Four Buckeyes Advance to Quarterfinals As Gavin Hoffman Goes Off

It was a mixed bag for Ohio State on Day One of the NCAA Wrestling Championships.

Opening round losses by Malik Heinselman and Dylan D'Emilio in the first two Ohio State matches of the day didn't bode well for the Buckeyes, but the men in scarlet singlets would go on to win seven of eight matches Thursday evening in Session II.

Sammy Sasso, Carson Kharchla, Kaleb Romero, Gavin Hoffman and Tate Orndorff each won their opening matches, with Hoffman notching a major upset as the 21 seed in the tournament at 197 pounds. Ethan Smith dropped his first match of the day in a stunner, as the returning All American appeared to be in good shape to make a deep run in the tournament, which he'll now…