WR: No. 6 Ohio State Preps for NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals
WR: No. 6 Ohio State Preps for NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals
Feb. 8, 2012
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Ohio State/Wrestling Contact: Danielle Warner (warner.238@osu.edu/614-292-3270)
No. 6 Ohio State Preps for NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals
“Mat Mayhem” to begin Saturday
NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals Mat Mayhem
Stillwater Regional
Sunday, Feb. 12
Gallagher-Iba Arena
Times: 1 p.m., 3 p.m. and 7 p.m.
Ticket prices: $20 for reserved; $15 for general admission
Live Results: NWCAonline.com
Additional Information on Stillwater Regional, including lineups, Stillwater Regional
No. 6 Ohio State (11-3 overall) Probable Lineup
125 – No. 16 Johnni Dijulius (15-10 overall; 7-6 dual)
133 – No. 3 Logan Stieber (22-1 overall; 13-1 dual)
141 – No. 5 Hunter Stieber (19-3 overall; 10-2 dual)
149 – No. 15 Cam Tessari (16-6 overall; 9-2 dual)
157 – No. 20 Josh Demas (17-8 overall; 8-5 dual)
165 – Derek Garcia (12-9 overall; 7-7 dual)
174 – No. 7 Nick Heflin (20-3 overall; 11-2 dual)
184 – No. 11 C.J. Magrum (16-3 overall; 9-0 dual)
197 – No. 20 Andrew Campolattano (15-8 overall; 9-5 dual)
HWT – Peter Capone (12-11 overall; 6-8 dual)
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The sixth-ranked Ohio State wrestling team will travel to Stillwater, Okla., this weekend for the NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals Mat Mayhem. The Buckeyes received the No. 3 seed in the six-team regional and will wrestle No. 6 seed Boise State in the first round at 1 p.m. Sunday at Gallagher-Iba Arena.
Host Oklahoma State earned the No. 1 seed, while Nebraska is the No. 2 seed. Wyoming received the fourth seed, with Chattanooga named the fifth seed.
The No. 1 Cowboys and No. 2 Huskers will receive a first-round bye. The winner between the Buckeyes and Broncos will face the Huskers, while the Cowboys and Mocs’ winner will wrestle the No. 1 Cowboys.
Schedule of Events
1 p.m. – Round 1: No. 5 Chattanooga vs. No. 4 Wyoming; No. 3 Ohio State vs. No. 6 Boise State
3 p.m. – No. 1 Oklahoma State vs. winner between Nos. 4/5; No. 2 Nebraska vs. winner between Nos. 3/6
7 p.m. – Match between semifinals winners
Regional Format
The Stillwater Regional is one of four regional sites for the 2012 edition of the NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals. Rutgers (Piscataway, N.J.), Iowa State (Ames, Iowa) and Cornell (Ithaca, N.Y.) also will host. Each site will feature six teams that will compete for the regional title. Once the champions of each region has been determined, those four teams will wrestle at a site to be determined Feb. 12 for the overall Mat Mayhem title.
Among the Best
Ohio State, ranked sixth in the country and the No. 3 seed in the Stillwater Regional of the NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals, is the second-highest ranked team in the region. Oklahoma State is unanimously the No. 1 team in the nation. Nebraska holds down the No. 8 ranking, while Wyoming is No. 10. Chattanooga is receiving votes.
Buckeyes Conclude Big Ten Season
Ohio State wrapped up the Big Ten regular season with back-to-back 24-13 wins vs. Michigan and at Michigan State, respectively.
On Senior Day Feb. 3, the Buckeyes downed rival Michigan behind six wins, including a pair of falls by freshmen Logan Stieber and Andrew Campolattano. With the Scarlet and Gray up 18-10, Campolattano, a 197-pounder, pinned Chris Heald in 18 seconds to propel Ohio State to a 24-10 lead and the team win. It was the second pin of the evening for the Buckeyes as Stieber pinned No. 16 Zac Stevens in 4:14 at 133 pounds. For the complete recap, click HERE.
Two days later, Ohio State finished the Big Ten Conference with a 5-3 record after beating the Spartans. Collecting 12 points in the final two matches proved to be the difference maker in an otherwise close match. Michigan State had a 15-12 lead with two bouts remaining at 125 and 133 pounds. Ohio State was awarded six points in the 125-pound match between freshman and No. 16 Johnni Dijulius and Eric Olanowski after the Spartan was disqualified. Two points also were deducted from MSU’s team score.
As the Buckeyes suddenly jumped out to an 18-13 lead, Stieber recorded his 13th pin of the season to seal the Ohio State victory. Stieber, ranked No. 3, downed Brandon Fifield in 1:36. For the complete recap, click HERE.
Buckeye Bits
• The Buckeyes began the season 7-0, including wins against three ranked opponents in No. 15 Virginia Tech, 21-12, No. 9 Pittsburgh, 22-9, and No. 20 Kent State, 22-15.
• Ohio State captured the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Wrestling Invitational title with 129 points in early December.
• In all, the Scarlet and Gray have faced eight ranked opponents, including a pair of No. 2 foes in Iowa and Penn State.
• Redshirt freshman Logan Stieber leads the Buckeyes with 22 wins this season vs. one loss.
• On average, the Buckeyes are starting seven freshmen, including a pair of redshirt freshmen, two redshirt sophomores and a redshirt junior.
In the Records Book
Freshman Andrew Campolattano’s 18-second pin over Michigan’s Chris Heald Feb. 3 is the fourth-fastest time in Ohio State wrestling history. Kevin Randleman holds the record with an eight-second pin in 1992.
All Fall Down
Redshirt freshman Logan Stieber recorded his 12th and 13th pins of the season Feb. 3 and Feb. 5, respectively. Stieber has recorded pins in three of his last four matches. Against the Wolverines, Stieber downed No. 16 Zac Stevens in 4:14 before pinning the Spartans’ Brandon Fifield in 1:36.
Free Wrestling
In its final weekend of Big Ten regular-season action, Ohio State wrestled in five overtime matches. Starting with the match vs. Michigan, Josh Demas, Derek Garcia and Nick Heflin’s bouts all went into extra time. Demas prevailed with a 3-1 win over Brandon Zeerip courtesy of a takedown in sudden victory. Garcia lost a close 7-5 decision after No. 14 Dan Yates scored a takedown in the extra session. After two sudden victories, Heflin was victorious vs. No. 8 Justin Zeerip thanks to 22 seconds of riding time.
At Michigan State, Cam Tessari’s takedown in sudden victory against Dan Osterman was the match winner (4-2). C.J. Magrum held on for a 3-1 win in overtime vs. Ian Hinton after recording a takedown.
Welcome Back
After missing more than six weeks of competition because of injury, redshirt junior C.J. Magrum returned to the Buckeye lineup vs. Michigan and at Michigan State Feb. 3 and Feb. 5. Magrum had a successful weekend, recording a 2-0 record vs. the Wolverines’ Hunter Collins, 8-3, and the Spartans’ Ian Hinton, 3-1(ot). Magrum, ranked 11th in the nation, is 16-3 overall and 9-0 in dual competition.
In the Rankings
The NCAA released the first of three coaches’ panel rankings Jan. 20 and nine Buckeyes are polled in the Top 33. The coaches’ panel rankings are one of the ways in which the NCAA selection committee will determine the qualifiers for the 2012 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships in St. Louis. For the complete rankings, click HERE.
Ranked Ohio State wrestlers
125 – No. 16 Johnni Dijulius
133 – No. 4 Logan Stieber
141 – No. 7 Hunter Stieber
149 – No. 13 Cam Tessari
157 – No. 20 Josh Demas
174 – No. 9 Nick Heflin
184 – No. 10 C.J. Magrum
197 – No. 23 Andrew Campolattano
HWT – No. 14 Peter Capone
Postseason Action
The Buckeyes will begin their postseason run at the 2012 Big Ten Championships March 3-4 in West Lafayette, Ind. Purdue University will serve as hosts. After the conference championships, the NCAA championships will take place March 15-17 in St. Louis.
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