Wrestling: Ohio Northern (7-4 Overall) at Waynesburg (Pa.) Invitational
Saturday, January 4, 2020, 9:30 a.m. - Marisa Fieldhouse, Waynesburg, Pa.
| Tournament Site |
Saturday's Tournament: Ohio Northern will begin the 2020 portion of its schedule on Saturday at the 9th annual Waynesburg (Pa.) Invitational ... The double-elimination, 10-weight class individual tournament is expected to feature 16 teams from NCAA divisions II and III, the NCWA and junior colleges ... The Polar Bears are coming off a 43-6 victory over Manchester (Ind.) on Dec. 14 ... Freshman Camden Spears, Chase Sumner, freshman Ben DePrest, junior Cash Thompson and freshman Zach George all registered pins ... Two Polar Bears are ranked at their respective weight classes in the Dec. 18 D3Wrestle.com rankings ... Senior Seth Transue is 22nd at 133 and Thompson is 10th at 197 ... Thus far this season, Transue leads the team with a 17-2 record ... Thompson is second at 16-2 ... Thompson leads the team with 9 pins ... Andrews leads the team with 8 tech falls and Transue leads the team with 6 major decisions ... Andrews (77-51) and Transue (77-41) lead all active ONU wrestlers with 77 career victories, which tie them for 29th all-time in ONU history ... Thompson is 38th all-time with a 71-31 career record.
ONU Statistical Leaders:
| Wins | Pins | Tech Falls | Maj. Dec. | |||||||||||
| 1. | Transue | 17-2 | 1. | Thompson | 9 | 1. | Andrews | 8 | 1. | Transue | 6 | |||
| 2. | Thompson | 16-2 | 2. | Sumner | 8 | 2. | Caprella | 4 | 2. | Lenhoff | 5 | |||
| 3. | Sumner | 15-4 | 3. | Spears | 6 | 3. | Transue | 4 | 3. | Thompson | 3 | |||
| Caprella | 15-5 | |||||||||||||
| Andrews | 15-6 |
Head Coach Ron Beaschler: Beaschler is in his 32nd season at the helm of the Ohio Northern wrestling program and currently stands as the longest-tenured head wrestling coach at the institution ... He sports a 331-237-4 career coaching record in dual action, a winning percentage of .582, making him the all-time winningest coach in program history ... Beaschler was inducted into the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) Hall of Fame in 2008 and has been named OAC Coach of the Year three times in 1993, 2012, and 2013.