No. 17 wrestling settles for OAC tri-championship after 21-11 upset at Heidelberg
By Tim Glon
Heidelberg upset No. 17 Ohio Northern 21-11 in an Ohio Athletic Conference wrestling dual meet Tuesday night at Sieberling Gymnasium.
The Polar Bears fall to 15-3 overall and are OAC tri-champions with a 4-1 league mark.
The Student Princes improve to 11-8 overall and 4-1 in OAC action. Mount Union also shared the league title with a 4-1 record.
Defending national champion, three-time All-American and top-ranked senior Kyle Kwiat posted his NCAA-leading 20th tech fall at 174 pounds to lead ONU.
He won 18-0 in 4:19 to improve to 34-3 on the season.
Senior Jeremy Jones got ONU on the board with a 7-4 decision at 133 pounds. Jones, the defending OAC champion, is now 23-15 on the season.
Sophomore heavyweight Cody Lovejoy won by decision 8-3 to improve to 27-9 on the year.
The Polar Bears will wrap up their regular season on Sunday with a tri-match at NCAA Division I Davidson with ACC member North Carolina State.
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