No. 6 Men’s Wrestling Finishes Fourth at 59th North Central (Ill.) Invitational

Michael Petrella (Photo Courtesy of Lauren Gardner '24)

Posted: Dec 09, 2023

NAPERVILLE, Ill. -- The No. 6 nationally ranked Baldwin Wallace University men's wrestling team finished in fourth place at the 59th North Central College Invitational inside Residence Hall.

BW, who was one of five teams ranked in the top-10, placed fourth of 16 teams with 111 points. The Yellow Jackets had eight top six placers, including one champions and one runner-up. No. 1 nationally ranked and defending NCAA Division III National Champion Augsburg (Minn.) University was the champion with 180 points.

Senior All-American Michael Petrella (Reynoldsburg/Bishop Hartley), who is ranked No. 2 nationally at 157 pounds - Champion

Bye in first round
Won a 15-5 major decision over Lucas Jagodzinske of Augsburg, who is ranked 11th at 157 pounds
Won by pinfall in 3:42 over Caleb Magruder of North Central
Won by pinfall in 1:30 over Kenny Siwicki of North Central
Won an 18-2 technical fall over No. 9 nationally ranked Daniel Uribe of Wabash (Ind.)

Senior All-American and No. 4 nationally ranked 285-pounder Doug Byrne (Wickliffe) – Second Place

Won by fall pinfall in 56 seconds over Trace Goemaat of Simpson (Iowa)
Won by pinfall in 2:44 over Cam`ron Harper of Aurora (Ill.)
Won a 14-4 major decision over Spencer Brewton of Wisconsin-La Crosse
Won by pinfall in 2:05 over No. 12 nationally ranked Robby Bates of North Central
Lost by pinfall in 4:51 to No. 1 nationally ranked Tyler Kim of Augsburg

Senior 174-pounder Joseph Petrella (Reynoldsburg/Bishop Hartley) – Third Place

Bye in first round
Won a 16-0 technical fall won over Randy Manos of Aurora (Ill.)
Won a 5-2 decision over Eddie Simes of Wisconsin-La Crosse
Lost a 5-3 decision to No. 12 nationally ranked Lj Richardson of Coe (Iowa)
Won a 15-0 technical fall over Christian Komitas of Aurora (Ill.)
Won an 1-0 decision over Simes of Wisconsin-La Crosse

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

Bye in first round
Won a 13-3 major decision over Gavin Hilyar of Augsburg
Won a 17-2 technical fall over Jeremy Sarter of Albion (Mich.)
Lost an 18-10 major decision to Trevor Boryla
Won a 14-3 major decision over Wyatt Kaczrowski of Augsburg

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

Won a 16-8 major decision over Tyler Evitts of Aurora (Ill.)
Won a 10-7 decision by decision over Arlie Benson of Wabash (Ind.)
Won a 9-4 decision over Wyatt Kaczrowski of Augsburg
Lost by pinfall in 2:34 to Robbie Precin
Won by an 8-7 decision over Julian Valtierrez of North Central

Freshman and No. 13 nationally ranked 165-pounder Andrew Supers (Medina) – Fourth Place

Bye in first round
Won a 20-3 technical fall over Trenton Dow of Augsburg
Won a 7-0 decision over Christian Gilbert of Carthage (Wis.)
Lost a 10-5 decision to Alex Villar of North Central
Won a 14-4 major decision over BW's Kupniewski
Lost a 11-2 major decision to Will Esmoil of Coe (Iowa)

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

Bye in first round
Won a 6-3 decision over Armando Murillo of North Central
Lost by a 19-4 technical fall to Will Esmoil of Coe (Iowa)
Won a 4-2 over BW's junior Donovan Palmer (North Ridgeville/Lutheran West)
Lost a 14-4 major decision to BW's Supers
Won an 18-13 decision over Brett Skaug of Wisconsin-La Crosse

Junior All-Ohio Athletic Conference 157-pounder Tommy West (Avon Lake/St. Edward) – Sixth Place

Won by pinfall in 1:44 over Anthony Sartori (Eureka (Ill.)
Won a 2-1 sudden victory decision over Karson Casper of Augsburg
Won a 21-3 technical fall over Dylan Falck of Coe (Iowa)
Won by pinfall in 5:45 over Ethan Ballweber of Augsburg
Lost a 6-4 decision to Kaden Reetz of Augsburg
Lost a 5-1 decision to Karsen Otis of Augsburg
Lost by no contest to Tim Smith of Wabash (Ind.)

BW is back in action on Saturday, December 16 when it travels to Nashville, Tennessee to compete in the Gator Boot Duals hosted by Luther (Iowa) College at the McGavock High School. Wrestling is slated to begin at 9 a.m.