BEREA, Ohio – The No. 5 nationally ranked Baldwin Wallace University men's wrestling won its school-record tying fourth straight Ohio Athletic Conference Championship as it defeated Wilmington College by a final score of 50-0 in the Ursprung Gymnasium inside the Lou Higgins Center.
BW (14-2, 7-0 OAC), who also won four straight titles from 2015-19, has won now won eight of the last nine OAC Championships.
The Yellow Jackets won all 9 matches competed as one match was a double forfeit. BW as improved to 5-0 all-time against Wilmington (1-7, 1-5 OAC).
Match Results
- 125 pounds: Senior All-American and No. 4 nationally ranked Jacob Decatur (Akron/Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy) won by forfeit
- 133 pounds: Double forfeit
- 141 pounds: Freshman Keegan McMahon (Ashburn, Va./Paul VI Catholic) won by forfeit
- 149 pounds: Senior All-OAC and Academic All-OAC Robby Palmieri (Gibsonia, Pa./Pine-Richland) won by forfeit
- 157 pounds: Senior Academic All-OAC Justin Ritchie (Carlisle) won an 18-0 technical fall over Aaron Pardo
- 165 pounds: Senior Academic All-OAC Hunter Kupniewski (North Royalton) won by pinfall in 26 seconds over Garrett Simmons
- 174 pounds: Junior Carter Lloyd (Brecksville/Brecksville-Broadview Heights) won by pinfall in 5:13 over Alexander Ruth
- 184 pounds: Senior Ryan Weitz (Dancille, Pa./North Schuylkill) won by forfeit
- 197 pounds: Senior All-OAC and Academic All-OAC Luke Hopkins (Cuyahoga Heights) won an 11-7 Caleb Tackett
- 285 pounds: Senior All-American and No. 5 nationally ranked Doug Byrne (Wickliffe) won by forfeit
The Yellow Jackets are back in action on Friday, February 9 when they travel to nearby South Euclid for a non-conference dual against NCAA Division II Notre Dame College in the Murphy Gymnasium at 7:30 p.m.
