Wrestling: Ohio Northern (10-2 Overall, 3-0 OAC) at #9 Baldwin Wallace (19-3 Overall, 3-0 OAC); at Baldwin Wallace Invitational
Friday, February 3, 2017, 7:30 pm, Ursprung Gymnasium, Berea, Ohio
Saturday, February 4, 2017, 10 am, Ursprung Gymnasium, Berea, Ohio
Thie weekend's competetions: The Polar Bears will travel to Berea for a pair of competetions at Baldwin Wallace this weekend ... ONU will start the weekend with a dual meet with #9 BW on Friday night in a battle of OAC unbeatens ... ONU enters the dual meet in a tie for first place in the OAC with #9 Baldwin Wallace at Heidelberg with 3-0 records ... On Saturday, a squad made up primarily of reserves will compete at the Baldwin Wallace John Summa Invitational ... 13 teams are expected to compete in the double-elimination, 10 weight class individual tournament ... Northern is coming off an impressive 30-9 OAC victory at Otterbein on Tuesday ... Freshman Nate Barcaskey registered a first period pin, his team-leading 16th of the season, to lead the Polar Bears ... Thus far this season, sophomore Clayton Davidson leads the team with a 23-11 record ... Senior Kyler Deeter (22-9) and Barcaskey (22-7) are second with with 22 wins each and junior Alex Bair is fourth with a 20-13 mark ... Barcaskey leads the team and is ranked nationally with 16 pins at heavyweight, while Deeter is second on the squad with 10 pins at 174 pounds ... ONU head coach Ron Beaschler recently surpassed the 300-win plateau as head coach at Ohio Northern ... In 27 seasons, Beaschler's teams are 308-213-4 ... The Yellow Jackets are riding an 8-match winning streak and are undefeated against unranked teams this season ... BW is coming off a 39-6 victory over Muskingum on Tuesday ... Adam Green and Andrew Sierawski had first period pins at 165 and 285 pounds, respectively ... Sophomore Anthony Arroyo leads the squad with a 22-3 record ... Sophomore Zeckary Lehman (21-5) and freshman Charlie Nash (21-9) are tied for second with 21 wins each.
ONU Statistical Leaders
| Wins |
Pins |
Tech Falls |
Maj. Dec. |
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| 1. | Davidson | 23-11 |
1. | Barcaskey |
16 |
1. | Davidson | 8 |
1. | Dole |
6 |
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| 2. |
Deeter | 22-9 |
2. |
Deeter |
8 |
2. |
Deeter |
3 |
2. |
Gavin Nelson |
5 |
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| Barcaskey | 22-7 |
3. |
Bair |
7 |
3. | Thompson |
2 | 3. |
4 Tied With |
4 |
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| Hickey | 7 |
ONU head coach Ron Beaschler: Beaschler in his 27th season at ONU with a 308-213-4 record, a winning percentage of .590 ... He is the all-time winningest coach in ONU history and has the longest tenure as head wrestling coach at ONU ... He was inducted into the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) Hall of Fame in 2008 ... He was named OAC Coach of the Year in 1993, 2012 and 2013.