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No. 15 Wrestling finishes solid 6th of 30 at Wheaton (Ill.) Invitational.

No. 15 Wrestling finishes solid 6th of 30 at Wheaton (Ill.) Invitational.
Live Results Results
February 1, 2025
 
WHEATON (Ill.) - The #15-ranked Ohio Northern wrestling team placed 6th of 30 teams in the Wheaton (Ill.) Invitational on Friday and Saturday. Five Polar Bear wrestlers were able to place in the top 6 of their respective weight classes

The Basics

  • Records: Ohio Northern (15-7 Overall)
  • Ohio Northern finished sixth with 89 points.
  • #6 Wisconsin-Eau Claire (16-1 Overall) won the team title with 150.5 points, #12 Wisconsin-Whitewater was second with 142.5 points, #2 Wisconsin-Lacrosse was third with 112.5 points and #21 Cornell (Iowa) was fourth with 94.5 points.
  • ONU finished ahead of #11 North Central (Ill.), #24 Central (Iowa) and #25 Roanoke (Va.).
  • Venue: King Arena - Wheaton, Ill.

ONU Individuals

  • Senior #15 Gavin Layman (Chesterton, Ind.) went 4-0 and placed 2nd at 197.
  • Senior Cael Vanderhorst (Covington) went 4-1 and placed 2nd at 149 with 1 pin.
  • Freshman #13 Myles Johnson (Springboro) went 5-1 and placed 3rd at 285 with 3 tech falls and 1 pin.
  • Senior Teagan Hendricks (Jamestown/Greeneview) went 6-2 and placed 4th at 165 with 1 major decision.
  • Senior Jayden Jones (Ashland) went 4-1 and placed 6th at 157 with 1 tech fall.

Notables 

  • Senior Colin Mellott (Wapakoneta) is 4 wins away from 100 career wins with a 96-57 career record.
  • Johnson had a team-high 3 tech falls in the tournament.
  • Senior All-American Jacob Reed (Canal Winchester/Lancaster) is 2nd all-time in ONU wrestling history in career wins with a 144-7 record.
  • Freshman Myles Johnson is 33-3 on the season and leads the team with 15 tech falls.
  • Reed is 28-0 on the season at 141 pounds and leads the team in pins with 16.
  • Ohio Northern head coach Ron Beaschler is in his 37th season and has a 406-264-4 dual meet record, a winning percentage of .605.

Up Next

  • The Polar Bears will return to action on Tuesday on the road at Muskingum.