No. 4 Buckeyes Head West for Dual Opener Ohio State faces No. 19 Arizona State on Saturday in Tempe, Ariz.

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1 OHIO STATE ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Fawcett Center, 6th Floor 2400 Olentangy River Rd. Columbus, Ohio OHIO STATE No. 4 Buckeyes Head West for Dual Opener Ohio State faces No. 19 Arizona State on Saturday in Tempe, Ariz. No. 4 Ohio State at No. 19 Arizona State Saturday, Nov. 19 3:00 p.m. ET/1:00 p.m. MT Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, Ariz. Following Along Online: Pac-12.com Live Stats: TrackWrestling.com Website: OhioStateBuckeyes.com Facebook: /OhioStateUniversityWrestling TEAM COMPARISON Record Record NWCA Rank...4 NWCA Rank B1G Finish... 3rd 2016 P12 Finish...2nd 2016 NCAAs... 3rd 2016 NCAAs... 33rd Ret. AA s...4 Ret. AA s...n/a Streak... N/A Streak...W-1 Ranked Wres...8 Ranked Wres....3 BUCKEYE LEADERS Wins...Micah Jordan (8) Consecutive Wins... Kyle Snyder (11) Bonus Point Wins...Micah Jordan (7) Major Decisions... Cleary, M. Jordan (2) Technical Falls...Micah Jordan (4) Falls... Fitzgerald, Burcher (3) Wins vs. Ranked Opp...Fitzgerald, Jordan (2) Takedowns... Jordan, Moore (32) Reversals...Mike Hozan (2) 2-Near Fall...M. Jordan, Williams (2) 4-Near Fall...Micah Jordan (6) Total Points...Micah Jordan (114) ALL-TIME SERIES Saturday will mark the sixth all-time meeting between the Buckeyes and Sun Devils. Ohio State owns a 3-2 lead in the series. 1/5/1985: Arizona State 25, Ohio State 19 1/26/1990: Arizona State 19, Ohio State 15 1/9/2010: Ohio State 32, Arizona State 7 11/15/2014: Ohio State 30, Arizona State 10 11/20/2015: Ohio State 28, Arizona State 9 The dual meet portion of Ohio State s schedule commences on Saturday with a top- 20 showdown in Tempe, Ariz. Fourth-ranked Ohio State meets 19th-ranked Arizona State at 1 p.m. MT (3 p.m. ET) inside Wells Fargo Arena. It will be the second match-up between the Buckeye and Sun Devils in as many years Ohio State won last year in Columbus, The dual will be streamed live via Pac-12.com. BUCKEYES IN A NUTSHELL Two weeks into the season, Ohio State has had multiple champions at each of its first two tournaments. After crowning four at the Eastern Michigan Open on Nov. 5, five Buckeyes went unbeaten at last week s ASICS/Journeymen Collegiate Classic. Overall, seven placed in the top three of their respective weight classes. Eight members of Ohio State s projected starting lineup are ranked by FloWrestling, InterMat, Amateur Wrestling News and TheOpenMat.com. Of those eight, six reside in the top 10. At No. 4 in this week s USA Today/NWCA Coaches Poll, Ohio State is one of five Big Ten schools in the Top 10. Micah Jordan is Ohio State s team leader in wins thus far (eight) and has already beaten two ranked opponents. Seven of his eight victories have come via bonus points. Of the 86 points scored at last year s NCAA Championships, 83 returns in : Big Ten, NCAA and Olympic champion Kyle Snyder is set to make his debut on Saturday vs. fourth-ranked Tanner Hall SCHEDULE/RESULTS Date Opponent Time/Result 11/5 Eastern Mich. Open NTS 11/13 Journeymen Classic NTS 11/19 at Arizona State 1 p.m. 11/22 vs. Cleveland State 7 p.m. at Kent State 7 p.m. 12/2 at CKLV Invite All Day 12/3 at CKLV Invite All Day 12/8 MISSOURI 7 p.m. 12/18 NORTHWESTERN Noon 1/6 at Wisconsin 7 p.m. 1/8 RUTGERS Noon 1/15 ILLINOIS 2 p.m. 1/22 MARYLAND 1 p.m. 1/27 at Iowa 7 p.m. 2/3 PENN STATE 6 p.m. 2/10 at Nebraska 7 p.m. 2/12 at Minnesota 1 p.m. 2/17 at NWCA Dual Series TBA 3/4 Big Ten Championships All Day 3/5 Big Ten Championships All Day 3/16 NCAA Championships All Day 3/17 NCAA Championships All Day 3/18 NCAA Championships All Day

2 Nathan Tomasello (17 pts.), M. Jordan (4 pts.), Bo Jordan (16.5 pts.), Myles Martin (21 pts.) and Kyle Snyder (24.5 pts.). SCOUTING ARIZONA STATE Ranked No. 19 in this week s USA Today/ NWCA Coaches Poll, Arizona State is 1-0 on the year with a come-frombehind win at Northern Colorado. Like Ohio State, the Sun Devils competed at last Sunday s Journeymen Classic with one champion and eight top-three finishers. Arizona State finished second at last year s Pac-12 Championships and 33rd at the NCAA Championships. FEATURE MATCH-UP The first time Kyle Snyder steps on a mat with a Scarlet and Gray singlet on this season will be historical as it will mark the first time an Olympic champion had returned to compete at the collegiate level. His opponent on Saturday will be fourth-ranked Tanner Hall, a NCAA qualifier last season as a true freshman for the Sun Devils. He finished third at the Pac-12 Championships. The other battle of top-10 opponents occurs at 174 lbs., where top-ranked Bo Jordan is expected to make his debut against No. 9 Zahid Valencia, a UWW Junior national champion who is 7-0 thus far for the Sun Devils. LAST YEAR VS. ASU A string of three straight bonus point wins was more than enough for Ohio State, as it rolled to a 28-9 victory over Arizona State at St. John Arena on Nov. 20, The wins were highlighted by major decisions from top-ranked Nathan Tomasello and Micah Jordan as well as a dominating 16-0 tech fall by Johnni DiJulius. STATISTICALLY SPEAKING M. Jordan leads the team in nearly every category thus far, including wins (eight) and technical falls (four). He s also averaging 14.2 points per match, the second highest mark on the team. Behind him is Moore, who in seven matches thus far is averaging 10.0 points and a team-high 4.57 takedowns/match. Ohio State used 25 different wrestlers in duals last year, the most of any team in the country. Unranked Buckeye wrestlers own two wins this year over ranked opponents. Both of those wins came at the EMU Open from Brendan Fitzgerald. The Buckeyes are 11-7 vs. ranked opponents over the last two years. NATIONAL EXPOSURE Wrestling fans will have more opportunities than ever to see the Scarlet and Gray on BTN this year. A total of four duals -- three at home -- will appear on the network, starting on Dec. 8 with a showdown against Missouri inside St. John Arena. The Big Ten home opener against Rutgers (Jan. 8) will also be shown, along with the Feb. 3 dual vs. Penn State at the Schottenstein Center. Ohio State s Jan. 27 dual at Iowa will also be on the network. BUCKEYES ARE 141 U On the strength of national titles from Logan Stieber (two) and J Jaggers (two), Ohio State earned the title of 141 U by FloWrestling, which rated the best schools in each of the 10 weight classes. Between 2002 and 2016, the Buckeyes have had 11 NCAA qualifiers at the weight with four titles, two third-place showings and one each at fourth place, sixth place and seventh place. The Buckeyes also lead the nation with 128 points scored during that time span. The Buckeyes production at 141 falls on the backs of Stieber, Jaggers, Hunter Stieber and Reece Humphrey. Between , Ohio State had eight podium finishes in those nine years, four of which were NCAA titles. A CONSISTENT WINNER Ohio State has been ranked in the USA Today/NWCA Coaches Poll for 72 consecutive weeks dating back to the season. Fifty eight of those weeks it has been in the Top 10, including a program-high No. 3 ranking for six weeks in and four weeks in UP NEXT Ohio State will have a short turnaround as it returns to the Buckeye State and travels north to Kent, Ohio for a tie-meet against Kent State and Cleveland State on Tuesday, Nov. 22 beginning at 7 p.m. NATIONAL POLLS USA TODAY/NWCA COACHES POLL Rk. Team (1st votes)...record 1. Oklahoma State (11) Penn State (5) Iowa Ohio State Missouri Virginia Tech Nebraska Cornell N.C. State Rutgers Michigan Lehigh Illinois Central Michigan Stanford Minnesota Oklahoma Wisconsin Arizona State South Dakota State Pittsburgh Northern Iowa Appalachian State Oregon State Chattanooga Bold indicates opponent UNIVERSITY/TEAM INFORMATION Location...Columbus, Ohio Population million Founded Joined Big Ten Enrollment... 63,058 Nickname...Buckeyes Colors...Scarlet and Gray President...Dr. Michael V. Drake Vice President/Director of Athletics... Gene Smith Senior Woman Administrator... Miechelle Willis Faculty Representative...John Bruno Website... OhioStateBuckeyes.com WRESTLING HISTORY First Year (Varsity) All-Time Record Big Ten Record/Years Big Ten Championships...3 (1923, 1951, 2015) NCAA Championships...1 (2015) All-Americans Individual National Champions...19 Academic All-Big Ten Selections Practice Facility... Steelwood Training Facility Arena (Capacity)...St. John Arena (13,276) COACHING STAFF Head Coach...Tom Ryan (Iowa 93) Year at Ohio State... 11th Ohio State Record Big Ten Record Career Record Assistant Coach...J Jaggers Assistant Coach...Tervel Dlagnev Vol. Ast. Coach... Anthony Ralph Director of Operations... Nickolai Timbs 2

3 PROBABLE STARTERS JOSE RODRIGUEZ 125 lbs. Rs.-Freshman Massillon, Ohio Massillon Perry High School KE-SHAWN HAYES 141 lbs. Rs.-Freshman Kansas City, Mo. Park Hill High School : Record: 2-1 Made his debut at last weekend s Journeymen Classic. Went 2-1 with a technical fall in the opening match. Lost a hard-fought 2-1 decision to sixth-ranked Darian Cruz of Lehigh : Redshirt and competed in open tournaments, finishing 13-4 overall. RODRIGUEZ S CAREER STATS : TOTAL :47 BRENDAN FITZGERALD 133 lbs. Freshman Grandview, Ohio Grandview Heights High School : Record: 2-1 National Rank: #12 Made his debut at last weekend s Journeymen Classic, going 2-1 with a fall : Wrestled unattached in 30 matches, going of his 29 wins were via bonus points (team-high 12 technical falls, seven major decisions, one fall). Champion at the Findlay Open, Michigan State Open and Penn State Open. Runner-up at the season-opening Eastern Michigan where he won two matches via tech fall and two by major decision. Won twice by tech fall at the Findlay Open recipient of the Karageorge Battling Buckeye Award at postseason banquet. HAYES CAREER STATS : TOTAL : : Record: 4-0 Picked up four wins to finish as a co-champion at the Eastern Michigan Open. Defeated two ranked wrestlers - No. 8 Stevan Micic of Michigan and No. 20 Corey Keener of Central Michigan - both by fall. High School: State-runner up at 138 lbs. as a senior, finishing his season FITZGERALD S CAREER STATS :59 TOTAL :59 3

4 PROBABLE STARTERS MICAH JORDAN 149 lbs. Rs.-Sophomore Urbana, Ohio St. Paris Graham High School JAKE RYAN 157 lbs. Rs.-Sophomore Powell, Ohio Olentangy Liberty High School : Record: 8-0 National Rank: #7 Has won seven of his eight matches via bonus points (four technical falls, two major decisions, one fall). Champion at the Eastern Michigan Open and Journeymen Collegiate Classic. 2-0 vs. ranked opponents : Finished just one match shy of earning All-American honors overall, 10-1 in duals and 7-0 against Big Ten opponents during the regular season. Third at Big Ten Championship and the No. 1 seed at 141 lbs. Member of the AWN All-Rookie Team. CKLV Invitational champion and Big Ten Wrestler of the Week (Dec. 8). Eastern Michigan Open champion. Won 22 of his first 23 matches. 17 wins came via bonus points (10 major decisions, two tech falls, five falls). Ranked in the top five nationally for the majority of the regular season. Voted Most Improved at postseason team banquet OSU Scholar-Athlete and Academic All-Big Ten Record: 2-1 National Rank: #9 Won his first two matches at the Eastern Michigan Open before a loss to NIU s Caden McWhirther : Finished 17-7 overall, 9-2 in duals and 4-2 vs. Big Ten opponents. NCAA qualifier. Sixth at the Big Ten Championships where he won two matches. Won his first 11 matches of the year, including a comefrom-behind victory over 19th-ranked Andrew Atkinson of Virginia in the home opener (11/13). Tech fall clinched dual meet vs. Cleveland State. pinned Wisconsin s TJ Ruschell in the final match of the night vs. the Badgers Entered the national rankings in November was remained in the top 15 for the rest of the regular season. Academic All-Big Ten and OSU Scholar-Athlete. RYAN S CAREER STATS : : :11 TOTAL :11 JORDAN S CAREER STATS : : TOTAL :40 4

5 PROBABLE STARTERS CODY BURCHER 165 lbs. Rs.-Sophomore Gnadenhutten, Ohio Claymont High School BO JORDAN 174 lbs. Rs.-Junior Urbana, Ohio St. Paris Graham High School Record: 6-1 National Rank: N/A Champion of the 165B bracket at the Journeymen Collegiate Classic. Two of his three wins there were via bonus points : Went with six appearances in duals. Competed at the Big Ten Championships where he upset seventh-seeded Andrew Crone of Wisconsin in the opening round. Won by fall over Illinois Kyle Langendorfer in wrestlebacks. Began the season as the Buckeyes starter at 149 lbs. Was sidelined with an injury beginning in December. Champion at the Eastern Michigan Open, going 6-0 with two wins via bonus points. Pinned Thomas Miller of Virginia in 4:06 during the Buckeyes home-opener vs. Virginia. BURCHER S CAREER STATS : : :40 TOTAL : Record: 0-0 National Rank: # : All-American at 165 pounds. Runner up at the Big Ten Championships and third at the NCAA Championships. Won his first 13 matches of the year overall, 12-1 in duals and 7-1 vs. Big Ten opponents. Big Ten Wrestler of the Week on Feb. 2 after a 13-0 major decision over seventh-ranked Chad Welch of Purdue. Recipient of the Most Courageous Award at postseason banquet. Ranked in the top three nationally at 165 lbs. the entire season. After falling in the NCAA semifinals, went 2-0 in the consolation round, including an entertaining 9-7 decision over Danial Lewis of Missouri in the third place match. Academic All-Big Ten and OSU Scholar-Athlete : All-American at 165 pounds. Runner-up at the Big Ten championships and third at the NCAA championships. After falling to eventual national champion Alex Dieringer of Oklahoma State in the NCAA semifinals, came back to win a consolation semifinal and third place match. His pin of Illinois Jackson Morse provide the Buckeyes with critical bonus points on their way to the team title. Was 22-2 overall and won his first 17 matches of the season. JORDAN S CAREER STATS : : :28 TOTAL :16 5

6 PROBABLE STARTERS MYLES MARTIN 184 lbs. Sophomore Penns Grove, N.J. McDonogh School KOLLIN MOORE 197 lbs. Rs.-Freshman Burbank, Ohio Norwayne High School Record: 3-1 National Rank: #2 Competed in the NWCA All-Star Classic against topranked Gabe Dean of Cornell. 184A lb. champion at the Journeymen Classic : Just the 15th true freshman in NCAA history and firstever at Ohio State to win a national championship Was 33-6, setting a Buckeye record for wins by a true freshman. First No. 11 seed to win a NCAA title since Wrestled unattached before making his varsity debut Jan. 3 at Illinois. In the NCAA finals, defeated top-seeded Bo Nickal of Penn State 11-9 with a six-point sequence (takedown, four-point nearfall) in the second period. Outscored his opponents 27-9 in four matches of the way to the NCAA finals. Third at the Big Ten Championships. AWN All-Rookie Team selection. 20 wins via bonus points. Champion at the Eastern Michigan Open, Findlay Open and runner-up at the Penn State Open. MARTIN S CAREER STATS : TOTAL : Record: 7-0 National Rank: #12 Champion at the Eastern Michigan Open and the 197B lb. pool of the Journeymen Collegiate Classic : Made the U.S. Junior World Team and qualified for the UWW Junior World Championships. Took first place at the UWW Junior World Trials by going 5-0 and scoring a combined 55 points. Redshirted and competed in open tournaments. Finished 25-4 with six major decisions, four technical falls and five falls. Champion at the Findlay Open with three of five wins coming via bonus points. Pinned Tyler Mattison of Mercyhurst in the second round (2:01) and Dalton Ishmal of Findlay in the semifinals while also adding a 19-3 tech fall in the opening round. Second at the Eastern Michigan Open, third at the Penn State Open and fourth at the Michigan State Open. MOORE S CAREER STATS : :14 TOTAL :24 6

7 PROBABLE STARTERS KYLE SNYDER HWT Junior Woodbine, Md. Our Lady of Good Counsel PROJECTED MATCH-UPS 125: Jose Rodriguez (2-1) vs. Josh Kramer Notes: Kramer is a redshirt freshman from, ironically, Buckeye, Ariz. Rodriguez will be making his OSU dual debut Record: 0-0 National Rank: #1 When he makes his debut, will be the first wrestler in history to compete collegiately after winning Olympic gold. Summer 2016 Became the youngest Olympic wrestling champion in United States history when he won a gold medal at the Rio Games. First active Buckeye student-athlete to win gold since Jerry Lucas (basketball) in Second Buckeye wrestler in history to medal at the Olympics and first in 92 years Returned from a planned redshirt year in January and went 11-0 with a Big Ten and NCAA championship. Ohio State s Male Athlete of the Year. Most Outstanding Wrestler at the NCAA Championships. In a memorable 285 lb. final, defeated two-time defending champion Nick Gwiazdowski of NC State 7-5 in SV-1 topped No. 1 seed Adam Coon of Michigan 7-4 in the Big Ten finals. Finalist for the Dan Hodge Trophy. Scored 20 points or more in seven of 11 matches and averaged 18.7 points/match. Made his 2016 debut vs. Nebraska, topping Collin Jensen 20-9 to clinch the Buckeyes dual meet victory. Academic All-Big Ten and OSU Scholar-Athlete. SNYDER S CAREER STATS :34 TOTAL :34 133: Brendan Fitzgerald (4-0) vs. Ali Naser Notes: Naser transferred to ASU from Fresno City College while Fitzgerald won two matches at the EMU Open against ranked opponents. 141: #14 Ke-Shawn Hayes (2-1) vs. Tyler Sage Notes: Hayes will be making his OSU dual debut. Sage is a redshirt freshman Weston, Fla. 149: #7 Micah Jordan (8-0) vs. Josh Maruca Notes: Jordan went 10-1 in duals last year. Maruca is a redshirt freshmen that was part of ASU s No. 1-ranked recruiting class. 157: #14 Jake Ryan (2-1) vs. Josh Shields Notes: Shields was the No. 11 overall recruit nationally by InterMat in : Cody Burcher (6-1) vs. #9 Anthony Valencia Notes: Valencia is one of three ranked Sun Devils. Both Burcher and Valencia are 6-1 this year. 174: #1 Bo Jordan (0-0) vs. #8 Zahid Valencia Notes: The Jordan-Valencia bout is rated by TheOpenMat. com as the most anticipated match of November. 184: #2 Myles Martin (3-1) vs. Conner Small Notes: Last weekend, Martin averaged 16.0 points in three wins at the Journeymen Collegiate Classic. 197: #14 Kollin Moore (7-0) vs. Austyn Harris Notes: Moore will be making his OSU dual debut. Harris was third last Sunday in the 197C lb. bracket at the Journeymen Collegiate Classic. HWT: #1 Kyle Snyder (0-0) vs. #4 Tanner Hall Notes: Snyder will be making his debut and is the consensus No. 1 ranked pound-for-pound wrestler in the country. Hall qualified for the NCAA Championships last year. 7

8 NAME... WT. CLASS HOMETOWN (PREVIOUS SCHOOL) Anthony Agazarm Fr. Palm Harbor, Fla. (Palm Harbor University) Cody Burcher Rs.-So. Gnadenhutten, Ohio (Claymont) Troy Caldwell...HWT So. Plain City, Ohio (Jonathan Alder) Elijah Cleary Fr. Winter Park, Fla. (Lake Highland Prep) Matt Davis Rs.-So. Chatham, N.J. (Delbarton School) Anthony DeCarlo Rs.-So. Springfield, Ohio (Springfield Catholic Central) Cody Dingess Rs.-Fr. London, Ohio (West Jefferson) Brendan Fitzgerald Fr. Columbus, Ohio (Grandview Heights) Josh Fox Rs.-Sr. Jacksonville, Fla. (University Christian School) Ryan Harris Rs.-So. Beachwood, Ohio (Beachwood) Ke-Shawn Hayes Rs.-Fr. Kansas City, Mo. (Park Hill) Mike Hozan Rs.-Jr. Homerville, Ohio (Black River) Bo Jordan Rs.-Jr. St. Paris, Ohio (St. Paris Graham) Micah Jordan Rs.-So. Urbana, Ohio (St. Paris Graham) Justin Kresevic Rs.-Sr. Solon, Ohio (Solon) Myles Martin So. Penns Grove, N.J. (McDonogh School) Kollin Moore Rs.-Fr. Burbank, Ohio (Norwayne) J.P. Newton Rs.-So. Perrysburg, Ohio (Perrysburg) Luke Pletcher Fr. Latrobe, Pa. (Greater Latrobe) Josh Powell Rs.-Fr. Atlanta, Ga. (Lakeside) Clay Ragon Fr. Williamston, Mich. (Dansville) Aaron Rehfeldt Fr. Brighton, Mich. (Detroit Central Catholic) Blake Riley-Hawkins Rs.-Jr. Bradenton, Fla. (Lakewood Ranch) Jose Rodriguez Rs.-Fr. Massillon, Ohio (Massillon Perry) Jack Rozema Rs.-Jr. Wyoming, Mich. (Wyoming) Jake Ryan Rs.-So. Powell, Ohio (Olentangy Liberty) Fritz Schierl Fr. Stevens Point, Wisc. (Stevens Point) Jeremy Scott Jr. Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. (Columbus State CC) Alex Sepeda Rs.-Fr. Marysville, Ohio (Marysville) Kevin Snyder Fr. Woodbine, Md. (Our Lady of Good Counsel) Kyle Snyder...HWT Jr. Woodbine, Md. (Our Lady of Good Counsel) Nick Tavanello...HWT Rs.-Sr. Wadsworth, Ohio (Wadsworth) Nathan Tomasello Rs.-Jr. Parma, Ohio (Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy) Gary Traub Fr. Cincinnati, Ohio (Sycamore) Seth Williams Rs.-So. Willard, Ohio (Columbian) Tom Ryan - Head Coach J Jaggers - Assistant Coach Tervel Dlagnev - Assistant Coach Anthony Ralph - Volunteer Assistant Coach Nickolai Timbs - Director of Operations ROSTER 8

9 CURRENT RANKINGS INDIVIDUAL Wt. FloWrestling InterMat AWN TheOpenMat.com Nathan Tomasello 133 lbs. #2 #3 #2 #3 Ke-Shawn Hayes 141 lbs. #13 #12 #13 #14 Micah Jordan 149 lbs. #6 #7 #8 #8 Jake Ryan 157 lbs. #11 #9 #15 NR Bo Jordan 174 lbs. #1 #1 #1 #3 Myles Martin 184 lbs. #2 #2 #2 #6 Kollin Moore 197 lbs. #16 #12 #15 #9 Kyle Snyder HWT #1 #1 #1 #1 TEAM Tournament Dual FloWrestling #3 #5 InterMat #3 #5 W.I.N. #4 N/A TrackWrestling #3 N/A 9

10 HEAD COACH TOM RYAN Tom Ryan has led the Ohio State wrestling program to unprecedented heights, culminating in 2015 with the program s first-ever national championship. The 2015 Big Ten, NWCA and InterMat Coach of the Year, Ryan concluded his 10th season in Columbus last March by watching both Myles Martin and Kyle Snyder win NCAA titles on the way to the Buckeyes fourth top-three finish at the NCAA Championships in the last 10 years. In all, Ryan has coached six different student-athletes to 10 national championships as Logan Stieber (141 pounds) was a four-time champion, J Jaggers (141 pounds), the 2009 Ohio State Male Athlete of the Year, was a two-time champion in 2008 and 2009, Mike Pucillo was the 184-pound champion in 2008 and Nathan Tomasello the 125 pound champion in In 2016, two new names were added to the list - Kyle Snyder (285 lbs.) and true freshman Myles Martin (174 lbs.). In the NCAA championship team race, the Ryan-led Buckeyes have finished in the Top 10 in nine of the last 10 seasons, including the 2015 national title and back-to-back runner-up finishes in 2008 and Additionally, Ryan and his staff have coached 16 NCAA finalists - Stieber ( ), Martin (2016) Jaggers (2008, 2009), Pucillo (2008, 2009), Tomasello (2015), Kyle Snyder (2015, 2016), Nick Helfin (2014), Lance Palmer (2010), Reece Humphrey (2009), J.D. Bergman (2008). Under Ryan s tutulage, nine Buckeyes have been crowed Big Ten champions - Pucillo (2008), Palmer (2010), L. Stieber ( ), H. Stieber (2013), Tomasello (2015) and Helfin (2014). Throughout his tenure as the head coach of Ohio State, Ryan, a three-time national coach of the year, has maintained a high standard of excellence for his student-athletes. In addition to the successes of Jaggers, Pucillo and Stieber on the national level, under Ryan s guidance Lance Palmer ( ) became just the second four-time All-American at Ohio State. (Tommy Rowlands QUICK FACTS FULL NAME: Tom Ryan HOMETOWN: Wantagh, New York HIGH SCHOOL: Wantagh Senior High School ALMA MATER: Iowa, 1993 FAMILY: Wife, Lynette. Daughter, Mackenzie. Sons, Jake Jordan and Teague. EDUCATION: Bachelor s degree in education from the University of Iowa in PLAYING CAREER: University of Iowa, : Two-time Big Ten champion and two-time All-American. Finished second at the NCAA Championships in 1991 and third in YEARS IN COACHING: 21 (10 at Ohio State) RECORD AT OHIO STATE: (.733) CAREER RECORD: (.660) 10

11 was the first). Ryan, a native of Wantagh, N.Y., is averaging better than three All-Americans a season having coached 34 selections during his 10-year term. Within the Big Ten Conference, Ryan has coached six Buckeyes to league titles in Snyder (2016), Tomasello (2015, 2016), Pucillo (184 pounds in 2008), Palmer (149 pounds in 2010), Logan Stieber (133 pounds in 2012 and 2013, 141 in 2014 and 2015) and Hunter Stieber (141 pounds in 2013). Academically, Ryan s student-athletes have impressed with six Buckeyes recognized by the National Wrestling Coaches Association with NWCA All-Academic Team accolades -- J.D. Bergman, J Jaggers, C.J. Magrum (two-time), Corey Morrison (two-time), Mike Pucillo and Colt Sponseller. After arriving to The Ohio State University campus in the spring of 2006, Ryan immediately began the task of completing his coaching staff. Ryan brought on board some of the best coaching talent in the nation in Joe Heskett, Lou Rosselli and Tommy Rowlands. Two years later, this staff would propel the Scarlet and Gray to the program s best finish in the NCAA championships. Backed by a pair of national champions -- Jaggers and Pucillo -- for a total of three finalists, Ohio State earned 79 points for the first of consecutive runner-up finishes. The following season, Ryan and Ohio State nearly pulled off one of the biggest upsets in NCAA championship history when three Buckeyes (Reece Humphrey at 133 pounds; Jaggers and Pucillo) advanced to the finals with the team lead. In one of the tightest team races in recent championship history, the Buckeyes were clipped by Iowa by 4.5 points as Ohio State finished with 92 points compared to the Hawkeyes Prior to coaching at Ohio State, Ryan was the head coach at Hofstra from While with the Pride, Ryan earned Eastern Collegiate Wrestling Association and Colonial Athletic Association Coach of the Year honors seven times. He also was named New York State Coach of the Year twice. Leading Hofstra to six consecutive conference titles, Ryan and the Pride recorded a 47-match (46-0-1) conference unbeaten streak in dual action which served as the nation s longest conference unbeaten streak. Ryan also was an assistant coach at Indiana from Ryan earned his bachelor s degree in education from Iowa in He and his wife, Lynette, have four children, Jordan, Jake, Teague and Mackenzie. NCAA CHAMPIONS UNDER RYAN YEAR NAME WT J Jaggers 141 lbs Mike Pucillo 184 lbs J Jaggers 141 lbs Logan Stieber 133 lbs Logan Stieber 133 lbs Logan Stieber 141 lbs Logan Stieber 141 lbs Nathan Tomasello 125 lbs Myles Martin 174 lbs Kyle Snyder HWT 11

12 HE S GOLDEN Big Ten Champion. NCAA Champion. World Champion. Kyle Snyder can now add another line to his resume: Youngest Olympic wrestling gold medalist. The latest chapter in the storybook rise of Kyle Snyder was written in Rio last August. It had all the usual elements - drama, intrigue, suspense - and ended like they all do: with Snyder atop the winners stage. But this time, there was an Olympic gold medal draped around his neck. Now, he had the only thing missing from his trophy case. Along the way, the 20-year-old junior-to-be made the impossible seem inevitable. It started with a World championship win last September. Then he added Big Ten and NCAA titles this past March. Three weeks later, Snyder sealed his spot on the Olympic team at the Trials in Iowa City. Sunday s 2-1 win over World No. 3 Khetag Goziumov of Azerbaijani made him the youngest Olympic gold medalist in U.S. wrestling history, capping a 12-month run that has been equaled just once before. In the gold medal match, Snyder avenged a loss from earlier this summer to Goziumov at the Grand Prix of Germany. He scored a point in the first period on a pushout, another one early in the second on another pushout and held on for the final minute after the lead was cut to 2-1. A HISTORICAL CONTEXT Sunday s victory made Snyder only the second Ohio State wrestler to earn an Olympic medal, and the first to do so in 92 years (Harry Steel won gold in the 1924 Games in Paris). He s also the first active Buckeye wrestler to medal at the Olympics and the first active Buckeye student-athlete to win gold since Jerry Lucas (basketball) in Just 20 years old, Snyder supplanted Henry Cejudo as the youngest Olympic champion in U.S. history. Cejudo was 21 when he won gold at the 2008 Beijing Games. Snyder s win also continues a U.S. streak of at least one men s freestyle champion in every Olympics since OPENINIG ROUND, QUARTERFINAL WINS In the quarterfinals, Snyder shut out Albert Saritov of Romania, breaking the match open with a four point body lock and lift early in the second period, taking a 3-0 lead and increasing it to 7-0. It was much of the same in the first round against Cuba s Javier Cortina, as Snyder built a 3-1 lead after the first three minutes and wore Cortina down with a combination of takedowns and pushouts to secure a 10-3 victory. Snyder punched his ticket to the gold medal match thanks to furious comeback in the final three minutes against world No. 6 Elizbar Odikadze of Georgia in the semifinals. After falling behind 4-0 quickly after the opening whistle blew, Snyder methodically wore down Odikadze, eventually breaking him in the final two minutes after getting three straight pushouts. Down 4-3, Snyder took Odikadze down, pushed him out, took him down again and added one more pushout. The end result was a 9-4 decision that was a testament to his superior conditioning and sheer willpower. 12

13 WELCOME HOME In front of a crowd of over 105,000, Snyder was honored at Ohio State s season-opener against Bowling Green. QUOTABLE Snyder on gold medal match: It was a tough match. I wrestled that guy like a month ago and he beat me, so I m happy that I ve been able to improve on that performance, and, I keep saying it, I m really thankful and grateful that I ve even had this opportunity wrestle and my family and friends have been down here, to share it with them. On his emotions after winning: I ve been super emotional at times on the mat when I m wrestling. I think it s just, maybe I was in shock. I don t know. I was definitely really happy, happier than I ve ever been on a wrestling mat. On his semifinal win: I never feel like I am out of a match, so, down 4-0 in the first 20 seconds, there is still a lot of time left to wrestle. If I don t have the power to score four points on a guy, then he is probably better than me. I am just confident in myself. 13

14 STATISTICS Individual Results Name Weight Record OSU Career Dual Big Ten MD TF Pins Fastest Pin Anthony Agazarm 157 lbs Cody Burcher 165 lbs :40 Troy Caldwell HWT :54 Elijah Cleary 165 lbs Matt Davis 149 lbs Anthony DeCarlo 157 lbs Cody Dingess 149 lbs Brendan Fitzgerald 133 lbs :59 Josh Fox 197 lbs Ryan Harris 184 lbs Ke-Shawn Hayes 141 lbs :33 Mike Hozan 141 lbs Bo Jordan 174 lbs Micah Jordan 149 lbs :39 Justin Kresevic 165 lbs Myles Martin 184 lbs Kollin Moore 197 lbs :14 J.P. Newton 165 lbs Luke Pletcher 133 lbs Josh Powell 149 lbs Clay Ragon 133 lbs :30 Aaron Rehfeldt 141 lbs Blake Riley-Hawkins 149 lbs Jose Rodriguez 125 lbs Jack Rozema 184 lbs Jake Ryan 157 lbs :11 Fritz Schierl 165 lbs :15 Jeremy Scott 184 lbs Alex Sepeda 157 lbs Kevin Snyder 197 lbs :16 Kyle Snyder HWT Nick Tavanello HWT Nathan Tomasello 133 lbs Gary Traub 197/HWT :35 Seth Williams 174 lbs :19 14

15 INDIVIDUAL RESULTS Anthony Agazarm Fr. Palm Harbor, Fla. 157 lbs. Nov. 5 EMU Open 157 lbs. Caden McWhirther (NIU)...L, Fall 4: Kyle Kaminski (Ohio)...L, Maj. Dec Cody Burcher Rs-So. Gnadenhutten, Ohio 165 lbs. Nov. 5 EMU Open 165 lbs. Darden Schurg (Wabash)...W, Fall 1: Gavin Murray (Purdue)...W, Fall 0: Drew Hughes...L, Dec Logan Parks (Central Michigan)...W, Dec Nov. 13 Journeymen Classic 165 lbs. Bryant Halsch (North Carolina)...W, Fall 0: Nick Valez (Ithaca)...W, Maj. Dec Chase Gallik (Lehigh)...W, Dec Troy Caldwell So. Plain City, Ohio HWT Nov. 5 EMU Open HWT Zack Chakonis (Northwestern)...L, Dec Chase Carter (Tiffin)...W, Maj. Dec Kostya Golobokov (Michigan)...L, Dec Nov. 13 Ohio Open HWT Chiabueze Onwuka (Niagara CC)...W, Fall 4: Zach Schrader (West Virginia)...L, Dec Michael Furbee (Cleveland St.)...W, Dec Elijah Cleary Fr. Winter Park, Fla. 165 lbs. Nov. 5 EMU Open 165 lbs. William Miller (Ohio)...W, Maj. Dec Kenny Moore (N. Illinois)...L, SV Thomas Williams (Ohio)...W, Maj. Dec Haydn Kinjorski (Olivert)...W, Dec Dylan Lydy (Purdue)...L, Dec Matt Davis Rs-So. Chatham, N.J. 149 lbs. Anthony DeCarlo Rs.-So. Springfield, Ohio 157 lbs. Nov. 5 EMU Open 157 lbs. Ryan Violette (Central Mich.)...W, Dec Colton Ullman (Ashland)...L, TB Cody Dingess (Ohio State)...W, Dec Austin Hiles (Michigan St.)...L, Dec Nov. 13 Journeymen Classic 157 lbs. Jackson Mordente (LIU)...L, Dec Jared Schieber (Oklahoma)...L, Dec Jawan Jones (Ithaca)...L, Dec. 5-3 (SV-1) Cody Dingess Rs-Fr. London, Ohio 157 lbs. Nov. 5 EMU Open 157 lbs. Cole Wysocki (Purdue)...L, Maj. Dec

16 Jared VanVleet (Findlay)...W, SV Anthony DeCarlo (Ohio State)...L, Dec Brendan Fitzgerald Fr. Columbus, Ohio 133 lbs. Nov. 5 EMU Open 133 lbs. #20 Corey Keener (Central Mich.)...W, Fall 3: Giuseppe Penzone (Tiffin)...W, Dec Matt Santos (Michigan State)...W, Fall 0: #8 Stevan Micic (Michigan)...W, Fall 1: Luke Pletcher (Ohio State)...Med. Forfeit Josh Fox Rs.-Sr. Jacksonville, Fla. 197 lbs. Nov. 5 EMU Open HWT Garrett Gray (Tiffin)...L, Maj. Dec Shawn Streck (Purdue)...L, Maj. Dec Nov. 13 Journeymen Classic HWT Ian James (Buffalo)...L, Dec Christian Colucci (Lehigh)...L, Dec Brandon Ngati (West Virginia)...W, Dec Ryan Harris Rs.-So. Beachwood, Ohio 184 lbs. - Ke-Shawn Hayes Rs-Fr. Kansas City, Mo. 141 lbs. Nov. 13 Journeymen Classic 141 lbs. Ryan Pomrinca (Lehigh)...W, Fall 2: #5 Kevin Jack (NC State)...L, Dec Noah Teaney (Oklahoma)...W, Dec Mike Hozan Rs-Jr. Homerville, Ohio 141 lbs. Nov. 5 EMU Open 141 lbs. Mitch Hrnyak (Central Mich.)...L, Dec Reiley Brown (Central Mich.)...W, Dec Chandler Minnard (Ashland)...L, Dec Bo Jordan Rs-Jr. Urbana, Ohio 174 lbs. - Micah Jordan Rs-So. Urbana, Ohio 149 lbs. Nov. 5 EMU Open 149 lbs. Nick Boggs (Lake Erie College)...W, Tech Fall Grant Martsolf (Unattached)...W, Tech Fall Tyler Meisinger (Michigan)...W, Tech Fall Michael Screptock (Tiffin)...W, Tech Fall #6 Justin Oliver (Central Mich.)...W, Maj. Dec Nov. 13 Journeymen Classic 149 lbs. Beau Donahue (NC State)...W, Fall 6: Troy Heilmann (North Carolina)...W, Maj. Dec #15 Laike Gardner (Lehigh)...W, Dec Justin Kresevic Rs-Sr. Solon, Ohio 165 lbs. Nov. 5 EMU Open 165 lbs. Bret Romanzak (Ashland)...W, Dec Drew Hughes (Michigan St.)...L, Fall 1: Hunter Rollins (Central Mich.)...W, Injury Def Peter Andreotti (Purdue)...W, Dec Dylan Lydy (Purdue)...L, Dec

17 Nov. 13 Journeymen Classic 165 lbs. Derek Holcomb (Buffalo)...W, Dec Jared Siegrist (Lock Haven)...W, Dec Jason Carr (Citadel)...W, Maj. Dec Myles Martin So. Penns Grove, N.J. 184 lbs. Nov. 5 NWCA All-Star Classic 184 lbs. #1 Gabe Dean (Cornell)...L, Maj. Dec Nov. 13 Journeymen Clssic 184 lbs. Nicky Hall (NC State)...W, Maj. Dec Micahel Fagg-Daves (Rider)...W, Dec Parker Vonegidy (WVU)...W, Maj. Dec Kollin Moore Rs.-Fr. Burbank, Ohio 197 lbs. Nov. 5 EMU Open 197 lbs. Landon Pelham (Central Mich.)...W, Tech Fall Jake Kleimola (Indiana)...W, Maj. Dec Austin Severn (Central Mich.)...W, Dec Riley Lefever (Wabash)...W, Dec Nov. 13 Journeymen Classic 197 lbs. Nathaniel Rose (Buffalo)...W, Fall 4: Freddy Vidal (LIU)...W, Fall 1: Ricky Robertson (Wisconsin)...W, Dec J.P. Newton Rs-So. Perrysburg, Ohio 165 lbs. Luke Pletcher Fr. Latrobe, Pa. 133 lbs. Nov. 5 EMU Open 133 lbs. Cory Lester (Michigan)...W, Maj. Dec Mike Labry (Ashland)...W, Dec Mario Guillen (Ohio)...W, Dec Brendan Fitzgerald (Ohio State)...W, Med. Forfeit Josh Powell Rs-Fr. Atlanta, Ga. 149 lbs. Nov. 5 EMU Open 149 lbs. Josh Pappas (Lake Erie)...Dec #6 Justin Oliver (Central Mich.)...L, Fall 1: Steve Bleise (Northern Illinois)...L, Maj. Dec Clay Ragon Fr. Williamston, Mich. 133 lbs. Nov. 5 EMU Open 133 lbs. #19 Austin Eicher (Michigan St.)...L, Fall : Giuseppe Penzone (Tiffin)...W, Fall 6: Jon Martin (Central Mich.)...W, Dec Luke Welch (Purdue)...L, Maj. Dec Aaron Rehfeldt Fr. Brighton, Mich. 141 lbs. Nov. 5 EMU Open 141 lbs. Sal Profaci (Michigan)...L, Fall : Chandler Minnard (Ashland)...L, Dec Blake Riley-Hawkins Rs-Jr. Bradenton, Fla. 149 lbs. Nov. 13 Ohio Open 149 lbs. Pedro Tavarez (PSU Fayette)...W, Dec

18 Curtis Decker (Pittsburgh)...L, Maj. Dec RJ LaBeef (Cleveland St.)...L, Dec Jose Rodriguez Rs-Fr. Massillon, Ohio 125 lbs. Nov. 13 Journeymen Classic 125 lbs. Patrick Kearney (Citadel)...W, Tech Fall Gerald Wert (Rider)...W, Dec #6 Darian Cruz (Lehigh)...L, Dec Jack Rozema Rs.-Jr. Wyoming, Mich. 184 lbs. Nov. 5 EMU Open 184 lbs. Jake Walker (Ohio)...W, Dec Randy Caris (Findlay)...W, Maj. Dec Jordan Ellingwood (C. Mich.)...L, Dec Tyler Hughes (Lake Erie College)...W, Dec Nov. 13 Journeymen Classic 184 lbs. Corey Hazel (Lock Haven)...L, Dec Matthew Rundell (North Carolina)...W, Dec Andrew Price (Lehigh)...L, Dec Jake Ryan Rs-So. Powell, Ohio 157 lbs. Nov. 5 EMU Open 157 lbs. Matteo Lybarger (Tiffin)...W, Fall 1: Kyle Wahl (Ashland)...W, Maj. Dec Caden McWhirther (N. Illinois)...L, Dec Austin Hiles (Michigan State)...Med Forfeit Fritz Schierl Fr. Stevens Point, Wisc. 157 lbs. Nov. 5 EMU Open 157 lbs. #8 Logan Massa (Michigan)...L, Maj. Dec Aaron Calderon (Michigan)...W, Med. Forfeit Alonzo Turner (Findlay)...W, SV Kenny Moore (N. Illinois)...L, Dec Nov. 13 Ohio Open 157 lbs. Jake Willochell (Seton Hall)...W, Fall 4: Troy Keller (Niagara CC)...L, Dec Ryan Sebesta (Niagara CC)...W, Dec Jake Willochell (Seton Hall)...L, Fall 1: Eric Fasnacht (Buffalo)...Med. Forfeit Alex Sepeda Rs.-Fr. Marysville, Ohio 157 lbs. Nov. 5 EMU Open 157 lbs. Dillon Ellsworth (Michigan St.)...L, Dec Eric Yang (Northwestern)...L, Maj. Dec Kevin Snyder Fr. Woodbine, Md. 197 lbs. Nov. 5 EMU Open 197 lbs. Riley Lefever (Wabash)...L, Maj. Dec Kyler Slade (Unattached)...W, Maj. Dec Blake Rypel (Indiana)...L, Dec Nov. 13 Ohio Open 197 lbs. Luke Cramer (Ashland)...L, Dec Tommy Bowles (Unattached)...W, Tech. Fall Chance Sonnenberg (Findlay)...W, Tech Fall Kyler Slade (Unattached)...W, Fall 6: Jacob Parker (Pittsburgh)...W, Fall 4:

19 Kyle Snyder Jr. Woodbine, Md. HWT - Nathan Tomasello Rs-Jr. Parma, Ohio 133 lbs. Gary Traub Fr. Cincinnati, Ohio 197 lbs. NRJ ov. 5 EMU Open HWT Zach Chakonis (Northwestern)...L, Dec Chase Carter (Tiffin)...W, Maj. Dec Kostya Golobokov (Michigan)...L, Dec Nov. 13 Ohio Open HWT Courvoiser Morrow (ND Coll.)...L, Dec Jacob Cavins (ND Coll.)...W, Fall 4: David Henson (Tiffin)...W, Fall 4: Chiabueze Onwuka (Niagara CC)...W, Dec Seth Williams Rs-So. Willard, Ohio 174 lbs. Nov. 5 EMU Open 174 lbs. Brenden Scherer (Lake Erie)...W, Maj. Dec Myles Amine (Michigan)...L, Fall : Justin Michaelson (Ashland)...W, Fall 1: Matthew McFarland (Ohio)...W, Tech. Fall Dontae McGee (Ohio)...W, Fall 1: Andrew McNally (Eastern Mich.)...L, Dec Nov. 13 Journeymen Classic 174 lbs. Joseph Puca (Courtland)...W, Dec Muhamed Mcbryde (Buffalo)...L, Dec