No. 22 Wrestling goes 3-0, defeats Otterbein, Heidelberg and Wilmington at OAC Duals

No. 22 Wrestling goes 3-0, defeats Otterbein, Heidelberg and Wilmington at OAC Duals
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January 20, 2024

ADA — Eight different wrestlers went 3-0 as the No. 22-ranked Ohio Northern wrestling team posted a 3-0 victory at the OAC Duals on Saturday at Heidelberg.

The Polar Bears started the morning with a 36-6 win over Otterbein, then shut out Heidelberg 49-0 and Wilmington 60-0 in the afternoon.

The Basics

  • Records: #22 Ohio Northern (16-7, 5-1 OAC), Otterbein (5-8, 2-4 OAC), Heidelberg (7-11, 3-3 OAC), Wilmington (1-4, 1-3 OAC)
  • Venue: Sieberling Gymnasium - Tiffin, Ohio
  • #22 Ohio Northern 36, Otterbein 6
  • #22 Ohio Northern 49, Heidelberg 0
  • #22 Ohio Northern 60, Wilmington 0
  • Heidelberg 46, Wilmington 3
  • Heidelberg 34, Otterbein 15
  • Otterbein 52, Wilmington 5

ONU Individuals

  • Junior Jayden Jones (Ashland) led ONU with a 3-0 record with three falls at 157 pounds on the day.
  • Senior Jadon Brownlee (Powell/Olentangy Liberty) and junior Colin Mellott (Wapakoneta) each went 3-0 with two pins, wrestling at Heavyweight and 125, respectively.
  • Junior Adam Myers (Springfield/STEM Academy) and sophomore Ajay Locke (Lancaster) were each 3-0 with a pin and a tech fall. Myers wrestled at 174 and Locke was 197.
  • Junior All-American and No. 1-ranked Jacob Reed (Canal Winchester/Lancaster) was 3-0 with a pin and a major at 141.
  • Junior Gavin Layman (Chesterton, Ind.) was 3-0 with one pin.
  • Junior Dylan Le (Dublin/Scioto) was 3-0 with a major at 133.
  • Including the exhibition bouts, Polar Bear wrestlers were 42-4 on the day with 18 falls.
  • Freshman Hunter Probasco (Williamsport/Westfall) was 2-0 with two pins in exhibition action.

Up Next

  • The Polar Bears will return to Ohio Athletic Conference action on Friday and Saturday at the Wheaton (Ill.) Pete Willson Invitational.

#22 Ohio Northern 36, Otterbein 6

125 — Colin Mellott (ONU) pinned Gabriel Thatcher, 2:24
133 — Dylan Le (ONU) dec. Zach Orseno, 14-11
141 — #1 Jacob Reed (ONU) pinned Trace Williams, :35
149 — Nathan Leko (OU) dec. Colton Spurgeon, 8-5
157 — Jayden Jones (ONU) pinned Jacob Williams, 2:11
165 — Cale Callahan (OU) dec. Teagan Hendricks, 9-3
174 — Adam Myers (ONU) maj. dec. Logan Cormell, 13-3
184 — Gavin Layman (ONU) dec. Gary Steele, 5-0
197 — Ajay Locke (ONU) tech fall Caiden Hooks, 18-2: 2:36
285 — Jadon Brownlee (ONU) dec. Billy Reed-Bodey, 1-0

#22 Ohio Northern 49, Heidelberg 0

125 — Colin Mellott (ONU) pinned Dylan Yob,
133 — Dylan Le (ONU) maj. dec. David Gelman, 12-4
141 — #1 Jacob Reed (ONU) maj. dec. Drew Miller, 13-3
149 — Colton Spurgeon (ONU) tech fall Claude Buckmaster, 22-6; 5:18
157 — Jayden Jones (ONU) pinned Anthony Grecol, 3:41
165 — Teagan Hendricks (ONU) maj. dec. Sam Thompson, 11-0
174 — Adam Myers (ONU) tech fall Nathan St. Bernard, 18-0; 2:54
184 — Gavin Layman (ONU) dec. Adam Medeiros, 5-3
197 — Ajay Locke (ONU) won by forfeit
285 — Jadon Brownlee (ONU) pinned Demitrius Hernandez, 4:16

#22 Ohio Northern 60, Wilmington 0

125 — Colin Mellott (ONU) won by forfeit
133 — Dylan Le (ONU) won by forfeit
141 — #1 Jacob Reed (ONU) won by forfeit
149 — Colton Spurgeon (ONU) pinned Rylan Hurst, 1:25
157 — Jayden Jones (ONU) pinned Aaron Pardo, :35
165 — Teagan Hendricks (ONU) pinned Garrett Simmons, 1:29
174 — Adam Myers (ONU) pinned Alexander Ruth, 3:20
184 — Gavin Layman (ONU) won by forfeit
197 — Ajay Locke (ONU) won by inj. default Caleb Tackett, 6:05
285 — Jadon Brownlee (ONU) pinned Tim Lewellen, 2:15

Exhibition Matches

141 — Gabe Hansen (ONU) dec. Andrew Sas (OU), 13-7
141 — Gabe Hansen (ONU) maj. dec. Josh Gibson (HU), 12-0
141 — Dru Baker (ONU) pinned Michael Hatgas (HU), 4:16
141 — Dru Baker (ONU) dec. Tamas Eder (OU), 6-0
149 — Carter Mottley (OU) dec. Jacob Reif, 10-3
149 — Flint Guerra (ONU) pinned Bo Brandon (OU), 3:59
149 — Jacob Reif (ONU) dec. Owen Crabtree (OU), 5-2
165 — Kael Margraf (ONU) pinned Jason Patterson (OU), 1:45
165 — Anthony Lahoski (ONU) tech fall Sam Wegesin (OU), 19-3; 4:07
165 — Kael Margraf (ONU) tech fall Sam Wegesin (OU), 17-1; 6:45
165 — Anthony Lahoski (ONU) tech fall Jason Patterson (OU), 22-6; 6:46
174 — Kyle Austin (ONU) pinned Jacob Brown (OU), 2:30
174 — Josh Taylor (OU) pinned Kyle Austin, :47
197 — Cole Williams (ONU) pinned Matthew Bachie (OU), 2:22
285 — Hunter Probasco (ONU) pinned Zac Stray (OU), 6:15
285 — Hunter Probasco (ONU) pinned Carter Wallace (OU), 3:37