Dec. 8, 2011

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Ohio State/Wrestling Contact: Danielle Warner (warner.238@osu.edu/614-292-3270)

No. 6 Ohio State Travels to No. 9 Pittsburgh, No. 20 Kent State this Weekend
Season high eight Buckeyes are ranked in Top 20

Ohio State Probable Starters
125 – No. 13 Johnni Dijulius (11-5 overall; 3-1 dual) 
133 – No. 3 Logan Stieber (13-0 overall; 4-0 dual) 
141 – No. 6 Hunter Stieber (12-2 overall; 3-1 dual) 
149 – No. 15 Cam Tessari (11-4 overall; 4-0 dual) 
157 – No. 19 Josh Demas (12-4 overall; 3-1 dual) 
165 – Derek Garcia (7-4 overall; 2-2 dual) 
174 – No. 5 Nick Heflin (13-1 overall; 4-0 dual) 
184 – No. 15 C.J. Magrum (11-3 overall; 4-0 dual) 
197 – Andrew Campolattano (9-4 overall; 3-1 dual) 
HWT – No. 11 Peter Capone (10-3 overall; 4-0 dual)

No. 6 Ohio State (4-0) vs. No. 9 Pittsburgh (3-0) 
Friday, Dec. 9, 2011 
Fitzgerald Field House 
Broadcast: Pittsburghpanthers.com

Pittsburgh Probable Starters
125 – No. 17 Anthony Zanetta (11-2 overall; 3-0 dual) 
133 – No. 20 Shelton Mack (6-4 overall; 2-1 dual) 
141 – Travis Shaffer (7-5 overall; 2-1 dual) 
149 – No. 11 Tyler Nauman (12-2 overall; 3-0 dual) 
157 – Donnie Tasser (6-4 overall; 2-1 dual) 
165 – Tyler Wilps (3-6 overall; 0-3 dual) 
174 – No. 20 Ethan Headlee (4-3 overall; 0-1 dual) 
184 – Max Thomusseit (2-2 overall; 1-0 dual) 
197 – No. 6 Matt Wilps (12-2 overall; 3-0 dual) 
HWT – No. 16 Zac Thomusseit (6-2 overall; 1-0 dual) OR Joel Yahner (3-6 overall; 0-2 dual)

No. 6 Ohio State (4-0) vs. No. 20 Kent State (2-2) 
Sunday, Dec. 11, 2011 
M.A.C. Center 
Broadcast: mac-sports.com and Flowrestling.com

Kent State Probable Starters
125 – No. 2 Nic Bedelyon (16-0 overall; 3-0 dual) 
133 – Stevie Mitcheff (4-8 overall; 0-4 dual) 
141 – No. 13 Tyler Small (15-4 overall; 3-1 dual) 
149 – No. 18 Ian Miller (11-2 overall; 4-0 dual) 
157 – Mallie Shuster (11-7 overall; 3-1 dual) 
165 – Ross Tice (6-6 overall; 2-2 dual) 
174 – Brandonn Johnson (8-10 overall; 0-4 dual) 
184 – Casey Newburg (10-6 overall; 2-2 dual) 
197 – Keith Whitt (9-8 overall; 1-3 dual) 
HWT – No. 15 Brendan Barlow (11-5 overall; 2-2 dual)

COLUMBUS, Ohio– It is back to dual competition for the sixth ranked Ohio State wrestling team as it hits the road for a two-dual weekend starting Friday. First, the Buckeyes will travel to Pittsburgh, Pa., for a Friday matchup vs. the Pittsburgh Panthers at 7 p.m. Ohio State will return to the Buckeye state Sunday and will face the Kent State Golden Flashes in Kent, Ohio, at 1 p.m.

Can’t Make It? No Problem.
The Buckeyes vs. Panthers dual will be webstreamed via pittsburghpanthers.com for a fee. Click HERE for more information.

Ohio State’s match vs. Kent State will be webstreamed live on mac-sports.com and flowrestling.com for free. Click HERE. Additionally, the Sunday tilt will air on tape delay on SportsTime Ohio.

In a Nutshell
Ohio State currently is the sixth ranked team in the nation. Individually, a season-high eight Buckeyes are ranked in the Top 20 of the latest Intermatwrestle.com standings, including No. 3 Logan Stieber at 133 pounds.

Ohio State owns a 4-0 dual record with its first three wins coming at the Wrestle for a Cure Duals Nov. 12 in Harrisburg, Pa. In the day-long event, the Buckeyes defeated Utah Valley (36-0), Old Dominion (30-3) and North Carolina (36-6). The following weekend, Ohio State downed No. 15 Virginia Tech, 21-12, in its season home opener in St. John Arena.

After a week off from competition, the Buckeyes traveled to Las Vegas for the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Collegiate Wrestling Invitational and won the team title with 129 points. Redshirt freshman Logan Stieber won the 133-pound title, while freshman Hunter Stieber (141) and redshirt-sophomore Peter Capone (HWT) were runners-up.

Buckeye Connection
In the 149-pound matchup between Buckeye freshman Cam Tessari and Golden Flash freshman Ian Miller, fans will have an opportunity to witness a bout between two Ohioans who totaled seven high school state championships. Tessari is a four-time state champion from Monroeville High School, while Miller is a three-time state champion from Oak Harbor High School. The two towns are 45 minutes from each other.

Rewind
Behind five true freshmen and a pair of redshirt freshmen, No. 6 Ohio State captured the 2011 Cliff Keen Las Vegas Collegiate Wrestling Invitational Dec. 3 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Michigan finished second, while Wyoming rounded out the Top 3.

Logan Stieber, a redshirt freshman from Monroeville, Ohio, not only earned the individual title at 133 pounds, but his 10-5 win over Aaron Schopp of Edinboro in the final lifted the Scarlet and Gray to the team title as well (129 points). After an initial day in which he pinned all three of his opponents, Stieber began the second day of competition with a 14-6 major decision win against Michigan’s Zach Stevens. For complete recap, click HERE.

Logan Stieber Earns Big Ten WOW
Logan Stieber, a redshirt freshman from Monroeville, Ohio, earned Big Ten Wrestler of the Week honors, the conference announced Tuesday. Stieber was awarded the recognition following his championship performance at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Collegiate Wrestling Invitational Dec. 2-3. The laurel is the second of Stieber’s career. For the complete release, click HERE.

Big Win(s)
Freshman Hunter Stieber scored a huge win for the Buckeyes at the 2011 CKLV Invitational Dec. 2-3. In the quarterfinals of the 141-pound bracket, Stieber beat defending national champion and No. 1 ranked Kellen Russell, 6-5. In a back and forth match, Stieber and Russell were tied, 4-4, with 1:33 left in the third period. Following an escape by Russell, Stieber scored a takedown as time ticked off the clock for the victory.

Free Wrestling
Three of C.J. Magrum’s matches in the CKLV invitational Dec. 2-3 went to a tiebreaker. A redshirt-junior from Oak Harbor, Ohio, Magrum posted a 2-1 record in those matches, including a 3-1 victory vs. Luke Rebertus of Navy to finish fifth. Earlier, Magrum beat Hofstra’s Ben Clymer, 4-3, before losing to Boise State’s Jacob Swartz, 3-1, in wrestlebacks.

Stat Leaders
Redshirt freshman Logan Stieber (133) and redshirt sophomore Nick Heflin (174) lead the Buckeyes in wins with 13 each. Stieber owns a 13-0 record and Heflin is 13-1 overall. Undefeated in dual action, Stieber and Heflin are joined by Peter Capone (HWT), C.J. Magrum (184) and Cam Tessari (149) as Buckeyes with perfect 4-0 records in dual competition.

Stieber also paces the squad with seven pins, with his fastest set at 43 seconds. Capone has five major decisions to lead the Buckeyes. For complete stats, click HERE.

Buckeyes in the Rankings
A season-high eight Buckeyes are ranked in the Top 20 of the latest Intermatwrestle.com poll released Tuesday. Following his championship performance at the CKLV invitational Dec. 2-3, redshirt freshman Logan Stieber moved up a spot to No. 3 in the 133-pound standings. The younger Stieber, Hunter, jumped nine spots to No. 6 at 141 pounds after his runner-up finish in Las Vegas. H. Stieber did score a huge win over reigning national champion and No. 1 Kellen Russell of Michigan in the tournament.

Johnni Dijulius (125), C.J. Magrum (184) and Peter Capone (HWT) entered the Dec. 6 rankings after previously being unranked. Dijulius is No. 13, Magrum is No. 15 and Capone is No. 11.

Freshman Cam Tessari remains 15th at 149 pounds, while Josh Demas (157) dropped to 19th and Nick Heflin fell one spot to fifth at 174 pounds.

Fast and Furious
Now that the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Collegiate Wrestling Invitational has concluded, Ohio State will begin a 10-match dual stretch. Of the Buckeyes’ 10 opponents, not including match ups in the Cliff Keen National Duals, seven – No. 1 Iowa, No. 3 Minnesota, No. 5 Penn State, No. 8 Michigan, No. 9 Pittsburgh, No. 20 Kent State and No. 21 Nebraska – are ranked in the Top 20 of the NWCA/USA Today Division I Coaches Poll. Complete schedule.

Smile, You’re on TV
Ohio State will be featured on either Big Ten Network or BTN.com five times this season. The match between the Buckeyes and Nebraska Jan. 6, scheduled for an 8 p.m. ET start, will air on BTN.com, as will Ohio State’s contest at Purdue at 7 p.m. Jan. 12. The Buckeyes and Hawkeyes will face each other at 7 p.m. Jan. 20 in St. John Arena and that tilt also will be broadcast on BTN.com. Ohio State and Penn State are slated for a 2 p.m. start in State College and fans can watch that match up on BTN.com. Finally, the Buckeyes and Wolverines’ bout will air live on Big Ten Network at 6 p.m. Feb. 3. Big Ten Network also will broadcast the second day of the Big Ten championships March 4 in West Lafayette, Ind.

Follow Along
In addition to the official web site of Ohio State athletics, www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com, which provides up-to-date news and highlights on all 36 varsity sports, fans can also follow along on the wrestling team’s official Twitter and Facebook pages.

Check it Out
Tickets to all Ohio State home matches are $8 for adults, $5 for students (with a valid Buckeye ID) and children 6 and under are admitted for free. Group tickets are $4, but must be purchased in advance.

Scouting Pittsburgh
A little more than two weeks ago, Pittsburgh cracked the Top 10 of the NWCA/USA Today Coaches Poll for the first time since 1963 with a No. 8 ranking. Currently No. 9, the Top 10 standing came after the Panthers knocked off a pair of No. 6 teams in Lehigh (18-16) and Michigan (19-13). With a 3-0 dual record, Pittsburgh most recently finished eighth at the CKLV invitational Dec. 2-3 behind junior Matt Wilps’ third-place finish at 197 pounds. In all, six Panthers are ranked in the Top 20 of the latest Intermatwrestle.com standings, including No. 6 Wilps, who owns a 12-2 overall record and 3-0 dual mark.

Buckeyes vs. Panthers
Ohio State has a slight advantage over Pittsburgh in the all-time series at 10-9. Last season, the Buckeyes dropped an 18-17 decision to the Panthers, but had won three consecutive matches, including a 30-3, win in Columbus in 2006, prior to last season’s setback.

Scouting Kent State
With a 2-2 dual record, Kent State two matches to a pair of Big Ten Conference teams in Nebraska (17-19) and Illinois (18-24) at the Wrestle for a Cure Duals in November. However, the Golden Flashes rebounded with wins against Navy (24-15) and Edinboro (22-15). In its most recent event, Kent State finished ninth in the CKLV invitational courtesy of Nic Bedelyon’s championship performance at 125 pounds. Currently 16-0 overall and 3-0 in dual competition, Bedelyon is the second-ranked wrestler in the nation at 125 pounds. In all, four Golden Flashes are ranked in the Top 20 of the latest Intermatwrestle.com polls.

Buckeyes vs. Golden Flashes
The meeting Sunday will serve as the first between Ohio State and Kent State since 2009, a 20-15 Buckeye win in Columbus. The year before, the Scarlet and Gray posted a 27-6 victory at Kent State, snapping a two-match losing streak to the Golden Flashes.

Up Next 
After nearly a month, Ohio State returns to St. John Arena in Columbus, Ohio, for its Big Ten Conference season and home opener vs. Indiana at 2 p.m. Dec. 18.

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