The Cowboys have wrestled the NWCA All Star match and the OCU open already, but the season more officially kicks off with the first two duals this upcoming weekend.
Last year’s NCAA tournament for OSU didn’t go well. Senior, and two time NCAA champion, Dean Heil fell in the quarterfinal to eventual champion Yianni Diakomihalis. All-American Preston Weigel went down with an injury in the first round and defaulted out of the tournament. Nick Piccininni was unable to repeat as an All-American as he was knocked out in the blood round, and ultimately the Cowboys had one of the worst finishes of the John Smith era.