Gallery: Men’s Wrestling vs. Penn State

Casey Cascaldo
Sat, 09 Feb 2019 21:02:36 +0000
Big Ten, Gallery, Multimedia, Photos, Sports, Wrestling

Team captains meet in the center of the mat as the coin is tossed. The Ohio State Buckeyes hosted the Penn State Nittany Lions in a Big Ten Dual Meet in a sold out St. John Arena on Feb. 8, 2019. Credit: Sal Marandino | For The Lantern

No. 6 Luke Pletcher of Ohio State ties up with No. 16 Roman Bravo-Young of Penn State in the 133-pound bout of the Ohio State-Penn State dual. Pletcher lost by decision in the third overtime period, 2-1. Ohio State lost the dual against Penn State 28-9. Credit: Sal Marandino | For The Lantern

No. 6 Luke Pletcher of Ohio State looks to score a takedown on No. 16 Roman Bravo-Young of Penn State in the 133-pound bout of the Ohio State-Penn State dual. Pletcher lost by decision in the third overtime period, 2-1. Ohio State lost the dual against Penn State 28-9. Credit: Sal Marandino | For The Lantern

No. 2 Joey McKenna of Ohio State looks to score a takedown on No. 6 Nick Lee of Penn State in the 141-pound bout of the Ohio State-Penn State dual. Lee took the victory over McKenna in a back-and-forth match, by decision, 7-6. Ohio State lost the dual against Penn State 28-9. Credit: Sal Marandino | For The Lantern

No. 6 Nick Lee of Penn State controls No. 2 Joey McKenna of Ohio State in a front headlock during the 141-pound bout of the Ohio State-Penn State dual. Lee took the victory over McKenna in a back-and-forth match, by decision, 7-6. Ohio State lost the dual against Penn State 28-9. Credit: Sal Marandino | For The Lantern

Ohio State Buckeyes Assistant Coach Tervel Dlagnev gives No.2 Joey McKenna of Ohio State some technical advice during a challenge by the Ohio State bench in the 141-pound bout. Ohio State lost the dual against Penn State 28-9. Credit: Sal Marandino | For The Lantern

No. 3 Micah Jordan of Ohio State scores with a double leg takedown on Jarod Verkleeren of Penn State in the 149-pound bout of the Ohio State-Penn State dual. Jordan won the bout by decision, 10-8. Ohio State lost the dual against Penn State 28-9. Credit: Sal Marandino | For The Lantern

No. 3 Micah Jordan of Ohio State looks to control Jarod Verkleeren of Penn State from the top position in the 149-pound bout of the Ohio State-Penn State dual. Jordan won the bout by decision, 10-8. Ohio State lost the dual against Penn State 28-9. Credit: Sal Marandino | For The Lantern

No. 1 Vincenzo Joseph of Penn State scores with a double leg takedown on Te’Shan Campbell of Ohio State in the 165-pound bout of the Ohio State-Penn State dual. Joseph won the bout by major decision, 11-2. Ohio State lost the dual against Penn State 28-9. Credit: Sal Marandino | For The Lantern

No. 1 Mark Hall of Penn State attempts to score a single leg takedown on the mat against No. 17 Ethan Smith of Ohio State during the 174-pound bout of the Ohio State-Penn State dual. Hall won the match by major decision, 12-4. Ohio State lost the dual against Penn State 28-9. Credit: Sal Marandino | For The Lantern

No. 1 Mark Hall of Penn State gets his hand raised after defeating No. 17 Ethan Smith of Ohio State by major decision, 12-4, during the 174-pound bout of the Ohio State-Penn State dual. Ohio State lost the dual against Penn State 28-9. Credit: Sal Marandino | For The Lantern

No. 1 Myles Martin of Ohio State scores a single leg takedown on Mason Manville of Penn State in the 184-pound bout of the Ohio State-Penn State dual. Martin won the bout by major decision, 18-6. Ohio State lost the dual against Penn State 28-9. Credit: Sal Marandino | For The Lantern

No. 1 Myles Martin of Ohio State controlling the top position on Mason Manville of Penn State in the 184-pound bout of the Ohio State-Penn State dual. Martin won the bout by major decision, 18-6. Ohio State lost the dual against Penn State 28-9. Credit: Sal Marandino | For The Lantern

Ohio State Wrestling Alumni (left-to-right)—Nathan Tomasello, Logan Stieber, and Kyle Snyder—being honored in between bouts at the Ohio State-Penn State dual meet. Tomasello is an NCAA National Champion in 2015 and a four-time NCAA All-American. Stieber is a four time NCAA National Champion and a 2016 World Champion at the 61kg weight division. Snyder is a four time NCAA All American, three time NCAA National Champion, two-time World Champion, World Silver Medalist, and Olympic Gold Medalist. Credit: Sal Marandino | For The Lantern

No. 1 Bo Nickal of Penn State looks for the early fall against No. 2 Kollin Moore of Ohio State during the 197-pound bout of the Ohio State-Penn State dual. Nickal won by pin fall, 1-38. Ohio State lost the dual against Penn State 28-9. Credit: Sal Marandino | For The Lantern

The Ohio State Dance Team, the reigning National Champions, dance to “Hang-On Sloopy” in between bouts at the Ohio State-Penn State duel. Credit: Sal Marandino | For The Lantern

Malik Heinselman of Ohio State looks to finish a single leg takedown against Devin Schnupp of Penn State in the 125-pound bout of the Ohio State-Penn State dual. Heinselman won by decision, 7-4. Ohio State lost the dual against Penn State 28-9. Credit: Sal Marandino | For The Lantern

Malik Heinselman of Ohio State gets his hand raised after defeating Devin Schnupp of Penn State by a 7-4 decision in the 125-pound bout of the Ohio State-Penn State dual. Ohio State lost the dual against Penn State 28-9. Credit: Sal Marandino | For The Lantern

?The Ohio State Wrestling team took on undefeated No. 1 Penn State at St. John Arena on Feb. 8 and suffered a 28-9 loss. Photos by Sal Marandino