Wrestling posts 3-0 record at Washington & Lee Duals; Beaschler reaches 300 coaching victory mark
By Matt Mangen
LEXINGTON, Va. — The Ohio Northern wrestling team posted a perfect 3-0 record as they competed at the Washington & Lee (Va.) Duals on Monday.
The Polar Bears move to 4-0 on the season.
The dual tournament featured 10 teams from across Div. III as Alma (Mich.), Coast Guard Academy (Conn.), SUNY Cortland, Lycoming (Pa.), King's (Pa.), Greensboro (N.C.), McDaniel (Md.), Muskingum, Ohio Northern, Southern Virgina, Trine (Mich.), and Washington & Lee (Va.).
The Polar Bears started off the day defeating No. 14-ranked Cortland State (N.Y.) 24-19.
Ohio Northern then defeated McDaniel (Md.) 38-9 before finishing off the tournament with a 27-12 victory over host Washington & Lee (Va.)
The victory over McDaniel was the 300th career victory for ONU head coach Ron Beaschler, who is now 301-201-4 in his 27 seasons at the helm of the Polar Bear program.
Four Polar Bears posted a perfect 3-0 record during the tournament as junior Evan Morgan (Cincinnati/Elder) won at 149 with one major decision and two minor decisions, Gavin Nelson (Oregon/Clay) won at 157 with 2 pins and a minor, Evan Hickey (Blanchester/Wilmington) won at 197 with two minor decisions and a forfeit and senior Kyler Deeter (Covington) won at 174 with a pin, a technical fall, and a minor decision.
Freshman Nate Barcaskey (Moon Township, Pa./Moon Area) went 2-0 in the 285 pound weight class as he won by pin against SUNY Cortland and McDaniel.
Juniors Alex Bair (Centerville) and Seth Meyer (Defiance) and freshman Seth Transue (Plain City/Dublin) all posted a 2-1 record as Bair won at 184 with two forfeits, Meyer won at 165 with a pin and a minor decision, and Transue won at 125 with one major decision and a minor decision.
The Polar Bears will return to action on January 7, 2017, as they travel to Waynesburg (Pa.) to compete in the Waynesburg Invitational at 9 am.
Ohio Northern - 24 Cortland - 19
125: Andrew Roden (SUCO) maj. dec. Seth Transue (ONU), 13-3
133: Josh Antoine (SUCO) forfeit ONU
141: Da`Mani Burns (SUCO) dec. Aidan Pierobon (ONU), 14-10
149: Evan Morgan (ONU) dec. Greg Chery (SUCO), 3-2
157: Gavin Nelson (ONU) fall Adrian Berry (SUCO), 2:20
165: Brendan Dent (SUCO) dec. Seth Meyer (ONU), 11-5
174: Kyler Deeter (ONU) fall Joseph Puca (SUCO), 1:55
184: Colin Barber (SUCO) TB-1 Alex Bair (ONU), 5-4
197: Evan Hickey (ONU) dec. Brenden Nunziata (SUCO), 4-3
285: Nate Barcaskey (ONU) fall Nick Lupi (SUCO), 4:58
Ohio Northern - 38 McDaniel - 9
125: Seth Transue (ONU) maj. dec. Charles Wallace (MC), 9-1
133: Nicholas Malinowski (MC) forfeit (ONU)
141: Alvontae Drummond (MC) dec. Aidan Pierobon (ONU), 9-4
149: Evan Morgan (ONU) maj. dec. Clint Wright (MC), 16-3
157: Gavin Nelson (ONU) maj. dec. Cole Nagle (MC), 10-0
165: Seth Meyer (ONU) fall Luke Crowe (MC), 2:15
174: Kyler Deeter (ONU) tech. fall Ronald Wuest (MC), 18-0, 2:42
184: Alex Bair (ONU) forfeit (MC)
197: Evan Hickey (ONU) dec. Jake Pooton (MC), 9-4
285: Nate Barcaskey (ONU) fall. William Emerson (MC), 2:45
Ohio Northern - 27 Washington & Lee - 12
125: Seth Transue (ONU) dec. Ethan Hartman (W&L), 9-2
133: Zach Bylykbashi (W&L) forfeit (ONU)
141: Michael Dik (W&L) dec. Aidan Pierobon (ONU), 6-4
149: Evan Morgan (ONU) dec. Zachary Papin (W&L), 8-3
157: Gavin Nelson (ONU) dec. Shane Conners (W&L), 5-2
165: Seth Meyer (ONU) dec. Joseph Scott (W&L), 6-5
174: Kyler Deeter (ONU) dec. Brandon LeFore (W&L), 8-4
184: Alex Bair (ONU) forfeit (W&L)
197: Evan Hickey (ONU) forfeit (W&L)
285: Mathew Kaminer (W&L) dec. Nick Hogenbirk (ONU), 5-2