing No. 1-seed Franklin Gomez of Michigan State; took Gomez to six tiebreakers in 5-4 loss based on four seconds of riding time ... during regular season, with Buckeyes down 15-13, entered match against Michigan’s Chris Diehl with Ohio State victory on the line (Feb. 10); after defeating Diehl, 7-2, Buckeyes posted their fi rst win (16-15) against Michigan in 14 seasons ... also defeated No. 1-ranked wrestler in the nation at Las Vegas Invitational (Nov. 30-Dec. 1); for the chance to compete for third place, pinned No. 1 Louie Ruggirello in 7:53 and went on to fi nish third in the event after beating Filip Novachkov, 6-4 ... at 2008 NWCA Cliff Keen National Duals (Jan. 12-13), recorded an impressive 4-1 record, compiling three major decisions and a decision ... completed Big Ten regular season with 3-4 mark, but 6-2 win over Tim Haas of Penn State in Columbus (Jan. 25) was monumental in helping Buckeyes rally from nine-point defi cit on two separate occasions; with just one bout to go, posted win against Haas to pull Ohio State within three points; victory set up the pin by former teammate J Jaggers in the next match at 141 pounds and propelled Buckeyes to a 22-19 victory.

2005-06 (Freshman Season) – Competed in 2006 NCAA Championships (March 16-18) after being named second alternate ... fi nished eighth at Big Ten championships (March 4-5) ... 26 wins was a tie for fi rst on the team among starters and was fi rst on the squad in takedowns (78) and major decisions during regular season ... put up third-place effort in Michigan State Open (Nov. 12-13) in fi rst action as a Buckeye and followed that performance with a fourth-place fi nish at Southern Scuffl e (Dec. 29-30) ... recorded three consecutive dual meet wins, including two major decisions between Jan. 5-7 vs. Pitt, Kent State and Cleveland State ... began run by shutting out Mike Ciotti of Pittsburgh, 5-0, and went on to knock off Drew Opfer of Kent State, 11-2, and David Arm-strong of Cleveland State, 13-4 ... went 3-1 at Virginia Duals, recording a fall, major decision and a decision and compiled a 2-1 record between Jan. 20-22, coming away with wins against Virginia’s Eric Albright, 6-1, and Daniel Moran of Virginia Tech, 13-1.

Lawrence North – Three-time individual state champion between 2003-05 and owned 177-7 career record at Lawrence North as four-year letterwinner ... helped lead Wildcats to two team state championships in 2004 and 2005 ... FILA freestyle national champion and Asics Vaughn Greco-Roman national champion, Asics Vaughn freestyle national runner-up in 2005.

Personal – Son of Jim and Adrienne and has one brother, Jordin ... Jim was an Ohio State wrestler between 1971-72 and was a Big Ten individual champion in 1972 ... Jim also placed second at the World Wrestling championships in 1979 and was a U.S. and Canadian Olympic coach ... lists greatest sports thrill as winning the FILA Nationals dur-ing his junior year in high school ... plans to coach and teach following graduation from Ohio State.



St. Edward High School • Communication

SENIOR COLUMBIA STATION, OHIO

LANCE PALMER

Ohio State Career – Three-time All-American … fi rst true-freshman since J.D. Bergman to garner All-America laurels … 2010 Big Ten Champion; named Most Outstanding Wrestler ... third in 2009 Big Ten Championships; also fi nished third in 2007 … went undefeated in dual (14-0) and conference (6-0) dual action during 2009 regular season … went 5-0 at 2009 NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals in Cedar Falls, Iowa and 4-0 in 2010 … Academic Achievement Award recipient ... 117-32 all-time; 57-9 in dual action; 25-4 in Big Ten Conference.

2009-10 (Senior Season) – 27-2; 7-1 in Big Ten … 1st in latest InterMat polls (March 10, 2010) ... en route to Big Ten title, avenged two regular-season losses to Wisconsin’s Kyle Ruschell in the semifi nal and Iowa’s Brent Metcalf in the fi nal ... named Big Ten Wrestler of the Week Jan. 26 and Feb. 16 ... senior tri-captain … second on the team in major decisions (9) and third in falls (7) … recorded three-straight falls, including pinning No. 18 Eric Terrazas of Illinois (Feb. 12) in 2:54 and No. 12 David Cheza of Michigan State (Feb. 14) in 4:54 ... defeated third Top 10 and fourth Top 20 opponent in Penn State’s Frank Molinaro (No. 5), 5-3; handed Molinaro just his second loss of the season (Jan. 24, 2010) ... competed in 44th NWCA All-Star Classic (Nov. 22, 2009); dropped a 3-2 decision to Kyle Borshoff of American … went undefeated at NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals (Jan. 9-10, 2010), including two wins over ranked wrestlers (No. 18 Mario Mason of Minnesota, No. 10 Mitch Muel-ler of Iowa State) … Oklahoma Gold Classic champion (Nov. 14, 2009) … runner-up at Cliff Keen Las Vegas Collegiate Wrestling Invitational (Dec. 5, 2009); suffered a 3-1 setback to No. 1 Kyle Ruschell of Wisconsin in the fi nal.

2008-09 (Junior Season) – All-American … fi nished fourth at NCAA championships (March 19-21) for third All-America laurel; the fourth seed, advanced to national semifi nals against No. 1 seed Brent Met-calf of Iowa; dropped a 6-2 decision to drop to consolation bracket where he defeated Purdue’s and six seed Jake Patacsil, 8-7; in third-place bout, lost, 5-4, to No. 5 seed Kyle Ruschell of Wisconsin … recorded a career-best third-place fi nish at Big Ten championships (March 7-8); after losing fi rst-round match, won four-consecutive matches as No. 3 seed ... wrapped up regular season with 22-2 overall record, including a 14-0 dual ledger … went undefeated in the Big Ten Conference at 6-0; fi nished season 30-5 overall; one of three Buckeyes (Reece Humphrey, Colt Sponseller) to compile 30 wins … ranked fi fth in InterMat/NWCA/NWMA Division I Individual Preseason Rankings; moved up to fourth (Nov. 26) and remained in that spot for rest of regular season … earned a runner-up fi nish at Wolfpack Open (Nov. 9) … advanced to title bout of 27th Annual Cliff Keen Las Vegas Collegiate Wrestling Invitational (Dec. 5-6) … went 5-0 at NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals in Cedar Falls, Iowa, (Jan. 10-11), which included a win over 18th-ranked Jason Chamberlain … earned Academic Achievement Award as voted on by Ohio State faculty and staff; award honors student-athlete who demonstrates outstanding academic progress.

2007-08 (Sophomore Season) – Became a two-time All-American following eighth-place fi nish at NCAA championships (March 20-22) ... placed sixth at Big Ten championships (March 8-9) as fi fth seed ...went 2-2 in league championships after he was forced to medical forfeit his fi fth-place matchup against Penn State’s and fourth-seed Bubba Jenkins ... of two wins, topped 2007 NCAA fi nalist Ryan

Lang of Northwestern, 5-3, in sudden victory ... completed season with 26-11 record ... posted fourth-place fi nish at Las Vegas Invitational (Nov. 30-Dec. 1) after recording wins over sixth (Jordan Burroughs, Nebraska) and eighth (Morgan Atkinson, Cal State-Fullerton) seeds ... tallied 4-1 record at 2008 NWCA Cliff Keen National Duals (Jan. 12-13) ... four wins included impressive victory against No. 4 Jenkins of No. 1 Penn State ... beat Jenkins, 10-7, to help Buckeyes go up 12-0 over the Nittany Lions and eventually post 24-11 victory to fi nish fi fth ... won nine-consecutive matches until he faced Lang at National Duals ... won fi ve-consecutive matches heading into Big Ten championships, including victory over third ranked Dustin Schlatter of Minnesota (Feb. 24); able to pin Gopher in 3:19.

2006-07 (Freshman Season) – All-American as true-freshman with fourth-place fi nish at NCAA championships (March 15-17) ... became fi rst true-freshman since J.D. Bergman to garner All-America laurels ... advanced to semifi nals of national stage where he met Michigan’s Josh Churella for fourth time during season ... two wrestlers’ previous bouts had occurred in semifi nals of Eastern Michigan Open, dual match-up in Ann Arbor, Mich., and semifi nals of Big Ten championships ... nearly pulled off upset at NCAAs, but Churella prevailed with 5-2 win ... went 4-2 at nationals, downing four ranked wrestlers, including No. 7 Scott Ervin of Appalachian State ... did not give up a single point to No. 1 Dustin Schlatter of Minnesota in third-place matchup at nationals (Schlatter earned win on riding time advantage) ... earned third-place fi nish at Big Ten championships (March 3-4) ... during conference championships, four of fi ve opponents were ranked in Top 20 of USA Today/NWCA/InterMat polls ... compiled a 3-1 record at league cham-pionships, losing lone match to Churella in semifi nals in close 3-2 fi nish ... in that run, defeated No. 15 Dan Vallimont of Penn State twice (9-3 and 4-0) and No. 19 Matt Coughlin of Indiana, 4-2 ... personal highlight came when he defeated No. 2 Churella, 6-4, in overtime, in dual action in Ann Arbor, Mich. (Feb. 11) ... placed third at Eastern Michigan Open (Nov. 4) ... won fi rst collegiate dual against Missouri’s Josh Wagner, 1-0 (Nov. 16) ... one of two Buckeyes to fi nish with more than 30 wins on the season with a 34-15 mark.

St. Edward – Four-time Ohio High School State Champion (2003-2006) ... just second wrestler in Ohio High School wrestling history to pin his way through sectional, district and state tournaments (junior year) ... owned high school career record of 150-6 en route to several tournament wins and individual accolades ... 2006 Senior National Champion at 140 pounds ... two-time Most Valuable Wrestler at St. Edward High School (2004 and 2005) ... recorded most pins on high school squad in 2004 (21) and 2005 (24) ... part of 2006 high school squad that won its 10th-consecutive team title and 22nd overall ... in 2004, was Ohio Division I State Duals MVP and Asics IronMan National Champion ... two-time Beast of the East champion ... three-time MIT champion ... third-place fi nisher at 2005 Junior National Tournament at 140 pounds.

Personal – Son of Dwayne and Rita ... has two brothers, Collin, who is a freshman on the Ohio State wrestling team, and Jordan.



West Holmes High School • Business Marketing

JUNIOR GLENMONT, OHIO

COLT SPONSELLER

Ohio State Career – 2009, 2010 NCAA Championships qualifi er at 165 pounds … featured bout in 43rd Annual NWCA All-Star Classic Presented by the United States Marine Corps … TheMat.com wrestler of the week for the week (Dec. 9-15, 2008) … 2008 NWCA Freshman All-Academic Team selection ... Ohio State Scholar-Athlete ... 77-15 overall; 49-7 in dual action; 20-4 in Big Ten Conference.

2009-10 (Junior Season) – 27-5; 7-1 in the Big Ten ... 2010 Big Ten Championships Runner-up; defeated No. 2 seed Ryan Morningstar of Iowa en route to fi nal ... 5th in latest InterMat polls (March 10, 2010) ... leads team in major decisions with 10 and second (tied) on team in technical falls with 2 … secured an impressive win over No. 8 Dan Vallimont of Penn State, 4-2, (Jan. 24, 2010) ... went 3-1 at NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals (Jan. 9-10, 2010) with wins over Nathan Matousek of Minnesota, 11-1, No. 12 Justin Kerber of Cornell, 10-2, and Kyle DeBerry of Arizona State, 12-3 … runner-up at Oklahoma Gold Classic (Nov. 14, 2009) and Cliff Keen Las Vegas Collegiate Wrestling Invitational (Dec. 5, 2009); in both fi nals, faced the No. 1 seeded wrestler in Andrew Howe (Wisconsin) and Jarrod King (Edinboro), respectively.

2008-09 (Sophomore Season) – NCAA championships qualifi er at 165 pounds (March 19-21) … fi nished fourth at Big Ten Conference championships as the No. 2 seed (March 7-8) ... fi nished season with team-best 34 wins (six losses) for third-best winning percent-age on squad (.850) … completed regular season with a 15-3 dual record, including a 7-1 mark in the Big Ten … began season 15th in InterMat/NWCA/NWMA Division I Individual Preseason Rankings; reached as high as No. 2 (Jan. 27) … owned team lead with 132 takedowns and 5 technical falls … recorded team-best 12 takedowns in three separate matches – back-to-back contests in Buffalo Open vs. Matt Coleman of Edinboro (W, 25-10) and Cory Lempka of Buffalo (W, 25-10); following week in Wolfpack Open, recorded 12 takedowns against Maryland’s Josh Asper (W, 26-10) … began season with pair of open tournament crowns at Buffalo (Nov. 2) and Wolfpack Opens (Nov. 9) … went 2-0 at Buckeye Duals (Nov. 14), pinning Dustin Doty of Cleveland State in 2:53 after recording a technical fall against Victer Crenshaw of Notre Dame College, 22-7 … was a featured bout in 43rd Annual NWCA All-Star Classic Presented by the United States Marine Corps (Nov. 24); matched up against No. 2 Moza Fay of Northern Iowa and dropped a 13-9 decision … advanced to title bout of the 27th Annual Cliff Keen Las Vegas Collegiate Wrestling Invitational (Dec. 5-6); faced No. 1 Mack Lewnes of Cornell in fi nal and lost, 11-3 … named TheMat.com wrestler of the week for the week of Dec. 9-15 following 4-1 win over third-ranked Jarrod King of Edinboro (Dec. 14) … handedKing his fi rst loss of the season … upset No. 2 Fay in a rematch at the NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals (Jan. 10) with 9-6 win and beat No. 18 Scott Glasser of Minnesota, 13-3 … secured an 18-16 win for Buckeyes against Indiana (Jan. 30) when he scored an 8-3 decision over Paul Young in the fi nal bout.

2007-08 (Freshman Season) – Made Buckeye debut Dec. 10 against conference rival Wisconsin and posted impressive 3-1 decision over Jake Donar ... injured at beginning of the season, went on to record 16-4 overall record ... at Ohio Duals (Dec. 16), posted major decision, fall and technical fall to help Buckeyes outscore opponents, 131-9 ... continued winning trend against 15th-ranked

and Kent State’s Kurt Gross, winning, 8-5 (Jan. 4) ... at 2008 NWCA Cliff Keen National Duals (Jan. 12-13), was one of two Buckeyes to record perfect 5-0 mark; won fi rst match against Central Michigan’s Brandon Carter, 11-5, and followed that outing with victories vs. Donnie Jones of West Virginia, 14-9, Anthony Tortora of Hofstra, 13-3, Dominic Marella of Northwestern, 6-4, and Dave Rella of Penn State, 9-5 ... four of fi ve wins propelled Buckeyes to team victories against West Virginia (29-9), Hofstra (25-16), Northwestern (19-17) and Penn State (24-11) to lift Scarlet and Gray to fi fth at event ... did not miss a beat after returning to league action against Iowa (Jan. 18) and Penn State (Jan. 25); facing the Hawkeyes’ Jake Kerr; wasted little time in dominating the match, handing Kerr a 22-11 loss before defeating Rella, 9-2 ... compiled 4-2 ledger during regular season following Penn State dual with wins over No. 12 Matt Coughlin of Indiana (decision; 7-3 – Feb. 1), Justin Fraga of Purdue (major decision; 20-12 – Feb. 3), Rex Kendle of Michigan State (major decision; 29-14; Feb. 8) and No. 15 Jarrod King of Edinboro (deci-sion; 6-4ot – Feb. 14) ... NWCA Freshman All-Academic Team selection ... Ohio State Scholar-Athlete.

West Holmes – Three-time Ohio High School Division II champion as four-time qualifi er ... went 6-0 en route to winning 160-pound weight class in NHSCA National High School Seniors Wrestling Champion-ships in April 2007 ... named the meet’s Most Outstanding Wrestler ... captured National Juniors crown at 152 pounds in 2006 ... concluded senior season at West Holmes with a 46-0 record to compile career mark of 154-13 ... named NHSCA High School Wrestler of the Year ... Region 4 Wrestler of the Year ...fi nalist for Wrestling International Magazine’s (W.I.N) Junior Dan Hodge Trophy, which is awarded to the top high school wrestler in the nation.

Personal – Son of Randy and Sue ... has three siblings, Sara, Shay and Clint ... Clint wrestled at Kent State... hobbies include running, lifting weights, cooking and hanging out with friends ... would like to pursue a career in business after undergraduate studies.



Walsh Jesuit/Penn State • Consumer and Family Financial ServicesSENIOR AKRON, OHIO

DAVE RELLA

2009-10 (Senior Season) – 24-9; 6-1 in Big Ten Conference … 20th in latest InterMat polls (March 10, 2010) ... upset No. 10 Ryan Patrovich of Hofstra, 3-2 (Jan. 3, 2010) … 5-3 record in sudden vic-tory matches, including consecutive sudden victory wins vs. Illinois’ Jordan Blanton, 6-4, (Feb. 12) and Michigan State’s Ian Hinton, 3-1, (Feb. 14) ... posted a 3-1 win over Iowa State’s and 14th-ranked Ryan Burk at the NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals (Jan. 9-10, 2010) … runner-up at Oklahoma Gold Classic (Nov. 14, 2009) … fi nished seventh at Cliff Keen Las Vegas Collegiate Wrestling Invitational (Dec. 5, 2009), which included an 11-9 sudden victory over No. 7 Chance Litton of West Virginia ... 44-25 overall; 22-13 in duals; 11-4 in Big Ten Conference.

Ohio State Career/2008-09 (Junior Season) – NCAA championships qualifi er (March 19-21) … fi fth-place fi nisher at Big Ten Conference championships as fourth seed (March 7-8) … compiled 21-16 overall mark that included a 5-3 league mark … began season with Buffalo Open title (Nov. 2) … earned wins over Indiana’s and 15th-ranked Trevor Perry (Jan. 30), 6-4, and Minnesota’s Matt Everson (Feb. 1) ... facing No. 1 Steve Luke of Michigan (Feb. 13), Rella nearly recorded the upset, losing a close 3-2 match ... was able to garner the 8-6 win the following match against Illinois’ John Dergo (Feb. 15) ... including win over Dergo, ended regular season on a three-match

win streak as he also defeated Northwestern’s Robert Kellogg (Feb. 20), 8-6, in sudden victory and Wisconsin’s Travis Rutt (Feb. 22), 5-3 … Academic All-Big Ten.

Prior to Ohio State – Joined Buckeyes after transferring from Penn State in 2008 ... two-year starter for Nittany Lions from 2006-08 ... fi nished fourth in 165-pound bracket at Big Ten championships in 2008 ... two-time Ohio High School State Champion as three-time fi nalist at Walsh Jesuit High School ... won fi rst title in 2005 at 152 pounds before winning second-consecutive state crown at 160 pounds in 2006 ... Asics High School All-American ... complemented high school state titles with Senior National championship, Fila Junior National title and Pan-American Freestyle crown.

Personal – Son of Gary and Jeanne ... has one sister, Lindsay and one brother, Mark ... would like to coach collegiate wrestling ... enjoys lifting weights, going out on the lakes and ultimate fi ghting ... lists greatest sports thrill as winning in double overtime in high school Senior National



Walsh Jesuit/Hofstra • Communication

Ohio State Career – Three-time All-American … 2008 All-Big Ten … 2008 NCAA Champion at 184 pounds … 2008 Big Ten Champion at 184 pounds … 2009 NCAA Runner-up at 184 pounds … owned 43-match win streak entering 2009 Big Ten Championships dating back to 2007-08 season … 5-0 at 2009 NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals in Cedar Falls, Iowa, which included wins over three Top 20 op-ponents … Big Ten Wrestler of the Week (Jan. 6, 2009, Dec. 4, 2006) … No. 1 in InterMat/NWCA/NWMA Division I Individual Preseason Rankings (Oct. 21, 2008) … went 5-0 at 2008 nationals, including win over No. 1-seed Jake Varner in fi nals ... fi nished 2008 and 2009 Big Ten regular seasons undefeated … 2006 Las Vegas Invitational champion and 2007 runner-up ... two-time NWCA All-Academic selection ... two-time Academic All-Big Ten ... two-time Ohio State Scholar-Athlete ... 103-14 overall; 62-4 in duals; 27-3 in Big Ten.

2009-10 (Senior Season) – 20-7; 4-2 in the Big Ten … 10th in lat-est InterMat polls (March 10, 2010) ... third at the 2010 Big Ten Championships ... won 100th career match vs. Michigan State (Feb. 14) ... senior tri-captain … second on the team in falls with 8 … three of four Big Ten wins were bonus point victories ... went 3-1 at NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals (Jan. 9-10, 2010) … runner-up at Oklahoma Gold Classic (Nov. 14, 2009); dropped a 5-2 decision to No. 2 Dustin Kilgore in the fi nal … fi nished fourth at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Collegiate Wrestling Invitational (Dec. 5, 2009).

2008-09 (Junior Season) – All-American runner-up at 184 pounds at NCAA championships (March 19-21) to fi nish campaign with a 23-2 overall record; the No. 3 seed, met No. 1 seed Jake Herbert of Northwestern, the 2007 184-pound champion, and dropped a 6-3 decision … third-place fi nish at 184 pounds at Big Ten championships as the No. 2 seed ... owned 43-match win streak entering the Big Ten championships and dating back to 2007-08 season, but it was snapped in semifi nals against Philip Keddy of Iowa, the No. 3 seed ... No. 1 in InterMat/NWCA/NWMA Division I Individual Preseason Rankings … began national title run with 19-1 record ... sat out early portion of the season because of injury … lone undefeated Buckeye during regular season with 16-0 overall and dual record, including wins over fi ve Top 20 wrestlers ... for second consecutive season, fi nished Big Ten regular season undefeated at 8-0 … made season debut at Edinboro (Nov. 14) and handed 10th-ranked Chris Honeycutt an 8-1 loss … earned Big Ten Wrestler of the Week Jan. 6 following his 6-1 victory over Kent State’s Dustin Kilgore (Jan. 4) … went 5-0 at NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals in Cedar Falls, Iowa (Jan. 10-11), which included wins over Top 20 opponents, No. 14 Alex Dolly (Northern Iowa), No. 17 Justin Kerber (Cornell) and No. 4 Kirk Smith (Boise State) ... defeated two other Top 20 wrestlers in No. 13 Anthony Biondo of Michigan (Feb. 13), 10-2, and No. 12 Jordan Blanton of Illinois (Feb. 15), 10-2.

2007-08 (Sophomore Season) – In second-career appearance in NCAA championships (March 20-22), won 184-pound title in dramatic fashion; faced No. 1-seed Jake Varner of Iowa State in fi nals and won on six seconds of riding time after tiebreakers were exhausted ... 2008 Big Ten Champion (March 8-9) ... All-Big Ten selection ... won four-consecutive matches in conference championships for title as No. 1-seed ... ended season on a 26-match win streak and tallied 34-1 overall mark ... fi nished season fi fth in Ohio State records book in season win percentage (.971) ... one of two Buckeyes to go 8-0

SENIOR STRONGSVILLE, OHIO

MIKE PUCILLO

during Big Ten regular-season schedule ... peaked as high as No. 2 in USA Today/NWCA/InterMat polls ... runner-up at Las Vegas Invitational (Nov. 30-1) ... one of two Buckeyes to compile 5-0 ledger at 2008 NWCA Cliff Keen National Duals (Jan. 12-13) ... at National Duals, won via pair of falls, technical fall, major decision and decision ... garnered wins against ranked opponents Christian Sinnott (No. 3) of Central Michigan, 5-2, and Phil Bomberger (No. 14) of Penn State, 16-0, to help Buckeyes fi nish fi fth as a team ... NWCA All-Academic Team ... Academic All-Big Ten ... Ohio State Scholar-Athlete.

2006-07 (Freshman Season) – Earned All-America laurels in fi rst com-plete season of collegiate wrestling with sixth-place fi nish at NCAA championships (March 16-18) ... fi nished season with 26-5 overall record ... concluded regular season with an impressive 7-1 Big Ten ledger, which was part of 14-1 overall dual mark ... at national championships, defeated Top 20 wrestlers in No. 17 Trevor Brandvold (Wisconsin), No. 9 Christian Sinnott (Central Michigan) and No. 10 Louis Caputo (Harvard) ... entered postseason with team-best .950 winning percentage (19-1) ... saw limited action at beginning of season because of injury, but won 16-consecutive matches to begin collegiate career at Ohio State before losing fi rst match of the season to No. 1-ranked Jake Herbert of North-western (Feb. 4) ... included in 16-match winning streak was individual title at Las Vegas Invitational (Dec. 1-2) ... during Las Vegas Invite, won via two major decisions and a fall before downing fourth-ranked Raymond Jordan of Missouri, 3-1, in semifi nals and No. 3 Tyrel Todd of Michigan, 12-6, in fi nals en route to title ... for efforts in Vegas, was awarded Big Ten Conference Wrestler of the Week (Dec. 4) ... in all, faced eight ranked wrestlers during regular season and compiled 7-1 mark ... 2007 Academic All-Big Ten and NWCA All-Academic Team award winner ... Ohio State Scholar-Athlete.

Walsh Jesuit/Hofstra – Ohio High School State Champion in 2005 at 189 pounds ... three-time state fi nalist ... four-year letterwinner ... at Walsh Jesuit, was team captain, as well as team MVP ... three-time district and four-time sectional champion ... 2005 Senior National Champion ... earned Most Outstanding Wrestler at The Beast of the East Tournament in 2005 ... 2004 IronMan Champion ... owns school’s record for most pins ... attended Hofstra where he was Cleveland State Open champion at 184 pounds.

Personal – Son of Al and Debi ... has a sister, Nikki, who played soccer at Bowling Green (2000-2004) ... enjoys golfi ng.



2009-10 (Freshman Season) – 17-15; 34-20 overall; 10-9 in dual action; 4-4 in Big Ten … recorded fi rst-career Big Ten win against Penn State’s David Crowell (Jan. 24, 2010) ... won three-straight Big Ten matches, including a 16-5 major decision over Illinois’ Clinton Polz (Feb. 12) ... cracked the starting lineup after redshirting last year … fi nished fourth at Oklahoma Gold Classic (Dec. 14, 2009).

2008-09 (RS-Freshman Season) – Harris Open (Ashland, Ohio) Champion at 174 pounds (Nov. 15) … notched a pair of runner-up fi nishes in Buffalo Open (Nov. 2) at 174 pounds and Edinboro Open (Feb. 7) at 184 pounds … fi nished fourth at 174 pounds in Cleveland State Open (Dec. 14) … also competed in Kent State Open (Jan. 17) … fi nished season with 17-6 record … Ohio State Scholar-Athlete.

Oak Harbor – Three-time Ohio High School State champion in 2008 (189 pounds), 2007 (171 pounds) and 2006 (171 pounds) ... impressed mark upon Oak Harbor with 157 wins (17 losses) and 96 falls ... instrumental in guiding Rockets to back-to-back Sandusky Bay Conference titles in 2007 and 2008 ... Oak Harbor was 2007 and 2008 runner-up and third-place fi nishers in Division II state championships ... granted 2007-08 team captaincy ... won fourth-consecutive SBC League championship in 2008 ... winner of 2008 Oak Harbor Tournament and Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award ... four-time Academic All-Ohio recipient and Oak Harbor Scholar-Athlete.

Personal – Son of Gene and Sheri ... has one brother, Michael ... would like to become a teacher and wrestling coach following undergraduate studies ... enjoys playing softball ... lists greatest sports thrill as winning third state title after his two best friends won state titles.

Oak Harbor High School • Exploration

FRESHMAN OAK HARBOR, OHIO

C.J. MAGRUM



Shaker Heights High School • Grad. Education: Teaching & Learning

Ohio State Career – 2009 and 2010 NCAA Championships qualifi er at heavyweight … Big Ten Wrestler of the Week (Dec. 16, 2008) … Ohio State Athlete of the Week (Dec. 16, 2008) ... moved up to heavyweight in 2006-07 ... fourth-place fi nisher at Kent State Open in 2007-08 ... fi nished fourth at Michigan State Open in 2006 after placing sixth at 197 pounds in 2005 … NWCA All-Academic Team member ... three-time Academic All-Big Ten … four-time Ohio State Scholar-Athlete … earned bachelor’s degree in mathematics in 2009 Spring Commencement ... 60-63 overall; 26-35 in duals; 11-17 in Big Ten Conference.

2009-10 (Senior Season) – 20-13 … fi nished fourth at Oklahoma Gold Classic (Nov. 14, 2009) … went 3-1 at NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals (Jan. 9-10, 2010) with wins over Ben Berhow, 9-4, of Minnesota, No. 17 Josh Arnone, 5-2, of Cornell and Eric Nye, 3-2, of Arizona State.

2008-09 (Junior Season) – At-large selection to NCAA champion-ships (March 19-21) … ranked as high as 12th in InterMat/NWCA/NWMA Division I Individual Rankings (Nov. 11) … fi nished season with 20-16 overall record ... began season with open tournament title at Buffalo Open (Nov. 2) … following week was runner-up at Wolfpack Open (Nov. 9) … fi nished sixth at 27th Annual Cliff Keen Las Vegas Collegiate Wrestling Invitational (Dec. 7) … pulled out the match-deciding 5-3 victory against No. 8 Joey Fendone of Edinboro (Dec. 14) and was named Big Ten Wrestler of the Week following performance ... earned 19th win of the season, a career best, following 11-2 match-deciding major decision over Paul Rands of Northwestern (Feb. 20) ; previous high was 13 in 2006-07 ... tallied four Big Ten wins in 2008-09, which also stands as a personal best … NWCA All-Academic … Academic All-Big Ten … Ohio State Scholar-Athlete.

GRADUATE STUDENT SHAKER HEIGHTS, OHIO

COREY MORRISON

2007-08 (RS-Junior Season) – Compiled 9-4 record after fourth-place fi nishes at Kent State Open ... Academic All-Big Ten ... Ohio State Scholar-Athlete.

2006-07 (Sophomore Season) – Finished fourth at Michigan State Open ... after dropping fi rst-round bout, won six-consecutive matches to qualify for third-place match ... played vital role in Buckeyes’ 18-17 upset over ninth-ranked Cornell (Nov. 26); with Ohio State down 13-9, pinned the Big Red’s Zach Hammond in 3:52 to propel Scarlet and Gray ahead 15-13 with two matches remaining ... wins over Big Ten Conference rivals David Pisarcik of Purdue (Jan. 14), Josh Buuck of Indiana (Jan. 28) and Alan O’Donnell of Michigan State (Feb. 2) helped lift Buckeyes to wins in each of those matches ... Academic All-Big Ten honoree ... Ohio State Scholar-Athlete.

2005-06 (Freshman Season) – Received majority of starts at 197 pounds, earning starting nods in 12 of 17 dual matches ... fi nished sixth in Michigan State Open (Nov. 12-13) ... saw action in Las Vegas Invitational (Dec. 2-3) ... rounded out tournament season at Southern Scuffl e (Dec. 29-30) ... Ohio State Scholar-Athlete.

Shaker Heights – Four-year letterwinner for the Raiders ... Lake Erie League MVP ... two-time high school state qualifi er ... part of runner-up Lake Erie League team in 2004 ... lettered in football for three years at outside linebacker ... helped Raider football team defeat league rivals in overtime to win LEL championship.

Personal – Son of Glenn and Jennifer ... has two sisters, Glenda and Shel-ley and one brother, Greg and two nieces Amani and Addison ... hobbies include bike riding and playing bass guitar ... would like to become an actuary and help reform the education system ... lists greatest sports thrill as recording the winning match (pin) against Cornell to lift Buckeyes to an 18-17 upset over the Big Red in 2006.

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