Top-ranked junior Jacob Reed picks up career win 100, leads No. 22 Wrestling to 52-3 OAC victory over Muskingum

January 16, 2024

ADA — Junior All-American and No. 1-ranked Jacob Reed (Canal Winchester/Lancaster) picked up his his 100th career victory with a first period pin to lead the No. 22-ranked Ohio Northern wrestling team in a 52-3 victory over Muskingum in an Ohio Athletic Conference dual meet at the ONU Sports Center.

The Basics

Records: #22 Ohio Northern (13-7, 2-1 OAC), Muskingum (1-5 Overall, 0-2 OAC)
Venue: ONU Sports Center - Ada, Ohio

ONU Individuals

Junior Colin Mellott (Wapakoneta) opened the meet with a 13-2 major decision at 125 to give ONU a 4-0 lead. Mellott is now 22-10 overall and is 2-1 in OAC duals action this season.
A MU forfeit at 133 made it 10-0.
Reed then notched his first period pin in 1:13 at 141 and it was 16-0 Polar Bears.
Reed improves to 13-0 on the season and is 3-0 in OAC action.
In his career, Reed is now 100-6 with 38 pins in three seasons as a Polar Bear and has placed third at 141 in each of the past two NCAA III Championships.
Junior Jayden Jones (Ashland) won by fall in 2:06 of the first period at 157 and Northern led 28-0.
The Muskies forfeited the next four weight classes as the lead grew to 52-0.
The Muskies' Noah DeHainaut won a tight 1-0 decision over senior Jadon Brownlee (Powell/Olentangy Liberty) at Heavyweight to wrap up the match.
Muskingum only had healthy wrestlers at four of the 10 weight classes.

Up Next

The Polar Bears will return to Ohio Athletic Conference action on Saturday against Otterbein, Heidelberg and Wilmington at the OAC Duals at Heidelberg.

#22 Ohio Northern 52, Muskingum 3

125 — Colin Mellott (ONU) maj. dec. Hunter Heck, 13-2
133 — Dylan Le (ONU) won by forfeit
141 — #1 Jacob Reed (ONU) pinned Aiden Johnson, 1:13
149 — Colton Spurgeon (ONU) won by forfeit
157 — Jayden Jones (ONU) pinned Zeke Poulos, 2:06
165 — Teagan Hendricks (ONU) won by forfeit
174 — Adam Myers (ONU) won by forfeit
184 — Gavin Layman (ONU) won by forfeit
197 — Ajay Locke (ONU) won by forfeit
285 — Noah DeHainaut (MU) dec. Jadon Brownlee, 1-0

Exhibition Match

285 — Hunter Probasco (ONU) pinned Dakota Tennant, :49

Time — :22
Attendance — 66