NORTH MANCHESTER, Ind. – The No. 5 nationally-ranked Baldwin Wallace University wrestling finished sixth at the annual Spartan Mat Classic hosted by Manchester Indiana inside the Stauffer-Wolfe Arena.
BW finished sixth of 19 teams with 73 points. No. 3 nationally-ranked Wabash (Ind.) College was the champion with 139 points.
No. 2 nationally-ranked Junior 125-pounder Jacob Decatur (Akron/Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy) – Champion
- Won by an 18-3 technical fall over Ethan Bednarczyk (Wabash) in the first round
- Won by forfeit in second round
- Won by pinfall in 1:06 over Jaden Bird (Wabash) in the third round
- Won by a 12-4 major decision over Trevor Marsman (Cornerstone) in fourth round
- Won by a 6-4 decision over Carlos Champagne (Wabash) in championship
Sophomore 125-pounder David Panda (Columbia, Md./Atholton) – Fourth Place
- First round bye
- Won a 5-3 decision over Nathan Orum (Indiana Tech) in second round
- Won in 2:34 over Alex Cantu (Muskegon) in third round
- Lost a 6-4 decision to Carlos Champagne (Wabash) in fourth round
- Lost a 13-6 decision to Trevor Marsman (Cornerstone) in fifth round
Senior Academic All-Ohio Athletic Conference 184-pounder Aidan Cardaman (Geneva) – Fifth Place
- First round bye
- Won by pinfall in 4:52over Zach Dabney (Ohio Northern) in second round
- Won an 8-4 decision over Chase Melton (Wisconsin-Eau Claire) in third round
- Won an 11-9 decision over Abe Spurlock (Ohio Wesleyan) in fourth round
- Won by pinfall in 6:24 over Bronsen Jewell (Muskehon) in fifth round
- Won by a 10-7 decision over Gavin Layman (Ohio Northern) in sixth round
Sophomore 165-pounder Hunter Kupniewski (North Royalton) – Sixth Place
- Lost by pinfall in 1:26 to No. 1 nationally-ranked and champion Kyle Hatch (Wabash) in first round
- Second Round bye
- Won an 18-0 technical fall over Hayden Caskey (Ancilla) in third round
- Won a 12-10 decision over Deonte Davis (Defiance) in fourth round
- Won by pinfall in 49 seconds over Austin Mowery (Wisconsin-Eau Claire) in fifth round
- Won by pinfall in 4:19 over John Otte (Wabash) in sixth round
- Lost a 10-7 decision to Reid Lawrence (Wisconsin-Eau Claire) in seventh round
Freshman 174-pounder Carter Lloyd (Brecksville/Brecksville-Broadview Heights) – Sixth Place
- First round bye
- Won a 2-1 decision over Nick Campbell (Ohio Northern) in second round
- Lost a 6-4 decision to Chance Morgan (West Liberty) in third round
- Won a 7-3 decision over Jason Minchew (Huntingdon) in fourth round
- Won a 7-2 decision over Jacob Graden (Wabash) in fifth round
- Lost a 3-2 decision to Raymond Arebalo (Wabash) in sixth round
The Yellow Jackets are back in action on Tuesday, January 18 when they host an OAC match against Wilmington College in the Ursprung Gymnasium inside the Lou Higgins Center at 7 p.m.