No. 24 Wrestling goes 3-2, places 4th at the Budd Whitehill National Duals at Lycoming (Pa.) on Friday and Saturday
January 10, 2026
WILLIAMSPORT, P.a. — The No. 24-ranked Ohio Northern wrestling team placed 4th of 16 teams at the
The Basics
- Records: Ohio Northern (10-3 Overall), Wisconsin-Stevens Point (Wisc.) (4-7 Overall), Oswego State (N.Y.) (0-7 Overall), #16 Stevens (N.J) (6-6 Overall), Springfield (Mass.) (8-1 Overall), #23 Williams (Mass.) (5-5 Overall)
- The dual tournament took place over two days, January 9th and 10th.
- Friday January 9th was a roundrobin style to determine seeds for Saturday the 10th.
- Venue: Lamade Gym - Williamsport, Pa.
ONU Individuals
- #5 Sophomore Myles Johnson (Springboro) went 5-0 with two tech. falls at 197.
- Freshman Ben Hegler (Brecksville/Brecksville-Broadview Heights) went 4-1 with a tech. fall at 165.
- Freshman Troy Dyszkiewicz (Cleveland, Tenn./Walker Valley) went 4-1 at 285.
- Freshman Kurt Mokros (Lewis Center/Olentangy) went 3-2 at the 125 pound weight class.
- Sophomore Chase Vanderhorst (Covington) went 3-1 with a pin at 133.
- Sophomore Casper Caizzo (Norwalk/St. Paul) went 2-2 with a pin at 141.
- Sophomore Max Kaye (Dayton/Piqua) went 1-2 with a pin at 149.
- Sophomore Aaron Turner (Dayton/Butler) went 0-1 at 149.
- Sophomore Jovanni Greco (Ross) went 2-2 with a pin at 157.
- Freshman Jack Hoffman (Springboro) went 1-4 with a tech. fall at 174.
- Senior Ajay Locke (Lancaster) went 1-4 at 184
Notables
- The Polar Bears finished 4 out of 16 teams.
- Freshman Londen Murphy (Moscow/Moeller) has a team-high 13 pins this season with a 20-0 record. Murphy finished second after he took a medical default in the final.
- Johnson is 22-2 on the season with five pins and 8 tech falls.
- Hegler is 22-5 on the season with seven pins and four tech falls.
- Mokros is 21-7 with four pins and four tech falls.
- Locke is tied for 48th in program history in career wins with 73.
- Johnson is ranked No. 4 nationally at 197 pounds by the NWCA.
- Ohio Northern head coach Ron Beaschler is in his 38th season and has a 417-267-4 dual meet record, a winning percentage of .606.
Up Next
- The Polar Bears will return to action at home against Mount Saint Joseph at 6 pm.
#24 Ohio Northern 20, Wisconsin-Stevens Point 16
- 125 — #14 Luca Paladino (WSP) dec. Kurt Mokros, 8-1
- 133 — Chase Vanderhorst (ONU) maj. dec. George Ahles, 8-0
- 141 — Casper Caizzo (ONU) maj. dec. Maddox Rye, 10-0
- 149 — #11 Riese Thornberry (WSP) maj. dec. Aaron Turner, 17-7
- 157 — Deakin Trotzer (WSP) dec. Jovanni Greco, 3-1
- 165 — Ben Hegler (WSP) dec. #15 Caden Young, 14-13
- 174 — Carson Trotzer (WSP) dec. Jack Hoffman, 15-13
- 184 — Easton Hull (WSP) dec. Ajay Locke, 10-6
- 197 — #4 Myles Johnson (ONU) tech. fall Logan Neitzel, 17-2 3:27
- 285 — Troy Dyszkiewicz (ONU) maj. dec. Jack Callen, 16-2
#24 Ohio Northern 46, Oswego State (N.Y.) 3
- 125 — Kurt Mokros (ONU) dec. Juan Roque, 11-5
- 133 — Chase Vanderhorst (ONU) pinned Ben Burkhardt, 2:34
- 141 — Casper Caizzo (ONU) pinned Garnet Fletcher, 1:42
- 149 — Max Kaye (ONU) pinned Donovan Rail, 0:53
- 157 — Steven Ventricelli (OSU) over Jovanni Greco, 10-4
- 165 — Ben Hegler (ONU) tech. fall David Hammerle, 15-0 4:32
- 174 —Jack Hoffman (ONU) tech. fall Christopher Coleman, 22-6 3:00
- 184 — Ajay Locke (ONU) dec. Avery Canzano, 7-4
- 197 — #4 Myles Johnson (ONU) won by forfeit
- 285 — Troy Dyszkiewicz (ONU) by forfeit
#24 Ohio Northern 24, #16 Stevens (N.J) 14
- 125 — Kurt Mokros (ONU) maj. dec. Charles Piccione, 15-2
- 133 — Chase Vanderhorst (ONU) pinned Vincent Principe, 4:02
- 141 — #2 Nico Diaz (SIT) dec. Casper Caizzo, 11-4
- 149 — #4 Cole Handlovic (SIT) tech. fall Max Kaye, 19-4 6:13
- 157 — Jovanni Greco (ONU) dec. Anthony Bistany, 4-2
- 165 — Ben Hegler (ONU) dec. Tyler Roe, 6-5
- 174 — Ian Flanagan (SIT) dec. Jack Hoffman, 16-10
- 184 — #12 Noah MacIlroy (SIT) dec. Ajay Locke, 10-5
- 197 — #4 Myles Johnson (ONU) tech. fall Terrance Thomas, 21-5 6:47
- 285 — Troy Dyszkiewicz (ONU) dec. Noah Berlin-Langston, 10-7
Springfield (Mass.) 22, #24 Ohio Northen 21
- 125 — Kurt Mokros (ONU) maj. dec. Hunter Sanchez, 12-2
- 133 — Chase Vanderhorst (ONU) dec. Esuar Ordonez, 6-4
- 141 — Ryan Kozdra (SC) dec. Casper Caizzo, 4-1
- 149 — Ty Stewart (SC) tech. fall Max Kaye, 4-0
- 157 — Jovanni Greco (ONU) pinned Liam Boyle, 3:13
- 165 — Ben Hegler (ONU) maj. dec. Gabe Thomasson, 16-6
- 174 — Jake Deguire (SC) pinned Jack Hoffman, 1:53
- 184 — Myles Leonard (SC) pinned Ajay Locke, :58
- 197 — #4 Myles Johnson (ONU) maj. dec. Nick Rogers, 11-1
- 285 — Benjamin Katz (SC) dec. Troy Dyszkiewicz, 11-8
- Springfield won the dual because of a tiebreaker due to having a greater amount of pins
#23 Williams (Mass) 26, #24 Ohio Northen 18
- 125 — Lucas Johnson (WC) pinned Kurt Mokros, 6:27
- 133 — Jake Strianese (WC) dec. Chase Vanderhorst, 8-7
- 141 — Casper Caizzo (ONU) dec. John Schneider, 6-2
- 149 — Max Kaye (ONU) dec. Hayden Haber, 4-3
- 157 — Peter Kane (WC) pinned Jovanni Greco, :26
- 165 — Sean Tansey (WC) dec. Ben Hegler, 8-4
- 174 — Henry Forte (WC) tech. fall Jack Hoffman, 21-6 4:03
- 184 — Gage Wiggins (WC) dec. Ajay Locke, 6-0
- 197 — #4 Myles Johnson (ONU) won by forfeit
- 285 — Troy Dyszkiewicz (ONU) by forfeit
