Ron Beaschler

RON BEASCHLER
Ohio Northern University Head Coach
1988-Present

Ron Beaschler is in his 20th season as head wrestling coach at ONU after taking over the reins during the 1988-89 campaign.

Beaschler is currently serving as the chairperson of the Department of Human Performance and Sport Sciences. He also is an assistant professor in the health and physical education department and coordinates the sport management program at Ohio Northern.

Beaschler is currently serving as the Weight Management Program liaison to the NCAA Wrestling Committee.

He also served as chair of Division III NCAA Wrestling committee for two years, was the president of the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA), which represents all collegiate and scholastic wrestling in the United States and was the Division III representative on the National Wrestling Coaches Association executive board of directors.

In his 19 seasons at the helm of the ONU wrestling program, Beaschler’s teams have posted a 183-146-4 record. Beaschler enters the 2007-08 season as the all-time winningest coach in ONU history. He also has the longest tenure as head wrestling coach at ONU.

During his time at ONU, Beaschler has coached two National Champions, two National Runners-up, 13 All-Americans, 27 Scholar All-Americans and five Scholar All-American Teams.

He was named OAC Coach of the Year by his peers in 1993.

Education: Beaschler graduated from ONU in 1986 with bachelors degrees in management and sports management. He received his masters degree in education from Bowling Green State University in 1988 and is currently working on his Ph.D. at the University of Toledo.

Ron resides in Ada with this wife, Christy, and their sons John, Christopher and Zachary.