After losing to Missouri in each of the last two seasons, the No. 5 Buckeyes finally earned some payback with a 30-9 victory. On a night when Kyle Snyder and Myles Martin were honored for their 2016 NCAA championships, the Buckeyes won seven of ten matches against an injury-plagued Tigers team that was without three of their starters.
Jose Rodriguez cracked the InterMat rankings at No. 10 this week for the first time his career with a runner-up finish at the CKLV last weekend, and he justified the ranking with a 3-1 decision over fellow Ohioan Aaron Assad.