Nathan Tomasello

Nathan Tomasello (born May 1, 1994) is an American freestyle and graduated folkstyle wrestler. In freestyle, he is a National runner-up and Junior National Champion. As a folkstyle wrestler, he is an NCAA champion, four-time NCAA All-American and four-time Big Ten Conference champion out of Ohio State University. He is also a four-time OHSAA champion as a high schooler.

Nathan Tomasello

Personal information
Full name	Nathan Tomasello
National team	American
Born	May 1, 1994 Parma, Ohio,
Height	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight	125 lb (57 kg)
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Wrestling
Event(s)	Freestyle and folkstyle
Club	Titan Mercury WC Ohio RTC
Coached by	Tervel Dlagnev
Medal record Men's freestyle wrestling Representing  United States US National Championships 2017 Las Vegas 57 kg 2019 Fort Worth (SN) 57 kg Collegiate Wrestling Representing the Ohio State Buckeyes NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships 2015 St. Louis 125 lb 2016 New York City 125 lb 2017 St. Louis 133 lb 2018 Cleveland 125 lb Big Ten Championships 2015 Columbus 125 lb 2016 Iowa City 125 lb 2017 Indiana 133 lb 2018 East Lansing 125 lb

High school

As a high schooler, Tomasello is a four-time Ohio (OHSAA) title holder in Division II out of Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy. He graduated with an undefeated record of 51 wins and no losses as a senior and 178 wins with 5 losses overall.[1]

College

After graduation, he was recruited by Ohio State University.[1]

2013-14

Redshirted and compiled an undefeated record of 19 wins and no losses at 125-pounds.[2]

2014-15

As a freshman, he became the Big Ten Conference and National champion beating accomplished opponents such as Thomas Gilman and #1-ranked Alan Waters.[3] He compiled a record of 33 wins and 4 losses throughout the season.[4]

2015-16

As a sophomore, he won his second Big Ten title in a row, qualifying for the NCAA's.[5] At the NCAA tournament, he was pinned by Thomas Gilman in the semifinals, but managed to come back with two straight wins to claim the third-place spot and finish his season with a 27–1 record.[6]

2016-17

As a junior he moved up a weight-class and competed at 133 pounds. He became a 3-time Big Ten champion and helped the Buckeyes to win the team title.[7] At the 2017 NCAA Championships, he entered as the #1-seeded wrestler and beat 3 opponents before falling to Iowa's Cory Clark. He again placed third, this time downing the #5 and #7 seeds in the consolation bracket.[8]

2017-18

As a senior, he moved down to wrestle at 125-pounds again. He became the fifteenth wrestler to win 4 individual Big Ten Conference championships.[9] At the NCAA Nationals, he downed 3 opponents before falling in the semifinals for the third time, this time downed by Spencer Lee. Once again, he managed to come back defeating Sebastian Rivera and Ethan Lizak to claim the third-place.[10]

Overall, Tomasello is a 1-time NCAA champion, 4-time All-American and 4-time Big Ten Conference champion with a record of 100–8, holding notable wins over Thomas Gilman and Spencer Lee.[11]

Freestyle

Prior to competing in freestyle wrestling as a senior, he wrestled multiple times at the youth level in national tournaments. Some of his accomplishments as a youth wrestler are: UWW Junior National champion, 3-time USAW Junior National champion and FILA Cadet National champion.[12]

2014

In his first senior-level competition, he attended the Northeast Regional. After downing four opponents by technical fall, he was crowned champion of the tournament.[13]

2015

After his successful freshman season at OSU, he competed at the ASICS US Nationals. He got pinned in the opening round, but managed to come back and win three matches in a row before getting stopped by points.[14]

Later, he competed at the Bill Farrell in his first International senior freestyle competition. He won two matches before getting stopped by 2016 Olympian Daniel Dennis. In the consolation bracket, he defeated two other opponents but lost again, getting eliminated.[15]

In the last tournament of the year, he competed at the US Nationals. He placed fifth, going 5–2 with notable wins over Stevan Mićić and Joe Colon.[16]

2016

At the US Olympic Team Trials, he went 2-2, with a win over 2015 Pan American runner-up Angel Escobedo.[17]

2017

In the first competition of the year, Tomasello attended the US Open. He won his first three matches (two by TF) before losing a close criteria decision to Tony Ramos. He won his next two matches to claim the bronze medal.[18]

Due to his last result, he qualified for the US World Team Trials. He won his first two bouts before losing to former collegiate opponent Thomas Gilman. To determine the true second of the Challenge Tournament, he faced Tyler Graff, whom he defeated to claim silver.[19]

In his second International senior freestyle competition, he attended the Ion Cernea Memorial. He won three straight bouts (including a victory over 2016 Olympian Ivan Guidea) to claim gold.[20]

Later, he competed at the Aleksandr Medved Memorial. He won three bouts (with 2 tech falls) before falling in the finals and claiming silver.[21]

He then competed at the U23 US World Team Trials in an opportunity to compete at the World Championships (U23). He defeated two opponents in the Challenge Tournament to face Daton Fix in a best-of-three.[22] He lost two bouts to zero, getting eliminated of the tournament.[23]

2019

In his freestyle return, he competed at the US Open. He defeated three opponents (all by technical fall) to face Thomas Gilman. Tomasello was down 0-8 and got three caution calls, getting disqualified.[24] He forfeited his next match against Vitali Arujau and placed sixth.[25]

Later, he attended the Bill Farrell Memorial. He downed four opponent (three technical falls) and made the finals, but ended up getting teched by Seth Gross to claim runner-up honors.[26]

He went back to the national circuit and competed at the US Nationals. He once again amassed four wins (also three technical falls) but lost to 3-time Youth World Champion Spencer Lee in the finals.[27]

2020

In the first competition of the year, he attended the Granma & Cerro Pelado International. He won two bouts to make the finals, in where he lost to two-time Pan American champion Reineri Andreu.[28][29]

Tomasello was scheduled to compete at the US Olympic Trials,[30] however, the event was postponed (along with the Summer Olympics) to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, leaving the qualifiers unable to compete.[31]

Freestyle record

NCAA record

Stats

Awards and honors

2019

• US Nationals (57 kg)

2018

• NCAA Division I (125 lbs)
• Big Ten Conference (125 lbs)

2017

• US World Trials Challenge (57 kg)
• US World Trials (U23) (57 kg)
• US Open (57 kg)
• NCAA Division I (133 lbs)
• Big Ten Conference (133 lbs)

2016

• NCAA Division I (125 lbs)
• Big Ten Conference (125 lbs)

2015

• NCAA Division I (125 lbs)
• Big Ten Conference (125 lbs)

References

1. "High school wrestling: CVCA's Nathan Tomasello wins fourth state title, St. V-M's Aaron Adkins earns first". Akron Beacon Journal. Retrieved 2020-05-04.
2. LLC, ACS. "Nathan Tomasello (Ohio State) Profile". www.wrestlestat.com. Retrieved 2020-05-04.
3. "Iowa and Ohio State Win 2015 Big Ten Wrestling Championships". bigten.org. Retrieved 2020-05-04.
4. "History confirmed | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved 2020-05-04.
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6. "See the results for the 2016 NCAA Division 1 Wrestling Tournament wrestling event on FloWrestling.org". www.flowrestling.org. Retrieved 2020-05-04.
7. "Ohio State claims 2017 Big Ten Wrestling Championships". Big Ten Network. 2017-03-05. Retrieved 2020-05-04.
8. "Wrestling: Full results for all nine Ohio State wrestlers from the NCAA tournament". The Lantern. 2017-03-21. Retrieved 2020-05-04.
9. "Wrestling: Nathan Tomasello becomes 15th wrestler with four individual Big Ten championships". The Lantern. 2018-03-04. Retrieved 2020-05-04.
10. "Wrestling: Nathan Tomasello's storied Ohio State career comes to a close after placing third nationally". The Lantern. 2018-03-17. Retrieved 2020-05-04.
11. "Nathan Tomasello". Ohio State Buckeyes. 2018-05-21. Retrieved 2020-05-04.
12. "Nathan Tomasello". Team USA. Retrieved 2020-05-05.
13. "Three Ohio State wrestlers claim freestyle titles at Northeast Senior Regionals in E. Stroudsburg, Pa". Team USA. Retrieved 2020-05-05.
14. "2015 Las Vegas/ASICS US Senior Nationals". www.trackwrestling.com. Retrieved 2020-05-05.
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16. "2015 Senior Nationals & Trials Qualifier". www.trackwrestling.com. Retrieved 2020-05-05.
17. "See the results for the 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials wrestling event on FloWrestling.org". www.flowrestling.org. Retrieved 2020-05-05.
18. "Retherford, Tomasello, Dieringer among third-place finishers at U.S. Open Championships". Team USA. Retrieved 2020-05-05.
19. "See the results for the 2017 Junior and Senior World Team Trials wrestling event on FloWrestling.org". www.flowrestling.org. Retrieved 2020-05-05.
20. tristan. "Ion Cornianu & Ladislau Simon". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 2020-05-05.
21. "Three Medals For Team USA At The Medved". www.flowrestling.org. Retrieved 2020-05-05.
22. "Bey survives semifinal scare, Tomasello to face Fix as U23 World Team Trials finals set on Sunday". Team USA. Retrieved 2020-05-05.
23. "Fix beats Tomasello to make U23 World Team". InterMat. Retrieved 2020-05-05.
24. "Weekend In Review For Current and Past OSU Wrestlers". The-Ozone. 2019-05-01. Retrieved 2020-05-05.
25. "See the results for the 2019 Senior Nationals - US Olympic Trials Qualifier wrestling event on FloWrestling.org". www.flowrestling.org. Retrieved 2020-05-05.
26. "See the results for the 2019 Bill Farrell Memorial International Open wrestling event on FloWrestling.org". www.flowrestling.org. Retrieved 2020-05-05.
27. Ruden, Pete (2019-12-22). "Lee captures U.S. Senior Nationals title". The Daily Iowan. Retrieved 2020-05-05.
28. "Tomasello, Pantaleo, Humphrey and Cox to compete for gold at Cerro Pelado in Cuba". Team USA. Retrieved 2020-05-05.
29. "Pantaleo and Cox win titles, seven others claim medals at Cerro Pelado in Cuba". Team USA. Retrieved 2020-05-05.
30. "Updated qualifiers for 2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, after WCWA Nationals". Team USA. Retrieved 2020-05-05.
31. Scott, Roxanna. "USA Wrestling postpones Olympic trials due to coronavirus concerns". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2020-05-05.

External links

• Nathan Tomasello at United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee
• Nathan Tomasello at United World Wrestling