Ohio State's Luke Pletcher moves up to No. 1
Latrobe native Luke Pletcher, a senior wrestler at Ohio State, is now ranked No. 1 at 141 pounds by InterMat Rankings.
Pletcher, who began the season ranked No. 3, leaped over preseason No. 1 Oklahoma sophomore Dom Demas and No. 2 Penn State junior Nick Lee after defeating Demas in the finals at the Michigan State Open on Saturday.
The Buckeye senior recorded two falls and two major decisions before defeating Demas, 2-1, in tiebreaker 1.
Pletcher is a three-time NCAA Division I qualifier and a two-time All-American, finishing fourth in 2018 and 2019. He was a four-time PIAA finalist and three-time PIAA champion.
Pletcher’s three-year record at Ohio State is 82-20.
Paul Schofield is a TribLive reporter covering high school and college sports and local golf. He joined the Trib in 1995 after spending 15 years at the Daily Courier in Connellsville, where he served as sports editor for 14 years. He can be reached at pschofield@triblive.com.
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