Day 3 of NCAA Wrestling Championships
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Ohio State wrestlers Jesse Mendez and Ben Davino lost in the NCAA finals, with the Buckeyes finishing fifth as a team.
This weekend’s trip to Cleveland was supposed to be Jesse Mendez’s mic-drop moment. The exclamation to his decorated collegiate wrestling career at Ohio State. Sergio Vega had other ideas. A true freshman for Oklahoma State,
The 2026 OHSAA individual wrestling championships wrapped up Sunday, March 15 inside Ohio State's Schottenstein Center in Columbus. Click here for a recap of Saturday's action. Here's a recap of the action from Columbus.
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Jesse Mendez had crafted an indelible legacy at Ohio State well before the NCAA Wrestling Championships took over Rocket Arena. A back-to-back national champion at 141 pounds, a three-time finalist and a four-time All-American thanks to a sixth place finish his freshman year,
Jesse Mendez isn’t just chasing history and legacy this weekend at the Division I NCAA wrestling tournament. Ohio State’s senior 141-pounder is also chasing an opportunity to one-up one of his assistant coaches.
No. 2 Ohio State wrestling, fresh off a dominant win over Iowa, prepares for its toughest test yet against undefeated No. 1 Penn State in a highly anticipated matchup.