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From 2004 to 2012, he was a University World Champion, Pan-Am Champion, 2x U.S. Open Champion, and 6x U.S. National Team Member. Rowlands was narrowly defeated in the finals of the Olympic Trials in 2008 & 2012 and became one of the few 2x Olympic Alternates in American wrestling history.
The first four-time All-American in Ohio State wrestling history, Tommy Rowlands, a native of Hilliard, Ohio, was a two-time NCAA heavyweight champion in 2002 and 2004 under head coach Russ Hellickson. Lettering for the Buckeyes from 2001-04, Rowlands won a pair of Big Ten titles in 2002 and 2004.
Oct 3, 2013 · COLUMBUS, Ohio– Tommy Rowlands, a letterwinner on the Ohio State wrestling team from 2001-04, was officially inducted into the Ohio State Athletics Hall of Fame last Friday. Rowlands, along with 13 other inductees, was honored during a dinner at the Archie M. Griffin Grand Ballroom in the Ohio Union.
Sep 29, 2002 · Tommy Rowlands has been dominant on the mats as a collegiate heavyweight wrestler in his two years of competition for Ohio State. Heading into his junior campaign, the local product has tallied an 81-7 record and won both the Big Ten and NCAA championship titles in 2002.
