No. 5 Ohio State goes 3-0 on day one of Journeymen Collegiate Duals, with 29-10 win over No. 13 Iowa State
by Ohio State, Iowa State & North Carolina Athletics
Ohio State press release
COLUMBUS, Ohio – No. 6 Ohio State (7-0) picked up three wins Saturday at the 2024 Collegiate Duals held at the Ensworth Frist Campus in Nashville.
In the first dual of the day, Ohio State defeated No. 21 North Carolina, 23-11. Graduate Carson Kharchla made his season debut and prevailed in his match at 174 over Joshua Ogunsanya (UNC), 10-3.
The Buckeyes opened the battle against the Tar Heels with a couple upset wins by redshirt freshman Vinny Kilkeary at 125 and by true freshman Ben Davino at 133. Kilkeary defeated No. 23 Spencer Moore in sudden victory (6-3) before Davino shut out No. 12 Ethan Oakley, 5-0.
Ohio State cruised to a 36-6 win in the middle dual against Lock Haven with six bonus-point victories.
The Buckeyes closed out the day with a 29-10 victory over No. 14 Iowa State to improve to 7-0 and finished 2024 undefeated in dual competition.
Iowa State press release
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – No. 13 Iowa State (4-3, 1-0 Big 12) went 2-1 Saturday at the Collegiate duals in Nashville, Tenn. The Cyclones defeated Lock Haven (2-4, 1-0 MAC) and No. 25 North Carolina (4-4, 0-0 ACC) before falling to No. 5 Ohio State (7-0, 0-0 Big Ten) in the final dual of the day.
The Cyclones notched victories over the Bald Eagles, 30-6, and Tar Heels, 23-14, but dropped the finale to the Buckeyes, 29-10.
Kysen Terukina went 2-0 at 125 pounds in his first action of the season while Paniro Johnson and Evan Bockman went 2-0 at 165 and 184 pounds, respectively. Cody Chittum went 3-0 on the day at 157 pounds with an upset over Ohio State’s No. 7 Paddy Gallagher.
Osmany Diversent earned the first top-15 win of his career with a win over Lock Haven’s two-time All-American No. 13 Anthony Noto.
Iowa State is back in dual action after the New Years at West Virginia on Jan. 8.
North Carolina press release
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The 25th-ranked North Carolina wrestling program went 1-2 on Saturday in the Collegiate Wrestling Duals, capping off the day by defeating Lock Haven.
The Tar Heels fell to No. 5 Ohio State (23-11) and No.13 Iowa State (23-14), rounding out the day by cruising to a 37-3 win over Lock Haven.
In the opener with the Buckeyes, Carolina picked up wins courtesy of Lachlan McNeil (149), Gavin Kane (184) and Cade Lautt (197).
McNeil collected an 8-2 decision over 12th-ranked Dylan D'Emilio. The win for McNeil was his second-straight ranked victory. Kane, continued his early season success, defeating Ohio State's Seth Shumate by decision, 6-3. Lautt cruised over Cayaen Smith by technical fall, 20-5, to close out the Tar Heel victories.
Against the Cyclones, McNeil (149), Joshua Ogunsanya (174) and Kane (184) earned Tar Heel victories. McNeil controlled Carter Fousek by technical fall, and Kane collected an injury default for Carolina bonus point efforts. At 174, Ogunsanya jumped out to an early lead in the first and never looked back, earning his first win of the year and the first in a Carolina singlet.
In the nightcap, nine Tar Heels collected wins.
Laird Root (157), Collin Carrigan (165) and Robert Platt (197) earned their first dual wins of the collegiate career, with a fall by Root and the duo of Carrigan and Platt collecting decisions.
Moore (125), Ogunsanya (174), Kane (184) and Lautt (285) all collected bonus point wins for the Tar Heels. Rounding out the Carolina efforts by decision was Ethan Oakley (133).
Journeymen Wrestling Collegiate Wrestling Duals, presented by U.S. Air Force Special Warfare
At Nashville, Tenn., Saturday, December 21, 2024
No. 5 Ohio State 23, No. 25 North Carolina 11
125-Vinny Kilkeary (OSU) def. No. 23 Spencer Moore (R-Jr.) | D, 6-3
133-Ben Davino (OSU) def. No. 12 Ethan Oakley (UNC) | D, 5-0
141-No. 2 Jesse Mendez (OSU.) def. Jayden Scott (UNC) | D, 5-0
149-No. 6 Lachlan McNeil (UNC) def. No. 12 Dylan D’Emilio (OSU) | D, 8-2
157-No. 7 Paddy Gallagher (OSU) def. Laird Root (UNC) | D, 6-2
165-Brandon Cannon (OSU) def. Nicholas Fea (UNC) | TF, 22-6
174-No. 15 Carson Kharchla (OSU) def. No. 16 Joshua Ogunsanya (UNC) | D, 10-3
184- No. 18 Gavin Kane (UNC) def. Seth Shumate (OSU) | D, 6-3
197-Cade Lautt (UNC) def. Cayaen Smith (OSU) | TF, 20-5
285- Hogan Swenski (OSU) def. Aydin Guttridge (UNC) | D, 4-1
No. 13 Iowa State 30, Lock Haven 6
125: Kysen Terukina (ISU) TF Lucas Fye (LH), 20-5 (6:20)
133: Osmany Diversent (ISU) dec. #13 Anthony Noto (LH), 9-3
141: #19 Jacob Frost (ISU) TF #21 Wyatt Henson (LH), 20-4 (5:12)
149: #31 Lucas Kapusta (LH) dec. Carter Fousek (ISU), 9-6
157: Cody Chittum (ISU) maj. dec. Nick Stampoulos (LH), 13-4
165: Manny Rojas (ISU) maj. dec. Caden Dobbins (LH), 12-3
174: MJ Gaitan (ISU) dec. #29 Avery Bassett (LH)
184: #14 Evan Bockman (ISU) dec. #30 Colin Fegley (LH), 8-6
197: Tucker Hogan (LH) dec. Sawyer Bartelt (ISU), 2-1
285: #27 Daniel Herrera (ISU) dec. Ethan Miller (LH), 10-3
No. 5 Ohio State 36, Lock Haven 6
125-No. 6 Brendan McCrone (OSU) def. Lucas Fye (LHU) | TF, 16-0
133-No. 7 Nic Bouzakis (OSU) def. No. 14 Anthony Noto (R-Sr.) | MD, 16-7
141-No. 2 Jesse Mendez (OSU) def. No. 23 Wyatt Henson (R-Jr.) | TF, 17-2
149- Gavin Brown (OSU) def. Nick Stonecheck (LHU) | TF, 20-4
157-Brandon Cannon (OSU) def. Nick Stampoulos (LHU) | F, 6:10
165-Brock Herman (OSU) def. Nicholas Kunstek (LHU) | D, 7-1
174-No. 15 Carson Kharchla (OSU) def. James Lledo (R-Jr.) | TF, 20-5
184-Cole Bartram (LHU) def. Gavin Bell (OSU) | D, 7-6
197-Tucker Hogan (LHU) def. Cayaen Smith (OSU) | MD, 10-1
285-Hogan Swenski (OSU) def. Ethan Miller (LHU) | D, 10-3
No. 13 Iowa State 23, No. 25 North Carolina 14
125: Kysen Terukina (ISU) dec. #23 Spencer Moore (UNC), 6-6 TB-1 RT
133: #6 Evan Frost (ISU) dec. #12 Ethan Oakley (UNC), 5-0
141: #19 Jacob Frost (ISU) maj. dec. Luke Simcox (UNC), 10-1
149: #6 Lachlan McNeil (UNC) TF Carter Fousek (ISU), 19-4 (5:22)
157: Cody Chittum (ISU) dec. Laird Root (UNC), 8-2
165: Paniro Johnson (ISU) dec. Collin Carrigan (UNC), 3-2
174: #16 Joshua Ogunsanya (UNC) dec. Aiden Riggins (ISU), 7-3
184: #18 Gavin Kane (UNC) over Nando Villaescusa (ISU), Inj. Def.
197: Nate Schon (ISU) dec. Cade Lautt (UNC), 7-2
285: Yonger Bastida (ISU) maj. dec. Robert Platt (UNC), 15-7
No. 5 Ohio State vs. No. 13 Iowa State
125: #6 Brendan McCrone (OHST) WBF Ethan Perryman (ISU), 2:28
133: Ben Davino (OHST) dec. Osmany Diversent (ISU), 8-5
141: #2 Jesse Mendez (OHST) WBF #19 Jacob Frost (ISU), 1:26
149: #12 Dylan D’Emilio (OHST) maj. dec. Carter Fousek (ISU), 10-1
157: Cody Chittum (ISU) dec. #7 Paddy Gallagher (OHST), 10-8
165: Paniro Johnson (ISU) maj. dec. Brandon Cannon (OHST), 16-4
174: #15 Carson Kharchla (OHST) dec. Aiden Riggins (ISU), 8-4
184: #14 Evan Bockman (ISU) dec. Seth Shumate (OHST), 5-2
197: Ryder Rogotzke (OHST) maj. dec. Nate Schon (ISU), 10-2
285: Hogan Swenski (OHST) dec. #27 Daniel Herrera (ISU), 5-2
No. 25 North Carolina 37, Lock Haven 3
125: No. 23 Spencer Moore (UNC) over Lucas Fye (LH): 19-4 TF
133: No. 12 Ethan Oakley (UNC) over Hunter Gould (LH): 8-5 Dec
141: No. 21 Wyatt Henson (LH) over Jayden Scott (UNC): 4-1 SV Dec
149: No. 6 Lachlan McNeil (UNC) over No. 31 Lucas Kapusta (LH): 10-1 MD
157: Laird Root (UNC) over Nick Stampoulos (LH): Fall (1:35)
165: Collin Carrigan (UNC) over Caden Dobbins (LH): 6-1 Dec
174: No. 16 Joshua Ogunsanya (UNC) over No. 29 Avery Bassett (LH): 13-3 MD
184: No. 18 Gavin Kane (UNC) over No. 30 Colin Fegley (LH): 14-3 MD
197: Robert Platt (UNC) over Tucker Hogan (LH): 7-3 Dec
285: Cade Lautt (UNC) over Ethan Miller (LH): 17-2 TF
Sunday, December 22 Schedule
2:00 p.m. – No. 1 Penn State vs. Binghamton
2:00 p.m. – No. 16 Missouri vs. No. 19 Little Rock
4:00 p.m. – No. 1 Penn State vs. No. 19 Little Rock
4:00 p.m. – No. 16 Missouri vs. Binghamton
6:00 p.m. – No. 1 Penn State vs. No. 16 Missouri
6:00 p.m. – No. 19 Little Rock vs. Binghamton
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