The

Ohio State Buckeyes The Ohio State Buckeyes are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent Ohio State University, located in Columbus, Ohio. The athletic programs are named after the colloquial term for people from the state of Ohio and after the state tre ...

wrestling team represents the

Ohio State University The Ohio State University, commonly called Ohio State or OSU, is a public land-grant research university in Columbus, Ohio. A member of the University System of Ohio, it has been ranked by major institutional rankings among the best publ ...

and competes in the

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of the

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level. The Buckeyes host their home meets at the

Covelli Center The Covelli Center is a multi-purpose arena located on the campus of Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. The 3,700-seat facility is situated at 2640 Fred Taylor Drive, the area provides a home to seven varsity sports teams. The building is ...

on Ohio State's campus. The team is coached by two-time

All-American and two-time Big Ten Conference champion for the Iowa Hawkeyes Tom Ryan. 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.

Current roster 2022-2023

Championships

Team championships

Individual championships

Season Records

Olympians

Notable Ohio State Buckeye wrestlers

Mark Coleman Mark Daniel Coleman (born December 20, 1964) is an American retired mixed martial artist, professional wrestler and amateur wrestler. Coleman was the UFC 10 and UFC 11 tournament champion, the first UFC Heavyweight Champion, and the Pride ...

– member of the

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silver medalist in

freestyle wrestling Freestyle wrestling is a style of wrestling originated from Great Britain and the United States. Along with Greco-Roman, it is one of the two styles of wrestling contested in the Olympic Games. American high school and men's college wrestli ...

, NCAA Champion at Ohio State *

Wayne Holmes Wayne Holmes (born July 29, 1950) is an American amateur wrestling, wrestler. He competed in the Wrestling at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman 48 kg, men's Greco-Roman 48 kg at the 1972 Summer Olympics. References External links ...

– Olympian in Greco-Roman wrestling at

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* Myles Martin – NCAA Champion, two-time finalist and four-time All-American * Perry Martter – Olympic in freestyle wrestling at 1924 Summer Olympics * Joseph McKenna – NCAA finalist and two-time All-American at Ohio State *

Kollin Moore Kollin Raymond Moore (born May 2, 1997) is an American freestyler wrestler and graduated folkstyle wrestler who competes at 97 kilograms. In freestyle, he won the '21 Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series title, defeating Iran's Alireza Karimi in th ...

– four-time NCAA All-American *

Tommy Rowlands Tommy Rowlands (born June 3, 1981) is a former American freestyle and folkstyle wrestler. High school and college Rowlands graduated from Bishop Ready High School in Columbus, Ohio in 1999. He was a two-time Ohio state champion (1997–99) ...

– two-time NCAA Champion, three-time finalist and four-time All-American * Kyle Snyder – Olympic gold medalist in freestyle wrestling at 2016 Summer Olympics and silver medalist in

2020 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global social and economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of events, worldwide lockdowns and the largest economic recession since the Great Depression in t ...

, two-time World Champion, three-time NCAA Champion and four-time 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

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