By Tim Glon

ADA — The Ohio Northern wrestling team celebrated Senior Night with a 27-13 victory over Muskingum on Tuesday evening at the ONU Sports Center.

The Polar Bears improve to 9-9 overall and move to 3-2 in the Ohio Athletic Conference, while the Muskies fall to 4-9, 0-5.

After Muskingum won the first three bouts and took an early 13-0 lead, freshman Schuyler Caprella (Harrod/Allen East) started a streak of seven consecutive victories with a 7-3 decision at 149 to get the Polar Bears on the board.

Senior Gavin Nelson (Oregon/Clay) followed with a 17-1 tech fall at 157 and senior Seth Meyer (Defiance) won by decision 5-3 at 165.

Junior Clayton Davidson (Kirtland) then won by forfeit at 174 to give the Polar Bears a 17-13 lead.

Senior Alex Bair (Centerville) won by major decision 10-1 at 184 and senior Evan Hickey (Wilmington) won by forfeit at 197 to make it 27-13 Polar Bears.

Sophomore Nate Barcaskey (Moon Township, Pa./Moon Area) wrapped up the dual with a 21-3 tech fall victory at Heavyweight.

Prior to the match, the team honored its seven seniors, Bair, Ian Brown (Xenia/Carroll), Hickey, Meyer, Morgan, Nelson and Taton.

The Polar Bears will compete as a JV squad this weekend at the Mid-States Invitational at North Manchester, Ind., and will wrap up its varsity campaign next Tuesday with an OAC dual at Heidelberg.

Ohio Northern 32, Muskingum 13

125 — Jordan Burkholder (MU) maj. dec. Seth Transue, 9-0
133 — Slade Stiles (MU) pinned Brad Taton, 1:24
141 — Sammy Southers (MU) dec. Aidan Pierobon, 10-7
149 — Schuyler Caprella (ONU) dec. Toby Warrington, 7-3
157 — Gavin Nelson (ONU) tech fall Michael Kashuba, 17-1; 6:53
165 — Seth Meyer (ONU) dec. Tanner Walker, 5-3
174 — Clayton Davidson (ONU) won by forfeit
184 — Alex Bair (ONU) maj. dec. Anthony Cole-Young, 10-1
197 — Evan Hickey (ONU) won by forfeit
285 — Nate Barcaskey (ONU) tech fall Garrett Mitchell, 21-3; 5:25

Exhibition Match

285 — Austin Keeley (ONU) pinned Cody Jenkins, :14