Top-ranked Iowa rallies past No. 7 Ohio State, 18-14

The top-ranked University of Iowa wrestling team won four straight matches to erase a 14-6 deficit and defeat No. 7 Ohio State, 18-14, on Sunday afternoon in front of 6,558 fans at St. John Arena.

"It came down to the wire and it came down to us or them," said UI head coach Tom Brands. "We won six, but they had a guy score big bonus points. We want to score points the entire match. We want to put points on the board."

#1 IOWA 18, #7 Ohio State 14
125 — #4 Thomas Gilman (IOWA) dec. #8 Nathan Tomasello (OSU), 2-1 TB1; 3-0
133 — #9 Johnni DiJulius (OSU) dec. #4 Cory Clark (IOWA), 7-5; 3-3
141 — #1 Logan Stieber (OSU) tech. fall #6 Josh Dziewa (IOWA), 15-0; 3-8
149 — #10 Brandon Sorensen (IOWA) dec. #5 Hunter Stieber (OSU), 9-7; 6-8
157 — #6 Josh Demas (OSU) dec. Michael Kelly (IOWA), 5-2; 6-11
165 — #9 Bo Jordan (OSU) dec. #7 Nick Moore (IOWA), 9-2; 6-14
174 — #3 Mike Evans (IOWA) dec. #12 Mark Martin (OSU), 5-2; 9-12
184 — #8 Sammy Brooks (IOWA) dec. #12 Kenny Courts (OSU), 3-2; 12-14
197 — #6 Nathan Burak (IOWA) dec. #7 Kyle Snyder (OSU), 2-1; 15-14
285 — #3 Bobby Telford (IOWA) dec. #10 Nick Tavanello (OSU), 4-0; 18-14

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