BEREA, Ohio – The Baldwin Wallace University men's wrestling team opened Ohio Athletic Conference action as it dominated Heidelberg University by a final score of 38-3 in the Ursprung Gymnasium inside the Lou Higgins Center.

BW (1-0, 1-0 OAC), who won nine of 10 matches, has now won 20 straight league matches and nine straight against Heidelberg (0-1, 0-1 OAC).

Match Results

• 125-pound match: Junior Johnny Novak (Cleveland/St. Ignatius) won an 18-3 technical fall over Cole Renier 
• 133-pound match: Junior and No. 9 nationally ranked Jaden Hinton (Glassboro, N.J.) won by pinfall in 2:33 over Iosef Nunez
• 141 pound match: Senior Zak Anderson (Elyria/Midview) won an 11-2 major decision over Josh Gibson
• 149 pound match: Senior Conner DeBoe (Mentor) won an 8-5 decision over Claude Buckmaster
• 157-pound match: Junior All-American Michael Petrella (Reynoldsburg/Bishop Hartley) won a 19-4 technical fall over Anthony Grecol
• 165-pound match Junior Academic All-OAC Hunter Kupniewski (North Royalton) won an 11-7 decision over Carson Mendoza-Pottenger
• 174-pound match: Sophomore Carter Lloyd (Brecksville/Brecksville-Broadview Heights) won a 6-3 decision over Jacob Horsch
• 184- Senior Academic All-OAC Griffin Rathburn (New Albany/Bishop Hartley) lost a 9-4 decision to Adam Medeiros
• 197- Senior All-American Doug Byrne (Wickliffe) won by pinfall in 1:49 over Braedan Kahl
• 285- Senior Academic All-OAC Matthew Werts (Buffalo, N.Y./St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute) won a 5-3 decision over Gabe Martinez 

The Yellow Jackets are back in action on Saturday, November 19 as they host the annual BW Invitational inside the Lou Higgins Center Fieldhouse at 10 a.m.  Fans can follow the action at https://bit.ly/3GgzGNK.