CADIZ — The second annual Harrison Central Wrestling Camp wrapped up Friday as Ohio State University head coach Tom Ryan, assistant coach and former OSU four-time NCAA All-American Bo Jordan, and several current Buckeyes worked with campers on improving their skills.

The three-day camp began Thursday with Ryan, who has been at Ohio State since the 2006-07 season and is a two-time NCAA Division I Coach of the Year (2009, 2015), Buckeyes’ Jordan Decatur, a three-time OHSAA Division II state champion at Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy, and Paddy Gallagher, a two-time OHSAA state titlist at D-I Lakewood St. Edward’s and the nation’s 2021 No. 1 ranked overall recruit at 157 pounds.

Ryan returned on Thursday with four-time OHSAA state champion Bo Jordan from St. Paris Graham, who was 182-1 in his prep career. He was also a Big 10 champion and NCAA national runner up.

In addition to Ryan, Friday’s clinicians included two-time NCAA All-American Ethan Smith, who was a back-to-back Maryland state champion at Sparrows Point High School who concluded his career with 83 consecutive victories (42-0 as a senior and 41-0 during junior season), and Gavin Hoffman who earned All-American status last year after an outstanding prep career at Montoursville where he was a three-time Pennsylvania state champion, including an undefeated 45-0 senior season.

The topic of each day centered on different aspects of the sport.

On Thursday, Ryan and Jordan stressed the importance of doing the little things to win close matches.

“The little things in life matter. Wrestling is a microcosm of life. If you do the little things well your chance of progressing is better,” Ryan explained. “When you’re in the sport of wrestling long enough, or you live long enough, you realize that the little things matter a lot.

“We focus on those little things because they can be easily overlooked. Everyone wants the shiny new toy,” he added.

During a break between sessions, Ryan reflected back on last season and what is in store for the upcoming campaign.

“It was disappointing,” he admitted. “It was disappointing but I’m proud of my guys. We tried real hard and gave great efforts. I’ve got a great group of men. We had some youth and we’re ready to roll. It should be an exciting year.

“We’ve got some leadership this season with a lot of guys gaining valuable experience from last year,” he added.

Ohio State has the No. 1 recruiting class coming in for next season, something that brought a smile to Ryan’s face.

“We’re expecting some of those guys to step right in,” he continued. “Two of them are on the World U22 team.”

“The COVID year hurt,” he said as far as recruiting went. “We had this new facility, but we couldn’t get in it. We’re in it now and the recruits are getting to see it, and they are loving it.”

He was referring to the Jennings Family Wrestling Facility. The new structure includes a state-of-the-art practice facility with five mats, along with offices for coaches and student-athlete space. The facility will be located within the Athletics District, giving the student-athletes a place to call home.