No. 22 Wrestling finishes fifth at Lycoming (Pa.) Duals; tops Ithaca (N.Y.) and No. 23 Springfield (Mass.) on Saturday

No. 22 Wrestling finishes fifth at Lycoming (Pa.) Duals; tops Ithaca (N.Y.) and No. 23 Springfield (Mass.) on Saturday
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January 13, 2024

WILIAMSPORT, Pa. — The No. 22-ranked Ohio Northern wrestling team finished in fifth place at the Lycoming (Pa.) Budd Whitehill Duals at Lamade Gymnasium on Saturday.

Northern finished with a 4-1 record, going 2-0 on Saturday and 2-1 on Friday.

Senior Jadon Brownlee (Powell/Olentangy Liberty) had a first period pin at Heavyweight to ease an 18-15 deficit and give the Polar Bears a 21-18 victory in the fifth place match against #23 Springfield (Mass.) on Saturday afternoon.

ONU defeated Ithaca on Saturday morning 26-25 to reach the fifth place match. The contest was tied at 25-all after the 10 weight class bouts, but Ohio Northern won the tiebreaker point by having three 6-point wins to just two for IC.

The Polar Bears finished second in Group D on Friday, defeating York (Pa.) 39-7 and #21 Lycoming 32-12 and falling to Washington & Lee (Va.) 23-16.

| Lycoming (Pa.) Budd Whitehill Duals site | Exhibition Results (.pdf) |

The Basics

  • Records: #22 Ohio Northern (12-7), Washington & Lee (Va.) (7-2), York (Pa.) (0-12), #21 Lycoming (Pa.) (5-2), Ithaca (N.Y.) (6-4), #23 Springfield (Mass.) (7-2)
  • Venue: Lamade Gymnasium - Williamsport, Pa.
  • #22 Ohio Northern 21, #23 Springfield (Mass.) 18
  • #22 Ohio Northern 26, Ithaca (N.Y.) 25
  • Washington & Lee (Va.) 23, #22 Ohio Northern 16 (Friday)
  • #22 Ohio Northern 39, York (Pa.) 7 (Friday)
  • #22 Ohio Northern 32, #20 Lycoming (Pa.) 12 (Friday)
  • Washington & Lee won the pool with a 3-0 record, Lycoming was third at 1-2 and York was fourth with an 0-3 mark.

ONU Individuals

  • Junior Gavin Layman (Chesterton, Ind.) went 5-0 on the weekend at 184 pounds. He had two pins and a tech fall and is now 22-8 on the season. He was named to the All-Tournament Team.
  • Layman was named to the All-Tournament Team as the Most Outstanding Wrestler at 184 pounds.
  • Junior Dylan Le (Dublin/Scioto) and sophomore Colton Spurgeon (Mount Vernon) each went 4-1 on the weekend.
  • Le was a pin, a tech fall and a major decision at 133 to improve to 20-10.
  • Spurgeon was 4-1 with two pins at 149 and is now 15-12 on the year.
  • Sophomore Ajay Locke (Lancaster) was 3-1 on the weekend with a pair of major decisions at 197. He is now 13-7 on the season.
  • Brownlee finished the tournament with a 3-2 record with a pair of pins and is now 14-14 on the year.

Up Next

  • The Polar Bears will return to Ohio Athletic Conference action on Tuesday when they host Muskingum in a 7 pm match at the ONU Sports Center.

#22 Ohio Northern 26, Ithaca (N.Y.) 25

125 — Colin Mellott (ONU) won by disqualification over Kendricks Pellicci
133 — Isaias Torres (IC) pinned Dylan Le, 2:53
141 — Gabe Hansen (ONU) maj. dec. Brandon Ribeiro, 9-0
149 — Colton Spurgeon (ONU) pinned Francisco Muriel, 1:10
157 — Wenchard Pierre-Louis (IC) maj. dec. Jayden Jones, 14-5
165 — Konrad Parker (IC) tech fall Kael Margraf, 22-5
174 — Jackson Gray (IC) pinned John Radey, :33
184 — Gavin Layman (ONU) pinned Jake Jones, 4:48
197 — Ajay Locke (ONU) dec. Ryan Galka, 8-5
285 — Jeremy Mazzella (IC) maj. dec. Jadon Brownlee, 10-1
*Ohio Northern scores 1 team point in the tiebreaker for having more 6-point wins (3-2)

#22 Ohio Northern 21, #23 Springfield (Mass.) 18

125 — Jack Callahan (SC) pinned Colin Mellott (ONU) v 5:52
133 — Dylan Le (ONU) dec. Jaden Colwell, 10-3
141 — Ryan Kozdra (SC) pinned Gabe Hansen, 4:03
149 — Colton Spurgeon (ONU) dec. Ty Stewart, 9-7
157 — Jayden Jones (ONU) dec. Luke Temple, 8-5
165 — Kael Margraf (ONU) dec. Jared Swartz, 4-2
174 — Max Grzymala (SC) dec. John Radey, 5-4
184 — Gavin Layman (ONU) dec. Nick Rogers, 6-1
197 — Casey Allen (SC) dec. Ajay Locke, 10-3
285 — Jadon Brownlee (ONU) pinned Christian Quandt, 1:07

Ohio Northern Exhibition Matches

141 — Gabe Hansen (ONU) won by fall over Shane Perry (Lycoming), 4:56
157 — Flint Guerra (ONU) lost by maj. dec. to Chris Cushman (Wis.-Eau-Claire), 10-1
157 — Flint Guerra (ONU) won by maj. dec. over Aaron Nelson (Ithaca), 11-1
157 — Flint Guerra (ONU) lost by dec. to Steve Dalling (Stevens), 11-5
165 — Kael Margraf (ONU) won by dec. over Jack Krouse (W&L), 9-4
165 — Kael Margraf (ONU) lost by dec. over Clark Bailey), 8-3
174 — John Radey (ONU) lost by dec. to Jared Billinski (Wilkes), 9-3
197 — Ajay Locke (ONU) won by fall over Dawson Tallant (Wilkes), 1:49