No. 13 Wrestling records four major decisions in 25-12 win over Mount Union

By Wes Mayberry

ADA — The 13th-ranked Ohio Northern wrestling team recorded four major decisions en route to a 25-12 win over Mount Union on Tuesday night at the ONU Sports Center.

The Polar Bears improve to 17-2 overall and 3-0 in the Ohio Athletic Conference while dropping the Purple Raiders to 3-5, 0-2.

Three of Northern's victories by major decision came via sophomore Gavin Layman (Chesterton, Ind.) and seniors Ben DePrest (Louisville, Ky./Saint Xavier) and Logan Painter (Marysville/Early College) in the critical closing stages of the dual.

With ONU leading 13-12, Layman earned a 12-0 major decision at 184 pounds, and DePrest followed with a 9-0 victory at 197 to seal the dual win for ONU.

Painter capped the victory with an 8-0 major decision at 285 pounds.

Ranked No. 2 at 125 pounds, Mount Union's Jack Stanley opened the dual with a forfeit victory, but the Polar Bears responded to take a 10-6 lead.

Sophomore Dylan Le (Powell/Dublin Scioto) earned a 9-2 decision victory at 133, and No. 2-ranked sophomore Jacob Reed (Lancaster) added a 12-1 major decision at 141.

No. 10-ranked senior Chase Sumner (Ada) followed with an 8-2 decision win at 149.

After the Raiders got back within one, fifth-year senior Jordan Hardrick (Dayton/Wayne) answered with a 6-2 decision at 165 to put ONU up 13-9.

Mount Union's David Reinhart scored an 8-5 decision at 174 to cut the deficit back to one, but the Raiders were unable to get any closer.

Northern won seven of the 10 bouts on the night.

Reed improved to 32-0 on the season. Sumner is now 29-2, and Hardrick is 29-4.

The Polar Bears return to action on Saturday when they host an OAC quad meet with No. 10 Baldwin Wallace, Muskingum and No. 18 John Carroll.

#13 Ohio Northern 25, Mount Union 12

125 — #2 Jack Stanley (UMU) won by forfeit
133 — Dylan Le (ONU) dec. Drew Magness, 9-2
141 — #2 Jacob Reed (ONU) maj. dec. Ambrose Boni, 12-1
149 — #10 Chase Sumner (ONU) dec. Darese Sparkman, 8-2
157 — Nick Nettleton (UMU) dec. Teagan Hendricks, 2-0
165 — Jordan Hardrick (ONU) dec. Jeff Dunfree, 6-2
174 — David Reinhart (UMU) dec. Adam Myers, 8-5
184 — Gavin Layman (ONU) maj. dec. Nick Chaddock, 12-0
197 — Ben DePrest (ONU) maj. dec. AJ Lunardi, 9-0
285 — Logan Painter (ONU) maj. dec. Max Farmer, 8-0