Ohio State U. wrestling team falls to Wisconsin, Iowa<\/p>\n
By Christopher A. Buerkle The Lantern <\/p>\n
Columbus, OH (U-WIRE) — The Ohio State wrestling team (7-9 0-5 Big Ten) continues to search for its first conference win after dropping Big Ten home duals to No. 12 Wisconsin and No. 10 Iowa.<\/p>\n
Wisconsin jumped out to a 16-3 lead Friday at Worthington-Kilbourne High School after it won five of the first six weight classes.<\/p>\n
In the first two matches, Wisconsin red-shirt freshman Collin Cudd (125 pounds) and No. 7 red-shirt junior Tom Clum (133 pounds) won 8-3 decisions over OSU junior Nathan Costello (125) and red-shirt freshman T.J. Enright (125), respectively.<\/p>\n
Buckeye freshman Jason Johnstone (141 pounds) got OSU on the board after he upset No. 12 senior Tyler Laudon (141) 6-3.<\/p>\n
“Johnstone wrestled one hell of a match, “OSU coach Russ Hellickson said. “It was good hustle all the way through.”<\/p>\n
Assistant coach Tommy Rowlands said he attributes Johnstone’s success on the mat to his work ethic. <\/p>\n
“Johnstone works his tail off, “Rowlands said. “That’s why he won his match.”<\/p>\n
The Badgers responded with wins in the next three weight classes.<\/p>\n
OSU freshman Steve Wolery (149 pounds) and freshman Keegan Mueller (157 pounds) lost to No. 14 freshman Craig Henning (149) 6-0 and No. 12 red-shirt sophomore Tyler Turner (157) 8-6, respectively. Buckeye redshirt freshman Zach Craiglow (165 pounds) lost a 15-5 major decision to senior Chad Steldt (165).<\/p>\n
It took OSU junior Nathaniel Augustson (174 pounds) 1:39 to pin redshirt junior Kelly Flaherty and bring the home crowd back into it, as chants of “OH-IO “rang throughout the gym.<\/p>\n
“Every time I step out onto the mat I’m thinking pin, “Augustson said. “It’s the ultimate.”<\/p>\n
Wisconsin recorded its second major decision of the day when No. 9 senior Brad Reinke (184 pounds) defeated sophomore Alex Picazo 13-5.<\/p>\n
No. 4 sophomore J.D. Bergman (197 pounds) kept OSU alive by pinning freshman Matt Maciag in 6:31.<\/p>\n
“(Bergman) is just a stud, “Rowlands said. “He is the strongest 197 pounder in the country.”<\/p>\n
Down by five, the Buckeyes needed a pin from No. 17 heavyweight freshman Kirk Nail to win, or a technical fall to tie. Nail responded with an impressive 9-3 decision over junior Lee Kraemer (184), but it was not enough as OSU dropped the dual 20-18.<\/p>\n
“We could have pulled that one out, but we needed more effort in about three or four weight classes, “Hellickson said.<\/p>\n
An Iowa squad loaded with six wrestlers ranked in the top 11 roughed up the Buckeyes Saturday in St. John Arena to the tune of 30-6.<\/p>\n
Picazo lost a 13-5 major decision in the first match of the day to No. 5 junior Paul Bradley (184).<\/p>\n
Bergman helped OSU bounce back with a 6-3 win over junior Adam Fellers (174).<\/p>\n
After Bergman’s match there was little to cheer about as Iowa swept the next seven matches and took a commanding 30-3 lead.<\/p>\n
No. 7 heavyweight freshman Matt Fields scored a takedown for the the Hawkeyes in the final 30 seconds to defeat Nail 6-4.<\/p>\n
Costello and Enright lost to freshman Charlie Falck (125) 10-0 and junior Mario Galanakis (133) 7-4, respectively, to finish the first half of wrestling.<\/p>\n
During intermission all OSU wrestling alumni in attendance were called out onto the floor and honored as their names and accomplishments were read aloud.<\/p>\n
After the break No. 11 freshman Alex Tsirtsis (141)and No. 5 junior Ty Eustice (149) won decisions over Johnstone 3-0 and Wolery 9-4, respectively.<\/p>\n
The Hawkeyes tallied some major points when No. 7 junior Joe Johnston (157) scored a technical fall over Mueller 21-6, and No. 4 red-shirt freshman Mark Perry (165) pinned Craiglow in 3:42.<\/p>\n
OSU was able to end the dual on a positive note when Augustson dropped freshman Luke Lofthouse (197) 10-6 for his second win of the weekend.<\/p>\n
“(Augustson) said he didn’t want to lose in the month of February, “OSU assistant coach Mitch Clark said. “Eventually hard work pays off.”<\/p>\n
Clark said Iowa put on a clinic in how to wrestle.<\/p>\n
“The way Iowa wrestled is a classic example of how to do it, “Clark said.<\/p>\n
OSU is on the road Friday at No. 7 Michigan and Sunday at No. 4<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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