InterMat named Ohio State 149-pounder Sammy Sasso its Freshman of the Year after the Nazareth, Penn., native finished the season with an impressive 24-3 record and No. 3 in the country.
Considered a legitimate title contender as the No. 3 seed in the coronavirus-cancelled NCAA tournament, Sasso spent the latter weeks of the season as the top-ranked wrestler in the class after upending Iowa's then-top-ranked Pat Lugo in Carver-Hawkeye Arena.
- 24-3 Overall Record
- 9-0 in Big Ten duals
- 4 Tech Falls
- 4 Major Decisions
Sasso edged two Stanford wrestlers and former Ohio high school wrestler David Carr in InterMat's voting.