Redshirt junior Nathan Tomasello earned his second career Big Ten Wrestler of the Week award on Tuesday thanks to his major decision victory over No. 4 Zane Richards of Illinois. The victory improved Tomasello's season record to a perfect 9-0. Tomasello was named co-Wrestler of the Week along with Michigan's freshman 133 Stevan Micic, who earned his first weekly award with a win over No. 3 Eric Montoya of Nebraska.
In addition to the weekly conference award, Tomasello also earned the No. 1 spot in the InterMat rankings at 133 lbs thanks to Cory Clark of Iowa's loss over the weekend to No. 5 Kaid Brock of Oklahoma State. Tomasello joins fellow Buckeye juniors Bo Jordan (174) and Kyle Snyder (HWT) as the current No. 1 ranked wrestlers in their respective weight classes.
Tomasello becomes just the second Buckeye to earn the Wrestler of the Week award in the current season, joining Kyle Snyder, who previously won on November 22nd.
The reigning co-Wrestler of the Week and the rest of the No. 4 ranked Buckeyes will be in action on Sunday when they travel to Kyle Snyder's alma mater of Our Lady of Good Counsel High School in Olney, Maryland for a dual meet against the Maryland Terrapins.
