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Kent State Wrestling Falls to No. 2 Ohio State
11/20/2025 9:14:00 PM | Wrestling
Columbus, Ohio– The Kent State Wrestling team was defeated by No. 2 Ohio State in a dual meet against the Buckeyes on the road on Thursday night by a score of 44-0.Â
Nate Roth(149), Reese Stephen(165) and Blake Schaffer(197) all kept their bouts close with losses by three points or less to the Buckeyes. The Blue and Gold were pinned just once by Two-Time defending National Champion Jesse Mendez.
125: Brendan McCrone (OHST) over Nico Calello (KENT) (MD 9-0)
133: Ben Davino (OHST) over Nick Molchak (KENT) (TF 20-4 5:15)
141: Jesse Mendez (OHST) over Ismael Ayoub (KENT) (Fall 1:18)
149: Maddox Shaw (OHST) over Nate Roth (KENT) (SV-1 4-1)
157: Brandon Cannon (OHST) over Keegan Knapp (KENT) (TF 21-5 6:14)
165: Paddy Gallagher (OHST) over Reese Stephen (KENT) (Dec 5-2)
174: Carson Kharchla (OHST) over Aaron Ferguson (KENT) (TF 19-4 5:55)
184: Dylan Fishback (OHST) over Trent Thomas (KENT) (TF 17-2 4:25)
197: Seth Shumate (OHST) over Blake Schaffer (KENT) (Dec 5-3)
285: Nick Feldman (OHST) over Brentan Simmerman (KENT) (TF 20-4 4:34)
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The Flashes will refresh themselves for the Thanksgiving break and be back in action for the annual Kent State Open at the Kent State Fieldhouse on December 6th.
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