No. 22 Wrestling goes 2-1 in Group D action on first day of Lycoming (Pa.) Budd Whitehill Duals

January 12, 2024

WILIAMSPORT, Pa. — The No. 22-ranked Ohio Northern wrestling team posted a 2-1 record to finish Group D in second place on the first day of the Lycoming (Pa.) Budd Whitehill Duals on Friday at Lamade Gymnasium.

The Polar Bears advance to the 5-8 Place bracket of the on Saturday. ONU will compete twice to finish as high as fifth and no lower than eighth in the 16-team tournament.

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The Basics

Records: #22 Ohio Northern (10-7), Washington & Lee (Va.) (7-2), York (Pa.) (0-12), #21 Lycoming (Pa.) (5-2)
Venue: Lamade Gymnasium - Williamsport, Pa.
Washington & Lee (Va.) 23, #22 Ohio Northern 16
#22 Ohio Northern 39, York (Pa.) 7
#22 Ohio Northern 32, #20 Lycoming (Pa.) 12
Washington & Lee won the pool with a 3-0 record, Lycoming was third at 1-2 and York was fourth with an 0-3 mark.

ONU Individuals

Juniors Dylan Le (Dublin/Scioto) and Gavin Layman (Chesterton, Ind.) each went 3-0 on the day to lead ONU.
Le had a major decision, a tech fall and a pin at 133; Layman wad a decision, a tech fall and a pin at 184.
No. 1-ranked two-time All-American junior Jacob Reed (Canal Winchester/Lancaster) made his first appearance in several weeks after an injury and posted a 2-0 record at 141, winning by decision and a pin.
Sophomore Ajay Locke (Lancaster) was 2-0 with a pair of major decisions at 197.
Senior Jadon Brownlee (Powell/Olentangy Liberty) and sophomore Colton Spurgeon (Mount Vernon) each went 2-1 at 285 and 149, respectively.

Up Next

The Polar Bears will move into the placing round on Saturday against Ithaca (N.Y.) at 10:30 am. ONU will then compete against either #23 Springfield (Mass.) or Cortland State (N.Y.) at 1:30 pm for either 5th or 7th place.

Washington & Lee (Va.) 23, #22 Ohio Northern 16

125 — Colin Mellott (ONU) won by forfeit
133 — Dylan Le (ONU) maj. dec. Trey Custodio, 9-0
141 — #1 Jacob Reed (ONU) dec. Skyler Hickman, 5-0
149 — Evan Lindner (WL) tech fall Colton Spurgeon, 23-6
157 — Nic Zamaloff (WL) dec. Jayden Jones, 8-2
165 — Mark Troni (WL) maj. dec. Teagan Hendricks, 12-2
174 — #13 Harrison Kelly (WL) maj. dec. Nick Campbell, 13-3
184 — Gavin Layman (ONU) dec. Jack McCusker, 5-3
197 — John Santowski (WL) maj. dec. Cole Williams, 9-0
285 — John Ryan Sedovy (WL) dec. Jadon Brownlee, 4-1

#22 Ohio Northern 39, York (Pa.) 7

125 — Colin Mellott (ONU) maj. dec. Jacob Kresicki, 8-0
133 — Dylan Le (ONU) tech fall Daniel Barra, 17-1
141 — Gabe Hansen (ONU) tech fall Jack Doran, 18-2
149 — Colton Spurgeon (ONU) pinned Joseph Cinquemani, 1:32
157 — Jared Blair (YC) dec. Flint Guerra, 5-2
165 — Teagan Hendricks (ONU) maj. dec. Alan DeVries, 13-2
174 — Jared Townsend (YC) maj. dec. Nick Campbell, 18-4
184 — Gavin Layman (ONU) tech fall Luca Romasco, 16-0
197 — Ajay Locke (ONU) maj. dec. Brock Hofler, 12-4
285 — Jadon Brownlee (ONU) pinned Derek Martin, :47

#22 Ohio Northern 32, #21 Lycoming (Pa.) 12

125 — Kaden Majcher (LC) maj. dec. Colin Mellott, 10-0
133 — Dylan Le (ONU) pinned Jaciah Whitcomb, 4:50
141 — #1 Jacob Reed (ONU) pinned Cooper Gilham, 3:56
149 — Colton Spurgeon (ONU) dec. Wiley Kahler, 9-2
157 — Jayden Jones (ONU) maj. dec. Ethan Kolb, 15-3
165 — Chase Chapman (LC) dec. Kael Margraf, 5-0
174 — Eli Crum (LC) tech fall John Radey, 15-0
184 — Gavin Layman (ONU) pinned Devon Green, 3:51
197 — Ajay Locke (ONU) maj. dec. Ivan Neal, 11-3
285 — Jadon Brownlee (ONU) dec. Robbie West, 11-5