ITHACA, N.Y. – The No. 3 nationally ranked Baldwin Wallace University men's wrestling team finished second at the season opening Ithaca College Invitational inside the Athletics and Events Center. 

BW was second of 12 teams with 150.5 points while having four individual champions.  Castleton (V.T.) University was the winner with 187 points 

Senior All-American and No. 2 nationally ranked 133-pounder Jaden Hinton (Glassboro, N.J.) - Champion

• Bye in first round
• Won an 18-3 technical fall over Joseph Aldrich American International (Mass.)
• Won a 6-4 decision over Kaya Bogle of Castleton
• Won by pinfall in 6:41 over Jaden Colwell of Springfield (Mass.)
• Won an 8-5 extra time decision over Isaias Torres of Ithaca

Senior All-American 157-pounder Michael Petrella (Reynoldsburg/Bishop Hartley), who is ranked No. 1 nationally at 149 pounds - Champion

• Won a 21-6 technical fall over Kevin Sevigny of Springfield (Mass.)
• Won a 23-4 technical fall over Nicholas Palso of Castleton
• Won a 20-3 technical fall over Joseph Averill of Ithaca
• Won an 11-1 major decision over Jashon Holmes of Castleton
• Won a 4-1 decision over Nate Camiscioli of Castleton

Senior Academic All-OAC 165-pounder Hunter Kupniewski (North Royalton) – Champion

• Won a 16-0 technical fall over Kayo Torres of Springfield (Mass.)
• Won a 16-1 technical fall over Ethan Kring of Greensboro (N.C.)
• Won a 17-2 technical fall over Pedro Cruz of Ithaca
• Won a 6-3 decision over West of BW
• Won a 6-1 sudden victory decision over Nicholas Roeger of Castleton

Senior All-American 285-pounder Doug Byrne (Wickliffe), who is No. 4 nationally ranked at 197 pounds - Champion

• Won an 11-2 major decision over Evan Day of Castleton
• Won by pinfall in 16 seconds over Shane Daly of Norwich (V.T.)
• Won a 13-0 major decision over Shea Garand of Castleton
• Won by pinfall in 1:46 over Haven Tatarek of Castleton
• Won by pinfall in 4:31 over Abbas Abdulrahman of Castleton

Senior 125-pounder Johnny Novak (Cleveland/St. Ignatius) – 3rd Place

• Won by pinfall in 27 seconds over Michael Sandacz of Pennsylvania College of Technology
• Won a 17-1 technical fall over Brett Rosenberg of Oswego State (N.Y.)
• Won a 13-2 major decision over Hunter Heck of Muskingum
• Lost a 13-2 major decision to Gavin Bradley of Castleton
• Won by pinfall on 2:30 over Ariel Escalante of Springfield (Mass.)
• Lost by an 8-4 decision to Jack Callahan of Springfield (Mass.)

Freshman 197-pounder Caleb Ridgley (Northfield/Nordonia) – 3rd Place

• Bye in first round
• Won by pinfall in 3:14 over Gabriel Kennedy-Citeroni of Pennsylvania College of Technology
• Lost by pinfall in 2:39 to Anthony Cascen of Oswego State (N.Y.)
• Won by pinfall in 1:22 over Dustin Koskinen-Falls of Oswego State (N.Y.)
• Won a 6-3 decision over Nick Rogers of Springfield (Mass.) 

Senior 141-pounder David Panda (Columbia, Md./Atholton) – 4th Place

• Won a 14-9 decision over Ryan Kozdra of Springfield (Mass.)
• Won a 9-5 decision over Gabe Goss of Oswego State (N.Y.)
• Lost by pinfall in 3:40 to Joseph Lotruglio of Norwich (V.T.)
• Won a 22-4 technical fall over BW freshman Keegan McMahon (Ashburn, Va./ Paul VI Catholic)
• Won a 20-4 technical fall over Gabe Goss of Oswego State (N.Y.)
• Won a 15-14 decision over Noah Hunt of Pennsylvania College of Technology
• Lost by pinfall in 5:15 to Joseph Lotruglio of Norwich (V.T.)

Junior All-OAC  Tommy West (Avon Lake/St. Edward), who is No. 7 nationally ranked at 157 – 4th Place

• Won a 15-0 technical fall over Nick Piatti of Springfield (Mass.)
• Won an 8-0 major decision over Blake Chapman of Castleton
• Won an 8-0 major decision over Alfred MacNeill of American International (Mass.)
• Lost a 6-3 decision to Kupniewski of BW
• Won a 9-5 decision over Konrad Parker of Ithaca
• Lost by pinfall in 3:58 to Myles Leonard of Springfield (Mass.)

Senior 174-pounder Joey Petrella (Reynoldsburg/Bishop Hartley) – 4th Place

• Won a 16-1 technical fall over Jake Long of Castleton
• Won an 18-1 technical fall over Joshua Nieroda of American International (Mass.)
• Won a 17-2 technical fall over Kayden Frame of Pennsylvania College of Technology
• Lost a 3-1 decision to Jake DeGuire of Springfield (Mass.)
• Won an 18-3 technical fall over Jack MacKiernan of American International (Mass.)
• Lost a 4-2 decision to Charlie Grygas of Oswego State (N.Y.

Senior All-OAC and Academic All-OAC 141-pounder Robby Palmieri (Gibsonia, Pa./Pine Richland) – 5th Place

• Won a 16-1 technical fall over Wayne Earl of Oswego State (N.Y.)
• Won a 17-1 technical fall over Greyson Merola of Norwich (V.T.)
• Loss by a 19-4 technical fall to Josh Wilson of Greensboro (N.C.)
• Won a 17-8 major decision over Ryan Kozdra of Springfield (Mass.)
• Won a 17-13 decision over Quintin Smith of Ithaca
• Lost a 23-13 major decision to Joseph Lotruglio of Norwich (V.T.)
• Won an 8-6 decision over Noah Hunt of Pennsylvania College of Technology 

Sophomore 157-pounder Manny Scordos (Brecksville/Brecksville-Broadview Heights) -5th Place

• Lost by pinfall in 4:09 to Braden Edwards of Ithaca
• Bye in the second round
• Won a 7-3 decision over Hollis Berry of Elmira (N.Y.)
• Won by pinfall in 4:21 over Joseph Averill of Ithaca
• Won a 4-1 decision Jacob Caricato of Castleton
• Lost a 4-1 sudden victory decision to Wenchard Pierre-Louis of Ithaca
• Won a 4-2 decision over Darius Mangiafico of Castleton

Junior 133-pounder Brett Blaess (Jackson, N.J./Jackson Memorial) – 6th Place

• Bye in first round
• Won by pinfall in 2:05 over Donovan King of Muskingum
• Won by pinfall in 3:32 over Andrew Marchese of Castleton
• Loss by pinfall in 2:40 to Isaias Torres of Ithaca
• Loss by medical forfeit to Kaya Bogle of Castleton
• Lost by medical forfeit to Jaden Colwell of Springfield (Mass.)

The Yellow Jackets are back in action on Saturday, November 11 when they travel to Angola, Indiana to compete in the Trine University Invitational inside the Keith E. Busse/Steel Dynamics Inc. Athletic and Recreation Center at 9:00 a.m.