Wrestling fights hard in 21-16 loss to #12 Baldwin Wallace in battle of league unbeatens
January 25, 2025
ADA — The Ohio Northern wrestling team battled hard, but dropped its first Ohio Athletic Conference loss of the season to No. 12-ranked Baldwin Wallace 21-16 in a battle of league unbeatens on Saturday night.
The Basics
- Records: Ohio Northern (15-7 Overall, 5-1 OAC), #12 Baldwin Wallace (11-4 Overall, 6-0 OAC)
- Venue: ONU Sports Center - Ada, Ohio.
ONU Individuals
- Senior All-American and No. 1-ranked Jacob Reed (Canal Winchester/Lancaster) got the Polar Bears on the board with a major decision at 141 after BW won the first two weight classes.
- Senior Cael Vanderhorst (Covington) followed it up with another major decision at 149 to help the Polar Bears grab an 8-6 lead.
- Senior Adam Myers (Springfield/STEM Academy) won 6-3 at 165 pounds pull ONU within 15-11.
- Freshman #13-ranked Myles Johnson (Springboro) earned a tech. fall at heavyweight to close out the hard-fought dual.
Notables
- Reed is 2nd all-time in ONU wrestling history in career wins with a 144-7 record.
- Freshman Myles Johnson is 29-2 on the season and leads the team with 12 tech falls.
- Senior All-American Jacob Reed is 28-0 on the season at 141 pounds and leads the team in pins with 16.
- Ohio Northern head coach Ron Beaschler is in his 37th season and has a 406-264-4 dual meet record, a winning percentage of .605.
Up Next
- The Polar Bears will return to action on the road next week for the Wheaton (lll.) Invitational on Friday and Saturday.
#12 Baldwin Wallace 21 Ohio Northern 16
- 125 — Dorian Hoffman (BW) dec. Colin Mellott, 5-0
- 133 — #4 Jaden Hinton (BW) dec. Chase Vanderhorst, 7-1
- 141 — #1 Jacob Reed (ONU) major dec. Robert Palmieri, 10-0
- 149 — Cael Vanderhorst major dec. Emmanuel Scordos, 15-6
- 157 — #1 Micheal Petrella (BW) tech. fall Jayden Jones, 18-3
- 165 — #5 Andrew Supers (BW) major dec. Teagan Hendricks, 13-3
- 174 — Adam Myers (ONU) dec. Carter Lloyd, 6-3
- 184 — Remington Bauer(BW) dec. Ajay Locke, 9-4
- 197 — #8 Joseph Petrella (BW) dec. #15 Gavin Layman, 2-0
- 285 — #13 Myles Johnson (ONU) tech. fall Angelo Carmargo, 19-4 1:58
Exhibition Matches
- 165 — Jovanni Greco (ONU) major dec. Donovan Palmer, 16-6
- 174 —Brandon Burkhart (BW) dec. Flint Guerra, 15-10
