75th Annual Ohio State wrestling finals

George DiCamillo wrestled with baggage last year. This winter he cut loose.

Capturing his second straight Division I state title, the St. Ignatius (Cleveland, Ohio) senior capped an undefeated two-year run and remained the No. 1 ranked wrestler in the country at 120 pounds with a 4-0 decision over Cincinnati LaSalle's Max Byrd on Saturday at the 75th annual OHSAA State Wrestling Tournament inside Ohio State's Schottenstein Center.

DiCamillo, a four-time state placer, finished seventh and third at 103 as a freshman and sophomore and first at 112 as a junior. He was 37-0 as a senior.

"This year feels better because I had fun," DiCamillo said. "Last year I had a monkey on my back since I'd never won a state title and people doubted me. There was pressure. This year was a lot easier. This year I could just concentrate on the match and do what I do best."

What DiCamillo does best is wrestle.

Ranked No. 1 nationally by several services, including the Amateur Wrestling News, DiCamillo made the final by advancing through the first three rounds of the state tournament via pin (0:54), major decision (19-6) and pin (1:36). He's headed to the University of Virginia.

"The rankings are nice because it took a lot of work to get there (No. 1)," DiCamillo said. "But as much as the numbers mean, you still have to go out and wrestle your match whether your No. 1 or dead last."

NO REST FOR THE WICKED
Don't expect Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy (Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio) junior Nathan Tomasello to rest on his laurels. In fact don't expect him to rest much at all.

"None," Tomasello answered when asked how much time he was going to take off before training for next year. "I'm going to lift tomorrow."

Saturday Tomasello lifted himself to the top of the podium for the third straight season. The country's No. 1 ranked wrestler at 113, Tomasello moved one step closer to becoming a four-time state champion by beating Lake Catholic (Mentor, Ohio) sophomore Anthony Tutolo 8-5 in the D-II final.

"I wanted to go out and dominate the match and half the time I felt I wasn't doing that," Tomasello said. "That really angered me."

Tomasello is 90-0 the last two years.


BO KNOWS WRESTLING
Graham Local (St. Paris, Ohio) junior Bo Jordan, the country's No. 1 ranked wrestler at 152, added another milestone to a resume that's becoming one of Ohio's best ever. Jordan won his third D-II state title with a pin (3:51) of Edison (Milan, Ohio) senior Kyle Burns. Burns was also a defending state champion.

Jordan – the son of Falcons head coach and four-time Ohio prep champ Jeff Jordan – is 133-1 in his career.

Jordan's brother Micah, a sophomore, won his second state title at 126 and first cousin, Isaac Jordan, won his third state title at 160. Isaac Jordan is ranked No. 3 nationally.

As a family (fathers and sons), the Jordan's have won 19 state wrestling titles.


ONE MAN BAND
The Miami Valley (Dayton, Ohio) doesn't have a wrestling team – it has a wrestler, as in singular. But Matthew Kolodzik isn't your normal freshman. In addition to a one-man team, he's also a state champion. Kolodzik, who drills with the team at nearby Bellbrook High School, captured the D-III 106 title with a 5-0 decision over Troy Christian (Troy, Ohio) freshman Jarred Granger.

Kolodzik, ranked No. 3 in the country, finishes the season 35-2. Kolodzik's older brother Daniel was a two-time state champion at MVS and is the school's only other wrestler in its history.

200 WINS
Padua Franciscan (Parma, Ohio) senior Brent Fickel capped his career off right. In his opening D-II 132 match, Fickel pinned Whitehall-Yearling (Whitehall, Ohio) sophomore Ashden Gibson in 4:32 to became just the sixth wrestler in Ohio history – and the first from Northeast Ohio – with 200 career wins. He followed that up with three more victories, including one over Shawnee (Lima, Ohio) senior Colin McDermitt in the D-II state final to capture his first state title. Fickel (55-4 this year) is a four-time state placer.

OVERCOMING
Coventry (Akron, Ohio) senior Jesse Gunter, who is legally blind, place third in D-II at 120 with a 5-0 win over Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary's Mike Rix. Gunter finished the season 47-6.

NEWS, NOTES AND NUGGETS
Walsh Jesuit (Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio) senior Nate Skonieczny won his second state title in D-I at 138. Skonieczny, ranked No. 2 nationally, was 140-1 the last three years and wrapped his career with a 179-6 record. He was state runner-up as a sophomore and third as a freshman…St. Edward (Lakewood, Ohio) junior Dean Heil won his third state title in D-I at 126. Heil, who has committed to Oklahoma State, is ranked No. 3 nationally…St. Edward wrestlers went 4-4 in finals as the Eagles won their 27th D-I team title. Perry (Massillon, Ohio) finished runner-up for the eighth time…Graham won its 12th straight D-II team title and moved to within one of St. Edward's record 13 consecutive championships. Graham wrestlers went 4-2 in finals. Lexington (Ohio) was runner-up…Waynedale (Apple Creek, Ohio) captured the D-III team title. Troy Christian was runner-up. Waynedale only had one champion but placed six.

OHSAA STATE WRESTLING RESULTS

Division I Team and Individual Results

Division II Team and Individual Results

Division III Team and Individual Results