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    Ohio State leads Big Tens after Day 1, puts 4 in finals

    COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Four Ohio State wrestlers advanced to tomorrow's final round of the Big Ten Championships, taking place this weekend at St. John Arena. The Buckeyes' finalists are redshirt senior Logan Stieber (141 lbs.), redshirt freshman Nathan Tomasello (125 lbs.), redshirt freshman Bo Jordan (165 lbs.) and true freshman Kyle Snyder (197 lbs.).

    In the team standings, Ohio State currently stands in first place 102.5 points, 1.5 points ahead of second-place Iowa. The Buckeyes are seeking their first conference title since 1951.

    Stieber's road to tomorrow's final included a 9-0 major decision over Nick Lawrence in the quarterfinals and a 5-1 triumph over Rutgers' Anthony Ashnault. He will face Josh Dziewa of Iowa in tomorrow's final. Earlier in the year, Stieber (24-0) defeated Dziewa by technical fall, 15-0.

    Logan's brother, Hunter, had the crowd on its feet during his quarterfinal match, as he defeated Penn State's Zack Beitz, 5-4, on a last second reversal in the third period. With the win, Stieber assured himself of a trip to the NCAA Championships in St Louis March 19-21. In the semifinals, Stieber medically defaulted to Northwestern's Jason Tsirtsis.

    The Buckeye crowed also had plenty to cheer about in the 125 pound semifinals, as Tomasello scored a takedown and escape in the third period and then held on for a 3-2 decision over No. 2 seed and two-time NCAA champion Jesse Delgado of Illinois. Tomasello now has a team-high 28 wins on the year and will face off against Thomas Gilman of Iowa, the top seed, in the finals.

    At 165 pounds, the much-anticipated Jordan-Jordan final will take place tomorrow, as Bo Jordan remained undefeated on the year and advanced to face his cousin Issac of Wisconsin thanks to an 8-1 decision over Pierce Harger of Northwestern. Jordan, who received a first round bye, edged Austin Wilson of Nebraska in the quarterfinals, 4-1.

    Snyder was able to avenge one of his losses this season by edging Nathan Burak 3-2, setting up a finals date with Morgan McIntosh of Penn State. Snyder defeated McIntosh earlier this year, 6-2, clinching a dual meet victory over the Nittany Lions.

    Ohio State was particularly successful in the consolation round of Saturday night, going 7-1 in matches that included a victory by Johnni DiJulius over Rossi Bruno of Michigan, Josh Demas over Anthony Perotti of Rutgers and a pair of wins from Mark Martin at 174 lbs. (over Josh Snook of Maryland Frank Cousins of Wisconsin).

    Action gets underway tomorrow with the third and fifth place matches at 1 p.m. and the finals at approximately 3 p.m.

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