WR: No. 6 Buckeyes Travel to Big Ten Championships

WR: No. 6 Buckeyes Travel to Big Ten Championships

Mar 7, 2013 by FloWrestling Staff
WR: No. 6 Buckeyes Travel to Big Ten Championships

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March 7, 2013

 

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Ohio State Wrestling Contact: Danielle Warner (warner.238@osu.edu)

 

No. 6 Buckeyes Travel to Big Ten Championships

2013 edition to take place at Assembly Hall in Champaign, Ill. 

 

No. 6 Ohio State (11-4; 5-3 Big Ten) at 2013 Big Ten Championships

Host: Illinois

Saturday, March 9-Sunday, March 10

Assembly Hall

Champaign, Ill.

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Championship Central

 

2013 Big Ten Wrestling Championships

Schedule of Events (All Times Eastern)

Saturday, March 9
10 a.m. – Doors Open
11 a.m. – Session I
6 p.m. – Session II

 

Sunday, March 10
11:30 a.m. – Doors Open
12:30 p.m. – Session III
2:30 p.m. – Championship Finals

 

Ohio State Lineup (Overall Record; Big Ten Record)

125 – Nikko Triggas, Sr., Moraga, Calif. (17-10; 4-4)

133 – Logan Stieber, R-So., Monroeville, Ohio (19-0; 3-0)

141 – Hunter Stieber, So., Monroeville, Ohio (27-0; 8-0)

149 – Ian Paddock, R-Jr., Warsaw, N.Y. (14-4; 0-2)

157 – Josh Demas, R-So., Columbus, Ohio (16-8; 3-5)

165 – Mark Martin, Fr., Strongsville, Ohio (15-13; 2-5)

174 – Nick Heflin, R-Jr., Massillon, Ohio (12-3; 6-2)

184 – C.J. Magrum, Sr., Oak Harbor, Ohio (13-5; 3-3)

197 – Andrew Campolattano, So., Bound Brook, N.J. (15-8; 3-2)

HWT – Kosta Karageorge, R-So., Worthington, Ohio (9-6; 0-1)

 

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. 6 Ohio State wrestling team will travel to Champaign, Ill., for the 2013 Big Ten Championships Saturday and Sunday in Assembly Hall. The Buckeyes concluded the regular season with an 11-4 overall record and 5-3 mark in the Big Ten.

 

That’s a Wrap

Ohio State ended the 2013 regular season No. 6 in the USA Today/NWCA/AWN Division I Coaches Poll. The Buckeyes collected 343 points to cap the regular season. Minnesota (16-2) claimed the top spot with 397 points, while Oklahoma State was second (17-1) with 387 points. Penn State (13-1) rounded out the Top 3 after securing 384 points. Missouri (15-3; 370 points) and Iowa (20-3; 362 points) are fourth and fifth, respectively.

 

Broadcast Alert

The championship finals of the Big Ten championships will air live on BTN at 2:30 p.m. ET. Fans also can watch the championships on the go via BTN2Go, which is a digital extension of the Big Ten Network. BTN2Go delivers live and on-demand programming to existing BTN subscribers via the web, as well as to iPhone and iPad users. For more information, click HERE.

 

Fans also can watch the first two sessions and the medal rounds of the final session live via web streaming on fightingillini.com. 

 

Championships Pre-Seeds

Five Buckeyes earned a Top 5 pre-seed for the 2013 Big Ten Championships. Hunter Stieber and Logan Stieber will enter the championships, taking place at Assembly Hall in Champaign, Ill., as the No. 1 seeds at 141 and 133 pounds, respectively.

 

2013 Big Ten Championships Pre-Seeds

125 - No. 5 Nikko Triggas

133 - No. 1 Logan Stieber

141 - No. 1 Hunter Stieber

157 - No. 6 Josh Demas

165 - No. 9 Mark Martin

174 - No. 4 Nick Heflin

184 - No. 8 C.J. Magrum

197 - No. 4 Andrew Campolattano

 

Stat Leaders

Among regular-season starters, sophomore Hunter Stieber paces the Buckeyes in wins with 27. Stieber, who amassed a 14-0 dual record, including an 8-0 mark in the Big Ten, also leads Ohio State in major decisions with 10. Hunter’s older brother and redshirt sophomore, Logan Stieber, owns the team lead in falls with 10 and is tied for the team lead in technical falls with redshirt freshman Kenny Courts with five each. Senior Nikko Triggas is second on the team in falls with nine. Redshirt junior Nick Heflin (6-2) collected six Big Ten wins this season, second behind Hunter’s team best eight victories.

 

Most Dominant

Redshirt sophomore Logan Stieber continues to lead the field as the Most Dominant NCAA Wrestler, the NCAA announced Feb. 27. The Buckeye 133-pounder has a 5.4444 average, while Dustin Kilgore (197 pounds) of Kent State is second with a 5.1143 average. Stieber also is seventh among Division I wrestlers in falls with 10 for a total time of 22:49.

 

Stieber Fever
Logan and Hunter Stieber remain undefeated on the season with 19-0 and 27-0 records, respectively. After missing five consecutive matches in January, Logan Stieber returned to action vs. No. 6 Illinois Feb. 1 in Oak Harbor, Ohio, and pinned No. 8 Daryl Thomas in 2:04. Eighty-nine percent of Logan Stieber’s wins in 2012-13 have been bonus point victories. With a 19-0 record, 10 wins have been pins, five technical falls and two major decisions. Hunter Stieber’s 27 victories is a team best and his 10 major decisions pace the squad.

 

On the Rise

Senior Nikko Triggas recorded his eighth and ninth falls of the season in January at Indiana and vs. Wisconsin. For his career, Triggas, a native of Moraga, Calif., has 46 falls, which ranks him third all-time at Ohio State.

 

Buckeyes at the Big Ten Championships

Ohio State has won two Big Ten championships in program history. The Buckeyes’ first title was won in 1923 and their second in 1951. Individually, the Scarlet and Gray has crowned 35 individual conference champions, most recently Logan Stieber (133 pounds) last year. Stieber, also the 2013 NCAA champion, was named to the All-Big Ten team and earned Big Ten Freshman of the Year honors.

 

Did You Know?
Assistant coach J Jaggers, a Buckeye letterwinner from 2006-09 and two-time NCAA champion at 141 pounds in 2008 and 2009, recorded the second-fastest fall all-time at the Big Ten championships. Jaggers pinned Purdue's Nick Bertucci in 25 seconds in the second-round consolation match in 2007.

 

Big Ten Championships - 2012 Edition

Logan Stieber, a redshirt freshman for No. 7 Ohio State, was crowned the 2012 Big Ten Champion at 133 pounds March 4 at Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Ind. The No. 1 seed, Stieber’s team-leading 28th win on the season was a 5-2 decision over No. 2 seed Tony Ramos of Iowa.

 

“I just relaxed out there,” Stieber, the 2012 Big Ten Freshman of the Year, said. “He took me down early, but I stayed in my offense. It was a tough match, but it was fun.”

 

Backed by nine Buckeyes who placed in the Top 8, including third-place finisher Hunter Stieber (141 pounds), Ohio State finished fifth with 91 points. Penn State won the team title after amassing 149 points, while Minnesota finished second (134). Iowa (126) rounded out the Top 3.

 

Division I Qualifier Allocations

The NCAA released the Division I Wrestling Qualifier Allocations Feb. 28 and the Big Ten Conference earned a total of 74 spots in the 2013 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships in Des Moines, Iowa March 21-23. The Big Ten leads all conferences.

 

Following all the NCAA championships qualifying events, the NCAA Division I Wrestling Committee will meet to select the remaining 40 at-large qualifiers, which will be announced March 13. Each weight class will feature 33 wrestlers.

 

NCAA Coaches’ Panel Rankings and RPI

Nine Buckeyes are ranked in the Top 33 in either/both the final RPI or NCAA Coaches’ rankings, the NCAA announced Feb. 28. 

 

RPI

125 – No. 17 Nikko Triggas

133 – No. 1 Logan Stieber

141 – No. 2 Hunter Stieber

149 – No. 18 Cam Tessari

157 – No. 18 Josh Demas

197 – No. 8 Andrew Campolattano

HWT – No. 8 Peter Capone

 

Coaches’ Rankings

125 – No. 13 Nikko Triggas

133 – No. 1 Logan Stieber

141 – No. 2 Hunter Stieber

141 – No. 14 Cam Tessari

157 – No. 22 Josh Demas

174 – No. 6 Nick Heflin

184 – No. 21 C. J. Magrum

197 – No. 15 Andrew Campolattano

HWT – No. 13 Peter Capone

 

Up Next

Ohio State will travel to Des Moines, Iowa, for the 2013 NCAA Championships March 21-23 at Wells Fargo Arena.

 

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