Kent State Wrestling Travels To No. 2 Ohio State For Dual Meet
11/19/2025 12:51:00 PM | Wrestling
Columbus, Ohio- The Kent State Wrestling team will go on the road for more dual meet action after two duals last weekend in Northeast Ohio. They'll head to the state capital to take on the Second-Ranked Ohio State Buckeyes at 7 p.m. on Thursday at the Covelli Center.
Last Time Out
The Golden Flashes wrapped up their first weekend of dual competition with a 1-1 record after beating Mount Union 49-0 on Friday and falling to Virginia on Saturday by a score of 27-6. However, Carson Miller and Blake Schaffer were able to record wins for the Blue and Gold with three-point wins each.
In the Mount Union meet, it didn't take long for the Flashes to get out in front as redshirt junior Nico Callelo(125) pinned his opponent in the first two minutes of the match. Fellow redshirt junior Ethan Barr recorded the other pin of the night for the Blue and Gold early in his match as well.
The team also recorded six Technical Fall wins from Landen Duncan, Nate Roth, Carson Miller, Trent Thomas, Blake Schaffer and Brentan Simmerman. Keegan Knapp won in a Major Decision, while Nick Molchak won in a 9-5 decision.
On Saturday, the Golden Flashes provided many competitive matches aside from the two wins from Miller and Schaffer. Though the Cavaliers won eight matches, no Golden Flashes were pinned or lost by technical fall. Three of the match wins by UVA were by Major Decision and five were by a Decision.
Scouting Ohio State
The Buckeyes recently won the 2025 National Duals Invitational over the weekend in Tulsa, Oklahoma, a tournament that has been dubbed the unofficial Duals National Championships. They come off of three wins against top-ten teams to help them to their 5-0 record so far this season.
Some names to watch for include Senior Jesse Menez(141) and Redshirt-Junior Nick Feldman(285) who are both currently ranked first in the country in their respective weight classes.
Redshirt-Freshman Ben Davino(133) and Redshirt-Sophomore Brandon Cannon(157) come into their respective meets ranked third. Graduate Student Carson Kharchla and Redshirt-Junior Devon Fishback are also ranked in the top-ten in the nation.
Series History
Thursday's meeting will be the 29th all-time between the Buckeyes and the Golden Flashes as Ohio State holds the series lead with a record of 20-8. The two last met on the mat in 2017 where the Buckeyes came away with a 38-9 win. KSU last beat OSU in 2007 by a score of 20-18.
Projected Matchups
KSU vs. Ohio State
125- Nico Callelo/Ruben Pina-Lorenzana vs. Brendan McCrone
133- Nick Molchak vs. Ben Davino
141- Landen Duncan/Ismael Ayoub vs. Jesse Mendez
149- Nate Roth vs. Maddox Shaw/Daxton Chase
157- Keegan Knapp vs. Brandon Cannon
165- Carson Miller/Reese Stephens vs. Paddy Gallagher/e'Than Birden
174- Ethan Barr/Aaron Ferguson vs. Carson Kharckla
184- Trent Thomas/Ronnie Dimmerling vs. Dylan Fishback
197- Blake Schaffer/Mason Higley vs. Seth Shumate
285- Brentan Simmerman/Abel Ngoh vs. Nick Feldman
Up Next
After going to Ohio State, the Blue and Gold will next host a variety of schools at the Kent State Open on December 6 after a break for Thanksgiving.
Blue and Gold Travel Network
Fans looking to travel for Matches or Dual Meets this year can use the Blue and Gold Travel Network to save on hotels while giving back to Kent State student-athletes by booking at www.blueandgoldtravelnetwork.com.
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