Nathan Tomasello

Nathan Tomasello
Nathan Tomasello in June 2018
Personal information
Full nameNathan Khalid Tomasello
National teamAmerican
Born (1994-05-01) May 1, 1994
Parma, Ohio, U.S.
Height1.52 m (5 ft 0 in)
Weight125 lb (57 kg)
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportWrestling
Event(s)Freestyle and Folkstyle
College teamOhio State
ClubTitan Mercury WC
Oklahoma RTC
Coached bySam Hazewinkel
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing the  United States
US National Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Fort Worth (SN) 57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Las Vegas 57 kg
Collegiate Wrestling
Representing the Ohio State Buckeyes
NCAA Division I Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 St. Louis 125 lb
Bronze medal – third place 2016 New York 125 lb
Bronze medal – third place 2017 St. Louis 133 lb
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Cleveland 125 lb
Big Ten Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Columbus 125 lb
Gold medal – first place 2016 Iowa City 125 lb
Gold medal – first place 2017 Indiana 133 lb
Gold medal – first place 2018 East Lansing 125 lb

Nathan Khalid Tomasello (born May 1, 1994) is an American freestyle and graduated folkstyle wrestler who competes at 57 kilograms.[1] In freestyle, Tomasello has medaled at multiple national and international competitions, most notably the Alexander Medved Prizes, Bill Farrell Memorial, and US Nationals.[1] In college, he was an NCAA champion in 2015, a four–time Big Ten Conference champion, and a four–time All–American for the Ohio State Buckeyes.[2]

Folkstyle career

High school

As a high schooler, Tomasello was a four–time Ohio (OHSAA) state champion in Division II out of the 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.[3] Tomasello was then recruited by the Ohio State University.[3]

College

During his first collegiate season (2013–14), Tomasello was redshirted and compiled an undefeated 19–0 record competing in open tournaments.[4] As a freshman, Tomasello claimed the NCAA and Big Ten Conference titles after a highly successful regular season, ending his season with a 33–4 record.[5][6] As a sophomore and a junior, Tomasello remained undefeated throughout both regular seasons, claimed the B1G titles, but both times lost in the semifinals of the national tournaments and came back for third, becoming a three–time All–American.[7][8][9] In his final year, his only loss during regular season was to freshman phenom from Iowa Spencer Lee, a multiple–time age–group freestyle World Champion, and would go on to compile a 7–1 record during this time frame.[10][11] After becoming a four–time B1G champion, at his last NCAAs, Tomasello was once again knocked off on the semifinals, coming back to place third, giving an end to an outstanding career.[12]

Freestyle career

2014–2017

During his first years competing in the senior freestyle level (2014–2016), Tomasello racked up experience from the US Nationals and the US Olympic Team Trials.[13][14]

Throughout 2017, Tomasello claimed the Ion Corneanu Memorial International, placed third at the US Open and the US World Team Trials and second at the US U23 World Team Trials, and Alexandr Medved Prizes.[15][16][17]

2019–2021

After not competing in 2018, Thomasello placed sixth at the 2019 US Open and second at the Bill Farrell Memorial as well as the US Senior Nationals, qualifying for the 2020 US Olympic Team Trials with the latter result.[18][19] In 2020, Thomasello only got to compete once due to the COVID-19 pandemic, placing second at the Cerro Pelado International.[20]

After more than a year of inactiveness, Tomasello competed at the rescheduled US Olympic Team Trials in April 1–3, 2021 as the seventh seed, in an attempt to represent the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[21] After losing first round to US National Champion Vito Arujau, he bounced back with two straight victories to place third.[22]

Tomasello then registered to compete at the prestigious 2021 Poland Open in early June, and moved from 57 to 61 kg on a days notice.[23] Tomasello ultimately went 0–3, suffering dominant losses.[24]

Tomasello came back in big fashion 2021 US World Team Trials from September 11 to 12, intending to represent the country at the World Championships at 61 kilograms.[25] He scored brilliant upsets over 2019 NCAA champion Nick Suriano and returning World medalist Joe Colon to make his way to the best-of-three finale, where he faced Pan American Games gold medalist Daton Fix.[26] He was dropped in two straight matches, placing second at the tournament.[27]

Freestyle record

NCAA record

Stats

Awards and honors

2019
  • 2nd place, silver medalist(s) US Nationals (57 kg)
2018
2017
2016
2015

References

  1. ^ a b "RUDIS Athletes | Nathan Tomasello | RUDIS". RUDIS Wrestling Gear. November 27, 2019. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
  2. ^ "Nathan Tomasello". Ohio State Buckeyes. May 21, 2018. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "High school wrestling: CVCA's Nathan Tomasello wins fourth state title, St. V-M's Aaron Adkins earns first". Akron Beacon Journal. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  4. ^ Vest, Dan (November 15, 2013). "Ryan previews the 2013-14 Ohio St. wrestling team". Land-Grant Holy Land. SB Nation. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
  5. ^ Vest, Dan (March 21, 2015). "Ohio State's Nathan Tomasello wins 125-pound NCAA title". Land-Grant Holy Land. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
  6. ^ "History confirmed | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
  7. ^ "Wrestling: Nathan Tomasello Drops NCAA Semifinal Match to Iowa's Cory Clark". Eleven Warriors. March 17, 2017. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
  8. ^ Jones, Todd. "The Front Row: Tomasello happy, healthy and hungry on Ohio State's wrestling mat". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
  9. ^ "Wrestling: Tomasello and Moore win consolation bracket, finish third". The Lantern. March 18, 2017. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
  10. ^ says, Hawks Begin Home Stretch Against Michigan | (January 21, 2018). "Twitter Reacts to Spencer Lee's Upset of Nathan Tomasello". IAwrestle. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
  11. ^ "The Veteran & The Rookie: Nathan Tomasello vs. Spencer Lee". PA Power Wrestling. January 21, 2018. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
  12. ^ "Wrestling: Nathan Tomasello's storied Ohio State career comes to a close after placing third nationally". The Lantern. March 17, 2018. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
  13. ^ "NCAA Div. I Championships champions qualify for U.S. Olympic Team Trials in Iowa City, April 9–10". teamusa.org. March 14, 2016. Archived from the original on March 15, 2016.
  14. ^ "Three Ohio State wrestlers claim freestyle titles at Northeast Senior Regionals in E. Stroudsburg, Pa". Team USA. Archived from the original on May 12, 2016. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  15. ^ "Retherford, Tomasello, Dieringer among third-place finishers at U.S. Open Championships". Team USA. Archived from the original on September 11, 2019. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  16. ^ "Tomasello, Futrell win golds as U.S. gets five freestyle medals at Ion Corneanu International in Romania". teamusa.org. July 22, 2017. Archived from the original on June 2, 2021.
  17. ^ "Fix beats Tomasello to make U23 World Team". InterMat. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  18. ^ "Weekend In Review For Current and Past OSU Wrestlers". The-Ozone. May 1, 2019. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  19. ^ Ruden, Pete (December 22, 2019). "Lee captures U.S. Senior Nationals title". The Daily Iowan. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  20. ^ "Pantaleo and Cox win titles, seven others claim medals at Cerro Pelado in Cuba". Team USA. Archived from the original on April 14, 2023. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  21. ^ Miller, Zach. "Wrestling: Men's freestyle seeds announced for U.S. Olympic Trials". North Jersey Media Group. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
  22. ^ "U.S. Olympic Team Trials Session III drama: National Team berths up for grabs, retirements and spectacular wrestling". Team USA. April 3, 2021. Archived from the original on April 14, 2021.
  23. ^ Eric. "Poland Open Entries (June 9–13)". United World Wrestling. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
  24. ^ "Gwiazdowski and Diakomihalis advance to the Poland Open finals, while three Americans will wrestle for bronze". teamusa.org. June 9, 2021. Archived from the original on June 9, 2021.
  25. ^ "Who's Registered For World Team Trials So Far? - FloWrestling". www.flowrestling.org. August 10, 2021. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
  26. ^ "Men's Freestyle Finals Results In Lincoln". InterMat. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
  27. ^ Duckworth, Seth (September 13, 2021). "Daton Fix Wins World Team Trials, Clinches 61 KG Spot". Pistols Firing. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
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