BEREA, Ohio – The No. 4 nationally ranked Baldwin Wallace University men's wrestling team finished second at the 36th John Summa Invitational on Seniors' Day inside the Lou Higgins Center Fieldhouse.

BW was second of 10 teams with 359 points.  NCAA Division II West Liberty (W. Va.) University was the champion with 381 points. 

The Yellow Jackets had 20 top eight finishers, including four individual champions and two runner ups.

Junior No. 3 nationally ranked 133-pounder Jaden Hinton (Glassboro, N.J.) – Champion

• Won a 12-0 major decision over Elijah Moshenek of Alfred State (N.Y.)
• Won a 16-5 major decision over Mason Welch of St. John Fisher) (N.Y.)
• Won an 19-2 technical fall over Matt Englehardt of West Liberty (W. Va.)
• Won a 6-1 decision over Vincent Scollo of West Liberty (W. Va.)

Junior No. 1 nationally ranked 149-pounder Michael Petrella (Reynoldsburg/Bishop Hartley) – Champion

• Bye in the first round
• Won by pinfall in 2:16 over Brock Wygle of West Liberty (W. Va.)
• Won a 13-4 major decision over Peyton Hearn of Thiel (Pa.)
• Won a 13-2 major decision over Cael Vanderhorst of Ohio Northern
• Won an 8-2 decision over No. 10 nationally ranked Chase Sumner of Ohio Northern 

Sophomore No. 11 nationally ranked 157-pounder Tommy West (Avon Lake/St. Edward) - Champion

• Bye in the first round
• Won by pinfall in 0:39 over George Racz of Alfred State (N.Y.)
• Won a 10-3 decision over Teagan Hendricks of Ohio Northern
• Won a 17-0 technical fall over Toby Abbott of West Liberty (W. Va.)
• Won a 6-3 decision over of Scordos of Baldwin Wallace

Senior All-American and No. 4 nationally ranked 197-pounder Doug Byrne (Wickliffe) - Champion

• Won by pinfall in 0:30 over Ajay Locke of Ohio Northern
• Won by pinfall in 0:42 over Geoffry Kaminsky of Ohio Wesleyan
• Won by pinfall in 1:09 over Chance Morgan of West Liberty (W. Va.)
• Won by medical forfeit over No. 12 nationally ranked Gable Crebs of Lycoming (Pa.)

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

• Bye in the first round
• Won a 7-0 decision over Cooper Gilham of Lycoming (Pa.)
• Won a 10-5 decision over Sean Peterson of Alfred State (N.Y.)
• Won a 17-0 technical fall over Blaess of Baldwin Wallace
• Lost a 4-2 decision to Khyvon Grace of West Liberty (W. Va.)

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

• Bye in the first round
• Won a 19-1 technical fall over Justin Smith of Alfred State (N.Y.)
• Won by pinfall in 2:42 over Bailey Gibson of Ohio Northern
• Won by medical forfeit over Jamar Williams of West Liberty (W. Va.)
• Lost a 6-3 decision to West of Baldwin Wallace

Junior 125-pounder Johnny Novak (Cleveland/St. Ignatius) – Third Place

• Won a 17-2 by technical fall over Hunter Heck of Muskingum
• Won a 6-2 decision over Donovan Ortiz of Ohio Wesleyan
• Lost by pinfall in 4:12 to Cole Laya of West Liberty (W. Va.)
• Won a 3-2 decision over Israel Gonzalez of West Liberty (W. Va.)
• Won by medical forfeit over Kaden Majcher of Lycoming (Pa.) 

Senior Academic All-OAC 174-pounder Luke Hopkins (Cuyahoga Heights) – Third Place

• Bye in the first round
• Won an 18-0 technical fall over Dylan Haubner of St. John Fisher (N.Y.)
• Won a 3-2 decision over Caden Kenworthy of West Liberty (W. Va.)
• Won a 4-2 extra time decision over No. 9 nationally ranked Colby Morris of Waynesburg (Pa.)
• Won by medical forfeit over Adam Myers of Ohio Northern
• Won by forfeit of over Caden Kenworthy of West Liberty (W. Va.) 

Senior Academic All-OAC 184-pounder Griffin Rathburn (New Albany/Bishop Hartley) – Third Place

• Bye in the first round
• Won an 17-0 technical fall over Nathan Coon of St. John Fisher (N.Y.)
• Won by pinfall in 1:18 over Ayden Bishoff of Waynesburg (Pa.) 
• Lost to No. 13 nationally ranked Sean Malenfant of Alfred State (N.Y.)
• Won a 14-3 major decision over James Ellis of Lycoming (Pa.)
• Won a 3-2 decision over Cain of Baldwin Wallace

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

• Bye in the first round
• Won a 17-0 technical fall over Greg Roae of Thiel (Pa.)
• Won a 22-7 technical fall over Chase Chapman of Lycoming (Pa.)
• Lost a 10-5 decision to Alec Cook of West Liberty (W. Va.)
• Won a 15-3 major decision over Palmer of Baldwin Wallace
• Lost by pinfall in 0:42 to Brett Goff of West Liberty (W. Va.)

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

• Bye in the first round
• Won by pinfall in 0:38 over Marshall Whipkey of West Liberty (W. Va.)
• Lost by pinfall in 2:59 to No. 13 nationally ranked Sean Malenfant of Alfred State (N.Y.)
• Won by pinfall in 6:04 over Nathan Coon of St. John Fisher (N.Y.)
• Won by pinfall in 1:55 over Marshall Whipkey of West Liberty (W. Va.)
• Won by injury default over Zac Dabney of Ohio Northern
• Lost a 3-2 decision to Rathburn of Baldwin Wallace

Senior Academic All-OAC 285-pounder Matthew Werts (Buffalo, N.Y./St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute) – Fourth Place

• Won by pinfall in 1:36 to Jacob Traupman of Thiel (Pa.)
• Won by pinfall in 1:06 over Jacob Davis of Lycoming (Pa.)
• Lost a 9-5 decision to DeGuzman of Baldwin Wallace
• Won a 4-2 decision over Jadon Brownlee of Ohio Northern
• Won a 4-2 extra time decision over Sanders of Baldwin Wallace
• Won a 2-1 tie breaker decision over Levis of Baldwin Wallace
• Lost by no contest to Logan Painter of Ohio Northern 

Sophomore 141-pounder Brett Blaess (Jackson, N.J./Jackson Memorial) – Fifth Place

• Won a 14-10 decision over Benjamin Lloyd of Alfred State (N.Y.)
• Won a 13-3 major decision over Gabe Bulugaris of Ohio Wesleyan
• Won a 7-6 decision over Dylan Stroud of West Liberty (W. Va.)
• Lost a 17-0 technical fall to Anderson of Baldwin Wallace
• Lost by medical forfeit to Dominick Vinci of Alfred State (N.Y.)
• Won by medical forfeit over Dylan Stroud of West Liberty (W. Va.)

Sophomore 165-pounder Donovan Palmer (North Ridgeville/Lutheran West) – Fifth Place

• Bye in the first round
• Won by pinfall in 1:53 over Hunter Charles of Lycoming (Pa.)
• Lost by pinfall in 1:48 to Brett Goff of West Liberty (W. Va.)
• Won by pinfall in 2:17 over Noah Williamson of Ohio Northern
• Won by pinfall in 3:57 over Preston Rogers of Lycoming (Pa.)
• Lost a15-3 major decision to Kupniewski of Baldwin Wallace
• Won by forfeit over Chase Chapman of Lycoming (Pa.)

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

• Bye in the first round
• Won by pinfall in 1:46 over Othman Taha of Ohio Wesleyan
• Won by pinfall in 2:45 over Adam Myers of Ohio Northern
• Lost an 8-5 decision to Chase Morgan of West Liberty (W. Va.)
• Lost a 5-2 decision to Caden Kenworthy of West Liberty (W. Va.)
• Won by medical forfeit over Adam Myers of Ohio Northern

Senior All-OAC and Academic All-OAC 285-pounder Drew Levis (Elyria) - Fifth Place

• Won a 4-0 decision over Noah DeHainaut of Muskingum
• Won by pinfall in 1:21 over Nathan Rourke of St. John Fisher (N.Y.)
• Won a 3-2 tie-breaker decision over Joe Shoup of Ohio Wesleyan
• Lost by pinfall in 0:49 to Francesco Borsellino of West Liberty (W. Va.)
• Lost a 2-1 tie breaker decision to Werts of Baldwin Wallace
• Won by medical forfeit over DeGuzman of Baldwin Wallace

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

• Bye in the first round
• Won by pinfall in 1:35 over Luke Cawley of St. John Fisher (N.Y.)
• Won a 9-5 decision over Werts of Baldwin Wallace
• Lost a 1-0 decision to John Fullmer of Lycoming (Pa.)
• Lost by pinfall in 3:32 to Logan Painter of Ohio Northern
• Lost by medical forfeit to Levis of Baldwin Wallace

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

• Bye in the first round
• Won by pinfall in 7:00 over Dominick Vinci of Alfred State (N.Y.)
• Lost an 11-4 decision to Wiley Kahler of Lycoming (Pa.)
• Won a 16-6 major decision over Zachary Ash of St. John Fisher (N.Y.)
• Lost an 8-6 extra time decision to Dominick Vinci of Alfred State (N.Y.)
• Won a 6-4 decision over Sean Peterson of Alfred State (N.Y.) 

Senior 149-pounder Conner Deboe (Mentor) – Seventh Place

• Bye in the first round
• Won an 18-0 technical fall over Tyler Beckley of West Liberty (W. Va.)
• Lost by pinfall in 1:08 to No. 10 nationally ranked Chase Summers of Ohio Northern
• Won a 12-0 major decision over Gavin Hart of Alfred State (N.Y.)
• Lost a 13-7 decision to Jalen King of West Liberty (W. Va.)
• Won by medical forfeit over Greg Brusco of West Liberty (W. Va.)

Junior 285-pounder Mitch Sanders (Newbury) – Seventh Place

• Bye in the first round
• Won a 4-0 decision over Jadon Brownlee of Ohio Northern
• Lost a 2-0 decision to John Fulmer of Lycoming (Pa.)
• Won by pinfall in 0:49 to Jacob Davis of Lycoming (Pa.)
• Lost a 4-2 extra time decision to Werts of Baldwin Wallace
• Won by no contest over Robert West of Lycoming (Pa.)

BW is back in action on Tuesday, February 7 when it travels to Wilmington for an OAC match against Wilmington College in the Fred Raizk Arena at 7 p.m.

The Yellow Jackets close out the regular season on Sunday, February 12 when they travel to Alliance for an OAC match against the University of Mount Union and a non-conference match against NCAA Division II Ashland University in the Timken Gymnasium inside McPherson Academic and Athletic Complex at 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m., respectively.