Wrestling picked to finish second in 2023-24 OAC Coaches Poll
October 27, 2023
By Wes Mayberry
ADA — The Ohio Northern wrestling team was picked to finish second in the 2023-24 Ohio Athletic Conference Coaches Poll in voting conducted by the league's eight head coaches.
The Polar Bears, under 36th-year head coach Ron Beaschler, received 43 points and one first-place vote in the poll.
Three-time defending conference champion Baldwin Wallace was picked to win the league with 49 points and seven first-place votes.
John Carroll was picked third with 35 points, and Mount Union was picked fourth with 33 points.
ONU returns 18 lettermen from last year's squad that went 20-3 overall and was second in the OAC with a 6-1 dual meet mark.
Ohio Northern will open its 2023-24 season Nov. 4 at the Mount Union Invitational.
2023-24 OAC Wrestling Coaches Poll
| Rank | School (1st Place Votes) |
Points |
| 1. | Baldwin Wallace (7) | 49 |
| 2. | Ohio Northern (1) | 43 |
| 3. | John Carroll | 35 |
| 4. | Mount Union | 33 |
| 5. | Heidelberg | 23 |
| 6. | Otterbein | 21 |
| 7. | Muskingum | 13 |
| 8. | Wilmington | 7 |