Ohio University Wrestling

Updated June 12, 2025 Joel Greenlee was named head coach of the Bobcats in 1998 after briefly serving as an assistant and later interim head coach of the program. Since his hiring, Greenlee has coached the most NCAA qualifiers and All-Americans in program history. In 2024-25, Greenlee led Ohio to a 8-4 record overall and 6-2 finish in the Mid-American Conference. Garrett Thompson won the individual MAC Championship in the 174-pound division, which marked Ohio’s second-straight year with an individual champion. Also, Jordan Greer earned runner-up in the heavyweight division. Thompson and Greer both qualified for the NCAA Championship for the second time in their careers. Eight student-athletes were placed on the Academic All-MAC team. The Bobcats capped their strong 2023-24 campaign with a 25th place finish at the NCAA Championship, their best finish since Dwight Gardner won in 1998. They placed the best of any MAC school. Peyten Kellar became the Bobcats’ first All-American since Cody Walters in 2016 after he earned fifth-place in the 157-pound division. Kellar recorded the best finish by a Bobcat since Jake Percival in 2005. He was joined by Thompson and Greer at the championships that year. Kellar also won the first MAC individual title for the Bobcats since 2017, while Thompson finished in second-place and Greer third. As a team, the Bobcats finished sixth in the conference. Ohio had four student-athletes compete at the NCAA Championships in 2022-23: Alec Hagan, Zayne Lehm

Updated: June 12, 2025  Ohio wrestling alumnus and two-time Division I All-American Cody Walters joined the staff as an assistant coach in 2022-23.  In 2024-25,

Updated: June 12, 2025 Shakur Laney joined the Bobcats’ staff in 2022.  In 2024-25, Laney helped Ohio to a 8-4 record overall and 6-2 finish in the Mid-American