One of wrestling's all-time greats is joining the Ohio State coaching staff in an official capacity, as head coach Tom Ryan named four-time NCAA and 2016 world freestyle champion Logan Stieber as an assistant coach.
“Although Logan has been involved in our Freestyle program since graduating in 2015, it is great to be able to add him to our staff in an official capacity,” Ryan said. “He is someone who loves the Buckeyes with all of his heart, and I have no doubt he will step in and be a fantastic collegiate coach”
Stieber trained under the Ohio Regional Training Center banner while still competing as an elite freestyle athlete, and has remained connected to both the OSU and RTC programs in the years since. With former assistant Tervel Dlagnev heading back home to coach the Nebraska Wrestling Training Center, the opportunity to add Stieber to the staff was too good to pass up.
“I couldn’t be happier with the composition of our staff. Adding a wrestler of Logan’s caliber is obviously amazing but it’s his overall being that should excite Buckeye Nation,” said Tom Ryan. “He is extremely knowledgeable, well respected and just an all-around great person. Promoting Bo Jordan was equally important to our program. I’m happy to be able to recognize the job he has been doing and look forward to his continued growth as a great coach.”
Stieber's career on the mat is the stuff of legends. He is one of only four men in history to win four NCAA titles, wrapping up his collegiate career with a four-year record of 119-3; his name is still in the record books with the highest career winning percentage (.975) in school history.
The 2015 Hodge Trophy winner led Ohio State to its first NCAA team championship. He then won the 2016 world championship in freestyle, and was a world team member representing Team USA in both 2017 and 2018.
Additionally, fellow four-time All American Bo Jordan, a member of the staff since 2018, was promoted from volunteer assistant to assistant coach. Jordan served three seasons in the volunteer assistant position, and he's had a hand in helping nine Buckeyes earn a total of 13 All American honors, four of whom were NCAA finalists.
