Paddy Gallagher

Weight:
165
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Chesterland, Ohio

2025-26 (Ohio State)
Earned All-America honors with an eighth-place finish at the NCAA Championships at 165 pounds … posted a 19-10 overall record and a 7-6 mark in dual competition … placed seventh at the Big Ten Championships … won four matches at the NCAA Championships, including victories over Illinois' No. 17 Braeden Scoles, Pitt's No. 31 Jared Keslar, Little Rock's No. 8 Matty Bianchi and Stanford's No. 27 EJ Parco … captured the Clarion Open title with a 5-0 record … recorded four major decisions and six technical falls on the season … NWCA Scholar All-American.

2024-25 (Ohio State)
Compiled a 17-9 overall record at 165 pounds … went 7-3 in dual competition … placed seventh at the Big Ten Championships … qualified for the NCAA Championships for the second time in his career … totaled three major decisions, three technical falls and two pins … earned Academic All-Big Ten and Ohio State Scholar-Athlete honors.

2023-24 (Ohio State)
Finished 16-5 overall … posted a 6-3 dual record … recorded six major decisions, six technical falls and one pin … earned Academic All-Big Ten and Ohio State Scholar-Athlete recognition.

2022-23 (Ohio State)
Made his varsity debut at 165 pounds … went 13-11 overall with a 6-5 dual record … qualified for the NCAA Championships … competed at the Big Ten Championships … recorded two major decisions and two technical falls … earned Academic All-Big Ten, Ohio State Scholar-Athlete honors.

2021-22 (Ohio State)
Competed unattached during his redshirt season … posted a 17-3 record … recorded four major decisions, three technical falls and four falls.

HIGH SCHOOL
Two-time Ohio state champion at St. Edward High School … two-time Mark Zimmer Award winner … ranked as the nation's No. 1 pound-for-pound wrestler by MatScouts and FloWrestling in 2021 … 2018 Ironman champion … 2019 Junior Fargo national champion … 2020 FloWrestling Who's No. 1 champion … named the 2021 Cliff Keen Preseason Wrestler of the Year.