Wrestling picked third in 2018-19 OAC Preseason Coaches poll
By Tim Glon
| 2018-19 OAC Wrestling Preseason Poll (.pdf) |
ADA — The Ohio Northern wrestling team was picked to finish third in the 2018-19 Ohio Athletic Conference Wrestling regular season standings in voting conducted by the league's seven head coaches.
The Polar Bears, under 31st-year head coach Ron Beaschler, received 36 points in the voting.
Baldwin Wallace was picked to win the league with 49 points and seven first place votes. Mount Union was second with 42 points and one first place vote and Heidelberg was picked to finish fourth with 31 points.
The Polar Bears return nine lettermen from last year's squad that went 9-10 overall and finished fourth in the OAC with a 3-3 league record.
Ohio Northern will open its season Nov. 10 at the Mount Union Invitational and will host the 37th annual ONU Invitational on Dec. 1 at the ONU Sports Center.
OAC Wrestling Preseason Poll
Oct. 19, 2018
Rank | School (1st Place Votes) |
Points |
1. | Baldwin Wallace (7) | 49 |
2. | Mount Union (1) | 42 |
3. | Ohio Northern | 36 |
4. | Heidelberg | 31 |
5. | John Carroll |
27 |
6. | Otterbein | 19 |
7. | Muskingum | 13 |
8. | Wilmington | 7 |