3-time All-American Jacob Reed finishes second 141 pounds at 2024 NCAA III Wrestling Championships

ADA — Junior All-American and No. 1-ranked Jacob Reed (Canal Winchester/Lancaster) finished second in the 141-pound weight class Saturday night in the championship match of the 141-pound weight class at the 2024 NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships.

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The Basics

• Records: #12 Ohio Northern (17-7) tied for 22nd in the team standings with 16.0 points in the tournament.
• Venue: La Crosse Center - La Crosse, Wis.
• The top-8 placers in each weight class earn All-America honors.

ONU Individuals

• Reed finished with a 3-1 record and wrapped up his impressive season with a 29-1 mark.
• He reached the finals, where he fell 4-2 to second-seeded Josh Wilson of Greensboro (N.C.) in the championship match Saturday night.
• Reed got a second period escape to lead 1-0, but Wilson answered with a third period escape to tie the match at 1-1.
• The two men were locked into a battle off their feet in the final 30 seconds for the winning takedown, which Wilson eventually won with 19 seconds left to go up 4-1.
• Reed quickly escaped to make it 4-2, but did not have time to counter attack and the match came to an end.
• In the semifinals, Reed edged No. 5-seed Josiah Gehr (Messiah) 8-7 on Saturday morning. 
• Reed led Gehr 8-0 midway through the second period with two takedowns and a 2-point nearfall.
• Bur Gehr got a second period reversal to pull within 8-2 heading into the third period.
• Gehr nearly got a late pin, but Reed fought him off and limited the move to a four-point nearfall with just 41 seconds left.
• After giving up riding time, Reed had held on for the 8-7 victory.
• On Friday, Reed advanced to the championship semifinals for the second consecutive year, posting a 2-0 record.
• On Friday afternoon, he won his opening match by major decision 8-0 over Bobur Berdiyorov of New England College (N.H.).
• Reed then defeated No. 8-seed Evan Burge of Wabash (Ind.) by decision 9-2 to ensure All-American status on Friday evening.
• Junior Teagan Hendricks (Jamestown/Greenview) finished his tournament with an 0-2 record at 165 pounds.
• He lost his opening match on Friday afternoon to #2 Nicholas Sacco (College of New Jersey) by major decision, 14-2.
• Hendricks then fell by fall to Shawn Marchesano (Ursinus) in the consolation second round Friday night in 2:40.
• Hendricks finishes his outstanding season 27-10 on the year.
• Junior Gavin Layman (Chesterton, Ind.) went 0-2 at the tournament at 184 pounds.
• He lost by decision in his first round match 5-0 to #5 Sean Malenfant (Alfred State) Friday afternoon.
• Layman was eliminated by Joel Martsinovsky of Stevens (N.J.) in the consolation second round on Friday night by fall in 4:40. 
• Layman ends his terrific season with a 34-12 record.

Notables

• Reed has clinched All-America honors for the third consecutive year.
• He is making his third NCAA III Championships appearance. He placed third in both his freshman and sophomore seasons, earning All-America honors both years.
• Reed won his second consecutive NCAA III Central Regionals crown after placing second as a freshman in 2022.
• He is now 116-7 in his career.
• Reed is now 12-3 in his three NCAA Championships appearances.
• Hendricks is making his first NCAA Championships appearance after winning the 2024 NCAA III Central Regional title.
• He is now 80-35 in his career.
• Layman is making his second NCAA Championships appearance, as he finished second at the Regionals in 2023 and again 2024. 
• He is now 94-43 in his career.

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