Takedown Report

No. 2 Ohio State Completes Home Season Undefeated, Down No. 5 Iowa, 24-9

17-0 start best in program history
COLUMBUS, Ohio — No. 2 Ohio State (17-0, 6-0) concluded the home portion of the 2026 season Friday with a 24-9 win against No. 5 Iowa (9-5, 2-3) at the sold out Covelli Center (4,749).
Ohio State completed the home schedule undefeated (7-0) at the Covelli Center for the first time. The 17-0 overall start to the 2025-26 season is the best in program history. 
Starting at 157 pounds, Iowa took a 9-0 lead with three wins by decision. Ohio State then scored 24-unanswered points for the victory.
157 – Victor Voinovich III (IOWA) def. Maddox Shaw (OSU), D, 5-1
The first period ended scoreless. Voinovich got the first score with an escape to start the second. He added a takedown for a 4-0 advantage midway through the period to lead after five minutes. Shaw escaped to begin the third to make it 4-1 Hawkeyes. With a point for riding time, Voinovich got the win by decision, 5-1.
165 – (3) Michael Caliendo (IOWA) def. e’Than Birden (OSU), D, 8-2
Caliendo opened with a takedown. Birden scored with an escape. Caliendo added a takedown to lead 6-1 after the first three minutes. Caliendo added an escape to open the second for a 7-1 lead after two periods. Birden added an escape to make it 7-2 Iowa. With a point for riding time, Caliendo got the win by decision, 8-2. 
174 – (3) Patrick Kennedy (IOWA) def. (5) Carson Kharchla (OSU), D, 2-1
Neither wrestler was able to put points on the board in the opening three minutes. Kharchla chose down to start the second and got the escape point for a 1-0 lead. The match stopped briefly for a Kharchla … more at … https://ohiostatebuckeyes.com/news/2026/2/6/wrestling-no-2-ohio-state-completes-home-season-undefeated-down-no-5-iowa-24-9

February 10, 2026 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized