Wrestling: #5 Baldwin Wallace (12-2 Overall, 2-0 OAC), Muskingum (4-4 Overall, 0-2 OAC) and #20 John Carroll (8-1 Overall, 3-0 OAC) at #16 Ohio Northern (17-2 Overall, 3-0 OAC)
Saturday, January 21, 2023, 12 p.m. - ONU Sports Center, Ada, Ohio
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Saturday's Preview: Ohio Northern is hosting an Ohio Athletic Conference quad meet on Saturday … Also competing will be No. 5 Baldwin Wallace, Muskingum and No. 20 John Carroll … The Polar Bears will face Baldwin Wallace at 12 p.m., Muskingum at 1:30 p.m. and John Carroll at 3 p.m. ... Duals will be held on two separate mats at each designated start time ... Tickets are $7 for adults and $5 for students, and those with an ONU ID will be admitted free ... ONU is ranked No. 16 in the latest NWCA Dual Meet poll and is No. 18 in the NWCA Tournament poll … Two Ohio Northern wrestlers are currently ranked by the NWCA … Sophomore All-American Jacob Reed (141 pounds) is No. 2, and senior Chase Sumner (149) is No. 10 … In the latest D3wrestle.com poll, Reed is No. 2, and Sumner is No. 10 … Sophomore Dylan Le (133) is listed in the "Honorable Mention" category as being ranked in the 19-26 group … The Polar Bears are coming off Tuesday's 25-12 home win over Mount Union … Reed, sophomore Gavin Layman (184) and seniors Ben DePrest (197) and Logan Painter (285) all recorded victories via major decision in the win … Sumner, Le and fifth-year senior Jordan Hardrick (165) all recorded victories by decision … Reed is the reigning OAC Wrestler of the Week … Thus far this season, Reed leads the team with a 32-0 record … Sumner and Hardrick are second with 29 wins each … Sumner has a team-best 14 pins, while Reed has 13 and Layman has 11 … Hardrick has a team-high seven technical falls, and Reed leads the team with nine major decisions … Hardrick is 104-41 in his career and ranks 14th all-time at ONU in career victories … ONU has wrestlers with winning records in all 10 weight classes … Baldwin Wallace is ranked No. 5 in the latest NWCA Dual Meet poll and is No. 4 in the NWCA Tournament poll … The Yellow Jackets are coming off Tuesday's 45-3 win over Otterbein … BW has five wrestlers ranked by the NWCA … Junior Michael Petrella is No. 1 at 149, junior Jaden Hinton is No. 3 at 133, senior Jacob Decatur is No. 4 at 125, senior Doug Byrne is No. 5 at 197 and sophomore Thomas West is No. 12 at 157 … Muskingum is coming off Tuesday's 40-10 loss to Heidelberg … The Muskies' four wins this season have come over Waynesburg (Pa.), Mount Saint Joseph, Hiram and Wilmington … John Carroll is ranked No. 20 in the latest NWCA Dual Meet poll and is No. 11 in the NWCA Tournament poll … The Blue Streaks are coming off Tuesday's 58-0 win over Wilmington … JCU has three wrestlers ranked by the NWCA … Senior Luke Reicosky is No. 3 at 165, senior Andrew Perelka is No. 5 at 133 and junior Patrick McGraw is No. 15 at 157.
ONU Statistical Leaders:
Wins | Pins | Tech Falls | Maj. Dec. | |||||||||||
1. | Reed | 32-0 | 1. | Sumner | 14 | 1. | Hardrick | 7 | 1. | Reed | 9 | |||
2. | Sumner | 29-2 | 2. | Reed | 13 | 2. | Sumner | 5 | 2. | Le | 8 | |||
Hardrick | 29-4 | 3. | Layman | 11 | 3. | 4 tied | 3 | 3. | Hardrick | 7 | ||||
Head Coach Ron Beaschler: Beaschler is in his 35th season at the helm of the Ohio Northern wrestling program and currently stands as the longest-tenured head wrestling coach at the institution ... He sports a 371-249-4 career coaching record in dual action, a winning percentage of .598, making him the all-time winningest coach in program history ... Beaschler was inducted into the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) Hall of Fame in 2008 and has been named OAC Coach of the Year three times in 1993, 2012, and 2013.