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COLUMBUS, Ohio Sunday, 172 current and former Ohio State student-athletes will receive their Ohio State degrees. Spring commencement ceremonies, split into two sessions at 10:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m., will be held in Ohio Stadium and streamed online HERE.
The complete list of athletics graduates can be found HERE.
Included among the graduates are seven who went through the department of athletics’ degree completion program. More than 220 former student-athletes have now earned their degree through the program.
Highlighting the 2021 degree completion grads are:
Bradley Roby, who is in his third season with the Houston Texans and his eighth in the National Football League after being drafted in the first round of the 2014 NFL Draft by Denver. Roby’s degree is in communications.
With nine wrestlers qualified for the NCAA Championships this weekend in St. Louis, Penn State will attempt to win its ninth national title under Cael Sanderson’s leadership.
The Nittany Lions are coming off a second-place performance at the Big Ten Championships two weekends ago at the Bryce Jordan Center. While Iowa is the heavy favorite to win the team title this weekend, Penn State could still give the Hawkeyes a run for their money if its young guns can step up.
Aaron Brooks
captured the No. 1 seed for the tournament at 184 pounds, while Roman Bravo-Young and Nick Lee are both seeded second at 133 pounds and 141 pounds, respectively. Big Ten Freshman of the Year Carter Starocci holds the No. 3 seed at 174 pounds.
Iowa Wrestling: 2021 NCAA Preview Part 2
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And here’s a quick still of the upcoming broadcast coverage as well.
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Assuming you’re now up to speed let’s continue our examination and pick things up where we left off.
165lbs: #1 Alex Marinelli (5-0)
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Second Round: #16 William Formato (APP) 17-2 // #17 Thomas Bullard (NCST) 5-5
Quarterfinals: #8 Shane Griffith (STAN) 6-1
Semifinals: #4 Mekhi Lewis (VT) 8-2
This now marks the 3
rd straight year that Marinelli enters into the fray with the #1 seed. Two years ago, he infamously got knocked off by none other than the future champ, #4 Mekhi Lewis (VT) who just so happens to be on his side of the bracket yet again.
Rutgers at NCAA Wrestling Championships 2021: Forecasting Scarlet Knights’ tournament outlook
Updated Mar 17, 2021;
ST. LOUIS The strangest Rutgers wrestling season ever could end with plenty of history.
The Scarlet Knights head to the NCAA Championships with a serious national title threat, two All-America contenders (Rutgers has never had three top-8 finishers in the same year) and two underdogs who have the capability to get hot and bust brackets when action begins Thursday at the Enterprise Center.
Here is a closer look at what to expect from each of Rutgers’ five national qualifiers:
, 141 pounds. The Jackson native and Christian Brothers state champions wants a rematch with Penn State’s Nick Lee. If he takes care of business, he should get it. Rivera is seeded third and should cruise into Friday’s semis. As should Lee, the 2-seed. Then it will be up to Rivera to reverse his wild 8-6 sudden victory loss to Lee in the Big Ten semis. If he can, a showdown with Iowa