Wrestling stays unbeaten in OAC action with 38-12 victory over Wilmington

By Steve Green

ADA -- The Ohio Northern wrestling team remained unbeaten in Ohio Athletic Conference action with a 38-12 victory over Wilmington Tuesday night at the ONU Sports Center.

The Polar Bears improve to 5-7 overall and are 2-0 in OAC action, while the Quakers fall to 1-4, 1-2.

Junior All-American and No. 2-ranked Luke Miller, sophomore Mick Letcher and freshman and No. 9-ranked Kyle Kwiat all registered pins for ONU.

Freshman Jeremy Jones got the first win of the night at 133 as he was able to score a 6-3 decision over Christoper Heiss.

Mick Letcher secured the first win by fall on the evening for the Polar Bears as he came out and pinned Richard Armand at the 2:44 mark to tie the match at 9-9.

Miller made it two pins in a row by pinning Mark Sedziol at 2:31.

The consecutive pins propelled Northern to a 15-9 lead.

At 165 Billy Painter dominated the entire match, winning by tech. fall 15-0 and earning five points to push the Polar Bear lead to 20-9.

Kwiat got Northern's third win of the night by pin at the 1:49 mark as he was able to pin Brendan Leal.

After two forfeit wins by Matt Alexander and Nathan Jones, Northern's team lead was 38-9.

"It was a good for us to win tonight," Coach Ron Beaschler said, "The win moves us to 2-0 in the conference and gets us ready for the weekend's matches."

The Polar Bears will return to action Friday and Saturday at the Lycoming (Pa.) Duals. Northern will face No. 15-ranked Wilkes (Pa.) in the first round Friday at 9 am.

With a victory, ONU would face Thiel (Pa.) at Noon and would face either John Carroll or Lycoming (Pa.) at 2 pm with a defeat.

Ohio Northern 38, Wilmington 12

125 - Donny Harrington (WC) pinned Louis Piszker, 2:40
133 - Jeremy Jones (ONU) dec. Christoper Heiss, 6-3
141 - Tim Brown (WC) dec. Garret Freeman, 7-4
149 - Mick Letcher (ONU) pinned Richard Armand, 2:44
157 - Luke Miller (ONU) pinned Mark Sedziol, 2:31
165 - Billy Painter (ONU) tech fall Thomas Bohrer, 5:33, 16-0
174 - Kyle Kwiat (ONU) pinned Brendan Leal, 1:49
184 - Matt Alexander (ONU) won by forfeit
194 - Nathan Jones (ONU) won by forfeit
285 - Adam Salyers (WC) dec. Justin Southwick, 1-0

Exhibition

285 - Joe Fisher (ONU) dec. Shaun Smith 6-2