Johnson earns All-American honors with 6th place finish at the 2026 NCAA III Wrestling Championships
March 14, 2026
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Sophomore Myles Johnson (Springboro) earned All-American honors with a 6th place finish at the 2026 NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships on Saturday.
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The Basics
- Records: Ohio Northern (14-4 Overall)
- Venue: Alliant Energy Power House – Cedar Rapids, IA.
- Session three was Saturday morning at 11 am EST, and the final session was Saturday evening at 8 pm EST.
- The top 8 placers in each weight class earn All-American honors.
ONU Individuals
- Johnson went 2-3 in the tournament to place 6th in the 197-pound weight class, clinching All-American honors.
- He won by major decision Friday morning 15-6 over No. 11-seeded Ian Pepple of Wisconsin-Eau Claire in the first round.
- Johnson then won by decision 8-6 over No. 3-seed Lorenzo Pellot-Vazguez of Roanoke (Va.) in the second round on Friday Morning.
- He fell in the semifinals by major decision 18-4 to No. 2 seeded Josh Stahl of York (Pa.) Saturday morning.
- He fell in the consolation semifinals on Saturday morning by major decision 13-2 against No. 10 seeded Gunnar Garriques of Chicago (Ill.)
- Johnson fell in the 5th place match by pin against No. 8 seeded Joeseph Petrella of Baldwin Wallace on Saturday.
- Johnson concludes a fantastic sophomore campaign with a 39-7 record and a career record of 78-13.
Notables
- Johnson becomes ONU's 23rd wrestling All-American.
- He is making his second NCAA Championships appearance.
- Sophomore Jovanni Greco (Ross) and freshmen Kurt Mokros (Lewis CenterOlentangy), Londen Murphy (Moscow/Moeller), Ben Hegler (Brecksville/Brecksville-Broadview Heights), and Jack Hoffman (Springboro) all made their first NCAA Championships appearances.
- All five won at least one match in their NCAA Championships debut.
- Johnson finishes 37-4 on the season with 9 pins and 9 tech falls.
- Johnson was also named 2026 Ohio Athletic Conference Wrestler of the Year.
- 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
- Season Complete.