Beemer Earns Third Place, Barrett Eighth At Wrestling Nationals

For the second time in three years, Ashland University's Daniel Beemer is a third-place finisher in NCAA Division II.
 
On Saturday (March 11) at the 2023 NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Beemer, in his last action as an Eagle, finished in third place at 184 pounds. After taking third in 2021 at 174 pounds, Beemer ended third at 184 on Saturday after winning the third-place match over Kutztown's Matt Weinberg, 3-1.
 
Beemer was 4-1 on the weekend.
 
NOTABLES

• Earning his first All-American award was redshirt freshman 174-pounder Nate Barrett. He was 2-3 in his first nationals, and lost the seventh-place match to Central Oklahoma's Anthony Des Vigne, 5-3.
• Ashland ends nationals with at least two All-Americans in a year for the 10^th time since 2011.
• As a team, the Eagles tied for 20th in the nation with 22 points.