Joey McKenna (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com)Joey McKenna is going halfway home to continue his college wrestling career.
The New Jersey native is leaving Stanford University in California for Ohio State, the 2016 NCAA All-American announced on Twitter Friday.
"After a long process and a lot of thought, I've decided that I'm going to be moving on from Stanford," wrote McKenna. "I want to thank Jamill (Kelly), Coach (Jason) Borelli, and Coach (Ray) Blake for all the support throughout the past few years and all they've done for me. I wish them and the Stanford program best of luck in the future."
"With that being said, I've decided I will continue my academic and athletic career at Ohio State! I'm very excited for what the future holds. #GoBucks."
�" Joseph McKenna (@Joey_McKenna) August 18, 2017
McKenna's announcement ends a summer of speculation in the college wrestling community that had rumors of the two-time Pac 12 champ transferring to Lehigh and Penn State as well as Ohio State.
McKenna is expected to wrestle for the Buckeyes at either 141 or 149.
A native of Ridgewood, N.J., McKenna was a three-time national prep champ for nationally-recognized Blair Academy. Among his other national titles: Ironman champ ... two-time Beast of the East champ ... and three-time Greco-Roman titlewinner at Fargo. He earned a silver medal at the Junior World Championships in freestyle.
At Stanford, McKenna became the first freshman in school history to earn All-American status, achieving it at the 2016 NCAAs. In addition, he won back-to-back Pac 12 titles, and racked up a 31-3 overall record.
McKenna 's transfer announcement is the second such reveal in the past two days, following the day after Pat Downey announced he would be wrestling at University of Iowa after having severed ties with Iowa State.
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