The Ohio State wrestling team currently sits in second place at the NCAA Wrestling Championships. And while it’s unlikely that it’ll be able to catch first place Penn State, there are three wrestlers going for a national championship tonight.
Joey McKenna (141 lbs.), Micah Jordan (149 lbs.) and Kollin Moore (197 lbs.) will all be facing the No. 1 seed in their respective weight class, all with a chance to pull off the upset for a national title.
Here are the recaps of the three men’s journey to the final that will all take place at tonight 7PM on ESPN.
141 LBS | Joey McKenna
Rd. 1 | No. 2 Joey McKenna (Ohio State) def. No. 31 Grant Willits (Oregon State) | TF, 20-5
Rd. 2 | No. 2 Joey McKenna (Ohio State) def. No. 15 Kaid Brock (Oklahoma State) | MD, 14-1
Quarterfinals | No. 2 Joey McKenna (Ohio State) def. No. 7 Mitch McKee (Minnesota) | MD, 11-1
Semifinals | No. 2 Joey McKenna (Ohio State) def. No. 3 Nick Lee (Penn State) | D, 4-3
149 LBS | Micah Jordan
Rd. 1 | No. 2 Micah Jordan (Ohio State) def. No. 31 Shayne Oster (Northwestern) | PIN, 3:37
Rd. 2 | No. 2 Micah Jordan (Ohio State) def. No. 15 Max Thomsen (Northern Iowa) | MD, 17-4
Quarterfinals | No. 2 Micah Jordan (Ohio State) def. No. 10 Pat Lugo (Iowa) | D, 10-3
Semifinals | No. 2 Micah Jordan (Ohio State) def. No. 6 Austin O’Connor (North Carolina) | D, 4-2
197 LBS | Kollin Moore
Rd. 1 | No. 2 Kollin Moore (Ohio State) def. No. 31 Brett Perry (Buffalo) | MD, 12-3
Rd. 2 | No. 2 Kollin Moore (Ohio State) def. No. 18 Jake Woodley (Oklahoma) | MD, 14-4
Quarterfinals | No. 2 Kollin Moore (Ohio State) def. No. 10 Tom Sleigh (Virginia Tech) | D, 17-11
Semifinals | No. 2 Kollin Moore (Ohio State) def. No. 3 Preston Weigel (Oklahoma State) | MD, 12-4
Good luck wrestling Bucks!
