Wrestling: Ohio Northern (6-3 Overall) at Wilkes (Pa.) Invitational

December 21, 2021

Wednesday, December 22, 2021, 10 a.m. - McHale Athletic Center, Wilkes-Berre, Pa.

Wednesday's Tournament: Ohio Northern will take to the road to wrap up the 2021 portion of its schedule on Wednesday at the Wilkes (Pa.) Invitational ... Wilkes, King's (Pa.), Delaware Valley (Pa.), Ursinus (Pa.), Long Island (N.Y.), Shenandoah (Va.) and Muhlenberg (Pa.) will participate in the 10-weight class, double-elimination individual tournament ... No team scores will be kept ... The Polar Bears are coming off a second place finish at the 16-team ONU Invitational ... Freshman Jacob Reed won the 141 pound title to lead Ohio Northern ... Senior Jordan Hardrick was second in at 165 pounds and senior Schuyler Caprella placed third at 157 pounds... Reed is ranked No. 15 nationally at 141 pounds by the NWCA ... In the D3wrestle.com rankings, Junior Chase Sumner is listed as a Contender (11-18th ranking) at 149 pounds ... Hardrick (165) and senior Cash Thompson (197) are listed as Honorable Mention (19-26th ranking) ... Reed leads the Polar Bears with a 17-1 record, with Hardrick (12-2), Caprella (12-7) and freshman Colin Mellott (12-8) tied for second with 12 wins each.

ONU Statistical Leaders:

	Wins			Pins			Tech Falls			Maj. Dec.
1.	Reed	17-1	1.	Reed	7	1.	Caprella	4	1.	Reed	5
2.	Hardrick	12-2		Thompson	7	2.	Le	3	2.	Le	2
	Caprella	12-7		DePrest	7		Hendricks	3		DePrest	2
	Mellott	12-8								Brownlee	2

Head Coach Ron Beaschler: Beaschler is in his 34th season at the helm of the Ohio Northern wrestling program and currently stands as the longest-tenured head wrestling coach at the institution ... He sports a 347-245-4 career coaching record in dual action, a winning percentage of .582, making him the all-time winningest coach in program history ... Beaschler was inducted into the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) Hall of Fame in 2008 and has been named OAC Coach of the Year three times in 1993, 2012, and 2013.