No. 23 Indiana Wrestling to Open B1G Season at No. 2 Ohio State

Sunday, January 11

Columbus, Ohio

1:00 PM

Indiana University

#2 Ohio State

No. 23 Indiana Wrestling to Open B1G Season at No. 2 Ohio State

1/10/2026 3:30:00 PM | Wrestling

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. ––– After a week-and-a-half away from the mat, No. 23 Indiana will compete again this weekend in their Big Ten opener in a dual at No. 2 Ohio State in Columbus.

The Hoosiers enter the matchup at 5-1 while Ohio State is 11-0 and also wrestling in their first conference dual.

STRONG SHOWING AT MIDLANDS:
-For the second consecutive season, and the third of the last four seasons, Indiana competed in the prestigious Ken Kraft Midlands Championships from Dec. 29-30.

-Whether it be attached or unattached, the Hoosiers sent a combined 20 wrestlers to the tournament.

-Five Hoosiers earned their way on the podium: Henry Porter (141), Bryce Lowery (157), Derek Gilcher (174), Roman Rogotzke (184) and Gabe Sollars (197).

-Lowery got 2nd, Sollars got 3rd, Gilcher got 4th, Porter got 6th and Rogotzke got 7th. It was the first time on the podium at Midlands for Lowery, Porter and Rogotzke.

-Indiana finished in fifth place with 72.5 team points. It marked the second consecutive year that Indiana finished in the top five at the event, after finishing in fourth (95.5 points) in 2024.

BUCKEYES BATTLE:
-In Indiana's first conference dual, it will have a major test in No. 2 Ohio State at the Covelli Center in Columbus, Ohio.

-The Buckeyes are ranked as the No. 2 dual lineup across all major ranking services with ranked wrestlers at each weight class.

-Ohio State dominated its way to winning the 2025 National Duals Invitational back in November. They defeated four opponents in Wyoming, Minnesota, Nebraska and Iowa to take the title in Tulsa.

-Each of Ohio State's projected starters are ranked in the top 20 with eight of them being ranked in the top 10 at their weight class.

-No. 1 Jesse Mendez (141) is a two-time NCAA Champion and a Crown Point, Ind. native. He was high school teammates with five members of the Hoosiers in Anthony Bahl, Orlando Cruz, Logan Frazier, Sam Goin and Gavin Jendreas.

RANKINGS REFRESH:
-Across the latest national rankings, Indiana has seven Hoosier wrestlers ranked in the top-33 at their weight class.

-This matches the most ranked wrestlers Indiana had at any point in last season's campaign, too.

-Indiana's ranked wrestlers include No. 12 Jacob Moran (125), No. 24 Henry Porter (141), No. 32 Bryce Lowery (157), No. 20 Tyler Lillard (165), No. 30 Derek Gilcher (174), No. 14 Sam Goin (184) and No. 13 Gabe Sollars (197).

-Prior to recent sets of rankings, Logan Frazier was ranked No. 33 at 133 lbs. by both InterMat and FloWrestling.

-As a team, Indiana ranks No. 23 with the best dual lineup according to InterMat and NWCA.

B1G DUALS COMING:
-After nearly a month since Indiana's last dual match against Army (Dec. 13), the Hoosiers will be back in dual action this Sunday against Ohio State.

-It marks the first of eight Big Ten matches. The road matches include Ohio State, Penn State, Illinois and Wisconsin. The home matches include Maryland, Michigan State, Nebraska and Purdue.

-Maryland will be the team's Big Ten opener as the Hoosiers host the Terrapins on Sunday, Jan. 18 at Wilkinson Hall.

-Entering into Big Ten duals, Indiana owns a 5-1 dual record.