Rademacher Leads Oregon State Wrestlers Against No. 2 Buckeyes

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Rademacher Leads Oregon State Wrestlers Against No. 2 Buckeyes

January 04, 2026 | Wrestling

By: Athletic Communications

CORVALLIS, Ore. – Justin Rademacher, the sixth-ranked wrestler in the nation, picked up a thrilling overtime win to lead Oregon State against Ohio State on Sunday afternoon at Gill Coliseum.

The No. 23 Beavers fell to the No. 2 Buckeyes, 41-3, in front of a raucous crowd of 4,860 fans.

Rademacher earned a point in overtime to defeat No. 14 Luke Geog and move to 16-1 this season and 30-11 in his career. Rademacher's only loss this season came against No. 2 Rocky Elam of Iowa State at the Cliff Keen Invitational in Las Vegas.

OHIO STATE 41, OREGON STATE 3
125 – #3 Nic Bouzakis (Ohio State) technical fall #10 Maximo Renteria (Oregon State), 19-4
133 – #2 Ben Davino (Ohio State) technical fall Jeffrey Lopez (Oregon State), 21-4
141 – #1 Jesse Mendez (Ohio State) major decision #28 Nash Singleton (Oregon State), 17-6
149 – #6 Ethan Stiles (Ohio State) major decision #29 Noah Tolentino (Oregon State), 9-0
157 – #2 Brandon Cannon (Ohio State) fall CJ Hamblin (Oregon State), 0:55
165 – #19 Paddy Gallagher (Ohio State) decision #22 Matthew Olguin (Oregon State), 7-3
174 – #4 Carson Kharchla (Ohio State) major decision #21 Daschle Lamer (Oregon State), 13-4
184 – #6 Dylan Fishback (Ohio State) major decision #33 TJ McDonnell (Oregon State), 13-2
197 – #6 Justin Rademacher (Oregon State) TB-1 #14 Luke Geog (Ohio State), 8-7
HWT – #3 Nick Feldman (Ohio State) forfeit

The Beavers will next compete at the UVU Rockwell Open, beginning at 8 a.m. PT on Sunday, Jan. 11 at the UCCU Center in Orem, Utah.

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