Wrestling records five pins in 43-6 victory at Manchester (Ind.)

By Tim Glon

NORTH MANCHESTER, Ind. — Ohio Northern recorded five pins and picked up a 43-6 wrestling victory at Manchester (Ind.) on Saturday afternoon at Stauffer-Wolfe Arena.

The Polar Bears improve to 7-4 on the season, while the Spartans fall to 0-4.

Freshman Camden Spears (Plainfield, Ind.) opened the dual with a first period pin at 125 pounds to put ONU ahead 6-0.

Seniors Seth Transue (Plain City/Jerome) and Jeff Andrews (New Baltimore, Mich./Anchor Bay) followed with back-to-back tech falls at 133 and 141 and the Polar Bears were on top 16-0.

Freshman Chase Sumner (Ada) had a pin in just 47 seconds at 149 and the lead was 22-0.

MU won decisions at 157 and 165 to pull within 22-6, but sophomore Connor Kwiat (Bloomville/Tiffin Calvert) ended the streak with a 10-8 decision at 174 and it was 25-6 ONU.

Freshman Ben DePrest (Louisville, Ky./Saint Xavier), junior Cash Thompson (Lake Odessa, Mich./Lakewood) and freshman Zach George (Utica/Northridge) finished the match with back-to-back-to-back pins.

DePrest won by fall at 184 in 6:32, Thompson got his team-leading tenth pin of the season in 52 seconds at 197 and George got a pin in 4:37 at heavyweight in his first collegiate appearance.

The Polar Bears will be off for the holidays and will return to action on Jan. 4 at the Waynesburg (Pa.) Invitational.

Ohio Northern 43, Manchester (Ind.) 6

125 — Camden Spears (ONU) pinned Josh Stephenson, 2:27
133 — Seth Transue (ONU) tech fall Steve Najeeb, 15-0
141 — Jeff Andrews (ONU) tach fall Elijah Phillips, 18-2
149 — Chase Sumner (ONU) pinned Javon Phillips, :47
157 — Joel Amey (ONU) dec. Schuyler Caprella, 8-4
165 — Tyler Leonhard (MU) dec. A.J. Szigeti, 9-6
174 — Connor Kwiat (ONU) dec. Wilson Lopshire, 10-8
184 — Ben DePrest (ONU) pinned Devontay Moore, 6:32
197 — Cash Thompson (ONU) pinned Jasper Donaldson, :52
285 — Zach George (ONU) pinned Nicholas Torres, 4:37