Six wrestlers in Will Livingston (125, Fr., Stillwater, N.J./Kittatinny Regional), T.J. Enright (133, Jr., Galloway, Ohio/Westland), J Jaggers (141, So., Northfield, Ohio/St. Peter Chanel) , Chris Vondruska (165, Sr., Lakewood, Ohio/Hofstra), Mike Pucillo (184, Fr., Cuyahoga, Ohio/Hofstra) and J.D. Bergman (197, Jr., Oak Harbor, Ohio/Oak Harbor) went 3-0 in their respective weight classes.
The Scarlet and Gray returns to Big Ten dual action Jan. 26 when it travels to State College, Pa., to face Penn State at 7 p.m. in Rec Hall. The Buckeyes will host Indiana at 2 p.m. Jan. 28 in St. John Arena.
Ohio State began the day against Ohio and won seven of 10 matches for the 26-10 victory. Livingston and Enright scored consecutive decisions to give the Buckeyes a 6-0 lead against the Bobcats. A forfeit by OU at 141 pounds and a major decision by freshman Lance Palmer (Lakewood, Ohio/St. Edwards) at 149 pounds increased the OSU lead to 16-0 before Ohio recorded a decision in the 157 class. Up 16-3, Vondruska, Pucillo and Bergman added wins in the second half of the dual, including a major decision by Pucillo, who remains undefeated at 13-0 on the season.
In its first-ever meeting against Appalachian State, the Buckeyes again took seven of 10 bouts, including back-to-back pins by Pucillo and Bergman. Pucillo downed Dan Carrasco in 4:24 and Bergman dropped Brandon Brothers in 2:13. Vondruska, who has won 18 of his last 21 matches and leads the team with 20 wins, scored a 16-6 major decision, as did Enright and Jaggers, who earned a 15-4 and 15-2 major decision, respectively. OSU also received wins from Livingston and Jason Johnstone (So., Massillon, Ohio/Perry).
Bergman scored his second fall of the day against Ashland's David Crowley in 2:51 in the final dual to help the Buckeyes increase their all-time series lead against the Eagles to 19-1-0. Livingston added a major decision and his third shutout on the day by blanking Ryan Belcher, 11-0, while Enright, Jaggers, Johnstone, Vondruska and Pucillo scored decisions.
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