Ohio State wrestlers Sammy Sasso and Ethan Smith advanced to the finals of the Big Ten wrestling championship Saturday at State College, Pennsylvania, and were among five Buckeyes locking up bids to the NCAA meet. © Abby Drey/Associated Press Penn State’s Nick Lee controls Ohio State’s Dylan D’Emilio in a 141 lb quarterfinal bout of the 2021 Big Ten Wrestling Championships at the Bryce Jordan Center on Saturday, March 6, 2021, in State College, Pa. (Abby Drey/Centre Daily Times via AP) At 149 pounds, top-seeded Sasso defeated Kanen Storr of Michigan 5-0 in the semifinals to set up a match in the final against Nebraska’s Ridge Lovett. At 165, Smith scored a takedown in the first sudden victory period against Peyton Robb of Nebraska to win his semifinal by a 5-3score. He was scheduled to face No. 1 ranked Alex Marinelli of Iowa on Sunday. In addition to Sasso and Smith, Malik Heinselman, Kaleb Romero and Tate Orndorff qualified for the national meet this month in St.…
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