Top-ranked junior Jacob Reed picks up career win 100, leads No. 22 Wrestling to 52-3 OAC victory over Muskingum

Top-ranked junior Jacob Reed picks up career win 100, leads No. 22 Wrestling to 52-3 OAC victory over Muskingum
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January 16, 2024

ADA — Junior All-American and No. 1-ranked Jacob Reed (Canal Winchester/Lancaster) picked up his his 100th career victory with a first period pin to lead the No. 22-ranked Ohio Northern wrestling team in a 52-3 victory over Muskingum in an Ohio Athletic Conference dual meet at the ONU Sports Center.

The Basics

  • Records: #22 Ohio Northern (13-7, 2-1 OAC), Muskingum (1-5 Overall, 0-2 OAC)
  • Venue: ONU Sports Center - Ada, Ohio

ONU Individuals

  • Junior Colin Mellott (Wapakoneta) opened the meet with a 13-2 major decision at 125 to give ONU a 4-0 lead. Mellott is now 22-10 overall and is 2-1 in OAC duals action this season.
  • A MU forfeit at 133 made it 10-0.
  • Reed then notched his first period pin in 1:13 at 141 and it was 16-0 Polar Bears.
  • Reed improves to 13-0 on the season and is 3-0 in OAC action.
  • In his career, Reed is now 100-6 with 38 pins in three seasons as a Polar Bear and has placed third at 141 in each of the past two NCAA III Championships.
  • Junior Jayden Jones (Ashland) won by fall in 2:06 of the first period at 157 and Northern led 28-0.
  • The Muskies forfeited the next four weight classes as the lead grew to 52-0.
  • The Muskies' Noah DeHainaut won a tight 1-0 decision over senior Jadon Brownlee (Powell/Olentangy Liberty)  at Heavyweight to wrap up the match.
  • Muskingum only had healthy wrestlers at four of the 10 weight classes.

Up Next

  • The Polar Bears will return to Ohio Athletic Conference action on Saturday against Otterbein, Heidelberg and Wilmington at the OAC Duals at Heidelberg.

#22 Ohio Northern 52, Muskingum 3

125 — Colin Mellott (ONU) maj. dec.  Hunter Heck, 13-2
133 — Dylan Le (ONU) won by forfeit
141 — #1 Jacob Reed (ONU) pinned Aiden Johnson, 1:13
149 — Colton Spurgeon (ONU) won by forfeit
157 — Jayden Jones (ONU) pinned Zeke Poulos, 2:06
165 — Teagan Hendricks (ONU) won by forfeit
174 — Adam Myers (ONU) won by forfeit
184 — Gavin Layman (ONU) won by forfeit
197 — Ajay Locke (ONU) won by forfeit
285 — Noah DeHainaut (MU) dec. Jadon Brownlee, 1-0

Exhibition Match

285 — Hunter Probasco (ONU) pinned Dakota Tennant, :49

Time — :22
Attendance — 66