Former Cox standout Brandon Jeske scored a winning takedown in the final five seconds at 125 pounds Friday to give Old Dominion a 20-19 win over Northern Illinois in Mid-American Conference wrestling at the Constant Center.
The victory was ODU’s 500th and made Steve Martin became the second-winningest coach in Monarchs history.
Other ODU winners: Chris Mecate (141 pounds), Alexander Richardson (149), Oscar Smith grad Seldon Wright (165), Jack Dechow (184) and Austin Coburn (285).
The Monarchs (6-12, 1-6) finish the regular season with a MAC match against Central Michigan at 1 p.m. Sunday in the Jim Jarrett Gymnasium.