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No. 5 Men’s Wrestling Wins 37th John Summa Invitational on Seniors’ Day

2023-24 Seniors and Coaching Staff (Photo Courtesy of Donovan Birkett '26)
2023-24 Seniors and Coaching Staff (Photo Courtesy of Donovan Birkett '26)

BEREA, Ohio – The No. 5 nationally ranked Baldwin Wallace University men's wrestling team won the 37th John Summa Invitational inside the Lou Higgins Center Fieldhouse.

BW, who honored its 10 senior student-athletes prior to championship matches, was the champion of 13 teams with 187 points.  Wilkes (Pa.) College was second with 147 points.

The Yellow Jackets, who claimed the team title for the second time in the past three years and third time overall, had 18 top-8 finishers, including five champions and three runner-up's.

Senior All-American and No. 4 nationally ranked 125-pounder Jacob Decatur (Akron/Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy) – Champion

  • Bye in first round
  • Bye in second round
  • Won a 21-6 technical fall over Liam Bullock of Brockport (N.Y.)
  • Won by pinfall in 16 seconds over Conner Kerwin of Wilkes (Pa.)
  • Won a 4-1 extra time decision over Daniel Parkulo of St. John Fisher (N.Y.) 

Senior All-American and No. 5 nationally ranked Jaden Hinton (Glassboro, N.J.) - Champion

  • Bye in first round
  • Won a 16-1 technical fall over Hunter Crouse of Theil (Pa.)
  • Won a 15-4 major decision over Landon Hoffman of NCAA Division II West Liberty (W. Va.)
  • Won a 10-3 decision over Elijah Moshenek of Alfred State (N.Y.)
  • Won a 17-2 technical fall over Evan Whiteside of Thiel (Pa.) 

Senior All-American and No. 1 nationally ranked 149-pounder Michael Petrella (Reynoldsburg/Bishop Hartley) - Champion

  • Won a 20-3 technical fall over Torin Bishop of St. John Fisher (N.Y.)
  • Won by pinfall in 1:08 over Jacob Reif of Ohio Northern
  • Won a 17-1 technical fall over Cole Hornet of Waynesburg (Pa.)
  • Won by pinfall in 2:06 over Nathan Leko of Otterbein – 100th Career Victory
  • Won a 5-1 decision over Nico Taddy of NCAA Division II West Liberty (W. Va.)

Freshman and No. 15 nationally ranked 165-pounder Andrew Supers (Medina) - Champion

  • Bye in first round
  • Won by pinfall in 3:46 over Mikey Syposs of Brockport (N.Y.)
  • Won by pinfall in 2:14 over Declan Jewitt of Otterbein
  • Won a 7-1 decision over Anthony Lahoski of Ohio Northern
  • Won a 16-0 technical fall over senior Academic All-OAC 165-pounder Hunter Kupniewski (North Royalton) of BW

Junior 174-pounder Carter Lloyd (Brecksville/Brecksville-Broadview Heights) - Champion

  • Won an 18-3 technical fall over Jared Bilinski of Wilkes (Pa.)
  • Won by medical forfeit over Brett Goff of NCAA Division II West Liberty (W. Va.)
  • Won a 12-0 major decision over Logan Cormell of Otterbein
  • Won a 3-2 tiebreaker of sophomore Remington Bauer (Norwalk/Edison)
  • Won a 6-4 decision over Fabian Chavez of NCAA Division II West Liberty (W. Va.)

Junior All-Ohio Athletic Conference 157-pounder Tommy West (Avon Lake/St. Edward) – Second Place

  • Bye in first round
  • Won a 16-0 technical fall over Seth Evans of Waynesburg (Pa.)
  • Won by pinfall in 2:54 over Marty Landes of Case Western Reserve
  • Won a 16-4 major decision over to Paul Lichter of St. John Fisher (N.Y.)
  • Lost an 11-4 decision to Jaryn Hartranft of Wilkes (Pa.)

165-pounder Kupniewski -- Second Place

  • Bye in first round
  • Won a 17-0 technical fall over Kyle Austin of Ohio Northern
  • Won a 4-3 decision over Otto Davidson of St. John Fisher (N.Y.)
  • Won by disqualification over Tyler Bodovetz of Ohio Wesleyan
  • Lost a 16-0 technical fall to Supers of BW

Senior All-OAC and Academic All-OAC 197-pounder Luke Hopkins (Cuyahoga Heights) – Second Place

  • Bye in first round
  • Won a 17-0 technical fall over Brandon Thomas of Otterbein
  • Won a 10-7 extra time decision over Blake Ilges of Alfred State (N.Y.)
  • Won a 12-8 decision over Braydon Vandenberg of St. John Fisher (N.Y.)
  • Lost an 11-6 decision to Cameron Butka of Wilkes (Pa.) 

174-pounder Bauer – Third Place

  • Won an 8-1 decision over Jalen King of NCAA Division II West Liberty (W. Va.)
  • Won a 15-4 major decision over Brent Perry of Alfred State (N.Y.)
  • Won a 10-1 major decision over Lucas Miller of Wilkes (Pa.)
  • Lost a 3-2 tiebreaker to Lloyd
  • Won by medical forfeit over Adam Myers of Ohio Northern
  • Won a 13-8 decision over junior 174-pounder Donovan Palmer (North Ridgeville/Lutheran West) of BW

Senior 184-pounder Ryan Weitz (Dancille, Pa. /North Schuylkill) – Third Place

  • Bye in first round
  • Bye in second round
  • Won a 10-9 decision over Kyle De Moss of Otterbein
  • Lost by pinfall in 1:41 to No. 8 nationally ranked Sean Malenfant of Alfred State (N.Y.) 
  • Won a 4-1 decision over Aaron Johnson of Alfred State (N.Y.)
  • Won by medical forfeit over Jessie Orbin of Waynesburg (Pa.)

Freshman 141-pounder Keegan McMahon (Ashburn, Va. / Paul VI Catholic) – Fourth Place

  • Bye in first round
  • Lost by pinfall in 2:30 to Mason Livio of NCAA Division II West Liberty (W. Va.)
  • Won by pinfall in 3:34 over Adam Grover of St. Fisher (N.Y.)
  • Won a 15-0 technical fall over Richard Morales of Alfred State (N.Y.)
  • Won a 7-3 decision over Chris Barthelemy of NCAA Division II West Liberty (W. Va.)
  • Won a 13-10 extra time decision over Luke Yorke of St. John Fisher
  • Won an 11-4 decision to senior David Panda (Columbia, Md./Atholton) of BW
  • Lost by no contest to Mason Livio of Wilkes (Pa.)

Sophomore 157-pounder Manny Scordos (Brecksville/Brecksville-Broadview Heights) – Fourth Place

  • Bye in first round
  • Won by pinfall in 33 seconds over Brayden Barbao of Waynesburg (Pa.)
  • Won an 8-5 decision over Flint Guerra of Ohio Northern
  • Lost a 17-4 major decision to Jaryn Hartranft of Wilkes (Pa.)
  • Won by pinfall in 52 seconds over freshman 157-pounder Braeden Stallworth (New Waterford/Crestview) of BW
  • Lost a 1-0 decision to Guerra of Ohio Northern

174-pounder Palmer – Fourth Place

  • Won by pinfall over Chris Bargy of Alfred State (N.Y.)
  • Won an 8-2 decision over Matthew Gummere of Case Western Reserve
  • Won a 10-4 decision over Adam Myers of Ohio Northern
  • Lost an 8-6 decision to Fabian Chavez of NCAA Division II West Liberty (W. Va.)
  • Won a 12-1 major decision over Lucas Miller of Wilkes (Pa.)
  • Lost a 13-8 decision to Bauer of BW

157-pounder Stallworth – Fifth Place

  • Bye in first round
  • Won a 16-0 technical fall over Tommy Wilson of Thiel (Pa.)
  • Loss a 15-0 technical fall to Paul Lichter of St. John Fisher (N.Y.)
  • Won a 10-5 decision over Max Morrison of Brockport (N.Y.)
  • Won a 5-1decision over Marty Landes of Case Western Reserve
  • Lost by pinfall in 52 seconds to Scordos of BW
  • Won by medical forfeit over Lichter of St. John Fisher (N.Y.)

141-pounder Panda – Sixth Place

  • Won a 14-8 decision over JT Hollyfield of Waynesburg (Pa.)
  • Won a 10-0 major decision over Gabe Bulugaris of Ohio Wesleyan
  • Won an 8-4 decision over Dominick Vinci of Alfred State (N.Y.)
  • Lost an 18-1 technical fall to Gabe Hansen of Ohio Northern
  • Lost an 11-4 decision to BW's McMahon
  • Lost a 13-3 major decision to Caden Temple of Wilkes (Pa.)

Senior All-American and No. 5 nationally ranked Doug Byrne (Wickliffe) – Sixth Place

  • Bye in first round
  • Won by pinfall in 1:54 over Jacob Steele of Alfred State (N.Y.)
  • Won a 15-1 major decision over Nick Franco of Brockport (N.Y.)
  • Lost by medical forfeit to Caleb Burkhart of Wilkes (Pa.)
  • Lost by medical forfeit to Jake Powell of NCAA Division II Wheeling (W. Va.)
  • Lost by medical forfeit to Nick Barrett of Alfred State (N.Y.)

Freshman 149-pounder Joe Scott (Cleveland/John Hay) – Seventh Place

  • Lost a 16-1 technical fall to Nico Taddy of NCAA Division II West Liberty (W. Va.)
  • Bye in the second round
  • Won a 14-4 major decision over Jacob Reif of Ohio Northern
  • Won an 11-4 decision over Mahmoud Esa of Brockport (N.Y.)
  • Won an 18-2 technical fall over Brock Wygle of NCAA Division II West Liberty (W. Va.)
  • Lost a 12-0 major decision to Cole Hornet of Waynesburg (Pa.)
  • Won a 4-3 decision over Jackson Brady of Wilkes (Pa.) 

Senior All-OAC and Academic All-OAC 141-pounder Robby Palmieri (Gibsonia, Pa./Pine-Richland) – Eighth Place

  • Won a 16-6 major decision over Bryson Neidigh of NCAA Division II West Liberty (W. Va.)
  • Won a 17-2 technical fall over Kaden Dowdell of Thiel (Pa.)
  • Lost a 17-11 decision to Gab Hansen of Ohio Northern
  • Won by pinfall in 3:31 over Trace Williams of Otterbein
  • Lost by medical forfeit to Caden Temple of Wilkes (Pa.)
  • Lost by medical forfeit to Luke Yorke of St. John Fisher 

BW is back in action on Tuesday, February 6 when it hosts an OAC dual match against Wilmington College in the Ursprung Gymnasium inside the Lou Higgins Center at 7 p.m.