Sunday, February 9
Bloomington, Ind.
2:00 PM
Indiana University
vs
#4 Ohio State
No. 22 Indiana to Battle Ohio State
2/8/2025 11:00:00 AM | Wrestling
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. –––– No. 22 Indiana will finish off the home slate of the season with a dual against No. 4 Ohio State on Sunday afternoon at 2 p.m. in Wilkinson Hall.
The Hoosiers enter the match with a 7-3 record and 3-3 conference mark.
OHIO STATE PREVIEW:
-The final match at Wilkinson Hall in the 2024-25 campaign will feature a top-five team in No. 4 Ohio State coming to town.
-The Buckeyes are ranked at every weight class and have seven guys ranked in the top ten. No. 1 ranked Jesse Mendez (141) highlights the group.
-Mendez is the defending champion at 141 lbs. and is a Crown Point, Ind. native. He was high school teammates with Indiana's Anthony Bahl (149), Logan Frazier (133) and Sam Goin (184).
-Other top-ten ranked wrestlers for Ohio State include No. 10 Nic Bouzakis (133), No. 8 Dylan D'Emilio (149), No. 9 Paddy Gallagher (165), No. 5 Carson Kharchla (174) and No. 9 Nick Feldman (285).
-Ohio State's starter at 184 lbs., No. 19 Ryder Rogtozke is the brother of Indiana's Roman Rogotzke. Roman started for the Hoosiers last year at 184 lbs. and is projected to start this weekend at 174 lbs.
-Ohio State carries a 12-2 record into the dual with their only losses coming to Minnesota and Iowa.
-The Buckeyes own wins over Michigan, Rutgers, Illinois, Iowa State and Oregon State, among others.
NORTHWESTERN RECAP:
-Indiana set the tone for their dual with Northwestern from the first match when No. 18 Jacob Moran defeated Patrick Adams in a 21-6 tech fall.
-From there, the Hoosiers would take the next two matches by decision and major decision with wins from No. 29 Angelo Rini (133) and No. 26 Henry Porter (141) to build a 12-0 lead.
-Porter's win featured an impressive addition to the resume. He earned a 12-1 major decision over No. 33 Chris Cannon, a two-time All-American (2021, 2022).
-Northwestern would rebound to draw close, winning each match from 149 to 165 lbs. to make it 12-10 through six bouts.
-That's as close as Northwestern woudl get though as Indiana racked up three bonus-point victories in the final four matches to push it to a 25-13 final score.
-No. 28 Derek Gilcher (174) and No. 18 Jacob Bullock (285) each won by major decision and No. 31 DJ Washington (184) won in his fifth fall of the season.
-The only match Indiana dropped late was No. 23 Gabe Sollars (197) in a tight 6-2 decision to No. 13 Evan Bates.
ON THE RISE:
-After beginning the season unranked, Indiana broke into the top-30 nationally on InterMat's Dual Rankings and most recently got slated at No. 22 in the NWCA Dual Rankings. The team has been as high as No. 21 in Flo's rankings.
-This is the third consecutive season that Indiana has been ranked in the top 25.
-The Hoosiers currently have eight ranked wrestlers, which ties the most they've had ranked at one time this season.
-Seven Indiana wrestlers were ranked in the first NCAA Coaches Rankings that came out last week (Jan. 23).
-Indiana started the season 4-0 in duals and now owns a 7-3 record. The 4-0 start marks the third consecutive year where the team got off to a 3-0 or better start.
PROBABLES:
#22 Indiana
125: No. 18 Jacob Moran
133: No. 31 Angelo Rini
141: No. 26 Henry Porter/lucas peters
149: Joey Buttler
157: Ryan Garvick
165: No. 18 Tyler Lillard
174: Roman Rogotzke
184: No. 26 DJ Washington
197: No. 21 Gabe Sollars
285: No. 18 Jacob Bullock
#4 Ohio State
125 – No. 16 Brendan McCrone
133 – No. 10 Nic Bouzakis
141 – No. 1 Jesse Mendez
149 – No. 8 Dylan D'Emilio
157 – No. 16 Sasso or Brandon Cannon
165 – No. 9 Paddy Gallagher or Brock Herman
174 – No. 5 Carson Kharchla
184 – No. 19 Ryder Rogotzke
197 – No. 18 Seth Shumate
285 – No. 9 Nick Feldman
The Hoosiers enter the match with a 7-3 record and 3-3 conference mark.
OHIO STATE PREVIEW:
-The final match at Wilkinson Hall in the 2024-25 campaign will feature a top-five team in No. 4 Ohio State coming to town.
-The Buckeyes are ranked at every weight class and have seven guys ranked in the top ten. No. 1 ranked Jesse Mendez (141) highlights the group.
-Mendez is the defending champion at 141 lbs. and is a Crown Point, Ind. native. He was high school teammates with Indiana's Anthony Bahl (149), Logan Frazier (133) and Sam Goin (184).
-Other top-ten ranked wrestlers for Ohio State include No. 10 Nic Bouzakis (133), No. 8 Dylan D'Emilio (149), No. 9 Paddy Gallagher (165), No. 5 Carson Kharchla (174) and No. 9 Nick Feldman (285).
-Ohio State's starter at 184 lbs., No. 19 Ryder Rogtozke is the brother of Indiana's Roman Rogotzke. Roman started for the Hoosiers last year at 184 lbs. and is projected to start this weekend at 174 lbs.
-Ohio State carries a 12-2 record into the dual with their only losses coming to Minnesota and Iowa.
-The Buckeyes own wins over Michigan, Rutgers, Illinois, Iowa State and Oregon State, among others.
NORTHWESTERN RECAP:
-Indiana set the tone for their dual with Northwestern from the first match when No. 18 Jacob Moran defeated Patrick Adams in a 21-6 tech fall.
-From there, the Hoosiers would take the next two matches by decision and major decision with wins from No. 29 Angelo Rini (133) and No. 26 Henry Porter (141) to build a 12-0 lead.
-Porter's win featured an impressive addition to the resume. He earned a 12-1 major decision over No. 33 Chris Cannon, a two-time All-American (2021, 2022).
-Northwestern would rebound to draw close, winning each match from 149 to 165 lbs. to make it 12-10 through six bouts.
-That's as close as Northwestern woudl get though as Indiana racked up three bonus-point victories in the final four matches to push it to a 25-13 final score.
-No. 28 Derek Gilcher (174) and No. 18 Jacob Bullock (285) each won by major decision and No. 31 DJ Washington (184) won in his fifth fall of the season.
-The only match Indiana dropped late was No. 23 Gabe Sollars (197) in a tight 6-2 decision to No. 13 Evan Bates.
ON THE RISE:
-After beginning the season unranked, Indiana broke into the top-30 nationally on InterMat's Dual Rankings and most recently got slated at No. 22 in the NWCA Dual Rankings. The team has been as high as No. 21 in Flo's rankings.
-This is the third consecutive season that Indiana has been ranked in the top 25.
-The Hoosiers currently have eight ranked wrestlers, which ties the most they've had ranked at one time this season.
-Seven Indiana wrestlers were ranked in the first NCAA Coaches Rankings that came out last week (Jan. 23).
-Indiana started the season 4-0 in duals and now owns a 7-3 record. The 4-0 start marks the third consecutive year where the team got off to a 3-0 or better start.
PROBABLES:
#22 Indiana
125: No. 18 Jacob Moran
133: No. 31 Angelo Rini
141: No. 26 Henry Porter/lucas peters
149: Joey Buttler
157: Ryan Garvick
165: No. 18 Tyler Lillard
174: Roman Rogotzke
184: No. 26 DJ Washington
197: No. 21 Gabe Sollars
285: No. 18 Jacob Bullock
#4 Ohio State
125 – No. 16 Brendan McCrone
133 – No. 10 Nic Bouzakis
141 – No. 1 Jesse Mendez
149 – No. 8 Dylan D'Emilio
157 – No. 16 Sasso or Brandon Cannon
165 – No. 9 Paddy Gallagher or Brock Herman
174 – No. 5 Carson Kharchla
184 – No. 19 Ryder Rogotzke
197 – No. 18 Seth Shumate
285 – No. 9 Nick Feldman
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