When it comes to states that qualify as "wrestling states" in every which way you could categorize the term, the state of Ohio matches up. Of all of the four time state champions that Ohio has produced over the years, I could only find one that didn't go on to wrestle in college. Nearly all of them did and at a pretty successful level as well.
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| Mark Zimmer |
Our first four time Ohio High School State champion was Mark Zimmer of St. Francis DeSales who won his titles between 76'-79'. He began his collegiate career at Wisconsin, where as a true freshman in 1980 he made the BIG 10 finals & took 8th at the NCAA championships. Transferring to Oklahoma, he would make the BIG 12 finals in 1982, taking 3rd in 1984 where he also earned his second All American honor of 7th place.
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| Jim Jordan |
Representing St. Paris Graham, Jim Jordan won four Ohio High School State Championships from 79'-82'. Collegiately he competed for Wisconsin where after taking a 6th place finish at the 1984 NCAA championships as a sophomore, he won back to back NCAA titles in 1985 & 1986. He was also a three time BIG 10 champion.
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| Jeff Jordan |
Brother of Jim listed above, Jeff Jordan won four Ohio State High School Championships for St. Paris Graham from 80'-82'. Also competing for Wisconsin in college, he was a two time All American in his junior & senior seasons of 1987 & 1988 taking 4th place finishes both years. He also won a BIG 10 title in 1988 as well.
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| Erik Burnett |
Winning Ohio High School State titles from 84'-87' for Oberlin, Erik Burnett competed collegiately for Clarion. A three time NCAA qualifier, he was 5th at the 1992 NCAA championships as a senior.
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| Dan Hanson |
Dan Hanson won four Ohio High School State championships from 84'-87' for Richmond Heights. He attended Wisconsin but his collegiate career was cut short due to a torn ACL.
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| Ken Ramsey |
Ken Ramsey would win his first two Ohio High School State crowns for Fisher Catholic in 84' & 85', winning his last two for Bishop ready in 86' & 87'. Collegiately he competed for Ohio State, where he was a two time All American, placing 5th as a junior in 1991 & 3rd as a senior in 1992. He was also a three time BIG 10 runner-up, placing 3rd his sophomore season.
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| Willie Wineberg |
Willie Wineburg won four Ohio High School State titles from 91'-94' for Fairfield. Collegiately he represented Purdue where with 88 career victories he was a two time NCAA qualifier. He also was BIG 10 All Academic all four years as well.
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| Johnny McGhee |
Johnny McGhee won four Ohio High School State titles from 93'-96' for Coventry. He began his career at Iowa Central where he won the 1998 NJCAA title. At the 1999 NJCAA championships, he suffered an injury that not only caused him to have to default to 6th place, but also kept him from continuing his collegiate wrestling career.
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| Jared Opfer |
A four time Ohio High school State Champion for St. Mary Central Catholic from 96'-99', Jared Opfer wrestled collegiately for Kent State. He won a MAC title in 2002.
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| Justin "Harry" Lester |
Harry Lester of Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy won Ohio High School State titles from 98'-01'. Redshirting at Iowa State, he then decided to forgo collegiate wrestling to concentrate on his Greco-Roman career.
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| Ryan Lang |
Ryan Lang won four Ohio High School State titles for St. Edward from 00'-03'. Collegiately he wrestled for Northwestern where he made All American status twice during his career. Placing 4th as a sophomore in 2006, he was an NCAA runner-up in 2007 as a junior. He also won a BIG 10 title as well as a Midlands title his junior season as well.
C.P. Schlatter won his first two Ohio High School state crowns for St. Francis DeSales in 00' & 01', winning his next two for St. Paris Graham in 02' & 03'. Collegiately he'd compete for Minnesota, where he earned All American honors as a junior in 2007 with a 6th place finish. He also won back to back BIG 10 titles his sophomore & junior seasons as well.
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| C.P. Schlatter |
C.P. Schlatter won his first two Ohio High School state crowns for St. Francis DeSales in 00' & 01', winning his next two for St. Paris Graham in 02' & 03'. Collegiately he'd compete for Minnesota, where he earned All American honors as a junior in 2007 with a 6th place finish. He also won back to back BIG 10 titles his sophomore & junior seasons as well.
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| J Jaggers |
J Jaggers won four Ohio High School State titles from 01'-04' for St. Peter Chanel. Representing the Ohio State Buckeyes in college, he won back to back NCAA titles in 2008 & 2009 after taking 7th place honors in 2007 as a sophomore.
Dustin Schlatter won his first two Ohio High School State titles for St. Paris Graham in 02' & 03', winning his next two for Massillon Perry in 04' & 05'. Collegiately competed for Minnesota. Winning a NCAA title his freshman season of 2006, he then took 3rd in 2007 & 7th in 2008. A three time BIG 10 finalist, he won titles in 06' & 07', placing 2nd in 08'. He also was a two time Southern Scuffle finalist, winning a title in 2007. Unfortunately his senior season would be hampered by injuries & although he tried to make a come back at the NCAA tournament, it too would come to an end via injuries.
A four time Ohio High School State champion from 03'-06' for St. Edward, Lance Palmer enjoyed a phenomenal career at Ohio State. A four time NCAA All American, 8th in 2008 as a sophomore he had 4th place finishes in 2007 & 2009, ending his career as a NCAA runner-up in 2010. He was also a BIG 10 champion in 2009 as well.
A four time Ohio High School State champion for Austintown-Fitch from 05'-08', Tony Jameson wrestled for Ohio State collegiately.
Collin Palmer won four Ohio High School state titles from 06'-09' for St. Edward. He competed collegiately for Ohio State.
Representing St. Paris Graham, David Taylor won four Ohio High School State titles from 06'-09'. Collegiately he had an outstanding career for the Penn State Nittany Lions. A four time NCAA finalist, he won NCAA titles as a sophomore and senior. Going 134-3 overall, he also won four BIG 10 titles.
Logan Stieber won four Ohio High School State titles for Monroeville from 07'-10'. Collegiately he had one of the best careers of all time. 119-3, representing Ohio State he won four NCAA titles & four BIG 10 titles.
Representing Monroeville, Chris Phillips won Ohio High School State titles from 08'-11'. To my knowledge he did not compete in college.
Hunter Stieber is yet another representative of Monroeville who won four Ohio State High School crowns, his from 08'-11'. He wrestled collegiately for Ohio State, where in his freshman season he took 3rd at the BIG 10's, placing 6th at the NCAA's. A BIG 10 champion in 2013 as a sophomore, he was 3rd at the NCAA championships. Unfortunately injuries would plague the rest of his career.
Winning four Ohio High School State championships for Monroeville from 08'-11', Cam Tessari began his collegiate career at Ohio State. As a true freshman he placed 4th at the NCAA tournament, taking a 4th place finish at CKLV as a true sophomore. He would then transfer to Hofstra, later finishing up his last two years of eligibility at Lindsey Wilson. An NAIA runner-up in 2017, he won the NAIA title in 2018.
Dean Heil won four Ohio High School State titles for St. Edward from 10'-13'. Collegiately he wrestled for St. Edward where after placing 4th at the NCAA's as a freshman, he won back to back NCAA titles his sophomore and junior seasons. Also a four time BIG 12 finalist, that won titles his freshman through junior seasons, he won back to back Southern Scuffle titles as a sophomore and junior too. He went 116-17 during his collegiate career.
A representative of St. Paris Graham, Bo Jordan won Ohio High School State titles from 10'-13'. In college, he wrestled for the Ohio State Buckeyes. An NCAA finalist in 2017 as a junior, he took back to back 3rd place finishes as freshman and sophomore, placing 5th as a senior. Winning BIG 10 titles in his freshman and junior seasons, he was a runner up as a sophomore, taking 3rd as a senior. Also a CKLV finalist as a senior, he accumulated 88 career victories.
A representative of Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy, Nathan Tomasello won Ohio High School State titles from 11'-13'. Collegiately he wrestled for Ohio State, where after winning a NCAA title as a freshman in 2015, he would then take three 3rd place finishes in a row. Also a four time BIG 10 champion & a two time CKLV champion, he went 100-8 for the Buckeyes.
Jake Danishek won four Ohio High School State titles for Dayton Christian from 11'-14'. Competing for Indiana while in college, he qualified for the NCAA championships in 2017.
Micah Jordan won four Ohio High School State crowns for St. Paris Graham from 11'-14'. He'd go on to represent Ohio State in college where he had a standout career. A three time All American, he was 4th in the nation as a sophomore in 2017 & 6th in the nation as a junior in 2018. He'd then cap off his career as a NCAA finalist in 2019. Also a three time BIG 10 finalist, he made the CKLV finals four times, winning titles his freshman and sophomore years. He went 115-21 overall.
Now the eighth time St. Paris Graham is mentioned, Alex Marinelli won four Ohio High School State titles from 13'-16'. Competing for the Iowa Hawkeyes he was a three time All American, placing 6th as a freshman, 7th as a sophomore & 5th as a super senior (Due to COVID-19). Along with these accomplishments he won four BIG 10 titles and three Midlands titles. He was 99-13 overall.
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And would you guess that Ohio Four Timers are still rockin' it at the collegiate level?
Kaleb Romero of Mechanicsburg an All American last season is as Ohio State
Mitch Moore of St. Paris Graham who also competed at Virginia Tech before transferring to Oklahoma still has a year of eligibility left.
David Carr of Dayton Christian/Massillon Perry has already won a NCAA title for Iowa State. He has two years of eligibility left.
Dylan D'Emilio of Genoa Arca is at Ohio State, a two time NCAA qualifier with three years of eligibility left.
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Once Ohio State figured out how to keep this horses in their own barn instead of letting them wander out to foreign pasture it made a huge difference in Buckeye wrestling results. Love to see Ohio, Cleveland State & Kent State pick up on a few more of these kids. If the wealth were distributed a bit more (understand all the ins and outs, just being euphoric for a minute) I wonder if this would have helped some of the other collegiate programs to have held on a bit longer. Out of the 9 NCAA Division I programs that do not have varsity wrestling programs, all 9 of them did at one time. (Granted they were not all DI when they discontinued.)
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| Dustin Schlatter |
Dustin Schlatter won his first two Ohio High School State titles for St. Paris Graham in 02' & 03', winning his next two for Massillon Perry in 04' & 05'. Collegiately competed for Minnesota. Winning a NCAA title his freshman season of 2006, he then took 3rd in 2007 & 7th in 2008. A three time BIG 10 finalist, he won titles in 06' & 07', placing 2nd in 08'. He also was a two time Southern Scuffle finalist, winning a title in 2007. Unfortunately his senior season would be hampered by injuries & although he tried to make a come back at the NCAA tournament, it too would come to an end via injuries.
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| Lance Palmer |
A four time Ohio High School State champion from 03'-06' for St. Edward, Lance Palmer enjoyed a phenomenal career at Ohio State. A four time NCAA All American, 8th in 2008 as a sophomore he had 4th place finishes in 2007 & 2009, ending his career as a NCAA runner-up in 2010. He was also a BIG 10 champion in 2009 as well.
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| Tony Jameson |
A four time Ohio High School State champion for Austintown-Fitch from 05'-08', Tony Jameson wrestled for Ohio State collegiately.
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| Collin Palmer |
Collin Palmer won four Ohio High School state titles from 06'-09' for St. Edward. He competed collegiately for Ohio State.
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| David Taylor |
Representing St. Paris Graham, David Taylor won four Ohio High School State titles from 06'-09'. Collegiately he had an outstanding career for the Penn State Nittany Lions. A four time NCAA finalist, he won NCAA titles as a sophomore and senior. Going 134-3 overall, he also won four BIG 10 titles.
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| Logan Stieber |
Logan Stieber won four Ohio High School State titles for Monroeville from 07'-10'. Collegiately he had one of the best careers of all time. 119-3, representing Ohio State he won four NCAA titles & four BIG 10 titles.
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| Chris Phillips |
Representing Monroeville, Chris Phillips won Ohio High School State titles from 08'-11'. To my knowledge he did not compete in college.
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| Hunter Stieber |
Hunter Stieber is yet another representative of Monroeville who won four Ohio State High School crowns, his from 08'-11'. He wrestled collegiately for Ohio State, where in his freshman season he took 3rd at the BIG 10's, placing 6th at the NCAA's. A BIG 10 champion in 2013 as a sophomore, he was 3rd at the NCAA championships. Unfortunately injuries would plague the rest of his career.
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| Cam Tessari |
Winning four Ohio High School State championships for Monroeville from 08'-11', Cam Tessari began his collegiate career at Ohio State. As a true freshman he placed 4th at the NCAA tournament, taking a 4th place finish at CKLV as a true sophomore. He would then transfer to Hofstra, later finishing up his last two years of eligibility at Lindsey Wilson. An NAIA runner-up in 2017, he won the NAIA title in 2018.
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| Dean Heil |
Dean Heil won four Ohio High School State titles for St. Edward from 10'-13'. Collegiately he wrestled for St. Edward where after placing 4th at the NCAA's as a freshman, he won back to back NCAA titles his sophomore and junior seasons. Also a four time BIG 12 finalist, that won titles his freshman through junior seasons, he won back to back Southern Scuffle titles as a sophomore and junior too. He went 116-17 during his collegiate career.
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| Bo Jordan |
A representative of St. Paris Graham, Bo Jordan won Ohio High School State titles from 10'-13'. In college, he wrestled for the Ohio State Buckeyes. An NCAA finalist in 2017 as a junior, he took back to back 3rd place finishes as freshman and sophomore, placing 5th as a senior. Winning BIG 10 titles in his freshman and junior seasons, he was a runner up as a sophomore, taking 3rd as a senior. Also a CKLV finalist as a senior, he accumulated 88 career victories.
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| Nathan Tomasello |
A representative of Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy, Nathan Tomasello won Ohio High School State titles from 11'-13'. Collegiately he wrestled for Ohio State, where after winning a NCAA title as a freshman in 2015, he would then take three 3rd place finishes in a row. Also a four time BIG 10 champion & a two time CKLV champion, he went 100-8 for the Buckeyes.
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| Jake Danishek |
Jake Danishek won four Ohio High School State titles for Dayton Christian from 11'-14'. Competing for Indiana while in college, he qualified for the NCAA championships in 2017.
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| Micah Jordan |
Micah Jordan won four Ohio High School State crowns for St. Paris Graham from 11'-14'. He'd go on to represent Ohio State in college where he had a standout career. A three time All American, he was 4th in the nation as a sophomore in 2017 & 6th in the nation as a junior in 2018. He'd then cap off his career as a NCAA finalist in 2019. Also a three time BIG 10 finalist, he made the CKLV finals four times, winning titles his freshman and sophomore years. He went 115-21 overall.
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| Alex Marinelli |
Now the eighth time St. Paris Graham is mentioned, Alex Marinelli won four Ohio High School State titles from 13'-16'. Competing for the Iowa Hawkeyes he was a three time All American, placing 6th as a freshman, 7th as a sophomore & 5th as a super senior (Due to COVID-19). Along with these accomplishments he won four BIG 10 titles and three Midlands titles. He was 99-13 overall.
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And would you guess that Ohio Four Timers are still rockin' it at the collegiate level?
Kaleb Romero of Mechanicsburg an All American last season is as Ohio State
Mitch Moore of St. Paris Graham who also competed at Virginia Tech before transferring to Oklahoma still has a year of eligibility left.
David Carr of Dayton Christian/Massillon Perry has already won a NCAA title for Iowa State. He has two years of eligibility left.
Dylan D'Emilio of Genoa Arca is at Ohio State, a two time NCAA qualifier with three years of eligibility left.
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Once Ohio State figured out how to keep this horses in their own barn instead of letting them wander out to foreign pasture it made a huge difference in Buckeye wrestling results. Love to see Ohio, Cleveland State & Kent State pick up on a few more of these kids. If the wealth were distributed a bit more (understand all the ins and outs, just being euphoric for a minute) I wonder if this would have helped some of the other collegiate programs to have held on a bit longer. Out of the 9 NCAA Division I programs that do not have varsity wrestling programs, all 9 of them did at one time. (Granted they were not all DI when they discontinued.)
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