Wrestling: Ohio Northern (6-3 Overall) hosts 40th Annual ONU Invitational
Saturday, December 4, 2021, 9 a.m. - ONU Sports Center, Ada, Ohio
Saturday's Tournament: Ohio Northern will return home on Saturday to host the 40th annual ONU Invitational at the ONU Sports Center Fieldhouse ... 16 teams, made up of 15 NCAA Division III schools and NCAA II Tiffin will participate in the 10-weight class, double-elimination individual tournament ... Tickets are priced at $8 but fans will be admitted free with a Donation of an Unwrapped Toy at the gate ... All fans are reminded that masks are required in all indoor settings at Ohio Northern regardless of vaccination status ... The Polar Bears are coming off a 24-15 victory at No. 22-ranked Mount Union on Tuesday ... Senior Cash Thompson won by fall at 197 pounds and junior Ben DePrest won by forfeit at 285 to rally Ohio Northern ... Junior Chase Sumner is listed as a Contender (11-18th ranking) at 149 pounds in the latest D3Wrestle.com rankings ... Senior Jordan Hardrick (165), Thompson (197) and freshman Jacob Reed (141) are listed as Honorable Mention (19-26th ranking) ... Reed leads the Polar Bears with a 12-1 record, with Hardrick (8-1), freshman Cael Vanderhorst (8-2), sophomore Jadon Brownlee (8-2), senior Schuyler Caprella (8-6) and freshman Colin Mellott (8-6) tied for second with eight wins each ... ONU finished 2nd of 13 teams at the 2019 ONU Invitational.
ONU Statistical Leaders:
| Wins | Pins | Tech Falls | Maj. Dec. | |||||||||||
| 1. | Reed | 12-1 | 1. | Reed | 6 | 1. | Vanderhorst | 2 | 1. | Reed | 3 | |||
| 2. | Thompson | 10-3 | Thompson | 6 | Le | 2 | 2. | 10 Tied With | 1 | |||||
| 3. | Hardrick | 8-1 | 3. | DePrest | 5 | Caprella | 2 | |||||||
| Brownlee | 8-2 | |||||||||||||
| Vanderhorst | 8-2 | |||||||||||||
| Caprella | 8-6 | |||||||||||||
| Mellott | 8-6 |
Head Coach Ron Beaschler: Beaschler is in his 34th season at the helm of the Ohio Northern wrestling program and currently stands as the longest-tenured head wrestling coach at the institution ... He sports a 347-245-4 career coaching record in dual action, a winning percentage of .582, making him the all-time winningest coach in program history ... Beaschler was inducted into the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) Hall of Fame in 2008 and has been named OAC Coach of the Year three times in 1993, 2012, and 2013.
