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COLUMBUS, Ohio – The keystone recruit of the Ohio State wrestling 2021 recruiting class, Paddy Gallagher, has been named the No. 1 pound for pound wrestler in the country by MatScouts and FloWrestling.
Gallagher is a projected 157-pounder from Chesterland, Ohio and soon-to-be graduate of St. Edward High School. He capped his high school career in March with an overall record of 111-10 and an 82 percent bonus-point win ratio. Gallagher earned his second state championship this past season despite a tough bracket that featured the No. 5 and No. 7 ranked wrestlers in the nation at 160 pounds.
The future Buckeye accumulated a number of awards and accolades for his exceptional high school career. He was named the Cliff Keen Pre-Season Wrestler of the Year and earned his second Mark Zimmer Award for Ohio’s Most Outstanding Wrestler by the Ohio High School Wrestling Coaches Association (2020 & 2021). He has been nominated for MaxPrep Sports Student-Athlete of the Year for all s
Watterson Roundup: Eagles wrestling team deals with ups and downs
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Because of quarantine issues, the mental challenges that junior Danny Siegel and the Watterson wrestling team have dealt with this winter sometimes have felt as grueling as the physical ones.
Although Siegel didn’t test positive for the COVID-19 coronavirus, he quarantined from Dec. 20-Jan. 4 because of contact tracing.
The Eagles had to quarantine in mid-January as a team, forcing them to reschedule their matches in the CCL duals, which would have taken place Jan. 13.
“Not wrestling for almost three weeks was terrible,” Siegel said. “Right now I need to get my cardio back up.”