No. 15 Wrestling split-squad posts 4th place finish at Baldwin Wallace Invitational.

The Basics

• Records: Ohio Northern (16-7 Overall, 6-1 OAC).
• Ohio Northern finished with 92 points and placed 4th out of 13 teams. 
• The Polar Bears kept several of the starters at home and wrestled a mix of starters and reserves in the tournament.
• #5 Baldwin Wallace placed 1st with 197 points, Case Western Reserve placed 2nd with 126 points and Brockport State (N.Y.) placed 3rd with 115 points, 
• Venue: Ursprung Gymnasium – Berea, Ohio.

ONU Individuals

• Freshman Jovanni Greco (Ross) placed second and went 3-1 at 165.
• Junior Gabe Hansen (Richwood/North Union) went 3-1 and placed 2nd in the 141-pound weight class.
• Senior Nick Campbell (Brecksville/Brecksville-Broadview Heights) placed 3rd and went 5-1 today at 165
• Senior Dylan Le (Dublin/Scioto) went 3-2 today and placed 5th at 141.
• Senior Jadon Brownlee (Powell/Olentangy Liberty) placed 4th and went 4-2 at 285.
• Freshman Ethan Bartlett (Newbury/West Geauga) went 3-2 and placed 6th at 157.
• Freshman Brock Blankenhornn (Mount Vernon) went 1-3 and placed 6th at 125.
• Freshman Aaron Turner (Vandalia/Butler) placed 8th and went 3-3 at 149.

Notables 

• 8 Polar Bears placed in the top 8 of their respective weight classes.
• The Polar Bears had 11 pins today as a team.
• Senior Colin Mellott (Wapakoneta) is still just 3 wins away from 100 in his career with a 97-57 record.
• Senior All-American and No. 1-ranked Jacob Reed (Canal Winchester/Lancaster) is 2nd all-time in ONU wrestling history in career wins with a 145-7 record.
• Freshman #13 Myles Johnson (Springboro) is 35-3 on the season and leads the team with 15 tech falls.
• Reed is 29-0 on the season at 141 pounds and leads the team in pins with 17.
• Ohio Northern head coach Ron Beaschler is in his 37th season and has a 407-264-4 dual meet record, a winning percentage of .605.

Up Next

• The Polar Bears will return to action next Saturday, February 15th at the Mid-States Invitational.