Murphy leads No. 25 Wrestling to a 2-1 record at the Hilltopper Duals on Sunday
December 21, 2025
WEST LIBERTY, W.Va. — Freshman Londen Murphy (Moscow/Moeller) went 3-0 with two pins at the 157 pound weight class to lead the No. 25-ranked Ohio Northern wrestling team to a 2-1 record at the West Liberty (W.Va.) Hilltopper Duals on Sunday.
The Basics
- Records: #25 Ohio Northern (7-1 Overall), West Liberty (W.Va.) (4-4 Overall), Jamestown (Pa.) C.C. (1-5 Overall).
- #25 Ohio Northern 38, West Liberty (W.Va.) "B" 14.
- West Liberty (W.Va.) 30, #25 Ohio Northern 15.
- #25 Ohio Northern 57, Jamestown (Pa.) C.C. 0.
- Venue: Academic Sports & Recreation Complex - West Liberty, W.Va.
ONU Individuals
- Freshman Kurt Mokros (Lewis Center/Olentangy) went 2-1 at 125.
- Sophomore Chase Vanderhorst (Covington) was 2-1 at 133.
- Sophomore Casper Caizzo (Norwalk/St. Paul) had a 2-1 record at 141.
- Freshman Ben Hegler (Brecksville/Brecksville-Broadview Heights) had a record of 2-1 at 165.
- Junior Flint Guerra (Lebanon) had a 1-1 record at 174.
- Junior Anthony Lahoski (Peninsula/Woodridge) went 1-1 at 184.
- Sophomore Myles Johnson (Springboro) went 3-0 with three forfeits at 197.
- Freshman Troy Dyszkiewicz (Cleveland, Tenn./Walker Valley) had a 1-1 record at heavyweight.
Notables
- ONU wrestled the West Liberty B team and its varsity team (NCAA II) back-to-back to begin the day, then swept Jamestown Community College to wrap up the tournament.
- Murphy has a team-high 12 pins this season with a 17-0 record.
- Locke is tied for 49th in program history in career wins with 72.
- Johnson is ranked No. 4 at 197 pounds by the NWCA.
- Ohio Northern head coach Ron Beaschler is in his 38th season and has a 398-251-4 dual meet record, a winning percentage of .609.
Up Next
- The Polar Bears will return to action Saturday, Jan. 3, at the Washington & Lee (Va.) Invitational at 9 am.
#25 Ohio Northern 38, West Liberty (W.Va.) "B" 14
- 125 — Kurt Mokros (ONU) tech. fall Blaise Parrill, 17-1 5:37
- 133 — Chase Vanderhorst (ONU) pinned Wyatt Hostuttler, :50
- 141 — Casper Caizzo (ONU) pinned Matt Englehardt, 2:03
- 149 — Joey Sentipal (WLU) tech. fall Gabe Hansen, 20-4 6:23
- 157 — Londen Murphy (ONU) pinned David Defelice, :41
- 165 — Tyson Mills (WLU) dec. Ben Hegler, 11-4
- 174 — Flint Guerra (ONU) sv. Gabe Blissenbach, 4-1
- 184 — Levi Abbott (WLU) tech. fall Ajay Locke, 17-0 5:00
- 197 — #4 Myles Johnson (ONU) won by forfeit
- 285 — Troy Dyszkiewicz (ONU) won by forfeit
West Liberty (W.Va.) 30, #25 Ohio Northern 15
- 125 —Caiden Harbert (WLU) dec. Kurt Mokros, 5-3
- 133 — Treygen Morin (WLU) dec. Chase Vanderhorst, 10-3
- 141 — Khyvon Grace (WLU) pinned Casper Caizzo, 8:38
- 149 — Anthony Wood (WLU) pinned Aaron Turner, 4:55
- 157 — Londen Murphy (ONU) dec. Braxton Miller, 5-0
- 165 — Ben Hegler (ONU) pinned Bodie Morgan, 4:23
- 174 —Carter Winegardner (WLU) maj. dec. Flint Guerra, 17-4
- 184 — Devon Bell (WLU) dec. Anthony Lahoski, 6-1
- 197 — #4 Myles Johnson (ONU) won by forfeit
- 285 — Parker Bentley (WLU) tech. fall Troy Dyszkiewicz, 17-2 6:30
#25 Ohio Northern 57, Jamestown (Pa.) C.C. 0
- 125 — Kurt Mokros (ONU) won by forfeit
- 133 — Chase Vanderhorst (ONU) won by forfeit
- 141 — Casper Caizzo (ONU) won by forfeit
- 149 — Aaron Turner (ONU) bwon y forfeit
- 157 — Londen Murphy (ONU) pinned Shayne Irvin, :54
- 165 — Ben Hegler (ONU) won by forfeit
- 174 — Anthony Lahoski (ONU) dec. Brad Smith, 10-7
- 184 — Ajay Locke (ONU) won by forfeit
- 197 — #4 Myles Johnson (ONU) won by forfeit
- 285 — Troy Dyszkiewicz (ONU) pinned Skyler Buerk. 3:32