More men have walked on the moon than have won four individual NCAA wrestling titles. So, it's of no surprise that Logan Stieber, a four-time NCAA champion, was awarded Ohio State's first Hodge Trophy in its 94-year history.
For those unfamiliar with the Hodge Trophy, it's considered the Heisman Trophy of collegiate wrestling. It's given to "the most outstanding" wrestler annually.
"Growing up, the first college match I saw was Cael Sanderson winning his fourth title," said Stieber to OhioStateBuckeyes.com. "I knew the Hodge Trophy was the biggest and best award so I wanted to win it. To now be in that group is very humbling and I'm proud to have won it."
"As soon as last season ended, I met with him," said head coach Tom Ryan in the release. "We discussed that the pinnacle of the sport would be to win four titles, winning the Hodge and winning the national team championship. Those were the three things we discussed. The fact that he led the team to a title, won his fourth and now won the Hodge is an awesome end to his career."
Congrats to Logan Stieber, who leaves Ohio State as one of the school's most dominant athletes:
- The first wrestler in the history of the Big Ten conference to win four national titles.
- With a 16-1 tech fall win over Iowa's Josh Dziewa in the finals, became the first Ohio State wrestler to ever win four Big Ten titles.
- Finished his career on a 50-match winning streak dating back to December, 2013.
- Fastest Buckeye to ever reach the 100-win milestone (103 matches).
- Winning percentage ranks first in Ohio State history (.975).
- 50 career falls, tied for the most in school history.
- Just the second wrestler ever to win four CKLV titles.
- Big Ten Most Outstanding Wrestler and Most Outstanding Wrestler of the Big Ten Championships.
- At the 2015 NCAA Championships, won four of five matches by a combined score of 57-9 and added a first period pinfall in his other win.
- 96 of Stieber's 119 wins at Ohio State were bonus point wins.
- Becomes only the second wrestler in history to win both the Hodge and Jr. Dan Hodge Trophy, given to the top high school wrestler in the country.
