Wrestling: #18 Ohio Northern (15-3 Overall) at Wheaton (Ill.) Invitational
Friday-Saturday, January 27-28, 2023, 11 a.m. (CST) - King Arena, Wheaton, Ill.
| Wheaton Invitational site | Ohio Northern Individual Results |
This Weekend's Preview: No. 18-ranked Ohio Northern will travel west for the 80th annual Pete Willson-Wheaton (Ill.) Invitational Friday and Saturday at King Arena ... A total of 30 schools, stretching from Oregon to Virginia, are expected to compete in the double-elimination individual weight class tournament ... 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. 3 … 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 a 2-1 record at the OAC Duals on Saturday ... No. 16 ONU defeated Muskingum 49-0 and No. 20 John Carroll 37-13 and fell to No. 5 Baldwin Wallace 34-10 ... Reed, sophomore Gavin Layman and senior Jordan Hardrick each went 3-0 to lead the Polar Bears … Thus far this season, Reed leads the team with a 35-0 record … Hardrick is second with a 32-4 mark and Sumner is third at 29-2 … Sumner and Reed each have a team-best 14 pins … Hardrick has a team-high seven technical falls, and Reed leads the team with 10 major decisions … Hardrick is 107-41 in his career and ranks 10th all-time at ONU in career victories … ONU has wrestlers with winning records in all 10 weight classes.
ONU Statistical Leaders:
| Wins | Pins | Tech Falls | Maj. Dec. | |||||||||||
| 1. | Reed | 35-0 | 1. | Sumner | 14 | 1. | Hardrick | 8 | 1. | Reed | 10 | |||
| 2. | Hardrick | 32-4 | Reed | 14 | 2. | Sumner | 5 | 2. | Le | 8 | ||||
| 3. | Sumner | 29-2 | 3. | Layman | 11 | 3. | 5 tied with | 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 373-250-4 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.