Ohio St Squeaks By Illinois

It was a dual that featured both lineups not at full strength. While both teams have some of the premier individuals in college wrestling, depth is neither team's strong suit. In the end Ohio State clipped Illinois 22-17. 

There were three truly feature matches of the day. However, the match that decided it was when backup 285 Thomas Haines (OSU) was able to ride #13 Brooks Black to win 3-2. With Illinois' bonus points in other wins, this would have gave the home team the win. 

A couple top ten matchups happened when Bo Jordan handled Rodrigues. Also, Zane Richards dominated every position against DiJulius.

Jake Ryan has looked really good for the Buckeyes in his freshman season, but that didn't stop Isiah Martinez from dismantling him. It's amazing what Martinez is doing and always a pleasure to watch. 

 285: Thomas Haines (OSU) decision over No. 13 Brooks Black 3-2 | OSU 3, ILL 0
125: No. 1 Nathan Tomasello (OSU) tech fall over Francis Edelen (ILL) 18-3 | OSU 8, ILL 0
133: No. 3 Zane Richards (ILL) decision over No. 8 Johnni DiJulius (OSU) 8-3 | OSU 8, ILL 3
141: No. 9 Micah Jordan (OSU) decision over Brock Ervin (ILL) 6-3 | OSU 11, ILL 3
149: Kyle Langenderfer (ILL) tech fall over Matt Davis (OSU) 20-5 | OSU 11, ILL 8
157: No. 1 Isaiah Martinez (ILL) tech fall over No. 13 Jake Ryan (OSU) 24-8 | ILL 13, OSU 11
165: No. 2 Bo Jordan (OSU) decision over No. 6 Steven Rodrigues (ILL) 6-3 | OSU 14, ILL 13
174: Mark Martin (OSU) tech fall over Isaac Reinemann (ILL) 23-7 | OSU 19, ILL 13
184: Jeffrey Koepke (ILL) major decision over Jack Rozema (OSU) 15-6 | OSU 19, ILL 17
197: Mark Martin (OSU) decision over Andrew Lee (ILL) 2-1 | OSU 22, ILL 17