Dayton Daily News

NCAA WRESTLING

- Area qualifiers

■Brent Moore, Graham, Virginia Tech

■Eli Stickley, Graham, Wisconsin

■ Bo Jordan, Graham, Ohio State

■Micah Jordan , Graham, Ohio State

■Alex Marinelli, Graham, Iowa

■ Cameron Kelly, Bellbrook, Ohio

■ Matthew Kolodzik, Miami Valley School , Columbia

■ Conan Jennings, Centervill­e, Northweste­rn selves.”

If the Buckeyes wrestle their best, they believe they can make history.

“I think we have a team that’s capable of breaking the score record and becoming the best team that has ever competed in an NCAA Tour- nament,” Snyder said. “I truly believe we have the individu- als to do it, and we showed a glimpse of it at the Big Tens. But I think we can do even better than that. If we wrestle our best, I don’t think any team can even come within 20 points of us.”

Snyder is seeded to face Michigan’s Adam Coon in perhaps the championsh­ips’ most anticipate­d potential matchup. Coon handed Snyder his first loss since the 2015 NCAA finals in a dual match decision a month ago. Snyder narrowly defeated Coon at the Big Ten meet.

The heavyweigh­t division is one of several stacked with elite wrestlers.

“If you like wrestling, you’ll be salivating all weekend,” Ryan said. “It’s a buffet of intensity.”

The Buckeyes just hope they will be doing most of the feasting, aided by a crowd expected to give them a major boost.

“This could be one of the most dominant teams in NCAA history,” Ryan said. “On Saturday night we’re all going to know whether these guys were able to attain something that few do but they’re certainly capable of.”

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