PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Senior All-American 157-pounder Michael Petrella (Reynoldsburg/Bishop Hartley) won his third straight NCAA Division III Championship as the Baldwin Wallace University men's wrestling team finished in fourth place at the 2025 NCAA Division III Championships hosted by Johnson and Wales University inside the Amica Pavilion.

In addition, to M. Petrella for BW, senior 133-pounder Jaden Hinton (Glassboro, N.J.), sophomore 165-pounder Andrew Supers (Medina) and senior 197-pounder Joey Petrella (Reynoldsburg/Bishop) all earned All-American honors.

The Yellow Jackets were fourth of 73 teams with 69 points.  BW has now finished in the top 10 for the fourth straight season, including in the top five in two of the last three years. John and Wales and Wartburg (Iowa) College were co-champions with 83.5 points.

M. Petrella - Champion

• Won third straight NCAA Championship (149-pounds - 2023 & 2024 and 157-pounds 2025)
• All-American honors for fourth straight year (2022 Runner-Up, 2023 Champion, 2024 Champion and 2025 Champion)
• Undefeated for third consecutive season with a record 40-0
• Winner of 116 straight matches
• Ranks first on the BW All-Time Wins list with a record of 155-4
• Won by pinfall in 6:32 over Jason Rezac of Alvernia (Pa.)
• Won by pinfall in 1:49 over Clayton McDonough of Luther (Iowa)
• Won a 1-0 decision over Eric Kinkaid of Loras (Iowa)
• Won a 4-2 decision over Cooper Pontelandolfo of New York University

Hinton – Third Place

• All-American honors for third straight season (2023 Fourth Place, 2024 Runner-Up and 2025 Third Place)
• Finished the season with a record of 34-7
• Ranks second on the BW All-Time Wins list with a record of 138-25
• Bye in first round
• Loss by pinfall in 37 seconds to Connor Kidd of Luther (Iowa)
• Won a 12-3 major decision over Caden Frost of New England College
• Won a 16-1 technical fall over Wyatt Magolski of Wisconsin-La Crosse
• Won a 9-6 decision over Peyton Ellis of Johnson and Wales
• Won a 19-4 technical fall over Chance Suddeth of Augsburg (Minn.)
• Won a 3-2 decision over Dominik Mallinder of Wisconsin-Whitewater
• Won a 17-1 technical fall over James Day of Wabash (Ind.)

J. Petrella – Fourth Place

• Earns first All-American honor
• Finished season with a record of 27-4
• Won a 15-0 technical fall over Ben Strehlow of Luther (Iowa)
• Won a 4-0 decision over Matthew Kelly of Rhode Island College
• Won a 4-1 extra time decision over Ben Kawczynski of Wisconsin-La Crosse
• Loss a 4-2 decision to Cameron Butka of Wilkes (Pa.)
• Won by pinfall in 2:27 over Ian Pepple of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
• Loss a 5-0 decision Charles Baczek of Wabash (Ind.)

Supers – Fifth Place

• Earns First All-American honor
• Finished season with a record of 40-6
• Ranks tied for 41st on the BW All-Time Wins list with a record of 75-15
• Bye in the first round
• Won a 6-3 decision over Mawuli Nevis of Wabash (Ind.)
• Won a 10-0 major decision over Nicholas Sacco of The College of New Jersey
• Loss a 2-0 decision to Matt Lackman of Alvernia (Pa.)
• Loss a 5-1 decision to Tanner Gerber of Wisconsin-La Crosse
• Won a 22-21 decision over Jake Deguire of Springfield (Mass.)

Other Yellow Jacket National Qualifiers

• Junior All-OAC and Academic All-OAC 184-pounder Remington Bauer (Norwalk/Edison)
  • Bye in the first round
  • Finished season with a record of 27-10
  • Ranks 34th on the BW All-Time Wins list with a record of 81-39
  • Loss a 14-4 major decision to Jack Ryan of Oneonta (N.Y.)
  • Bye in the third round
  • Loss a 6-4 decision to Blake Williams of Adrian (Mich.)