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 ...

Ohio State names men’s soccer star Michael Adedokun and two-sport standout Makenna Webster as its Athletes of the Year for ...

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 ...

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.

Ohio State wrestler Jesse Mendez defended his 2024 national title Saturday at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia by winning the 141-pound weight class, beating No. 1 seed Brock Hardy of ...

Jesse Mendez adapts to Ohio State's wrestling room. Entering Ohio State, the top recruit in the 2022 class had four state titles, losing only one of his 158 matches for Crown Point High School 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 ...

Crown Point wrestler Jesse Mendez poses in front of the historic Lake County Courthouse after being greeted by fans and town officials on his way home from winning the Who's No. 1 tournament in Texas.

PHILADELPHIA (WCMH) — 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 ...

Penn State's Beau Bartlett, right, shown wrestling Ohio State's Jesse Mendez in the 2024 NCAA finals, defeated the top-ranked Mendez 4-2 Friday night in Columbus. Bartlett is ranked third.

Penn State wrestler Beau Bartlett defeated top-ranked Jesse Mendez of Ohio State to claim the No. 1 spot nationally at 141 pounds.

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.