No. 22 Wrestling goes 1-2 at OAC Quad Duals at Muskingum
By Tim Glon
ADA — The No. 22-ranked Ohio Northern wrestling team posted a 1-2 record on Saturday at the OAC Quad Duals at Muskingum.
The Polar Bears (12-5 overall, 3-2 Ohio Athletic Conference) began the day with a 53-0 victory over host Muskingum, then fell to No. 24 John Carroll 21-18 and No. 7 Baldwin Wallace 22-9.
Freshman Jacob Reed (Canal Winchester/Lancaster), who is ranked No. 12 nationally at 141 pounds, led ONU with a 3-0 record on the day. He won twice by major decision and once by decision to improve to a team-best 31-2 on the season.
Reed's biggest win of the season thus far came against John Carroll when he earned a 10-1 major decision over No. 3 Jarrod Brezovec.
Senior Jordan Hardrick (Dayton/Wayne) also had a win over a ranked opponent, topping No. 9 Dalton Leightner of BW 7-5 to finish his day with a 2-1 record.
No. 8-ranked senior Chase Sumner (Ada) and senior Cash Thompson (Lake Odessa, Mich./Lakewood) also went 2-1 on the day.
The Polar Bears will return to action Friday and Saturday at the Wheaton (Ill.) Invitational
#22 Ohio Northern 53, Muskingum 0
125 — Colin Mellott (ONU) maj. dec. Hunter Heck, 14-4
133 — Dylan Le (ONU) dec. Cooper Hemming, 8-1
141 — #12 Jacob Reed (ONU) maj. dec. Tanner Donathan, 8-0
149 — #8 Chase Sumner (ONU) won by forfeit
157 — Schuyler Caprella (ONU) pinned Isaac Sell, 1:52
165 — Jordan Hardrick (ONU) pinned Carter Layton, 3:40
174 — Connor Kwiat (ONU) pinned Tate Sterling, 1:52
184 — Gavin Layman (ONU) pinned Jacob Bacam 2:34
197 — Cash Thompson (ONU) pinned Noah DeHainaut, :37
285 — Logan Painter (ONU) won by forfeit
#24 John Carroll 21, #22 Ohio Northern 18
125 — Kyle Murray (ONU) dec. Colin Mellott , 4-0
133 — #4 Andrew Perelka (JCU) dec. Dylan Le, 3-1
141 — #12 Jacob Reed (ONU) maj. dec. #3 Jarrod Brezovec, 10-1
149 — #8 Chase Sumner (ONU) maj. dec. Kale Buckiso, 9-0
157 — #8 Luke Reicosky (JCU) dec. Schuyler Caprella, 4-1
165 — Patrick McGraw (JCU) dec. Jordan Hardrick, 7-5
174 — #14 Dan Devera (JCU) pinned Connor Kwiat, 1:06
184 — Anthony Rizzo (JCU) dec. Gavin Layman, 5-1
197 — Cash Thompson (ONU) tech fall Jesse Kanatzar, 18-3
285 — Logan Painter (ONU) pinned Connor Bizjak, 4:49
* - Mat control penalty -1 team point ONU
#7 Baldwin Wallace 22, #22 Ohio Northern 9
125 — #2 Jacob Decatur (BW) tech fall Colin Mellott, 18-3
133 — Jaden Hinton (BW) dec. Dylan Le, 11-7
141 — #12 Jacob Reed (ONU) dec. Connor Deboe, 5-1
149 — #4 Michael Petrella (BW) dec. #8 Chase Sumner, SV-1, 7-5
157 — Stanley Bleich (BW) dec. Schuyler Caprella, 10-4
165 — Jordan Hardrick (ONU) dec. #9 Dalton Leightner, 7-5
174 — Donovan Palmer (BW) dec. Connor Kwiat, 3-1
184 — #7 Lucas Salmon (BW) dec. Gavin Layman, 4-0
197 — #3 Doug Byrne (BW) dec. Cash Thompson, 8-2
285 — Jadon Brownlee (ONU) dec. Andrew Levis, 3-2
* - Mat control penalty -1 team point BW