Four Individual Champions Lead No. 22 Men’s Wrestling to BW Invitational Title

Posted: Nov 19, 2022

BEREA, Ohio – The No. 22 nationally ranked Baldwin Wallace University men's wrestling team won the annual BW Invitational inside the Lou Higgins Center Fieldhouse.

BW finished first of nine teams with 150.5 points. The Yellow Jackets edge out second place Delaware Valley (Pa.) University by just two points. BW had 16 Top-8 finishers, 13 Top-5 placers, four individuals champions and four runner-up finishers.

Junior and No. 8 nationally ranked 133-pounder Jaden Hinton (Glassboro, N.J.) – Champion

Won a 16-6 major decision over Cole McKinley of NAIA Lourdes
Won a 10-1 major decision over Taylor Weaver of Delaware Valley (Pa.)
Won a 14-3 major decision over Joey langeman of Trine (Ind.)
Won an 11-5 decision over Ryan Kelly of Delaware Valley (Pa.)

Senior 141-pounder Zak Anderson (Elyria/Midview) – Champion

Won by pinfall in 2:55 over Lucas Sabo of Delaware Valley (Pa.)
Won a 7-5 extra time decision over Jimmy Balazy of NAIA Lourdes
Won a 15-0 technical fall over Ben Edwards of Trine (Ind.)
Won a 5-4 decision over Art Martinez of Case Western Reserve
Won a 10-1 major decision over Jett Boots of Trine (Ind.)

Sophomore 165-pounder Donovan Palmer (North Ridgeville/Lutheran West), who is ranked 10th at 174 pounds – Champion

Bye in the first round
Won a 15-0 technical fall over Tyler Weseman of NAIA Lourdes
Won an 8-2 decision over Joseph McCullough of Delaware Valley (Pa.)
Won a 6-1 decision over Bauer of Bauer of Baldwin Wallace
Won a 3-1 extra time decision over Derick Coleman of NAIA Lourdes

Senior All-American 197-pounder Doug Byrne (Wickliffe) – Champion

Won by pinfall in 0:51 over Alex Searfoss of Manchester (Ind.)
Won by pinfall in 1:08 over Connor Heineman of Case Western Reserve
Won by pinfall in 2:02 over Isaiah Johnson of Delaware Valley (Pa.)
Won by pinfall in 0:24 over Stephen Andryc of Case Western Reserve

Senior 149-pounder Conner DeBoe (Mentor) – 2nd Place

Won a 15-0 technical fall over Kliever Joseph of Defiance
Won a 19-8 major decision over Thomas Wagner of Case Western Reserve
Won an 8-1 decision over Hunter Martz of Thiel (Pa.)
Lost a 3-2 decision to Hunter Yackee of NAIA Lourdes

Freshman 157-pounder Manny Scordos (Brecksville/Brecksville-Broadview Heights) – 2nd Place

Bye in the first round
Won a 16-4 major decision over Zach Morgan of Manchester (Ind.)
Won a 10-1 major decision over Landon Mead of Thiel (Pa.)
Won a 3-1 extra time decision over Greg Croce of Delaware Valley (Pa.)
Lost a 2-1 triple overtime decision to Peyton Hearn of Thiel (Pa.)

Sophomore 174-pounder Carter Lloyd (Brecksville/Brecksville-Broadview Heights) – 2nd Place

Won by pinfall in 3:57 over Dominic Roberts of Case Western Reserve
Won a 14-3 major decision over Ellisston Ross of Manchester (Ind.)
Won by injury default at 5:44 over Jake Badgeley of NAIA Lourdes
Lost an 11-4 decision to Luke Moore of of Delaware Valley (Pa.)

Junior 285-pounder Mitch Sanders (Newbury) – 2nd Place

Bye in the first round
Won an 11-4 decision over Joe Dreisbach of NAIA Lourdes
Won by pinfall in 0:56 over Kyler Bills of Trine (Ind.)
Lost a 3-1 decision to Austin Williams of Delaware Valley (Pa.)

Junior Academic All-Ohio Athletic Conference 157-pounder Justin Ritchie (Carlisle) – 3rd Place

Bye in the first round
Won a 6-2 decision over Zachary Zuckerman of Delaware Valley (Pa.)
Won a 4-2 decision over Brody Gray of Mount St. Joseph
Lost a 4-0 decision to Peyton Hearn of Thiel (Pa.)
Lost by pinfall in 1:25 to Mitchell Arch of Case Western Reserve
Won a 6-4 decision over Marty Landes of Case Western Reserve University

Sophomore 184-pounder Jack Cain (Springfield/Shawnee) – 3rd Place

Bye in the first round
Won by pinfall in 4:28 over Jack Minner of Defiance
Lost by pinfall in 4:28 to Bryce McCloskey of Thiel (Pa.)
Won by pinfall in 2:38 over Earle, Jr. of Baldwin Wallace
Won a 4-1 decision over Jake Nease of Delaware Valley (Pa.)

Junior Academic All-OAC 165-pounder Hunter Kupniewski (North Royalton) – 3rd Place

Bye in the first round
Won a 16-0 technical fall over Thomas Bentivoglio of Case Western Reserve
Lost a 15-5 major decision to Keringten Martin of Defiance
Won an 8-2 decision over Darrale Barrett of Delaware Valley (Pa.)
Won a 14-3 major decision over Ethan Nash of Trine (Ind.)
Won an 8-6 decision over Bauer of Baldwin Wallace
Won a 15-0 technical fall over Keringten Martin of Defiance

Sophomore 285-pounder Ben DeGuzman (North Canton/Hoover) – 3rd Place

Bye in the first round
Won by pinfall in 2:09 over Keith Heineman of Case Western Reserve
Lost an 8-5 decision to Austin Williams of Delaware Valley (Pa.)
Won a 7-2 decision over Joe Dreisbach of NAIA Lourdes
Won by pinfall in 0:57 over Kyler Bills of Trine (Ind.)

Freshman 165-pounder Remington Bauer (Norwalk/Edison) – 5th Place

Bye in the first round
Won by pinfall in1:25 fall over Adam Coleman of Delaware Valley (Pa.)
Won a 6-5 by decision over Calvin Cai of Case Western Reserve
Lost a 6-1 decision to Palmer of Baldwin Wallace
Lost an 8-6 decision to Kupniewski of Baldwin Wallace
Won a 7-2 decision over Cooper Kidd of Delaware Valley (Pa.)

Freshman 184-pounder Shawn Earle, Jr. (Brecksville/Brecksville-Broadview Heights) – 6th Place

Bye in the first round
Lost by pinfall in 2:03 to Andrew Williamson of Trine (Ind.)
Won by pinfall in 2:36 over Alex Gronkiewicz of Manchester (Ind.)
Won by pinfall in 1:02 over Zachary Lyon of Case Western Reserve
Lost by pinfall in 2:38 to Cain of Baldwin Wallace
Lost a 15-14 decision to Alex Torres of Case Western Reserve

Sophomore 174-pounder Brandon Burkhart (Olmsted Township/Olmsted Falls) – 7th Place

Won by pinfall in 2:07 over Josh Hall of Thiel (Pa.)
Lost a 6-3 decision to Dominico Migliori of NAIA Lourdes
Won by pinfall in 1:04 over Matthew Beard of Defiance
Lost a 6-4 decision to James Bettcher of Manchester (Ind.)
Won a 3-2 decision over Skyler Cowgill of Mount St. Joseph

Junior Academic All-Ohio Athletic Conference 141-pounder Robby Palmieri (Gibsonia, Pa./Pine Richland) – 7th Place

Won an 8-6 extra time decision over Landon Engle of NAIA Lourdes
Won a 4-3 decision over Devin Horton of Delaware Valley (Pa.)
Lost an 8-4 decision to Jett Boots of Trine (Ind.)
Won a 7-3 over Jake Alberts of Thiel (Pa.)
Lost an 8-6 decision to Desmond Diggs of Mount St. Joseph
Won a 4-2 decision over Landon Engle of NAIA Lourdes

The Yellow Jackets are back in action on Friday, December 2 when they host a tri-match against NCAA Division II Tiffin University and NCAA Division III University of North Carolina at Pembroke in the Ursprung Gymnasium. The Tiffin and UNC-Pembroke match is scheduled to begin at 5 p.m. with the BW and Tiffin match slated for a 6:30 p.m. start. The Yellow Jackets will face UNC-Pembroke in the final match of the night at 8 p.m.