The No. 17 Ohio Northern men's wrestling team had five wrestlers place in the top eight, as the Polar Bears finished seventh of 26 teams at the Midwest Classic hosted by the University of Indianapolis.

ONU finished with 72.5 points.

Newberry (S.C.) won the tournament with 159.5 points, Upper Iowa finished second with 118 points and Findlay was third with 110.

The Polar Bears were the finish was the best out of any Division III school in the tournament.

Senior Kyle Kwiat led ONU, notching a second place finish at 174 pounds.

Kwiat suffered his first defeat of the season in the finals, by a 3-2 decision to Mike Williams of UNC-Pembroke.

Junior Jerry Pasquale posted a fourth place finish at 125 pounds, going 4-2 on the weekend.

Junior Michael Pawlitz registered two pins on his way to a fifth place finish at 197 pounds.

At 285 pounds, sophomore Cody Lovejoy brought home a sixth place finish.

Freshman Tyler Gargano picked up three tough victories on his way to a eighth place finish in the 165 pound weight class.

Also picking up wins on the weekend were senior Jeremy Jones at 133 pounds, sophomore Kyle Brezovec in the 149 pound weight class and freshman Max Brooke at 157.

Ohio Northern will be in action again on January 5 when they travel to Virginia for a dual with Washington & Lee.