Sophomore Jesse Mendez will compete against Beau Bartlett in the NCAA Wrestling Championships. Mendez previously defeated Bartlett to win the Big Ten title.
Sophomore Jesse Mendez , the top seed at 141 pounds, will square off with No. 2 Beau Bartlett of Penn State. Sixth-seeded freshman Rocco Welsh will take on Penn State's No. 9 Carter Starocci at 174 pounds. It will be the third time this season Mendez has taken on Bartlett, who finished in third place at the 2023 NCAA Championships.
Bartlett bested Mendez in sudden victory 4-3 during Ohio State and Penn State's dual meet earlier this season, but Mendez knocked off the top-seeded Bartlett in the match at 141 pounds, keeping a relentless pace for all seven minutes in a 4-1 victory to earn his first Big Ten title and Ohio State's only conference crown this season. Mendez's road to a rubber match for all the marbles with Bartlett included a couple of dominant performances. Mendez tech-falled No. 32 Todd Carter, 19-4, then pinned No. 17 Isaiah Powe. A 6-2 decision over No. 9 Brock Hardy placed Mendez in the semifinals, where he clung to an early lead for a 6-4 win over No
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