The Front Row

For those of you that are interested the wrestling team they had a great season. This week they are in St. Louis for the NCAA's. Heres a little run down on their season:

Ohio State Qualifiers
125 - Johnni Dijulius (19-13; 9-7 dual; 4-3 Big Ten) Fr., Aurora, Ohio
133 - No. 2 Logan Stieber (28-2; 15-2 dual; 7-1 Big Ten) R-Fr., Monroeville, Ohio
141 - No. 5 Hunter Stieber (25-4; 13-2 dual; 5-1 Big Ten) Fr., Monroeville, Ohio
149 - No. 10 Cam Tessari (22-9; 11-3 dual; 4-1 Big Ten) Fr., Monroeville, Ohio
157 - Josh Demas (20-13; 9-7 dual; 4-3 Big Ten) R-Fr., Columbus, Ohio
174 - No. 10 Nick Heflin (23-8; 12-4 dual; 5-2 Big Ten) R-So., Massillon, Ohio
197 - Andrew Campolattano (20-12; 10-7 dual; 5-3 Big Ten) Fr., Bound Brook, N.J.
HWT - Peter Capone (14-15; 6-10 dual; 2-6 Big Ten) R-So., Johnson City, N.Y.

COLUMBUS, Ohio - EightBuckeyes will compete at the 2012 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships Thursday-Saturday at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Mo. Representing Ohio State at the national tournament are Johnni Dijulius (125 pounds), Logan Stieber (133 pounds), Hunter Stieber (141 pounds), Cam Tessari (149 pounds), Josh Demas (157 pounds), Nick Heflin (174 pounds), Andrew Campolattano (197 pounds) and Peter Capone (HWT).

Buckeye Bits
* Ohio State finished the regular season 13-4 overall and the Big Ten regular season with a 5-3 record.
* Redshirt freshman Logan Stieber won the 133-pound Big Ten title as the No. 1 seed March 4 in West Lafayette, Ind. Stieber beat No. 2 seed Tony Ramos of Iowa 5-2 in the final and was later named Big Ten Freshman of the Year. The Monroeville, Ohio, native leads the team with 28 wins vs. two losses and has a squad-leading 14 pins on the season, with his fastest at a time of 43 seconds.
* The Scarlet and Gray collected 91 points en route to a fifth-place finish in the 2012 Big Ten Championships.
* The Buckeyes beat six ranked teams during the season - No. 15 Virginia Tech, 21-12; No. 9 Pittsburgh, 22-9; No. 20 Kent State, 22-15; No. 2 Iowa, 21-9; No. 12 Michigan, 24-13; No. 8 Nebraska, 21-18 (National Duals).
* Amassing 129 points, Ohio State won the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Wrestling Invitational Dec. 2.
* The Scarlet and Gray advanced to the regional final of the NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals Mat Mayhem Feb. 12 in Stillwater, Okla. Ohio State faced No. 1 Oklahoma State in the final and dropped a 25-6 decision.
* On average, the Buckeyes started seven freshmen this season, including a pair of redshirt freshmen and five true freshmen.
* Ohio State captured its 700th dual victory Dec. 9 at Pittsburgh.
* Head coach Tom Ryan, who is in his sixth season with the Buckeyes, won his 180th career match Jan. 12 vs. Purdue.