Tanner McHugh is in his fourth season as an assistant wrestling coach at Ohio Wesleyan University.
McHugh came to Ohio Wesleyan after a successful collegiate career at Baldwin Wallace University. With the Yellow Jackets, he won 4 letters and was part of 3 Ohio Athletic Conference championship teams. He won All-OAC honors twice and was a 3-time Scholar All-American honoree by the National Wrestling Coaches Association, as well as a 3-time Academic All-OAC pick. During the 2021-22 season, he placed sixth at 141 pounds at the NCAA Division III Central Regional, helping Baldwin Wallace to a second-place regional finish. The Yellow Jackets went on to finish eighth at the NCAA Division III championship meet. He placed eighth at 141 pounds at the 2020 NCAA Division III Central Regional, helping BW win the team title, and placed sixth at 141 pounds at the 2019 NCAA Division III Central Regional, helping BW to a second-place finish.
He also serves as a ranker for FloWrestling, poring through film, results, and statistics to compile current rankings among Ohio wrestlers of all divisions.
McHugh is a 2022 graduate of Baldwin Wallace, majoring in accounting.
He is a native of New Ringgold, Pa.
