It was a clean sweep for the Buckeyes in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Wrestling Championships in Pittsburgh. Five wrestlers entered PPG Paints Arena hoping to secure a second, third or fourth All-America finish, and five wrestlers left the mat victorious. TEAM RACE: After Session 3 Team Points 1 PENN STATE 80.0 2 OHIO STATE 66.5 3 OKLAHOMA STATE 56.0 4 IOWA 43.5 5 MICHIGAN 40.0 Luke Pletcher got the day off to a good start for a Buckeye team grappling with the likes of Iowa and Oklahoma State for second place in the team standings. Pletcher is the only member of Ohio State’s veteran quintet not to earn a top-2 seed to the tournament, but he performed well out of the 5 spot at 133 pounds. Facing No. 4 Micky Phillippi of Pittsburgh, an opponent Pletcher knows well from their days in Pennsylvania high school competition, the junior…
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