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Ohio State Wrestling (2015/2017/2018 B1G Champs, 2015 National Champs, 2019 National Runners-up)

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Delaware Buck said:
The guy doing the play by play for Flo at Dapper Dan said Snyder as a 17 year old is already beating Dustin Kilgore who was a 2012 NCAA champ with semi-regularity at the OTC in Colorado Springs. If he stays healthy he could be a 4x NCAA type guy.
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I didn't hear the play-by-play but WOW. Kilgore is an absolute brute and I suppose it doesn't surprise me even as spectacular as that is...Snyder is going to be incredible.

Other updates:

125: Roberts won his first consolation match 10-5, lost the second by fall and is out
133: DiJulius lost his second match in the winners 2-0 to Thorn (he needs to beat that kid once) but came back to win his consolation match 6-3. He has a tough match with Mark Grey from Cornell next but if he can win two more, he gets on the podium. Really hoping he does for both his confidence heading into next year and so he gets a better seed next year.
141: Stieber advances by fall. Man on a mission, the kid he pinned is quite good. He faces the froshy Retherford from PSU next...I think that match will be tougher than whoever he faces in finals. #1 seed Port already lost, although I think the VaTech kid who was hurt for most of the year ends up in the finals from the top bracket.
149: Paddock lost his first consolation match 6-5, so two and out for him.
165: We don't have a guy here but make sure to watch David Taylor...no surprise but he is absolutely wiping the mat with everyone. Completely on another level.
174: Martin bounced back to win a match and is about to wrestle his second consolation match. He really needs a couple wins here.
184: Courts lost 13-7 and will be wrestling his first consolation match soon.
197: Heflin won again and I think it says by forfeit...not sure what the annotation is on the bracket but either way, he will be wrestling his quarterfinal match soon.
Hvy: Tavanello fought back with two straight pins but has a long way to go to the podium. Still nice to see him get a couple big wins.

Team Score: Currently we are tied at #6 with Edinboro. Oklahoma State surprisingly is at #1 with a 2.5 point lead over Penn State. This race will be a fun one to watch and may well come down to the finals.
 
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RB07OSU said:
Team Score: Currently we are tied at #6 with Edinboro. Oklahoma State surprisingly is at #1 with a 2.5 point lead over Penn State. This race will be a fun one to watch and may well come down to the finals.
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...Edinboro?...
 
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ScriptOhio said:
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...Edinboro?...
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Haha I anticipated that. Edinboro is actually a really renowned wrestling program, they always put out a good squad. Wrestling is a different animal...dominated by the Big Ten mostly but a ton of east coast teams put out contenders. Nevertheless, we hopped them significantly now and are 1.5 points behind Cornell. Only 4.5 points behind Iowa. Right now, it would be outstanding to land in the top 5 considering the redshirts we took this season. Heflin and Stieber wins would be huge, as I only see Cornell maybe having one guy in the finals at 125 (I think Ruth dismantles Dean this time around, and the other guy at 149 is a huge underdog in the semis) but they have more wrestlers left. I don't see us likely catching Iowa, we just don't have enough guys left. But the #5 spot would be huge.

New updates: Courts won 6-4 at 184 and is one match away from being an All-American. Also, Tavanello wins two in a row (the last one with a slick takedown in OT) and is also one match away from being an All-American...he was predicted to be a two-and-out guy, so huge tournament for him. Lights out tournament for both of these guys in the consolation rounds, we needed them. Unfortunately, DiJulius lost to an underdog the last round and is out...not a good tourney for him.
 
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Two guys in finals, which I am very happy about. However, having no other All Americans is a bit disappointing. Love that we are in fifth but Edinboro, Cornell, and VaTech are all on our tails. Really need wins from both Stieber and Heflin to hold on.
 
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RB07OSU said:
Two guys in finals, which I am very happy about. However, having no other All Americans is a bit disappointing. Love that we are in fifth but Edinboro, Cornell, and VaTech are all on our tails. Really need wins from both Stieber and Heflin to hold on.
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The key next year is getting a lot more production out of Courts, Roberts, Tavanello and DiJulius. Those guys all need to be AA if OSU has a shot at a title. Both Stiebers are back as well as Demas, Tomasello, Jordan and you would expect production from some of the Freshman class.
 
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We go into the finals in 7th place. We won't catch Edinboro at 5th, but we could pass Cornell for 6th. We're 1 point down on them and they've got 1 in the finals against our 2. Virginia Tech can only catch us if Carter beats Stieber. A 6th place finish would surpass my expectations for this year. And next year we will be so much better. Go Bucks!!
 
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