Ohio State's lone top seed of the tournament fell in one of the most shocking upsets of the week, while all three No. 2 seeds won their semifinal bouts.
The Buckeyes counted on its five returning All-Americans all season long, and the quintet came through in a big way in the quarterfinals of the NCAA tournament in Pittsburgh.
Ohio State's senior 165-pound hammer has made the best of a tough season. The Pittsburgh native wants to make the Steel City proud in his fourth and final NCAA tournament.
Ohio State's senior captain is one of only eight undefeated competitors at the NCAA Wrestling Championships; can he go wire-to-wire as the top 184-pound wrestler in the country?
Maryland wrestling coach Kerry McCoy calls it quits in College Park after his team placed 14th at the Big Ten Wrestling Championships in Minneapolis and qualified only one wrestler for the NCAA tournament in Pittsburgh.
Two of Ohio State's senior captains came out on top in the championship round of the conference tournament, and 9 Buckeyes earned a bid to the NCAA tournament.
Ohio State went 5 for 5 in the semifinal round of the Big Ten Wrestling Championships, and 8 Buckeyes earned automatic bids to the NCAA tournament in Saturday's action.
Ohio State redshirt freshmen Ethan Smith and Chase Singletary pick up wins over ranked opponents as seven Buckeyes won their final matches of the regular season.
