No. 21 Wrestling falls to No.24 Baldwin Wallace 27-15 in final OAC dual of the season in battle of league unbeatens

BEREA — The No. 21 Ohio Northern wrestling team fell 27-15 at No. 24 Baldwin Wallace in final Ohio Athletic Conference dual of the season on Thursday evening.

The Basics

• Records: #21 Ohio Northern (14-4 Overall, 5-1 OAC), #24 Baldwin Wallace (12-6 Overall, 6-0 OAC)
• Venue: Ursprung Gymnasium – Berea, Ohio.

ONU Individuals

• No. 15-ranked sophomore Myles Johnson (Springboro) won by decision over No.1 ranked Joey Petrella cutting into the lead making it 23-15 at 197 in the biggest win for Ohio Northern on the evening.
• Freshman Kurt Mokros (Lewis Center/Olentangy) started the night with a win by decision to give the Polar Bears a 3-0 lead at the 125 pound weight class.
• Sophomore Casper Caizzo (Norwalk/St. Paul) put ONU back on top with his decision victory making it 6-5 at 141.
• Freshman Londen Murphy (Moscow/Moeller) won by pin at 157 to take the lead back making it 12-9.
• The Yellow Jackets won the next three bouts to grab a 23-12 lead before Johnson's impressive victory got ONU within 23-25.

Notables

• Murphy has a team-high 15 pins this season with a 25-4 record. 
• Johnson is 29-4 on the season with 9 pins and 9 tech falls.
• Freshman Ben Hegler (Brecksville/Brecksville-Broadview Heights) is 26-8 on the season with 9 pins and four tech falls.
• Mokros is 30-9 with six pins and six tech falls.
• Locke is 36th in program history in career wins with 85.
• Johnson is ranked No. 15 nationally at 197 pounds by the NWCA.
• Ohio Northern head coach Ron Beaschler is in his 38th season and has a 421-268-4 dual meet record, a winning percentage of .607.

Up Next

• The Polar Bears will return to action at the Mid-States Invitational at Alma (Mich.) at 9 am on Saturday.