No. 29 Wrestling wraps up regular season with 50-6 victory over Muskingum
By Tim Glon
ADA — The No. 29-ranked Ohio Northern wrestling team wrapped up its 2014-15 regular season with a 50-6 victory over Muskingum Tuesday night at the ONU Sports Center.
The Polar Bears improve to 15-5 overall and 3-2 in the Ohio Athletic Conference, while the Muskies fall to 0-10, 0-5.
ONU benefitted from five Muskingum forfeits and won four of the five contested bouts to register the victory.
After winning by forfeit at 125 and 133, freshman Dylan Dolph posted a 7-1 victory at 141 pounds to put the Polar Bears up 15-0.
Dolph improves to 21-20 on the season with the win.
MU forfeits at 149, 157 and 165 pounds extended ONU's lead to 33-0.
Junior Tyler Gargano went to work quickly in his 174-pound match, posting a 17-1 first period tech fall victory to improve to 24-7 on the year.
Freshman Evan Hickey won by fall in 1:13 at 197 pounds to improve to 12-13 on the season and make it a 44-6 Polar Bear lead.
Senior All-American and top-ranked Cody Lovejoy won by fall in 1:31 at Heavyweight to close out the match.
Lovejoy improves to 38-0 with a NCAA-leading 24 pins.
The Polar Bears will return to action March 1 with the NCAA III Mideast Regional Championships at Messiah (Pa.) College.
#29 Ohio Northern 50, Muskingum 6
125 - Brad Taton (ONU) won by forfeit
133 - Cole Cochran (ONU) won by forfeit
141 - Dylan Dolph (ONU) dec. Ben Barnhart-Sullivan, 8-3
149 - Evan Morgan (ONU) won by forfeit
157 - Kyler Deeter (ONU) won by forfeit
165 - #9 Colt Lovejoy (ONU) won by forfeit
174 - Tyler Gargano (ONU) tech fall Caleb Cox, 17-1; 2:36
184 - Malachi Bluhm (MU) pinned Max Dole, 4:05
197 - Evan Hickey (ONU) pinned Zach Miller, 1:13
285 - #1 Cody Lovejoy (ONU) pinned Grayson Miller, 1:31
Exhibition
285 - Gunner Parr (ONU) pinned Brannon Scott, 1:56
