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2010 OSU Wrestling - Lance Palmer - 2010 Big Ten Cham (3/9)

Tue, 03/09/2010 - 22:44 — buckeyewrestling

OSU Senior Lance Palmer wins Title in Ann Arbor

Palmer wins Big Ten Championship at 149 Pounds
Kevin Schlosser; www.buckeyewrestling.com

    2010 Big Ten 149 Pound Finals Photo Gallery

It's been two days since Lance Palmer won his first Big Ten championship on Sunday afternoon. It took less than two minutes before he was focused on the NCAA Tournament. Ending the Big Ten Tournament on top of the podium Palmer avenged his only two regular season losses with a 2-1 win over Wisconsin senior Kyle Ruschell in the semis and a 9-3 decision against Iowa senior Brent Metcalf in the finals.

Wrestling as a true freshman Lance heads to nationals in Omaha as a three-time All-American. The goal is simple... to return as a national champion. A four-time Ohio state champion for Lakewood St Edward HS he placed fourth at the 2007 NCAA Tournament, eighth in 2008, and fourth in 2009.

This year Palmer and teammate Mike Pucillo are each in a position to join their former coach Tommy Rowlands as the only four-time All-American wrestlers in Ohio State history. Palmer is the only wrestler in the country in a position to earn All-American status four times in his first four years without the benefit of a redshirt season. Currently 27-2 on the year he is 116-31 in his career.

Lance Palmer will graduate in the spring with his class at Ohio State. At this point the NCAA Tournament will be the end of his wrestling career as he looks to be make the transition into mixed martial arts in June. Whether or not he leaves his shoes on the mat in March, Lance Palmer will always be a identified as a wrestler. A national title would be a great one career and a great way to start another.

Around the Mat with Lance Palmer

We caught up with Lance Palmer in Columbus, Ohio today after an Ohio State practice to discuss his season, how things went at the Big Ten Tournament, and we took a look ahead to the NCAA Tournament. We spoke about each of his matches in Ann Arbor, what the difference was in his wins against Ruschell and Metcalf, refocusing for nationals, and ending his career on the podium.


2010 Big Ten 149 Pound Finals Photo Gallery (3/8)