Monroeville’s Hunter Stieber, a freshman wrestler at Ohio State, was named Big Ten’s Wrestler of the Week.

Stieber defeated Iowa’s Montell Marion, 4-2 and helped the Buckeyes to upset over No. 2 Iowa, 21-9 last Friday.

Stieber limited Marion, a two-time senior All-American, to just two escapes in the match.

With the win, Stieber improved to 18-3 overall and 4-1 in the Big Ten.

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Perkins graduate Matthew Hoty was recognized for his performance over the weekend at the Auburn Invitational. The Southeastern Conference announced on Tuesday that Hoty was chosen SEC Men’s Freshman of the Week.

Hoty, a redshirt freshman, broke his week-old UT freshman indoor record in the men’s shot put. He did so by stretching the tape to 60-0 1/4 to finish second at the Auburn Invitational behind defending SEC Outdoor champion Stephen Saenz of Auburn.

After making a victorious college debut last weekend at the Kentucky Invitational and snapping Chip Kell’s 1968 Vol rookie record of 58-7 by a half inch, Hoty improved his ranking this week from 12th to ninth on UT’s all-time performers list in that event. He ranks No. 3 in the SEC and No. 15 nationally at this point in the season.

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Monroeville’s Logan Stieber, a redshirt freshman on Ohio State’s wrestling team, was named Big Ten Co-Wrestler of the Week.

This is Stieber’s third-career weekly honor. Stieber shares the award with Penn State’s Ed Ruth.

Stieber pinned Purdue’s Cashé Quiroga in 1:12 to record his team-leading 10th pin of the season en route to the Buckeyes’ 27-10 win in St. John Arena Jan. 12.

With an 18-1 overall record, including a 3-1 conference ledger, Stieber has scored bonus points in 15 of his matches. Stieber, ranked fourth in the country at 133 pounds, also boasts a 9-1 dual record.

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