Wrestling opens the 2025-26 season with a 4th place finish at Mount Union Invitational on Saturday

ALLIANCE — The Ohio Northern wrestling team opened its 2025-26 season with a 4th place finish at the Mount Union Invitational on Saturday. 

The Basics

• Records: Ohio Northern (0-0 Overall).
• ONU finished 4th of 14 teams with 129.5 points.
• Venue: McPherson Athletics Center - Alliance, Ohio.
• Gannon (Pa.) won the team title with 182.5 points, Seton Hill (Pa.) was second with 159 points and Case Western Reserve was fourth with 138 points.

ONU Individuals

• Freshman Londen Murphy (Moscow/Moeller) won the 157-pound weight class title with a 4-0 record in this Polar Bear debut.
• Sophomore Myles Johnson (Springboro) places 2nd with a 3-1 record at 197.
• Sophomore Casper Caizzo (Richwood/North Union) placed 3rd and went 5-1 at 141.
• Sophomore Aaron Turner (Dayton/Butler) went 3-1 and placed 3rd at 149.
• Sophomore Jovanni Greco (Ross)placed 3rd with a 5-1 record at 157.
• Senior Ajay Locke (Lancaster) went 2-2 and placed 4th at 184.
• Freshman Troy Dyszkiewicz (Cleveland, Tenn./Walker Valley) placed 5th a 3-2 record at 285.
• Freshman Caden Mellott (Wapakoneta) placed 6th with a 3-1 record at 125.
• Freshman Ben Hegler (Brecksville/Brecksville-Broadview Heights) placed 6th and went 4-2 at 165.
• Senior Gabe Hansen (Richwood/North Union) placed 8th with a 3-3 record at 141.
• Freshman Kurt Mokros (Lewis Center/Olentangy) placed 8th and went 4-2 at 133.

Notables

• Locke is tied for 57th in program history in career wins with 69.
• Johnson is ranked No. 6 at 197 pounds by the NWCA.
• The Polar Bears placed 11 different wrestlers in the top eight of their respective weight classes.
• Ohio Northern head coach Rob Beaschler is in his 37th season and has a 391-257-4 dual meet record, a winning percentage of .603.

Up Next

• The Polar Bears will be at home on Saturday, Nov. 15, against Heidelberg at 7 pm in the OAC opener for both schools.