The 14th Annual Bald and Fat Classic is May 17, 2025

A fast paced, high energy, non-stop wrestling tournament for real men and women who’ve passed their prime and have a hard time getting out of bed in the morning. There are 5 Divisions- Past my Prime 25 - 35 years, Dead 36 – 45 years, Fully Decomposed 46 – 80 yrs., Tommy Toughnuts 18 - ??(open) and again this year our lady's division Joan of Arc! Check out baldandfatclassic.com to register and for additional details, rules, regulations, format and pics from previous years!

OhioQuest Wrestling is not affiliated or a sponsor of this event but admires the ingenuity and wants to help spread the word to all who might be considering lacing’em up one last time.

congratulations to our 2025 OHioQuest State champions

2025 State Champions

2025 OhioQuest Youth Open State Champions

Crew Lenninger, Pierce Monroe, Jeffrey Varney, Alexander Milovsky, Micah Duncan, Lincoln Sharp, Jacob Jenkins, Josue Aponte, Cotey Golub, Theodore Fritinger, Nash Hallman, Ryan Vraciu, Carson Fisher, Jeff Edwards, Iraklis Dirienzo, Bob Gillies, Hudson Barch, Aaron Munn, Simon Brookes, Merrick Evans, Jaxson Eshelman, Brayden Clendenin, Cole Sloan, Austyn Wilson, Masyn Mitchell, Gabirel Lewis, Bryce Donahue, Eli Waters, Chasen Hart, Raishaun Stover, Cameron Koflowitch, Jagger Mullens, and Kolston Wagers

2025 OhioQuest Novice State Champions

William Grimm, Jude Deweerd, Axel Leal, Henry Praznik, Jameson Meade, Sebastian Swartzmiller, Colton Scheiderer, Cavan Mclean, Kyle Curto, Jimmy Smity, Farmer Hensley, Khamden Parks, Daniel Quinlan, Cassius Baughman, Ryker Thompson, Malik Attallah, Jack Sestak, Briggs Case, Lincoln Deaton, Jasiah Davis, Odin Bardo, Hudson Kehl, Markus Molina, Rollin Lovell V, Matt Sanders, Anthony Miklos, Leo Stoner, Ben Akers, Phillip Harbaugh, Max Hahlen, Alexander Conley, Aiden Niederkohr, Keith Street, Frankie Aransky, Kylee Arnold, Matthew Vlaskenko, Michael Miller, and Dominic Onofe

2025 OhioQuest Junior High State Champions

Tristan Davis, Zayne Esteph, Mason Mamich, Cooper Luck, Bryson Noel, Luke Stover, Max Ruehling, Danny Gamer, Quinten Mckee, Zxzavior Beach, Matthew Bochkor, Luke Zadra, Noah Karns, and Steven Kessler

2025 OhioQuest Girls State Champions

Walynn Mcelroy, Elliott Taylor, Destiny Victory Wren, Braxsley Stetler, Gianna Dunbar, Madilyn Kammer, Brantleigh Franks, Piper Tabor, Amelia Thiel, Ava Lattanzio, Mackenzie Quarrles, Zoe Irvan, Averie Bourgerie, Kenzie Colblentz, Victoria Thiel, Carter Morris, Madison Mulkey, Aria Osborne, Avah Davis, Savannah Thomas, Nora Elliott, Isabella Thiel, Sophia Soto, Ava Sommers, Kelsey Denholm, and Sidney Bosler

The Rookie Division is for 1st and 2nd year wrestlers only

It has been brought to our attention several times recently that there are wrestlers who are signing up for Rookie that are not in fact rookie wrestlers, which is defined as 1st and 2nd year wrestlers ONLY. Several points to make here:

1.We ask that you keep in mind that the point of the rookie division is to allow beginners to not get essentially “throw to the wolves” by being pitted against veteran wrestlers that they will have no chance against and will likely drive them out of the sport. In our experience, the parents who wrongly sign their wrestler are usually only thinking about getting their kids more mat time but are blind to affects other wrestlers. Sure, losing is part of the sport and every wrestlers journey, but a fair opportunity to compete is everything. We ask that you please do not take that away from the other kids.

2.If you see something, say something. There are literally thousands of wrestlers who signup for the rookie division at our tournaments each season. As you can imagine, it is impossible to research the background of all of these wrestlers, so this is done on the “honor system”. However, what is possible for us is as a sport to police our own. If you see a wrestler that you know has been competing for more than two years, please bring it to our attention and we will look into the situation and if appropriate, advise that wrestler to move to the open.

Please note that we would need to be notified by 6PM the day before the tournament in order to make changes to the brackets for that specific event.

3. In some cases, your wrestler may be a first- or second-year wrestler, but if your wrestler has gotten a tremendous amount of mat time in that time or maybe just demonstrated an extremely aptitude for the sport (which is a great thing) it may be time to move up to the Open Division. For instance, if you find that your wrestler is pinning and tech falling their way through brackets multiple weeks in a row, it is likely time to move up. Thank you to all for your cooperation and efforts in making our great sport as fair as possible!

Ohioquest-BRINGING TOURNAMENTS THE WRESTLING COMMUNITY NEEDS

We run lightning fast and with precision!

Since the dawn of the sport, the open wrestling tournament has been something of a mixed blessing for the wrestling community. On one hand it represented a great opportunity for wrestlers to develop their skills- on the other hand, usually run by completely "Novice" crews it often turned into a complete disaster. We've all seen and heard the horror stories- tournaments that lasted until 10 p.m. at night, ridiculously compiled brackets, events that started hours late and were marked by complete chaos.

Enter OhioQuest Wrestling. Having run nearly 1000 tournaments in 18 years, we have the system down cold. We will always respect your time and make sure you get the mat time you are looking for. We run with precision- hitting our marks for our start times like clockwork, and we run FAST. Gone are the ten hour marathons. Expect to complete your wrestler's bracket in 90 minutes. We assume that you have other things to do besides be in a gym all day!