By Tim Glon

| NWCA National Duals Site |

FORT WAYNE, Ind. — The No. 24-ranked Ohio Northern wrestling team posted a 1-2 record at the NWCA National Duals at the Memorial Coliseum on Thursday.

The Polar Bears (5-5 overall) finished the day with a dramatic come-from-behind victory over Wilkes (Pa.) Thursday evening.

Trailing 19-0 after the 149-pound weight class, Ohio Northern won the final six bouts, led by first period pins from senior Gavin Nelson (Oregon/Clay) at 157 pounds and seventh-ranked sophomore Nate Barcaskey (Moon Township, Pa./Moon Area) at heavyweight, to win 24-18.

Nelson's pin made it 19-6 and senior Seth Meyer (Defiance) followed with a decision at 165 to make it 19-9.

Ninth-ranked junior Clayton Davidson (Kirtland) also won by decision, posting a 6-1 victory at 174 pounds.

Senior Alex Bair (Centerville) and senior Evan Hickey (Wilmington) followed with decisions at 184 and 197. Wilkes was penalized a team point after the 197-pound bout, evening the score at 18-all heading into the deciding Heavyweight match.

Barcaskey got a quick takedown and a pin just 1:52 into the match to seal the victory for the Polar Bears.

Earlier in the day, ONU was topped by Cortland State (N.Y.) 29-12 in the first round Thursday morning and were downed by No. 21 Centenary (N.J.) 31-9 in the consolation bracket on Thursday afternoon.

Against the Red Dragons (4-3) Thursday morning, freshman Noah Mattin (Archbold) got Ohio Northern on the board with an 8-4 decision at 141 pounds.

Davidson also won by decision, posting a 3-0 victory at 174 pounds.

Barcaskey wrapped up the dual with a pin in 6:01 at Heavyweight.

Against the Cyclones (2-1), ONU got a 6-2 decision by Bair at 184 pounds and a forfeit win by Nelson at 157 pounds to account for its scoring.

The Polar Bears will return to action next weekend at the Lycoming (Pa.) Duals.

#24 Ohio Northern 24, Wilkes (Pa.) 18

125 — Kyle Trout (WC) won by forfeit
133 — Dylan O'Connor (WC) maj. dec. Avory Winans, 14-1
141 — #9 Matthew Grossmann (WC) won by forfeit
149 — Josh Evans (WC) dec. Schuyler Caprella, 8-3
157 — Gavin Nelson (ONU) pinned Kyle Medrow, 1:04
165 — Seth Meyer (ONU) dec. Ashton Gyenzis, 8-4
174 — #9 Clayton Davidson (ONU) dec. John Ritter, 6-1
184 — Alex Bair (ONU) dec. Matthew Judge, 6-1
197 — Evan Hickey (ONU) dec. Nasser McCummings, 5-2*
285 — #7 Nate Barcaskey (ONU) pinned Richard Thompson, 1:52
* - Wilkes was penalized a team point after the 197-pound bout

#21 Centenary (N.J.) 31, #24 Ohio Northern 9

125 — Tyreek Staton (CU) maj. dec. Avory Winans, 13-0
133 — Dino Cancellieri (CU) won by forfeit
141 — #6 Maxwell Nauta (CU) pinned Noah Mattin, :27
149 — #5 Christopher Muce (CU) dec. Schuyler Caprella, 11-5
157 — Gavin Nelson (ONU) wins by forfeit
165 — Alec Donovan (CU) dec. Seth Meyer, 4-0
174 — Jordan Juliano (CU) dec. #9 Clayton Davidson, 10-3
184 — Alex Bair (ONU) dec. Jeremy Nurnberger, 6-2
197 — #9 Etiini Udott (CU) dec. Evan Hickey, 5-2
285 — Anthony Colabella (CU) dec. #7 Nate Barcaskey, 4-3

Cortland State (N.Y.) 29, #24 Ohio Northern 12

125 — Josh Anoine (CSU) wins by forfeit
133 — Trey Laflamme (CSU) pinned Avory Winans, 2:48
141 — Noah Mattin (ONU) dec. Dustin Harris, 8-4
149 — Matt Caputo (CSU) tech fall Schuyler Caprella, 19-4
157 — Greg Chery (CSU) dec. Gavin Nelson, 3-2 (TB-1)
165 — Adrian Berry (CSU) dec. Seth Meyer, 8-3
174 — #9 Clayton Davidson (ONU) dec. Josh Farrar, 3-0
184 — Josh Puca (CSU) dec. Alex Bair, 15-9
197 — Mike Beckwith (CSU) dec. Evan Hickey, 4-2
285 — #7 Nate Barcaskey (ONU) pinned Zach Gifford, 6:01

Open Tournament Results

141 — Jevyn Pratt lost by fall to Luis Puig (Lindsay Wilson), 1:33
149 — Jeff Andrews lost by fall to Deondre Wilson (Indiana, Pa.), 3:41
149 — Jeff Andrews lost by maj. dec. to Spencer Hutchinson (Wis.-LaCrosse), 15-2
157 — Alex Kowal won by fall over Austin Rodriguez (Nassau CC), 1:02
157 — Alex Kowal won by fall over Mason Hogland (Missouri Valley), 5:00
157 — Alex Kowal won by medical foefeit over Brady Robin (Johnson & Wales)
157 — Alex Kowal lost by dec. to Nick Boggs (Lake Erie), 10-3
157 — Alex Kowal won by maj. dec. over Quam Jackson (Lake Erie), 16-6
157 — Trevor Reed won by dec. over Connor Day (Gannon), 8-6
157 — Trevor Reed lost by dec. to Walker Johnson (Nebraska-Kearney), 11-5
157 — Trevor Reed won by fall over Austin Rodriguez (Nassau CC), 3:51
157 — Trevor Reed lost by dec. to Quam Jackson (Lake Erie), 10-5
157 — Scot Laing lost by fall to Christian Rivas (Barton CC), 1:08
157 — Scot Laing won by forfeit over Johnny Clymer (Coe)
157 — Scot Laing lost by fall to Anthony Vaughn (Indianapolis), 2:11
157 — Tim Vlasek lost by tech fall to William Manley (Kutztown), 22-6
157 — Tim Vlasek won by tech fall over Christian Savino New York U), 16-0
157 — Tim Vlasek lost by fall to Austin Rodriguez (Nassau CC), :31
174 — Jacob Thompson won by fall over Steven Rice (Ithaca), 2:06
174 — Jacob Thompson lost by fall to Braden Roen (Upper Iowa), 3:25
174 — Jacob Thompson lost by dec. to Hunter Gasper (Indiana Tech), 11-4
184 — Cash Thompson lost by dec. to Brian Gerard (Belmont Abbey), 7-0
184 — Cash Thompson won by dec. over Chris Mueller, 6-0
184 — Cash Thompson won by fall over Ethan Leighton (Grand View), 2:23
184 — Cash Thompson won by medical forfeit over Brad Crislip (Gannon)
184 — Cash Thompson won by tech fall over Christian Dishler (Wis.-Whitewater), 16-0
184 — Cash Thompson won by forfeit over Luke Glunt (Blemont Abbey) - 5th Place
184 — Chris Mueller lost by dec. to Jamie Gehling (Upper Iowa), 10-3
184 — Chris Mueller lost by dec. to Cash Thompson, 6-0
184 — Bret Lane lost by fall to Logan Rice (Unattached), 1:34
184 — Bret Lane lost by maj. dec. to Chandler Updyke (Indiana Tech), 9-1
184 — Ian Brown won by tech fall over Shane Delong (Belmont Abbey), 16-1
184 — Ian Brown won by maj. dec. over Brad Crislip (Gannon), 17-7
184 — Ian Brown lost by dec. to Jamie Gehling (Upper Iowa), 6-5
184 — Ian Brown lost by dec. to Lee Fuller (Wis.-Whitewater), 5-4 - 4th Place
197 — Austin Windle lost by maj. dec. to Isaiah Wheeler (Lake Erie), 17-4
197 — Austin Windle lost by fall to Riley Kauzlaric (Wis.-Whitewater), 4:02