Ohio State freshman Jesse Mendez has been here before. That doesn’t mean it’s a place the 2022 Crown Point graduate likes to be. “The wrestling here in the Big Ten is tough,” Mendez said.

Jesse Mendez is as loyal as they come and the Ohio State wrestling national champion isn’t going anywhere. With two years of eligibility left, Mendez has his sights squarely on winning two more ...

As the lights went down, Ohio State freshman Jesse Mendez sauntered into the Covelli Center to Johnny Cash’s “God’s Gonna Cut You Down,” head held high, oozing confidence and swagger.

Make it back-to-back titles for Jesse Mendez. The Ohio State wrestler won his second straight NCAA championship at 141 pounds on Saturday. Mendez cemented his legacy as one of the program's all ...

Ohio State wrestler Jesse Mendez won the national title Saturday. He joins a list of six wrestlers at OSU who have won multiple titles. Mendez advanced to the final by knocking off a Penn State ...

Ohio State’s Jesse Mendez won an NCAA Wrestling title in a classic in 2024 and did it again in 2025 in Philadelphia. Mendez wasn’t the top dog this year until the end, going through rivals in ...

During the 2023-24 wrestling season, Ohio State’s Jesse Mendez reached that peak, claiming the Big Ten Championship and the NCAA Championship at 141 pounds. Now a junior, Mendez must defend his ...

PHILADELPHIA — Jesse Mendez successfully defended his national championship Saturday with a 12-9 decision over top-seeded Brock Hardy of Nebraska, becoming the sixth Ohio State wrestler to win ...

Crown Point wrestler Jesse Mendez erased it over the weekend, winning FloWrestling’s “Who’s No. 1” tournament against the best competition in the country. “This is the tournament I’ve ...

Braeden Davis (133), Beau Bartlett (141) and Shayne Van Ness (149) won by three, two and three points over Buckeye stars Nic Bouzakis, Jesse Mendez and Dylan D’Emilio, respectively. And while ...

The 141-pound bracket at the NCAA Wrestling Championships has two previous champions - last year’s winner, Jesse Mendez of Ohio State, and 2023 champion Andrew Alirez of Northern Colorado.

Bartlett defeated former No. 1 Jesse Mendez of Ohio State 4-2 in a match last Friday that served as a preamble to the postseason. Bartlett won Penn State's 11th Big Ten award of a season in which ...