Eight Ohio State wrestlers appear in the top 16 of their weight classes in Intermat's preseason rankings, released Tuesday, including four ranked in the top three and two ranked No. 1.
Junior Kyle Snyder, fresh off winning an NCAA championship and the youngest American wrestler to ever win a gold medal in the Olympics, is to the surprise of nobody, Intermat's top-ranked heavyweight. Joining Snyder as a No. 1 in Intermat's rankings is fellow junior Bo Jordan, slated to compete at 174 pounds this season following two consecutive third place finishes at 165 pounds at the NCAA Championships.
| WT. | Rank | Wrestler | Class |
|---|---|---|---|
| 133 | 3 | NATE TOMASELLO | JUNIOR |
| 141 | 13 | KE-SHAWN HAYES | FRESHMAN |
| 149 | 8 | MICAH JORDAN | SOPHOMORE |
| 157 | 8 | JAKE RYAN | SOPHOMORE |
| 174 | 1 | BO JORDAN | JUNIOR |
| 184 | 2 | MYLES MARTIN | SOPHOMORE |
| 197 | 16 | KOLLIN MOORE | FRESHMAN |
| HWT | 1 | KYLE SNYDER | JUNIOR |
Also moving up a weight class this year is redshirt-junior Nate Tomasello, who captured an NCAA championship at 125 pounds in 2015. Tomasello enters the season ranked No. 3 at 133 pounds.
Sophomore Myles Martin, who last season became just the 15th true freshman in NCAA history – and first Ohio State grappler – to win an NCAA title is projected as the No. 2 wrestler in the country at 184 pounds a year after moving up from 174.
Micah Jordan (149) and Jake Ryan (157) check in at No. 8 in Intermat's rankings, while redshirt freshman Ke-Shawn Hayes (141) is ranked No. 13 and fellow freshman Kollin Moore (197) is ranked 16th by Intermat.
As a team, Ohio State is Intermat's No. 3 team in their tournament rankings, while the Buckeyes are fifth in the publication's dual meet team rankings.
The Buckeyes kick off the 2016–17 season on Saturday, Nov. 5 at the NWCA All-Star Classic and Eastern Michigan Open.
