NORTH MANCHESTER, Ind. – The No. 5 Baldwin Wallace University men's wrestling team finished in second place at the Spartan Mat Classic hosted by Manchester University inside the Stauffer-Wolfe Arena.

BW had 10 top eight finishers, including two champions took second with 118.5 points.   Wabash (Ind.) College was the champion with 192.5 points.

Senior All-American and No. 4 nationally ranked 125-pounder Jacob Decatur (Akron/Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy) - Champion

• Bye in first round
• Won a 22-6 technical fall over Logan Besecker of Ohio Wesleyan
• Won a 20-3 technical fall over JP Culver of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
• Won 16-6 major decision over Nasir Christion of Manchester
• Won a 7-5 decision over Trevor Marsman of NAIA Cornerstone (Mich.)

Junior 133-pounder Brett Blaess (Jackson, N.J./Jackson Memorial) - Champion

• Bye in first round
• Won by pinfall in 3:38 over Zimani Malomboza of NAIA Indiana Tech
• Won a 17-0 technical fall over Caleb Drousis of Wabash (Ind.)
• Won a 16-0 technical fall over Kolton Ploughe of Manchester (Ind.)
• Won an 11-2 major decision over Landon Bertsch of Marian (Ind.)

Junior All-OAC 157-pounder Tommy West (Avon Lake/St. Edward) – Third Place

• Won by pinfall in 2:15 over Jason Rooney of Manchester
• Won by pinfall in 2:34 over Carter Melonio of Alma (Mich.)
• Won a 7-6 decision over Luke Robards of NCAA Division II Indianapolis
• Lost by pinfall in 6:330 to Tyson Nisley of Wabash (Ind.)
• Won a 6-3 decision over BW's Scordos

Senior All-Ohio Athletic Conference and Academic All-OAC 197-pounder Luke Hopkins (Cuyahoga Falls) – Tied Third Place

• Bye in first round
• Won a 16-0 technical fall over Trescott Duffy of Wabash (Ind.)
• Won a 10-9 decision over Matt Hanke of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
• Lost by medical forfeit to Liam Begley of Marian (Ind.) 

Senior 197-pounder Mitch Sanders (Newbury) – Tied Third Place

• Won by pinfall in 57 seconds over Doug Morris of Alma (Mich.)
• Won an 8-4 decision over Geoffry Kaminsky of Ohio Wesleyan
• Won an 8-3 decision over Jackson Turner of NAIA Cornerstone (Mich.)
• Lost a 10-2 major decision to Brach Carrington of Marian (Ind.)

Sophomore 157-pounder Manny Scordos (Brecksville/Brecksville-Broadview Heights) – Fourth Place

• Won by pinfall in 1:45 over Crisjaniel Martinez-Antonetty of Huntingdon (Ala.)
• Won a 7-3 decision over Carlos Monroy Santos of NAIA Indiana Tech
• Won a 5-2 decision over Ethan Cooper of Wabash (Ind.)
• Lost a 4-1 decision to Thade Radosa of NAIA Cornerstone (Mich.)
• Lost a 6-3 decision to BW's West

Junior 174-pounder Brandon Burkhart (Olmsted Township/Olmsted Falls) – Sixth Place

• Won by pinfall in 2:57 over Christian Tesnow of Ohio Wesleyan
• Lost a 12-5 decision to Shane Bates of NCAA Division II of Indianapolis (Ind.)
• Won by pinfall in 1:26 over junior Academic All-OAC Jack Cain of BW
• Won by pinfall in 1:59 over Brady Walsh of Ohio Wesleyan
• Won a 2-0 over William Vernier of Alma (Mich.)
• Won a 3-2 decision over BW's Palmer
• Lost by no contest to Logan Farnell of NCAA Division II Indianapolis (Ind.)

Freshman 141-pounder Keagan McMahon (Ashburn, Va. /Paul VI Catholic) – Seventh Place

• Won by pinfall in 46 seconds over Hunter Wait of Manchester
• Won by pinfall in 3:24 over Andrew Schad of Wisconsin-Oshkosh

• Lost by pinfall in 1:36 to Evan Burge of Wabash (Ind.)
• Won by pinfall in 4:14 over Gabe Sultzbach of Alma (Mich.)
• Lost a 10-4 decision to Ian Boden of NAIA Cornerstone (Mich.)
• Won by pinfall in 4:18 over Dru Baker of Ohio Northern

Freshman 157-pounder Braeden Stallworth (New Waterford/Crestview) – Eighth Place

• Won a 16-1 technical fall over Bobby Dadabo of Ohio Wesleyan
• Lost a 17-2 technical fall to Thade Radosa of NAIA Cornerstone (Mich.)
• Won a 9-5 decision over Jason Rooney of Manchester

• Lost a 16-5 major decision to Damion Jones of Huntingdon (Ala.)
• Won by pinfall fall in 4:58 over Ethan Cooper of Wabash (Ind.)
• Lost a 5-2 decision to Anthony Grecol of Heidelberg
• Lost by no decision to Luke Robards of NCAA Division II Indianapolis

Junior 174-pounder Donovan Palmer (North Ridgeville/Lutheran West) – Eighth Place

• Won a 22-6 technical fall over Nick Kendrick of Huntingdon (Ala.)
• Won an 11-4decision over Devontay Moore of Manchester (Ind.)
• Lost a 10-2 major decision to Shane Bates of NCAA Division II Indianapolis (Ind.)
• Won a 1-0 decision over Elorm Nevis (Wabash (Ind.)
• Lost a 3-2 decision to BW's Burkhart
• Lost a 4-1 decision to Othman Taha of Ohio Wesleyan

The Yellow Jackets are back in action on Tuesday, January 16 when they travel to Westerville for an OAC dual match against Otterbein University in the Rike Center at 7 p.m.

BW hosts the OAC Duals on Saturday, January 20 against crosstown rival John Carroll University, the University of Mount Union and Muskingum University in the Lou Higgins Center Fieldhouse starting at 10 a.m.