Prior to the match, Ohio celebrated the 200th career victory by head coach Joel Greenlee which he picked up last weekend at his alma mater Northern Iowa and also celebrated senior day.
"I think it means a lot to our seniors to finish their careers on a high note in the Convocation Center," said Greenlee. "In the big picture, we are doing the right things this season and we are headed in the right direction as a program improving every week. I thought it was a great performance from top to bottom for us."
"I was shocked, I had no idea I had reached 200 wins," said Greenlee. "Its something I am proud of but not because of me, we have had great assistant coaches during the time I have been here and great guys that have wrestled for us while I have been here. I think it just speaks to the quality of student-athletes we have here and that's why its so special to me."
149 - Nick Steen vs. Alexander Richardson
In the first match of the day at 149 pounds, Nick Steed (Canton, Ohio) fell to eighth-ranked Alexander Richardson. Richardson executed an early takedown and took a 2-0 lead into the middle frame. After keeping Steed down throughout the second period, Richardson sealed the victory with a second takedown less than a minute into the final frame and gave up a late escape point en route to a 6-1 victory.
157 - Spartak Chino v. Austin Eads
Although the match started slowly with a stalemates through much of the first two periods, senior 157-pounder redshirt senior Spartak Chino (Wheaton, Ill.) made the most out of the last 45-seconds of action in match against Old Dominion's Austin Eads. Chino, who led 2-0 after an escape and earning a point by excessive stalling from Eads, landed a power double to score two then came within milliseconds of a pin fall, earning a four-point near fall. Chino took a major-decision shutout, 8-0, win to put Ohio up 4-3 in the dual.
165 pounds - Austin Reese vs. Seldon Wright
In the 165 bout, Redshirt freshman Austin Reese (Urbana, Ohio) defeated Seldon Wright in a 5-2 decision. After the wrestlers traded failed takedown attempts in the opening period, Reese notched an early escape in the second frame to take a 1-0 lead. With less than a minute left in the second period, Wright took a quick 2-1 lead on a takedown before Reese escaped right before time expired to knot things up at 2-2. With just over a minute to play, Reese took Wright down for the second time in the match to seal the victory. He was also rewarded an additional point for riding time to bring the final to 5-2. Reese improves his record to 17-8 and 9-4 in dual matches.
174 - No. 9 Cody Walters v. Tyrell Forbes
Redshirt senior Cody Walters (Macedonia, Ohio) dominated from the get go and scored points easily en route to picking up a disqualification win via excessive stalling, 13-0, over Tyrell Forbes of Old Dominion. Walters landed a quick takedown in the first period on a single leg takedown and chased Forbes out of bounds. Cody then earned a two-point near fall after the reset starting in the top position. After earning his first point due to stalling by Forbes, Walters led 5-0 after the first. In the second, Cody nearly landed a takedown off the start but landed out of bounds. On the neutral restart, Cody got another takedown on a single-leg and a trip and dominated the frame from the top taking a 7-0 lead into the third period.
In the third, Walters earned four more points on stalling calls and landed a reversal for two-more points before earning the DQ win and taking a 13-3 lead for the Bobcats.
184 - Andrew Romanchik vs. No. 5 Jack Dechow
In the matchup at 184 pounds, fifth-ranked Jack Dechow defeated redshirt senior Andrew Romanchik (Independence, Ohio) in an 8-0 decision. Dechow grabbed his permanent lead late in the first period with a takedown and added an escape early in the second to bring the score to 3-0 heading into the third period. Dechow managed to keep Romanchik down throughout the final period and was rewarded five points at the buzzer for a near fall and riding time.
197 - No. 13 Phil Wellington v. Kaleab Fetahi
Redshirt senior Phil Wellington (Euclid, Ohio) cruised to a 21-8 major decision win for the Bobcats. Wellington landed a single-leg and a trip for a two-point takedown. Wellington dominated the first period and got a point for Fetahi stalling to take a 3-0 lead in the first. In the second, Wellington started down and got a one-point escape easily from the opening position. Wellington immediately went for a single-leg which he landed and then let Fetahi up to immediately land a double-leg to take a 8-1 lead after two-periods. In the third, it was a steady formula of Wellington landing takedowns and letting Fetahi up to land another. Wellington landed six takedowns in the final frame and earned riding time to take a 21-8 major decision victory.
285 - Jesse Webb vs. Austin Coburn
In the heavyweight match, Austin Coburn defeated sophomore Jesse Webb (Bennington, Vt.) in a 4-0 decision. Coburn seized the early momentum with a takedown in the opening frame. The wrestlers started the middle period in the neutral position and traded failed takedown attempts throughout the frame. Coburn, who started down, added a quick escape point in the third period and was awarded an additional point after an illegal head butt by Webb.
125 - Shakur Laney v. Brandon Jeske
In the 125-pound matchup, freshman Shakur Laney (Canal Winchester, Ohio) hit a near fall in the final seconds of action to take a 7-5 decision from ODU's Brandon Jeske. After a very active scramble after a short feeling out period, Jeske landed a takedown in a scramble. Laney landed a two-point reversal after the reset and ODU landed an escape for a very close spirited opening frame. Jeske took a 3-2 lead into the second. In the second, Laney landed an escape to even the score in the second, 3-3. In the third, Jeske hit an escape to take a one-point lead after Laney erased the riding time advantage. Laney then hit a takedown and near fall to steal the win and give Ohio a 20-10 advantage.
133 - No. 14 Cameron Kelly vs. Josh Markham
Freshman Cameron Kelly (Bellbrook, Ohio) extended his win streak to seven matches with a 15-0 victory via technical fall over Josh Markham. Kelly took an early 2-0 lead in the first minute with a takedown and kept Markham at bay throughout the rest of the opening frame. Kelly quickly took control in the second period by turning an escape into a quick takedown to take a 5-0 lead. He executed nearly back-to-back-to-back near falls to end the match and bring his lead to 15-0 just 1:03 into the second period. With the victory, the true freshman improves his record to 19-5 and 12-1 in dual matches.
141 - Noah Forrider v. Chris Mecate
In the finale of the Dual, Ohio sophomore Noah Forrider (Marysville, Ohio) battled No. 13 Chris Mecate of ODU. Through the first period, it was a feeling out process for both wrestlers with takedown attempts from each, but neither was able to score a point ending with a 0-0 tie. In the second, Mecate earned an escape and a takedown with just 20-seconds left in the frame to take a 3-0 lead into the third. Forrider earned an escape but was unable to score any points dropping a 3-1 decision.
Results:
149: Alexander Richardson (ODU) over Nick Steed (OHIO) (Dec 6-1)
157: Spartak Chino (OHIO) over Austin Eads (ODU) (MD 8-0)
165: Austin Reese (OHIO) over Seldon Wright (ODU) (Dec 5-2)
174: Cody Walters (OHIO) over Terrell Forbes (ODU) (DQ)
184: Jack Dechow (ODU) over Andrew Romanchik (OHIO) (MD 8-0)
197: Phil Wellington (OHIO) over Kaleab Fetahi (ODU) (MD 21-8)
285: Austin Coburn (ODU) over Jesse Webb (OHIO) (Dec 4-0)
125: Shakur Laney (OHIO) over Brandon Jeske (ODU) (Dec 7-5)
133: Cameron Kelly (OHIO) over Josh Markham (ODU) (TF 16-0 4:20)
141: Chris Mecate (ODU) over Noah Forrider (OHIO) (Dec 3-1)
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