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 nameNathan Tomasello
National teamAmerican
Born (1994-04-01) April 1, 1994
Parma, Ohio,
ResidenceParma, Ohio
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight125 lb (57 kg)
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportWrestling
Event(s)Freestyle and folkstyle
ClubTitan Mercury WC
Ohio RTC
Coached byTervel Dlagnev
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  United States
U.S. National Championships
2019 Fort Worth57 kg
Collegiate Wrestling
Representing the Ohio State Buckeyes
NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships
2015 St. Louis125 lb
2016 New York City125 lb
2017 St. Louis133 lb
2018 Cleveland125 lb
Big Ten Championships
2015 Columbus125 lb
2016 Iowa City125 lb
2017 Indiana133 lb
2018 East Lansing125 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
Senior Freestyle Matches
Res. Record Opponent Score Date Event Location
2020 Cerro Pelado at 57 kg
Loss 47-17 Reineri Andreu 1-3 February 9-17, 2020 2020 Granma y Cerro Pelado International Open

Havana, Cuba

Win 47-16 Nodirjon Safarov 7-0
Win 46-16 Santiago Hernandez TF 12-2
2019 US Nationals at 57 kg
Loss 45-16 Spencer Lee 2-8 December 22, 2019 2019 Senior National Wrestling Championships - US Olympic Trials Qualifier

Ford Worth, Texas

Win 45-15 Nahshon Garrett TF 13-2
Win 44-15 Frank Perelli TF 10-0
Win 43-15 Gabriel Townsell TF 13-2
Win 42-15 Daniel DeShazer 9-2
2019 Bill Farrell Memorial at 57 kg
Loss 41-15 Seth Gross TF 1-11 November 16, 2019 2019 Bill Farrell Memorial International Open

New York, New York

Win 41-14 Zane Richards 8-6
Win 40-14 Sean Russell 9-5
Win 39-14 Guesseppe Rea Villarroel TF 11-0
Win 38-14 Brandon Escobar TF 10-0
2019 US Open 6th at 57 kg
Loss 37-14 Thomas Gilman DQ April 28, 2019 2019 US Open Wrestling Championships

Las Vegas, Nevada

Win 37-13 Frank Perrelli TF 10-0
Win 36-13 Eddie Klimara TF 12-1
Win 35-13 Skyler Petry TF 12-2
2017 US U23 World Team Trials at 57 kg
Loss 34-13 Daton Fix 4-7 October 8, 2017 2017 US U23 World Team Trials

Rochester, Minnesota

Loss 34-12 Daton Fix 7-8
Win 34-11 Timothy Lambert TF 10-0 2017 US U23 World Team Trials Challenge Tournament
Win 33-11 Gage Curry TF 12-1
2017 Alexander Medved Prizes at 57 kg
Loss 32-11 Nikolai Okhlopkov 1-5 September 16, 2017 2017 Alexander Medved Prizes Memorial International

Minsk, Belarus

Win 32-10 Michail Ivanov 6-1
Win 31-10 Armen Arakelian TF 10-0
Win 30-10 Azamat Toibek TF 13-2
2017 Ion Corneanu Memorial at 57 kg
Win 29-10 Nikolai Okhlopkov 8-1 June 23, 2017 2017 Ion Corneanu & Ladislau Simon Memorial

Bucharest, Romania

Win 28-10 Ivan Guidea 11-5
Win 27-10 Ivan Zamfirov TF 12-2
2017 US World Team Trials Challenge at 57 kg
Win 26-10 Tyler Graff 6-2 June 10, 2017 2017 US World Team Trials Challenge Tournament

Lincoln, Nebraska

Loss 25-10 Thomas Gilman 2-6
Win 25-9 Alan Waters 8-5
Win 24-9 Frank Perrelli 7-3
2017 US Open at 57 kg
Win 23-9 Frank Perrelli 9-7 April 28, 2017 2017 US Open Wrestling Championships

Las Vegas, Nevada

Win 22-9 Zach Sanders 6-4
Loss 21-9 Tony Ramos 2-2
Win 21-8 Nico Megaludis 5-4
Win 20-8 Paul Konrath TF 10-0
Win 19-8 Sean Donnelly TF 10-0
2016 US Olympic Team Trials Challenge at 57 kg
Loss 18-8 Alan Waters 0-6 April 9, 2016 2016 US Olympic Team Trials Challenge Tournament

Iowa City, Iowa

Win 18-7 Angel Escobedo Injury
Loss 17-7 Tyler Graff TF 0-10
Win 17-6 Nico Megaludis 4-3
2015 US Nationals 5th at 57 kg
Win 16-6 Joe Colon Injury December 18, 2015 2015 US Senior National Wrestling Championships

Las Vegas, Nevada

Loss 15-6 Coleman Scott TF 0-10
Win 15-5 Ali Naser 3-1
Win 14-5 Stevan Mićić 4-2
Loss 13-5 Joe Colon Fall
Win 13-4 Dan Mitcheff TF 10-0
Win 12-4 Rene Ruiz TF 10-0
2015 Bill Farrell Memorial at 57 kg
Loss 11-4 Ali Naser 6-6 November 7, 2015 2015 Bill Farrell Memorial International

New York, New York

Win 11-3 Obenson Blanc 4-3
Win 10-3 Nick Simmons 5-3
Loss 9-3 Daniel Dennis 2-5
Win 9-2 Bradley Pataky 9-1
Win 8-2 Michael Arciaga TF 10-0
2015 ASICS US Senior Nationals at 57 kg
Loss 7-2 Matt McDonough 4-6 June 7, 2015 2015 ASICS USA Wrestling National Championships

Las Vegas, Nevada

Win 7-1 Frank Perrelli 9-1
Win 6-1 Brad Pataky 10-5
Win 5-1 Devane Dodgens TF 10-0
Loss 4-1 Tyler Graff Fall
2014 Northeast Regional at 57 kg
Win 4-0 Ben Willeford TF 10-0 May 4, 2014 2014 Phil Portuese NE Regional

East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania

Win 3-0 Steven Mytych TF 11-0
Win 2-0 Tanner Shoap TF 13-2
Win 1-0 Joshjos Antoine TF 11-0

NCAA record
NCAA Championships Matches
Res. Record Opponent Score Date Event
2018 NCAA Championships at 125 lbs
Win 20-3 Ethan Lizak SV-1 8-6 March 17, 2018 2018 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships
Win 19-3 Sebastian Rivera Fall
Loss 18-3 Spencer Lee Fall
Win 18-2 Taylor LaMont MD 12-4
Win 17-2 Ryan Millhof Injury
Win 16-2 Gabriel Townsell Fall
2017 NCAA Championships at 133 lbs
Win 15-2 Stevan Mićić 5-2 March 18, 2018 2017 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships
Win 14-2 Eric Montoya 4-1
Loss 13-2 Cory Clark 4-7
Win 13-1 Zane Richards 3-1
Win 12-1 Cam Sykora MD 21-7
Win 11-1 Korbin Myers MD 13-4
2016 NCAA Championships at 125 lbs
Win 10-1 David Terao 5-3 March 19, 2016 2016 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships
Win 9-1 Conor Youtsey MD 10-1
Loss 8-1 Thomas Gilman Fall
Win 8-0 Dylan Peters 10-4
Win 7-0 Elijah Oliver MD 11-2
Win 6-0 Kyle Larson TF 18-0
2015 NCAA Championships at 125 lbs
Win 5-0 Zeke Moisey 9-5 March 21, 2015 2015 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships
Win 4-0 Alan Waters 4-2
Win 3-0 Kory Mines TF 16-1
Win 2–0 Ben Willeford MD 11-3
Win 1-0 Joe DeAngelo Fall

Stats


Season Year School Rank Weigh Class Record Win Bonus
2018 Senior Ohio State University #2 (3rd) 125 16-2 88.89% 55.56%
2017 Junior #1 (3rd) 133 24-1 96.00% 48.00%
2016 Sophomore #3 (3rd) 125 27-1 96.43% 67.86%
2015 Freshman #3 (1st) 33-4 88.19% 51.35%
Career 100-8 92.59% 55.69%

Awards and honors
2019
  • US Nationals (57 kg)
2018
2017
2016
2015
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