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Fast Start Leads to 26-16 Ohio State Win Over Michigan

No. 2 Buckeyes face No. 4 Iowa In final home dual Friday at Covelli
COLUMBUS, Ohio — No. 2 Ohio State (16-0, 5-0) jumped to a 16-0 lead over visiting No.13 Michigan (8-3, 4-1) Sunday to down the Wolverines 26-16 at the Covelli Center.
It was the fourth-consecutive win over Michigan in the series.
Nic Bouzakis got things started with a pin at 125 before a pair of wins by technical fall from Ben Davino (133) and Jesse Mendez (141). Paddy Gallagher (165), Carson Kharchla (174) and Luke Geog (197) secured the victory down the stretch. 
125 – (2) Nic Bouzakis (OSU) def. (24) Diego Sotelo (MICH), F, 3:47
Bouzakis earned the first takedown of the match after a called takedown by Sotelo was reviewed and reversed. After the stoppage, Sotelo escaped to make it 3-1 Buckeyes. Bouzakis working on an escape, flipped Sotelo to his back and got the pin at 3:47. 
A second-period pin to get things started in Columbus ??@wrestlingbucks‘ No. 2 at 125 lbs Nic Bouzakis secured the pin at 3:47 against No. 24 Diego Sotelo ?? pic.twitter.com/ZGZVfWzDl2— Big Ten Wrestling (@B1GWrestling) February 1, 2026
133 – (2) Ben Davino (OSU) def. Gauge Botero (MICH), TF, 19-4
Davino scored first with a takedown and added another for a 6-1 lead midway through the opening period. Two more Davino takedowns made it 12-3 after the opening period. an ascape in the second made it 13-3 Buckeyes. Another takedown sent the match to the third with Davino leading 16-3. Davino finished off the match for the win by technical fall, 19-4.
141 – (1) Jesse Mendez (OSU) def. (25) Dylan Ragusin (MICH), TF, 19-3
Mendez struck first with a double-leg takedown for a 3-1 lead after a Ragusin escape. Ragusin was called for stalling and Mendez added a late takedown to lead 7-1 after three minutes. Mendez increased the lead to 13-3 after five minutes. A Mendez escape, a three-point near fall and reversal got the win by technical fall, 19-3. … more at … https://ohiostatebuckeyes.com/news/2026/2/1/wrestling-fast-start-leads-to-26-16-ohio-state-win-over-michigan

February 2, 2026 Posted by | Uncategorized | | Leave a comment

Cowboy Wrestling Collects Statement Victory Over No. 3 Iowa State

STILLWATER – The No. 5 Oklahoma State wrestling team defeated No. 3 Iowa State, 24-9, on Sunday afternoon inside Gallagher-Iba Arena. 
The Cowboys took seven of 10 bouts, with No. 12 Jax Forrest (133) and No. 2 Dee Lockett (165) picking up bonus points. The win improves the Cowboys to 12-1 overall and 7-0 in the Big 12, while the loss drops the Cyclones to 9-1 on the season and 5-1 in the conference. Additionally, it’s OSU’s third top-10 win this season. 
“This is probably our toughest challenge that we’ve had this year,” head coach David Taylor said. “I got onto these guys on Friday, just felt like we had a little more to give and a little more effort and a little more energy. I think they responded really well. I think our team kind of grew together over the last couple of days. I think tonight was very much a team effort. We came in, and the guys wrestled well and finished matches strongly at the end. I’m proud of the guys.”
In the highest-ranked matchup of the afternoon, true freshman No. 2 Sergio Vega (141) took on fellow Sunnyside High School graduate No. 3 Anthony Echemendia. Late in the third, Vega collected the bout-winning takedown for his team-leading seventh ranked win of the season. Vega, 12 bouts into his college career, has yet to surrender a takedown despite facing three All-Americans, including Nebraska’s Brock Hardy twice. 
At 149-pounds No. 12 Casey Swiderski, the former Cyclone, took on No. 6 Jacob Frost in Swiderski’s first meeting against Iowa State since his departure. With under a minute to go in the final period, Swiderski collected the winning takedown and improved to 10-1 in his last 11 bouts. 
No. 6 Landon Robideau (157) continued his impressive freshman campaign with a 4-1 win over No. 8 Vinny Zerban. The win was Robideau’s fifth ranked win of his career and second over a former All-American. 
Other true freshman phenom Forrest moved to 8-0 in his career with a technical fall victory over Osmaney Diversent. The meeting was the second between the two this season, as Forrest pinned Diversent at the Cyclone Open on January 18. Forrest has seven bonus-point wins over his eight career bouts.
174-pounder No. 7 Alex Facundo picked up his second top-15 win of the weekend with a 4-1 win over No. 13 MJ Gaitan. The reigning Big 12 Wrestler of the Week has now won 11 of his last 12 bouts. 
No. 7 Troy Spratley continued his impressive run atop the Cowboy lineup with his eighth-straight victory, … more at … https://okstate.com/news/2026/2/1/cowboy-wrestling-collects-statement-victory-over-no-3-iowa-state

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