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2024-25 Wrestling Roster

Peyten Kellar

  • Weight 157
  • Class Redshirt Junior
  • Hometown Cutler, Ohio
  • Highschool Warren
  • Major Sociology Criminology

Biography

2024-2025: Recorded 8-2 and 3-0 dual record until a season ending injury...Had one technical fall, two major decisions and one sudden victory win. 

2023-24: Place fifth at the NCAA Championships at 157-pounds, earning Ohio's first All-American honors since Cody Walters in 2016... His fifth place finish was the best by a Bobcat since Jake Percival in 2005... Finished the year with a 28-4 record with nine wins over ranked opponents... Won the 157-pound MAC Championship, Ohio's first MAC Championship winner since Shakur Laney in 2017... Awarded Co-MAC Wrestler of the Year alongside Lock Haven's Wyatt Henson, becoming the first Bobcat to win the award since Percival in 2005... First Team All-MAC... Opened the year by winning the 157-pound Southeast Open Championship and won two matches at the Cliff Keen Invitational... Led the team with 11 falls... Went undefeated in dual-meets (11-0) and against MAC competition (12-0).  

2022-23: Posted a 19-6 record at 157 pounds… Recorded four falls, four technical falls and four major decisions… first place at the MSU Open... third place at the Mountaineer Open... third place at the Navy Classic. Finished third at the MAC Championships after being seeded second… Qualified for the NCAA Championships for the first time in his career.

2021-22: Competed in 14 matches at 157 pounds… Posted a 10-4 record… Finished the season with two falls and one major decision… Placed second in the White Division at the Ohio Intercollegiate Open.

Prior to Ohio: Earned four varsity letters at Warren High School, where he was wrestling team captain from 2019-21... Had 144 pins... placed 5th in state during the 2017-18 season, 7th in 2018-19 and 1st in 2020-21

Personal: Has two brothers and one sister... Enjoys fishing, boating, wakeboarding and skiing in his spare time... Favorite athlete is Sean Taylor... Favorite team is the Dallas Cowboys... Is a criminal justice major and aspires to be a private investigator

Historical Player Information

  • 2021-22Freshman

    157 lbs
  • 2022-23Redshirt Freshman

    157 lbs
  • 2023-24Redshirt Sophomore

    157 lbs
  • 2024-25Redshirt Junior

    157 lbs