WAYNESBURG, Pa. — Junior Evan Hickey (Blanchester/Wilmington) and freshman Nate Barcaskey (Moon Township, Pa./Moon Area) each place second in their weight class to lead the No. 25-ranked Ohio Nortghern wrestling team to a second place finish at the 11-team Waynesburg (pa.) Invitational on Saturday at the Marisa Fieldhouse.
Hickey was second at 197 pounds and Barcaskey was second at heavyweight as each wrestler posted a 3-1 record on the day.
In all, 11 Polar Bears placed in the top six of their respective weight classes.
Senior Kyler Deeter (Covington) had a team-best 4-1 record and placed third at 174 pounds.
Three ONU wrestlers placed fourth in the tournament.
Junior Seth Meyer (Defiance) was fourth at 165, junior Brad Taton (Mentor/Lake Catholic) was fourth at 133 and sophomore Gavin Nelson (Oregon/Clay) was fourth at 157.
Junior Alex Bair (Centerville), sophomore Clayton Davidson (Kirtland) and freshmen Aidan Pierobon (Rochester Hills, Mich./Stoney Creek) and Seth Transue (Plain City/Dublin) placed fifth at 184, 174, 141 and 125 pounds, respectively.
Junior Evan Morgan (Cincinnati/Elder) was sixth at 149 pounds.
The Polar Bears will begin the Ohio Athletic Conference portion of their schedule on Tuesday when they entertain Mount Union in a 7:30 pm dual meet at the ONU Sports Center.
Team Standings
1. Heidelberg 148, 2. Ohio Northern 145.5, 3. Waynesburg (Pa.), 124, 4. Washington & Jefferson (Va.) 94.5, 5. Johns Hopkins (Md.) 90.5, 6. Ohio Valley (W.Va.) 80.5, 7. Muskingum 76.5, 8. Thiel (Pa.) 66.5, 9. Thomas More (Ky.) 61.5, 10. Case Western Reserve 51, 11. Maryland-Baltimore 7.
