Ada HS standout Chase Sumner named to All-OAC wrestling squad
Ada High School graduate Chase Sumner, an Ohio Northern sophomore, along with teammate Ben DePrest (Louisville, Ky./Saint Xavier) were named All-Ohio Athletic Conference in wrestling for the 2020-21 season in voting conducted by the league's eight head coaches.
Sumner is ranked No. 5 nationally at 149 pounds and finished the abbreviated 2021 season with a perfect 4-0 record. He also had two pins and a tech fall in those four victories.
He is 41-6 with 13 pins and 4 tech falls in his two seasons as a Polar Bear.
DePrest had a breakout year in 2021, going 3-1 with one pin and a major decision at heavyweight after wrestling at 184 and 197 as a freshman a year ago.
He is 14-13 with six pins in his two-year career at Ohio Northern.
The Polar Bears finished second in the OAC with a 3-1 team record this season under 33rd-year head coach Ron Beaschler.
Here's Sumner's bio from the ONU Polar Bear website:
Overview: Chase burst onto the scene as a freshman, going 37-6 with 13 pins and 11 major decisions as the starter at 141 pounds ... Was 4-1 in OAC regular season dual meets.
Qualified for the 2020 NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships as an alternate after placing fourth at the NCAA III Midwest Regionals ... Was named an All-American by the National Wrestling Coaches Association as a national qualifier after the NCAA III Championships were canceled ... Was also named Scholar All-American by the NWCA.
Freshman Season (2019-20): Went 37-6 with 13 pins and 11 major decisions as the starter at 141 pounds ... Was 4-1 in OAC regular season dual meets ... His 13 pins tied him for fourth-best on the team.
Qualified for the 2020 NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships as an alternate after placing fourth at the NCAA III Midwest Regionals ... Was named an All-American by the National Wrestling Coaches Association as a national qualifier after the NCAA III Championships were canceled.
Was also named Scholar All-American by the NWCA ... Won the Waynesburg (Pa.) Invitational ... Placed 3rd at the ONU Invitational and was 6th at the Mount Union Invitational.
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