FloWrestler of the Week: Logan Stieber, Ohio State

FloWrestler of the Week: Logan Stieber, Ohio State

Mar 22, 2015 by Ryan Holmes
FloWrestler of the Week: Logan Stieber, Ohio State

History has been made.

Logan Stieber put an exclamation point on his college wrestling career with a dominant showing in his final NCAA tournament to claim his fourth straight title and the Outstanding Wrestler Award.

With his 11-5 win over Edinboro’s Mitchell Port in his final appearance on the NCAA platform, Stieber became just the fourth wrestler in history to win four titles. He finished the season flawlessly at 29-0 with a career record of 119-3.

           

King Logie also completed his career on a 50-match win streak as he and the Buckeyes collected their first national title in the school's history. His final route to the fourth title included tech falls in the first and quarterfinal rounds with a pin and a major coming in the second round and semi-finals, respectively, before his 11-5 win over Port in the championship.

His impressive performance in St. Louis combined with an equally impressive body of work makes Logan Stieber the FloWrestler of the Week presented by Cliff Keen.

                   


                                     Other FloWrestler of the Week Nominees:

                                        Holmes’ pick: Kyven Gadson, Iowa State

           

Impressively handled the 197-pound field to capture Iowa State’s first national title since 2011. And he was the first Cyclone to claim the title with a fall since 1987. Gadson went big in the finals by tossing Ohio State true freshman Kyle Snyder to his back and recording the fall in 4:24. He also finished with 26.5 team points, finishing .5 points ahead of Logan Stieber, which was the most scored by any wrestler in the tournament.


                                        Bratke’s pick: Isaiah Martinez, Illinois

           

Became the first undefeated (redshirt) freshman to win a national title since current Penn State head coach Cael Sanderson accomplished the feat in 1999 for Iowa State. Martinez completed his season at 35-0 and took home the 157-pound title after defeating Cornell’s Brian Realbuto by 10-2 major decision in the finals. I-Mar is the third wrestler in Illini history to finish undefeated. Of his 35 wins this season, 24 were major decisions or better with an NCAA Division I leading 11 technical falls.


                                         CP’s pick: Nick Gwiazdowski, NC State

            

Make it two in a row for Gwiaz. The redshirt sophomore might be the slickest heavyweight in years. Though the score in the finals appears that he edged Michigan’s Adam Coon, it was surely not the case. The now two-time champ collected multiple takedowns and only gave up on in the waning seconds of the bout before scoring the escape that would give him the win and a perfect 35-0 season. He became the first multiple time champ in Wolfpack history and holds a school record with 55 straight wins dating back to last season when he won his first title.


                                          Vinny’s pick: AJ Schopp, Edinboro

           

Three days, eight matches and nothing by resilience. Schopp completely embodied his school’s mascot as the senior Fighting Scot bounced back hard to collect seven straight wins to place third after dropping his opening match to Caleb Richardson of Penn. The first round loss definitely sparked Schopp who claimed four of his seven wins by fall. Not only was his impressive (and quick) recovery enough for third place, he was also the Gorriarian Award winner for the most falls in least amount of time at the tournament.


                                       Willie’s pick: Zeke Moisey, West Virginia

           

First unseeded wrestler to make the finals since 2003, Zeke Moisey had the whole place rocking. First, he beat returning runner-up Nahshon Garrett of Cornell in the quarters without surrendering an offensive point to him. Then he came out for the semis like a madman with two quick takedowns and a fall over Thomas Gilman in 52 second. The buzz of the tournament, there were “we want Moisey” chants throughout the entire finals before his match.