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Ohio State 2025 Big Ten Schedule Announced

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio State will battle four Big Ten opponents at the Covelli Center in 2025 with four scheduled for the road, the league announced Tuesday. Rutgers, Purdue, Minnesota and Penn State will face the Buckeyes in Columbus. 
Ohio State travels to Illinois, Iowa, Michigan and Indiana to round out the eight-match conference season. Match times, dates and television designations will be determined at a later date. The Buckeyes finished eighth at the 2024 NCAA Championships with three Ohio State individuals earning All-America status last year. Junior Jesse Mendez is back to defend both his 2023 Big Ten and NCAA titles at 141 pounds. 
The Buckeyes finished with a dual record of 15-2 a year ago, which included a 7-1 Big Ten record. Ohio State returns starters at eight weights in the nine that qualified for the 2024 NCAA Championships.
Back are Brendan McCrone (125), Nic Bouzakis (133), 2024 NCAA Champion/All-American Jesse Mendez (141), 2023 All-American Dylan D’Emilio (149), 2024 All-American Rocco Welsh (174), Ryder Rogotzke (184), Luke Geog (197) and 2024 All-American Nick Feldman (HWT). … more at … https://ohiostatebuckeyes.com/news/2024/10/8/wrestling-2025-big-ten-foes-announced

October 17, 2024 Posted by | Uncategorized | , , , | Leave a comment

Hawkeyes Release Complete 2024-25 Schedule

IOWA CITY, Iowa – Head coach Tom Brands released the complete University of Iowa men’s wrestling schedule for the 2024-25 season on Thursday. The Hawkeyes will host seven duals inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena this season. Times and TV designations will be announced at a later date.
Notes about the 2024-25 season:

  • Iowa opens the season traveling to Corvallis to face Oregon State on Nov. 2. The Hawkeyes also travel to Bellarmine (Nov. 15), and face Princeton and Army in St. Charles, Missouri (Dec. 6) as part of the Journeymen Wrestling’s “Uncivil War”.
  • The team’s first home dual at Carver Hawkeye Arena is on Nov. 9 against Stanford on Mediacom Mat. The Hawkeyes will also host Iowa State (Nov. 23) and Oklahoma State (Feb. 23) in nonconference home duals.
  • Iowa will close out the 2024 calendar year competing in the Soldier Salute at Xtream Arena in Coralville, Iowa. The event will take place on Dec. 29-30.
  • The Hawkeyes host Illinois (Jan. 17), Ohio State (Jan. 25), Nebraska (Feb. 7) and Northwestern (Feb. 16) in Big Ten duals at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.
  • Iowa travels for league road duals at Wisconsin (Jan. 12), Penn State (Jan. 31), Maryland (Feb. 2) and Minnesota (Feb. 14).
  • The postseason begins at the Big Ten Championships on March 8-9 in Evanston, Illinois, while the 2025 NCAA Championships will be held from March 20-22 in Philadelphia.

Iowa is coming off a 2023-24 season where it posted a 12-2 overall and 6-2 Big Ten mark. … more at … https://hawkeyesports.com/news/2024/10/10/hawkeyes-release-complete-2024-25-schedule/

October 17, 2024 Posted by | Uncategorized | , , | Leave a comment