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No. 11 Men’s Wrestling Wins Three Matches at Gator Boot Duals

Doug Byrne and Michael Petrella went undefeated in four matches
Doug Byrne and Michael Petrella went undefeated in four matches

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The No. 11 nationally ranked Baldwin Wallace University men's wrestling team won three matches at the annual Gator Boot Duals hosted by Luther (Iowa) College at the McGavock High School.

BW (6-1) defeated York (Pa.) College by a final score of 35-7, fell to No. 8 nationally ranked University of Wisconsin-Whitewater by a final score of 20-16, defeated No. 19 nationally ranked Olivet (Mich.) College by a final score 44-3 and defeated No. 17 nationally ranked Alvernia (Pa.) College by a final score of 27-15. 

York Results

  • 125 pounds:    Senior All-American Jacob Decatur (Akron/Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy) won a 4-2 decision over No. 14 nationally ranked Jared Kuhns
  • 133 pounds:    Junior No. 6 nationally ranked Jaden Hinton (Glassboro, N.J.) won a 9-0 major decision over No. 5 nationally ranked Dalton Rohrbaugh
  • 141 pounds:    Junior Academic All-Ohio Athletic Conference performer Robby Palmieri (Gibsonia, Pa./Pine-Richland) won a 7-5 decision over Bryan Diaz
  • 149 pounds:    Junior All-American Michael Petrella (Reynoldsburg/Bishop Hartley), who is ranked fourth nationally at 157 pounds, won by pinfall in 4:13
  • 157 pounds:    Sophomore Tommy West (Avon Lake/St. Edward) dropped a 9-2 decision to Jared Bair
  • 165 pounds:    Sophomore Donovan Palmer (North Ridgeville/Lutheran West) won an 8-0 major decision over Tyler Mangan
  • 174 pounds:    Sophomore Carter Lloyd (Brecksville/Brecksville-Broadview Heights) lost an 18-6 major decision to Jared Townsend
  • 184 pounds:    Senior Academic All-OAC performer Luke Hopkins (Cuyahoga Heights) won an 18-4 technical fall over Devon O'Dell
  • 197 pounds:    Senior All-American and No. 3 nationally ranked Doug Byrne (Wickliffe) won a 14-5 major decision over No. 7 nationally ranked Cam Farrow
  • 285 pounds:    Senior All-OAC and Academic All-OAC performer Drew Levis (Elyria) won by pinfall in 1:22 over Manuel Robles 

Wisconsin -Whitewater Results

  • 125 pounds:    Decatur lost a 5-3 extra time decision to John Fortugno
  • 133 pounds:    Hinton won a 7-3 decision over Dominik Mallinder
  • 141 pounds:    Junior David Panda (Columbia, Md./Atholton) lost a 5-3 decision to No. 15 nationally ranked Dakari Clay
  • 149 pounds:    Petrella won a 15-0 technical fall over No. 3 nationally ranked Jake Burford
  • 157 pounds:    West won a 6-0 decision over Nick Klug
  • 165 pounds:    Palmer loss an 11-3 major decision to Ryan Vedner
  • 174 pounds:    Lloyd loss a 9-2 decision to Ryan Riser
  • 184 pounds:    Hopkins loss an 18-5 major decision to No. 2 nationally ranked Jarritt Shinhoster
  • 197 pounds:    Byrne won by pinfall on 1:15 over Evan Danowski
  • 285 pounds:    Levis loss a 1-0 decision to Shelby Jones 

Olivet Results

  • 125 pounds:    Decatur won a 5-2 decision over Emmett Kettei
  • 133 pounds:    Hinton won a 15-0 technical fall over Stuart Donlan
  • 141 pounds:    Panda won a 7-2 decision over Dylan Phelps
  • 149 pounds:    Petrella won an 18-3 technical fall over Christian Lenon
  • 157 pounds:    West won by pinfall in 4:34 over Jacob Kasner
  • 165 pounds:    Junior Academic All-OAC performer Hunter Kupniewski (North Royalton) won a 17-3 major decision over Zach Potter
  • 174 pounds:    Sophomore Brandon Burkhart (Olmsted Township/Olmsted Falls) won by pinfall in 2:46 over No. 10 nationally ranked Owen Guillford
  • 184 pounds:    Hopkins won by medical forfeit over Justin Camahan
  • 197 pounds:    Byrne won by pinfall in 2:56 over Kody Krupp
  • 285 pounds:    Senior Academic All-OAC performer Matthew Werts (Buffalo, N.Y./St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute) loss a 7-0 decision to No. 1 nationally ranked Donovan King

Alvernia Results

  • 125 pounds:    Decatur won a 3-1 extra time decision over Keito Shaw
  • 133 pounds:    Hinton won a 10-1 major decision over James King
  • 141 pounds:    Panda won a 15-12 decision over Avery Leonard
  • 149 pounds:    Petrella won a 11-5 decision over Garret Gehr
  • 157 pounds:    West won a 16-0 technical fall over Jason Rezac
  • 165 pounds:    Kupniewski lost by pinfall in 1:35 to No. 2 nationally ranked Matt Lackman
  • 174 pounds:    Llyod won a 12-6 decision over Gavin Hollingsworth
  • 184 pounds:    Hopkins loss by pinfall in 5:00 to No. 15 nationally ranked Issac Kassis
  • 197 pounds:    Byrne won by pinfall in 2:29 over Mauro Pellot
  • 285 pounds:    Levis loss a 3-1 decision to No. 7 nationally ranked Palmer Rodenhaber 

The Yellow Jackets are back in action on Friday and Saturday, January 6 and 7 when they travel to Louisville, Kentucky to compete in the National Wrestling Coaches Association National Duals inside the Kentucky Expo Center.