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NCAA Division I college wrestling team
The Ohio State Buckeyes wrestling team represents the Ohio State University and competes in the Big Ten Conference of the NCAA Division I level.[ 2] The Buckeyes host their home meets at the Covelli Center on Ohio State's campus.[ 3]
The team is coached by two-time NCAA Division I All-American and two-time Big Ten Conference champion for the Iowa Hawkeyes Tom Ryan.[ 4] In 2015, he led the team to their first NCAA team title , finishing as runner-ups in 2008, 2009, 2017, 2018 and 2019. Currently, the Buckeyes have had five consecutive top-three NCAA team finishes (seven overall) and eleven top-eight team finishes in the last twelve NCAA championships.[ 5]
Year
Type
Coach
National Team Championships
2015
NCAA Division I Tournament Champions
Tom Ryan
1 Total
Conference Team Championships
1923
Big Ten Tournament Champions
Al Haft
1951
Big Ten Tournament Champions
Casey Fredericks
2015
Big Ten Tournament Champions
Tom Ryan
2017
Big Ten Tournament Champions
Tom Ryan
2018
Big Ten Tournament Champions
Tom Ryan
5 Total
Individual championships [ edit ]
Individual NCAA Champions[ 6]
Year
Name
Weight Class
1940
George Downes
HWT
1946
George Bollas
HWT
1966
Dave Reinbolt
167
1986
Jude Skove
158
1988
Mark Coleman
190
1992
Kevin Randleman
177
1993
Kevin Randleman
177
1993
Rex Holman
190
1998
Mitch Clark
177
2002
Tommy Rowlands
HWT
2004
Tommy Rowlands
HWT
2008
J Jaggers
141
2008
Mike Pucillo
184
2009
J Jaggers
141
2012
Logan Stieber
133
2013
Logan Stieber
133
2014
Logan Stieber
141
2015
Logan Stieber
141
2015
Nathan Tomasello
125
2016
Myles Martin
174
2016
Kyle Snyder
HWT
2017
Kyle Snyder
HWT
2018
Kyle Snyder
HWT
2024
Jesse Mendez
141
Big Ten Champions[ 6]
Year
Name
Weight Class
1921
Parry Martter
158
1922
Parry Martter
145
1924
Harry Steel
HWT
1926
Perry Snider
125
1926
Dan Whitacre
HWT
1927
Dan Whitacre
HWT
1935
Leonard Fauver
118
1940
Tony Montonaro
145
1945
George Bollas
HWT
1946
George Bollas
HWT
1948
Warren Jones
145
1949
Bryce Keough
155
1950
William Miller
HWT
1951
Bryce Keough
147
1951
William Miller
HWT
1960
Dave Camaione
123
1966
Dave Reinbolt
167
1968
Roger Young
130
1972
Jim Humphrey
134
1982
Dave Ruckman
167
1985
Don Moxley
HWT
1988
Mark Coleman
190
1991
Kevin Randleman
167
1992
Kevin Randleman
177
1992
Rex Holman
190
1993
Kevin Randleman
177
1993
Rex Holman
190
1994
Dunyasha Yetts
142
1997
Mitch Clark
177
1998
Mitch Clark
177
Big Ten Champions[ 6]
Year
Name
Weight Class
2002
Tommy Rowlands
HWT
2004
Tommy Rowlands
HWT
2008
Mike Pucillo
184
2010
Lance Palmer
149
2012
Logan Stieber
133
2013
Hunter Stieber
141
2013
Logan Stieber
133
2014
Nick Heflin
197
2014
Logan Stieber
141
2015
Logan Stieber
141
2015
Nathan Tomasello
125
2016
Nathan Tomasello
125
2016
Kyle Snyder
HWT
2017
Bo Jordan
174
2017
Kollin Moore
197
2017
Kyle Snyder
HWT
2017
Nathan Tomasello
133
2018
Joey McKenna
141
2018
Nathan Tomasello
133
2018
Kollin Moore
197
2018
Kyle Snyder
HWT
2018
Nathan Tomasello
133
2019
Myles Martin
184
2019
Joey McKenna
141
2020
Luke Pletcher
141
2020
Kollin Moore
197
2021
Sammy Sasso
149
2023
Sammy Sasso
149
2024
Jesse Mendez
141
National Champions †
Conference Champions *
Season
Coach
Overall
Big Ten
Standing
NCAA
Al Haft (Big Ten Conference ) (1920–25)
1920–21
Al Haft
2–1
0–1
4th
1921–22
Al Haft
3–3
0–3
1922–23*
Al Haft
8–0
4–0
1st*
1923–24
Al Haft
3–3
2–3
1924–25
Al Haft
6–1
3–1
Al Haft:
22–8
9–8
Bernard Mooney (Big Ten Conference) (1925–42)
1925–26
Bernard Mooney
6–1
5–1
2nd
1926–27
Bernard Mooney
4–2
3–2
1927–28
Bernard Mooney
6–1
5–1
3rd
1928–29
Bernard Mooney
3–5
1–4
8th
1929–30
Bernard Mooney
6–2
3–2
8th
1930–31
Bernard Mooney
3–2–1
2–2
1931–32
Bernard Mooney
3–5
0–3
1932–33
Bernard Mooney
2–3
1–2
1933–34
Bernard Mooney
5–2
3–2
7th
1934–35
Bernard Mooney
5–2
3–2
3rd
14th
1935–36
Bernard Mooney
4–2
3–2
6th
1936–37
Bernard Mooney
5–3
2–3
6th
1937–38
Bernard Mooney
7–2
3–2
7th
1938–39
Bernard Mooney
3–4
1–3
6th
1939–40
Bernard Mooney
3–3
1–1–3
3rd
4th
1940–41
Bernard Mooney
3–5
1–4
9th
17th
1941–42
Bernard Mooney
3–5
1–4
9th
Bernard Mooney:
71–49–1
38–40–3
Anthony Montonaro (Big Ten Conference) (1942–43)
1942–43
Anthony Montonaro
1–6
0–4
10th
Anthony Montonaro:
1–6
0–4
Lawrence Hicks (Big Ten Conference) (1943–44)
1943–44
Lawrence Hicks
5–2
4–1
9th
Lawrence Hicks:
5–2
4–1
Bernard Mooney (Big Ten Conference) (1944–47)
1944–45
Bernard Mooney
1–5
0–4
4th
1945–46
Bernard Mooney
2–3
2–3
4th
6th
1946–47
Bernard Mooney
4–3
3–3–1
8th
Bernard Mooney:
7–11
5–10–1
Overall:
78–60–1
43–50–4
Casey Fredericks (Big Ten Conference) (1947–76)
1947–48
Casey Fredericks
3–3–2
2–3–2
6th
1948–49
Casey Fredericks
3–5
2–5
4th
1949–50
Casey Fredericks
7–1–1
5–1–1
2nd
1950–51*
Casey Fredericks
7–0–1
6–0–1
1st*
1951–52
Casey Fredericks
4–4
4–3
10th
1952–53
Casey Fredericks
0–6
0–5
8th
1953–54
Casey Fredericks
2–6
0–6
10th
1954–55
Casey Fredericks
3–6
2–5
7th
1955–56
Casey Fredericks
3–5
2–5
7th
1956–57
Casey Fredericks
1–5
0–4
10th
1957–58
Casey Fredericks
3–2–1
1–2–1
8th
1958–59
Casey Fredericks
0–6
0–5
9th
33rd
1959–60
Casey Fredericks
2–2–2
1–2–2
8th
37th
1960–61
Casey Fredericks
3–4
2–4
10th
28th
1961–62
Casey Fredericks
7–1–1
3–1–1
10th
1962–63
Casey Fredericks
5–8
2–7
7th
27th
1963–64
Casey Fredericks
7–2
2–2
9th
1964–65
Casey Fredericks
5–8–1
2–7–1
8th
35th
1965–66
Casey Fredericks
8–2–1
5–2–1
5th
11th
1966–67
Casey Fredericks
4–6
3–6
4th
28th
1967–68
Casey Fredericks
5–6
2–5
7th
52nd
1968–69
Casey Fredericks
6–7
3–4
9th
42nd
1969–70
Casey Fredericks
7–4–1
4–3–1
5th
1970–71
Casey Fredericks
9–3–1
4–3–1
10th
1971–72
Casey Fredericks
3–6
1–3
7th
24th
1972–73
Casey Fredericks
8–4
2–3
6th
32nd
1973–74
Casey Fredericks
3–11
1–7
10th
1974–75
Casey Fredericks
7–5
3–2
8th
45th
1975–76
Casey Fredericks
11–5–1
2–4
8th
Casey Fredericks:
136–133–13
66–109–12
Chris Ford (Big Ten Conference) (1976–86)
1976–77
Chris Ford
5–7–1
2–4–1
8th
20th
1977–78
Chris Ford
7–11
3–4
9th
61st
1978–79
Chris Ford
9–10
4–5
8th
55th
1979–80
Chris Ford
9–11
3–4
5th
33rd
1980–81
Chris Ford
14–3
7–2
5th
47th
1981–82
Chris Ford
13–8–1
3–6
6th
29th
1982–83
Chris Ford
17–7
5–4
5th
13th
1983–84
Chris Ford
13–12–1
4–5
6th
44th
1984–85
Chris Ford
14–13
2–7
7th
46th
1985–86
Chris Ford
13–9
4–6
7th
16th
Chris Ford:
114–91–3
37–47–1
'Russ Hellickson (Big Ten Conference) (1976–86)
1986–87
Russ Hellickson
13–9
3–6
8th
62nd
1987–88
Russ Hellickson
16–6
6–3
3rd
9th
1988–89
Russ Hellickson
18–10–2
5–7
4th
43rd
1989–90
Russ Hellickson
20–5
5–3
5th
14th
1990–91
Russ Hellickson
17–4
6–2
3rd
4th
1991–92
Russ Hellickson
20–4
7–0
3rd
5th
1992–93
Russ Hellickson
17–6
6–2
3rd
5th
1993–94
Russ Hellickson
15–11–1
2–5–1
8th
24th
1994–95
Russ Hellickson
16–10
2–6
8th
24th
1995–96
Russ Hellickson
13–9–1
2–6–1
5th
14th
1996–97
Russ Hellickson
10–12
4–5
6th
13th
1997–98
Russ Hellickson
10–13–1
1–8
10th
23rd
1998–99
Russ Hellickson
10–10–1
1–6–1
11th
40th
1999–00
Russ Hellickson
9–9
2–6
7th
34th
2000–01
Russ Hellickson
15–6
5–3
5th
16th
2001–02
Russ Hellickson
20–4
5–3
4th
6th
2002–03
Russ Hellickson
12–6–1
4–4
8th
15th
2003–04
Russ Hellickson
8–11
4–4
8th
3rd
2004–05
Russ Hellickson
8–11
1–7
11th
50th
2005–06
Russ Hellickson
5–13
0–8
11th
45th
Russ Hellickson:
272–169–7
71–94–3
Tom Ryan (Big Ten Conference) (2006–present)
2006–07
Tom Ryan
8–7
4–4
9th
10th
2007–08
Tom Ryan
19–4
6–2
5th
2nd
2008–09
Tom Ryan
16–2
7–1
6th
2nd
2009–10
Tom Ryan
5–13
0–8
11th
45th
2010–11
Tom Ryan
2–11
1–7
8th
29th
2011–12
Tom Ryan
13–4
5–3
5th
5th
2012–13
Tom Ryan
11–4
5–3
4th
6th
2013–14
Tom Ryan
13–5
4–4
4th
6th
2014–15*†
Tom Ryan
13–4
8–1
1st*
1st†
2015–16
Tom Ryan
11–3
7–2
3rd
3rd
2016–17*
Tom Ryan
11–3
7–2
1st*
2nd
2017–18*
Tom Ryan
14–1
8–1
1st*
2nd
2018–19
Tom Ryan
12–2
7–2
2nd
2nd
2019–20
Tom Ryan
10–4
6–3
3rd
Canceled
2020-21
Tom Ryan
5-4
5-4
9th
9th
2021-22
Tom Ryan
9-3
5-3
4th
13th
Tom Ryan:
185-63
85–50
Total:
799–543–24
315–361–20
Notable Ohio State wrestlers [ edit ]
Mark Coleman – member of the UFC Hall of Fame , world silver medalist in freestyle wrestling , NCAA champion
Wayne Holmes – Olympian in Greco-Roman wrestling at 1972 Summer Olympics
Myles Martin – NCAA champion, two-time finalist, and four-time All-American
Perry Martter – Olympian in freestyle wrestling at 1924 Summer Olympics
Joseph McKenna – NCAA finalist and two-time All-American
Kollin Moore – four-time NCAA All-American
Tommy Rowlands – two-time NCAA champion, three-time finalist, and four-time All-American
Sammy Sasso – two-time NCAA finalist and four-time All-American
Kyle Snyder – Olympic gold medalist in freestyle wrestling at 2016 Summer Olympics and silver medalist in 2020 , two-time world champion, three-time NCAA champion, and four-time NCAA finalist
Harry Steel – Olympic gold medalist in freestyle wrestling at 1924 Summer Olympics
Logan Stieber – 2016 World Champion in freestyle wrestling, four-time NCAA champion
Nathan Tomasello – NCAA champion and four-time All-American