Wrestling picked to finish second in 2017-18 OAC Coaches' Poll
By Tim Glon
| 2017-18 OAC Wrestling Preseason Poll (.pdf) |
ADA — The Ohio Northern wrestling team was picked to finish second in the 2017-18 Ohio Athletic Conference Wrestling regular season standings in voting conducted by the league's seven head coaches.
The Polar Bears, under 30th-year head coach Ron Beaschler, received 31 points and one first place vote in the voting.
Baldwin Wallace was picked to win the league with 36 points and six first place votes. Otterbein was third with 22 points and John Carroll was picked to finish fourth with 21 points.
The Polar Bears return starters at all 10 weight classes and 14 lettermen from last year's squad that went 11-4 overall and finished third in the OAC with a 4-2 league record.
ONU will open its season Nov. 11 at the Mount Union Invitational and will host the 36th annual ONU Invitational on Dec. 2 at the ONU Sports Center.
OAC Wrestling Preseason Poll
Oct. 24, 2017
| Rank | School (1st Place Votes) |
Points |
| 1. | Baldwin Wallace (6) | 36 |
| 2. | Ohio Northern (1) | 31 |
| 3. | Otterbein | 22 |
| 4. | John Carroll | 21 |
| 5. | Miount Union | 20 |
| 6. | Heidelberg | 11 |
| 7. | Muskingum | 6 |