Joshua Ogunsanya

Photo by: Ross Bartachek

Weight:
174
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
River Forest, Ill.
High School:
River Forest

2024-25: Competed at 174 pounds during first season as a Tar Heel • Earned 14 wins during the year • Made Carolina debut with two wins at the Collegiate Wrestling Duals in Nashville (12/21) • Collected three victories at Soldier Salute (12/29-12/30) • Opened ACC duals with a decision versus No. 13 Lennox Wolak of Virginia Tech (1/10) • Collected a second-period fall over Duke's Gaetano Console (1/17) • Earned ranked decisions versus No. 20 Matty Singleton of NC State (1/31) and No. 4 Lorenzo Norman of Stanford (2/21) • Went 2-0 to win the 174-pound title at the Wildcat Open (2/23) • Represented the Tar Heels at the 2025 ACC Championships at Duke (3/9) • Earned two wins at the conference tournament to finish third at 174 pounds • Collected the No. 21 seed at the 2025 NCAA Championships in Philadelphia • Went 1-2 at the national tournament, defeating No. 12 Myles Takats of Bucknell in the opening round

2023-24 (Columbia): Earned three wins at the Clarion Open, two by major decision and one by fall

2022-23 (Columbia): Compiled a 21-8 overall record at 165 pounds • Went 7-3 in dual matches with a 2-1 record in Ivy League duals and a 5-1 mark in EIWA duals • Earned three wins via major decision • Totaled four falls with the fastest coming at 4:03 against American’s Caleb Campos (1/13) • Garnered a No. 14 ranking in the NWCA’s final poll of the regular season • Finished third at the EIWA Championships • Qualified for the 2023 NCAA Championships • Went 1-2 at the NCAA Championships • Earned EIWA All-Academic honors • Named a NWCA Scholar All-American • Recipient of the Ron Russo Dedicated Wrestler Award presented by the Columbia coaching staff • Named Honorable Mention All-Ivy

2021-22 (Columbia): Posted a 21-8 overall record at 165 pounds • Totaled three wins by fall, with a season best 1:11 against Sacred Heart’s Ryan Bolletino • Earned six wins via major decision • Finished 10-3 in dual matches • Earned a second-place finish at the EIWA Championships • Qualified for the 2022 NCAA Championships • 2022 EIWA Academic Achievement Award recipient • NWCA Scholar All-American

2020-21 (Columbia): Season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic

Prep/Personal: Josh Ogunsanya is the son of Peter and Demoda Ogunsanya • Has three siblings, Peter, Tiara and David • Brother, David, wrestles at Army

Year	Overall	Dual	ACC	MD	TF	Fall
20-21	-	-	-	-	-	-
21-22	21-8	10-3	-	6	1	2
22-23	21-8	8-3	-	3	-	4
23-24	3-2	-	-	2	-	1
24-25	14-7	6-2	4-1	2	2	2
Career	59-25	24-8	4-1	13	3	9