Logan Stieber, your table is ready.
The Ohio State superstar on the mat collected his fourth NCAA Championship Saturday night at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, defeating Edinboro's Michell Port, 11–5 in the final at 141.
The win capped a magnificent career for Stieber, who finishes the season a perfect 29–0. As a redshirt freshman in 2011-12, the Monroeville, Oh. native won Big Ten and national titles at 133 pounds, earning several national freshman of the year honors on the way to finishing 33–2. He would repeat as Big Ten and National Champion as a sophomore at 133 before moving on to capture the double as a junior at 141.
Following his dominating win Saturday night, Stieber was named the tournament's Most Dominant Wrestler:
And the Most DOMINANT wrestler award goes to...you guessed it! Logan Stieber! pic.twitter.com/cGt9RaxnT0
— NCAA Wrestling (@ncaawrestling) March 22, 2015
The four crowns put Stieber in rare company. The first person to win four individual national championships in wrestling was Oklahoma State's Pat Smith (1990-2, 1994). Cael Sanderson did it next with a run from 1999 to 2002, in which he never lost a match. Most recently, Cornell's Kyle Dake (2010-3) won four individual national championships, competing in four different weight classes each time.
Put another way, there are more men that have walked on the moon than have won four national championships in collegiate wrestling.
Stieber's career concludes with an individual win-loss record of 117-3. Yes, he has more national championships than career losses.
