Wrestling: Kollin Moore Adds Post-Season Accolades

By Curt Heinrichs on May 2, 2017 at 2:06 pm
All-Rookie Team Member Kollin Moore
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After an All-American finish as a redshirt freshman, Buckeye 197 Kollin Moore was recognized by Amateur Wrestling News for his efforts. Moore was selected as the First Team All-Rookie Team member at 197, joining the likes of NCAA champion Vincenzo Joseph (Penn State) and fellow third place finishers Zahid Valencia (Arizona State) and Michael Kemerer (Iowa). 

Though he won just a single state title for Norwayne in high school, Moore has made the most of his time in the Ohio State practice room and has become one of the most offensive-minded upper weights in the country. Moore amassed a record of 33-4 in his freshman season, with each of his four losses coming to either Olympic bronze medalist and three-time NCAA champion J'Den Cox (Missouri) or NCAA runner-up Brett Pfarr (Minnesota). 

Buckeye fans will recall that Mark Hall of Penn State won an NCAA title, defeating Bo Jordan at 174, but Arizona State's Zahid Valencia earns the nod at 174. Valencia's only loss of the season came in the NCAA semifinals to Hall, which was the first of two consecutive controversial victories that went Hall's way. 

AWN All-Rookie Teams
wt first team second team third team
125 Nick Suriano (Penn State) Nick Piccinnini (Oklahoma State) Jack Mueller (Virginia)
133 Stevan Micic (Michigan) Kaid Brock (Oklahoma State) Mitch McKee (Minnesota)
141 Jaydin Eierman (Missouri) Matt Kolodzik (Princeton) Josh Werner (Grand View Iowa)
149 Max Thomsen (Northern Iowa) Josh Maruca (Arizona State) Hunter Ladnier (Harvard)
157 Michael Kemerer (Iowa) Jordan Kutler (Lehigh) Josh Shields (Arizona State)
165 Vincenzo Joseph (Penn State) Logan Massa (Michigan) Isaiah White (Notre Dame College)
174 Zahid Valencia (Arizona State) Mark Hall (Penn State) Myles Amine (Michigan)
184 Dakota Geer (Edinboro) JaVaughn Perkins (Colorado St-Pueblo) Bobby Steveson (Minnesota)
197 Kollin Moore (Ohio State) Cash Wilcke (Iowa) Jacob Holschlag (Northern Iowa)
HWT Demetriu Thomas (Williams Baptist) Kameron Teacher (Notre Dame College) Austin Myers (Missouri)
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