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  • 02/02/2010
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    Jeff Penny

    By Steve Green

    ADA — The Ohio Northern wrestling team clinched a share of the Ohio Athletic Conference regular season title in the final home match of the season as ONU defeated Baldwin-Wallace 31-13 Tuesday night at the ONU Sports Center.

    The win moves the Polar Bears 15-10 overall and 5-0 in the OAC with one match remaining, while the Yellow Jackets fall to 4-13 overall and 0-5 in the OAC.

    Jeff Penny celebrated Senior Night with a pin of Tyler Erwin 1:18 into the match in the 125-pound weight class.

  • 01/30/2010
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    Kwiat/Miller/Letcher/Painter

    By Steve Green

    | Tournament Site | Day 1 Recap |

    WHEATON, Ill. — Four Ohio Northern wrestlers placed in their respective weight classes to lead the Polar Bears to a tenth place team finish in the second day of action at the Pete Willson Invitational in Wheaton (Ill.) on Saturday.

    Northern finished the tournament in 10th out of 30 with 58.5 points.

  • 01/29/2010
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    Miller / Kwiat

    By Tim Glon

    | Tournament Site |

    WHEATON, Ill. — Junior Luke Miller and freshman Kyle Kwiat advanced to the semifinals of their respective weight classes to lead the Ohio Northern wrestling team Friday on Day 1 of the two-day Wheaton (Ill.) Pete Willson Invitational.

    Miller stands at 3-0 and Kwiat has a 2-0 mark heading into the semifinals Saturday morning.

    Miller, the No. 2 seed and No. 3-ranked nationally at 157 pounds, is now 30-2 on the year.

Wrestling

(15-10 Overall, 5-0 OAC)
OAC Regular Season Co-Champions

Wrestling Highlights

• Ranked as high as No. 26 nationally in 2009-10

• 38 Winning Seasons in 44-year history of program

• 30 Consecutive Winning Seasons from 1967-96

• 513 Dual Meet Victories entering the 2009-10 season

• 11 OAC Team Championships

• 68 OAC Individual Champions

• 2 NCAA National Champions

• 2 NCAA National Runners-Up

• 23 All-Americans

• 34 Scholar All-Americans

• 8 Scholar All-America Teams

• Victories over Division I programs: Notre Dame, North Carolina, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Cincinnati, Marshall, Morehead State, Duke, West Virginia, Bowling Green, Eastern Michigan & Toledo