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To Honor and Recognize The Ohio State University Wrestling Team, OSU Wrestling Head Coach Tom Ryan and the OSU Wrestling Coaching Staff.
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WHEREAS, since his appointment to head coach of The Ohio State University wrestling program in April 2006, Mr. Tom Ryan has led the OSU wrestling team to win three straight top-ten rankings at the NCAA Tournament and back-to-back runner up finishes; and
WHEREAS, Tom Ryan has assembled one of the top coaching staffs in the country by retaining Tommy Rowlands and hiring Lou Rosselli and Joe Heskett. As a team, they have revitalized the program and taken it to unprecedented heights, winning three straight top-ten spots at the NCAA Tournament, and back-to-back runner-up finishes; and
WHEREAS, the coaching staff has guided their team to twenty-two national qualifiers, twelve All-Americans, six national finalists, and three NCAA champions; and
WHEREAS, under Tom's leadership, the wrestling program has also excelled in the classroom with eight National Wrestling Coaches' Association (NWCA) Academic All-Americans, twenty-one academic All Big Ten honorees, and thirty-two scholar athletes at OSU; and
WHEREAS, The Buckeye Wrestling team has been active and visible in the community by volunteering at Children's Hospital, taking part in the Second & Seven Foundation's Tack Illiteracy program, partnering with the Mad River Wrestling Officials Association to start their own youth wrestling tournament raising funds and awareness for autism research, and participating in a variety of community and faith based initiatives; and
WHEREAS, the wrestling program has also established themselves as a long term supporter of the Olympic movement with their partnership with USA Wrestling. Sharing their facilities with the Ohio Regional Training Center; post graduate wrestlers are able to live, train, and attend school in Columbus while pursuing their Olympic dreams; and
WHEREAS, together the coaching staff has create...
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