Logan Stieber Bio
2013 NCAA National Champion
Big 10 Champion
Ohio State Career Honors- 2012 NCAA and Big Ten Champion ... 2012 All-American ... 2012 InterMat Freshman of the Year ... 2012 All-Big Ten ... 2012 Big Ten Freshman of the Year ... three-time Big Ten Wrestler of the Week ... 2012 Team Captain ... 2011 Eastern Michigan Open Champion.
Spring/Summer 2012- Gold medalist (60kg/132 pounds) at Ziolkowski International in Siedice, Poland (June 17) ... competed at U.S. Olympic Team Wrestling Trials in Des Moines, Iowa, where he advanced to the final before dropping 3-0, 1-0 and 2-0, 0-1, 2-0 decisions to Coleman Scott.
2011-12 (Redshirt Freshman Season)- NCAA and Big Ten Champion ... All-American ... InterMat Freshman of the Year ... All-Big Ten ... Big Ten Freshman of the Year ... Team Captain ... 38-5 in career ... finished season 33-2 overall; 15-2 in dual action; 7-1 in Big Ten, all team bests ... led team in pins with 14 (fastest at a time of :43 seconds) ... compiled 5 major decisions and 2 technical falls ... as No. 2 seed in NCAA championships (March 15-17), defeated No. 3 seed Tony Ramos, 4-2, in semifinals and No. 1 Jordan Oliver (Oklahoma State) in final, 4-3 ... in Big Ten championship final, beat No. 2 Tony Ramos of Iowa, 5-2 ... Big Ten Freshman of the Year honor is first since Tommy Rowlands in 2001 ... three-time Big Ten Wrestler of the Week (Nov. 8, Dec. 6 and Jan. 17) ... Eastern Michigan Open champion (Nov. 5) ... posted 5-0 record at Cliff Keen Las Vegas Wrestling Invitational ... won 17 consecutive matches from Nov. 5- Jan. 6, including wins over No. 5 Devin Carter of Virginia Tech, No. 20 Shelton Mack of Pitt, No. 19 Ridge Kiley of Nebraska, No. 8 Cashé Quiroga of Purdue, No. 2 Tony Ramos of Iowa and No. 16 Zach Stevens of Michigan.
2010-11 Season- Competed in Buckeye Duals (Nov. 21) and Cliff Keen Las Vegas Collegiate Wrestling Invitational (Dec. 3) before hand injury concluded season.
Spring/Summer 2011- Runner-up (60kg/132-pounds) at 2011 FILA Junior World Championships in Bucharest, Romania; posted 4-0 record en route to reaching final; dropped 1-1, 4-6 decision to Toghrul Asgarov of Azerbaijan in final.
Prior to Ohio State- Four-time Ohio High School state champion ... Dave Schultz High School Excellence National Award recipient and Junior Hodge Trophy honoree ... named 2010 Ohio Wrestler of the Year ... 19th wrestler in OHSAA history to become four-time state champion; recorded 16-0 ledger during four-year tournament run ... ended high school career with 179 consecutive wins and lost only one match entire high school career (184-1) ... amassed 134 pins ... USA Wrestling national championships titlist in freestyle division ... Cadet and Junior Greco-Roman champion ... FILA Freestyle Junior National Champion ... runner-up at Junior World Team Trials ... third at 2009 U.S. Open ... fourth at World Team Trials ... four-time football letterwinner (running back and linebacker).
Personal - Son of Jeff and Tina ... younger brother, Hunter, who also wrestles for the Buckeyes ... would like to wrestle in Olympics.
