#4 The Ohio State Buckeyes Tame the #5 Tigers of Mizzou

In revenge of last years dual upsetting defeat to the Missouri Tigers, The Ohio State Buckeyes showed up in full force for their first home dual of the season! The Buckeyes welcomed their Home Crowd and the many Missouri fans traveling to a packed St Johns Arena. Starting off the evening event the 3 stand-out Olympians; Gold-Medalist Kyle Snyder, Bronze-Medalist J'den Cox and Olympian Terval Dlagnev were recognized for their performances in Rio this summer.  

2016 USA OLYMPIANS: BRONZE MEDALIST-J'DEN COX, TERVEL DLAGNEV, GOLD MEDALIST-KYLE SNYDER (Left to Right)

Leading off the dual for the Buckeyes #10 ranked 125 pounder Jose Rodriquez handled another fellow Ohio native coming out of Brecksville, OH Aaron Assad. Rodriquez swept up a high single in the first period for a nice 2-point takedown, however with the home state motivation behind him, Assad held sturdy against Rodriquez keeping the score only at a 2-point difference. At 133 pounds, Nathan Tomasello returned to action in Ohio after some time off due to injury. Just about a minute into the bout Tomasello caused an uproar with a slam down on #8 Jaydin Eierman after the whistle was blown by the official. The match resumed and Tomasello took control the remainer of the match while nearly pinning the ranked Eierman in the 2nd period. 

Mike Eierman, an outside influential wrestling figure to the MIZZOU Wrestlers reacting to the Tomasello slamdown on his boy.

Next for Ohio State, Luke Pletcher a LaTrobe, PA native had his Red-Shirt yanked last night as he will now step into the 141 slot, due to the season ending injury of Ke-Shawn Hayes to compete for the Buckeyes. Pletcher gave up a quick takedown by 2x NCAA qualifier Zach Synon in the first, but by the end of the bout the new polished Buckeye had hiked up several single leg take downs to pull off the swing match victory over a veteran Tiger Synon. Following the 141 win for the Bucks, Micah Jordan took care of business racking up a Tech-Fall victory, to give the Buckeyes a 15-0 lead.

OSU WRESTLING SNAPCHAT FILTER FOR HOME OPENER

The Tigers rose from their den as #3 Ranked 157 lb Joey Lavallee put on a takedown clinic against Buckeye RS SO. Jake Ryan. LaVallee tallied Missouri their first Team points and put the Tigers on the scoreboard heading into halftime, with the Buckeyes ahead 15-3.

Following intermission the Tigers stayed hungry as #4 ranked Daniel Lewis secured a solid triumph for Missouri at the 165 pound weight class. After Lewis's hand was down from being raised by the official, the infamous Bells rang throughout the St.John's Arena, which proclaimed it was time for a fan favorite to make his way out on the mat. At 174 #1 Ranked Wrestler in the Country Bo Jordan bursts out of the locker room as the crowd rises to their feet! Bo Jordan returning to varsity competition works Wisman of Missouri all of the mat to seal the deal with a 14-6 major decision. 

Next, for The Ohio State University 184 lb #5 Myles Martin the returning NCAA 2016 National Champion at 174 pounds kept the high energy flowing throughout the Arena rallying 16 points in the 1st period against the backup for Missouri's #9 Willie Miklus. Martin secured a Techinical Fall victory over Lemanowicz which set the stage for the match up of the night!

Representing the #5 Missouri Tigers, USA 2016 Olympic Bronze Medalist-J'den Cox took the line at 197lbs as he was greeted with positive cheer from the wrestling fans within the arena. Across him stood Jr.World Team Member and  Rs. FR for the Bucks, Kollin Moore coming in ranked 6th in the country. Moore came out aggressive not showing any fear against the Olympic Medalist pushing Cox to his limit on the night, while all the Tiger could do is survive inside the ring. Kollin Moore displayed that he is the real deal as he struck two demanding takedowns against Cox a former 2016 &2014 NCAA Champion, 2015 NCAA All-American and not to mention again the 2016 USA Olympic Bronze Medalist. J'Den Cox nonetheless pulled off the win and added another 3-points to the Tigers score. 

Wrestling fans were given a special treat last night as Olympians performed Back-To-Back in Columbus. To close off the evening, 2016 NCAA National Champion & USA Olympic Gold Medalist- Kyle Synder took the mat for the Buckeyes. Snyder, wrestling competitvely in Columbus for the first time since making history at the Rio Olympic Games last August, took Missouri’s Austin Myers down 8 times and then stuck him half way through the 2nd period. 


“Well I think the most important thing for our team tonight was to continue to find value in scoring points. I think what we’re seeing with this team is a good combination of leadership and some of the younger guys. Overall, it was a good performance from us.” -OSU Head Coach Tom Ryan

OHIO STATE WRESTLING
No. 4 Ohio State 30, No. 5 Missouri 9 | St. John Arena; Columbus, Ohio
Attendance: 2,820
Records: Ohio State 4-0; Missouri 2-1

125: #10 Jose Rodriguez (OSU) decision over Aaron Assad (MIZZU) 3-1 | OSU 3, MIZZU 0
133: #3 Nathan Tomasello (OSU) major decision over #9 Jaydin Eierman (MIZZU) 12-2 | OSU 7, MIZZU 0
141: Luke Pletcher (OSU) decision over Zach Synon (MIZZU) 6-4 | OSU 10, MIZZU 0
149: #5 Micah Jordan (OSU) technical fall over Alex Butler (MIZZU) 23-7 | OSU 15, MIZZU 0
157: #6 Joey Lavallee (MIZZU) decision over Jake Ryan 12-5 | OSU 15, MIZZU 3
165: #4 Daniel Lewis (MIZZU) decision over Cody Burcher 6-1 | OSU 15, MIZZU 6
174: #1 Bo Jordan (OSU) major decision over Dylan Wisman 14-6 | OSU 19, MIZZU 6
184: #5 Myles Martin (OSU) technical fall over Matthew Lemanowicz (MIZZU) 21-5 | OSU 24, MIZZU 6
197: #1 J’den Cox decision over #6 Kollin Moore (OSU) 6-4 | OSU 24, MIZZU 9
285: #1 Kyle Snyder (OSU) fall over Austin Myers (MIZZU) 4:32 | OSU 30, MIZZU 











BUCKEYES SCHEDULE LINEUP:
UP NEXT-->The Buckeyes return to action next Sunday, Dec. 18, when they take on Northwestern at Wadsworth High School in OHIO. 



MIZZOU SCHEDULE LINEUP:

UP NEXT--> Mizzou will next be in action on Sunday, Dec. 11, when the Tigers face Mid-American Conference opponent Ohio. The dual from Athens, Ohio.

THAT'S ALL FOLKS!!!
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RON JOHN RINALDI