BW Wins NCAA Region 4 Championships, 14 OAC Wrestlers Qualify for Nationals

Posted: Mar 02, 2025

The No. 5 nationally ranked and Ohio Athletic Conference Champion Baldwin Wallace University men's wrestling team won the NCAA Division III Region 4 Championships hosted by Averett University in Danville, VA.

The Yellow Jackets, who won their first Region 4 Championship but their third straight regional championship, were first of 20 teams with 190 points. Head Coach Jamie Gibbs was named the Region 4 Coach of the Year while Associate Head Coach Jason Zastrow was named the Region 4 Assistant Coach of the Year. Luke Dolan from Otterbein won the Manuel Gorriaran Award for most falls in the least amount of time. The freshman had three pins in a time of 5:27.

The OAC has 14 wrestlers who have qualified for the NCAA Division III National Championship, including five regional champions, eight regional runners-up and one third place finisher. The top three finishers in each weight class earn bids to the NCAA III Championships.

The NCAA Division III Championships hosted by Johnson and Wales University will be contested on Friday and Saturday, March 14 and 15 in Providence, Rhode Island inside the Amica Mutual Pavilion.

OAC Qualifiers and Regional Results:

Jaden Hinton (Baldwin Wallace, Sr., 133-pounder) - Champion
- Won a 15-0 technical fall over Jason Louiso of Wilmington
- Won by pinfall in 2:57 over Lewis Deloach of Hiram
- Won a 17-3 major decision over Vincent Ziccardi of Washington & Lee (Va.)
- Won by pinfall in 1:52 over No. 7 nationally ranked Jonah Paulino of Roanoke (Va.)
Michael Petrella (Baldwin Wallace, Sr., 157-pounder) – Champion
- Won by pinfall in 1:19 over Jordan Nutter of Randolph-Macon (Va.)
- Won by pinfall in 1:25 over Joseph Olalde of Ferrum (Va.)
- Won a 20-3 technical fall over Andrew McDougal of Roanoke (Va.)
- Won a 19-1 technical fall over Anthony Taylor of Averett
Andrew Supers (Baldwin Wallace, So., 165-pounder) – Champion
- Won by pinfall in 3:59 over Logan Cormell of Otterbein
- Won a 19-0 technical fall over Jalen Cornelius of Shenandoah (Va.)
- Won by pinfall in 2:22 over Mark Troni of Washington & Lee (Va.)
- Won a 4-0 decision over Teagan Hendricks of Ohio Northern

Adam Myers (Ohio Northern, Sr., 174-pounder) – Champion
- Won by fall over Austin Frazier of Randolph in 1:57
- Won by fall over Brayden McFetridge of Mount Union in 2:46
- Won by a 51-2 major decision over Jacob Wright of Washington & Lee
- Won by a 4-2 decision over Jessie Orbin of Waynesburg
- Won by a 3-0 decision over Cale Callahan of Otterbein

Joey Petrella (Baldwin Wallace, Sr., 197-pounder) – Champion
- Won by pinfall in 6:13 over Britton Sorenson of Southern Virginia
- Won by pinfall in 4:25 over Ayden Bishoff of Waynesburg (Pa.)
- Won a 9-1 major decision over Sam Slate of Ferrum (Va.)
- Won by pinfall in 1:19 over John Santowski of Washington & Lee (Va.
- Won a 4-1 decision over Bryce McCloskey of Mount Union

Jacob Reed (Ohio Northern, Sr., 141-pounder) – Runner-Up
- Won by fall in 1:18 over Richie Kulessa of Southern Virginia
- Won by fall over Ridge Barkley of Mount Union in 1:48
- Won by 6-0 decision over Skyler Hickman of Washington & Lee
- Josh Wilson of Greensboro) won by 7-3 decision over Reed

Cael Vanderhorst (Ohio Northern, Sr., 149-pounder) – Runner-Up
- Won by fall in 4:34 over Noah Diamond of Shenandoah
- Won by a 12-1 Major Decision over Cameron Curva of Ferrum
- Won by a 2-0 decision over Emmanuel Scordos of Baldwin Wallace
- Taylor Smith of Washington & Jefferson won in sudden victory over Cael Vanderhorst (SV-1 4-1)

Teagan Hendricks (Ohio Northern, Sr., 165-pounder) – Runner-Up
- Won by 1 16-1 tech fall over Avery Hall of Ferrum
- Won by an 11-6 decision over Chase Brandebura of St. Vincent College
- Won in sudden victory over David Reid of Roanoke College) (SV-1 4-1)
- Andrew Supers of Baldwin Wallace won by decision over Hendricks, 3-1

Cale Callahan (Otterbein, Sr., 174-pounder) – Runner-Up
- Won by fall in 0:21 over John Starusko of Washington & Jefferson
- Won by major decision 8-0 over Dylan Weaver of Shenandoah
- Won in sudden victory over Carter Lloyd of Baldwin Wallace (SV-1 9-6)
- Adam Myers of Ohio Northern won by a 3-0 decision over Callahan of Otterbein

Remington Bauer (Baldwin Wallace, Jr., 184-pounder) – Runner-Up
- Won a 12-1 major decision over Luke Gregory of Greensboro (N.C.)
- Won an 8-6 decision over Ryan Weinzen of St. Vincent (Pa.)
- Won an 11-2 major decision over Owen Frizzell of Heidelberg
- Loss a 9-6 decision to Vincenzo Corvetto of Roanoke (Va.)

Wills Bronson (John Carroll, So., 184-pounder) – Runner-Up
(John Carroll participated in the NCAA Division III Region V Wrestling Tournament, Hosted by Wabash College in Crawfordsville, IN.)
- Won by decision over Zachary Huckaby of Wabash, 14-8
- Won by a 10-1 major decision over Cade Creighton from UChicago
- Won by an 18-17 decision over Cameron Crisp from Manchester
- Blake Williams from Adrian won by major decision over Bronson, 11-2

Bryce McCloskey (Mount Union, Sr., 197-pounder) – Runner-Up
- Won by fall in 1:41 over Connor Garren of Washinton & Jefferson
- Won by a 6-0 decision over Hunter Moore of Roanoke
- Won by sudden victory over Gavyn Layman of Ohio Northern (SV-1 4-1)
- Joseph Petrella of Baldwin Wallace won by a 4-1 decision over McCloskey

Myles Johnson (Ohio Northern, Fr., 285-pounder) – Runner-Up
- Won by fall in 4:40 over Billy Reed-Bodey of Otterbein
- Won by an 18-6 major decision over Nicholas Cook of Roanoke
- Won by tech fall 18-3 over Steven Marra of Mount Union
- Rayshawn Dixon of Ferrum won by a 7-4 decision over Johnson

Gavyn Layman (Ohio Northern, Sr., 197-pounder) – Third Place
- Won by forfeit over Caleb Tackett of Wilmington
- Won by decision over Isaiah Manning of Greensboro, 19-7
- Bryce McCloskey of Mount Union won in sudden victory over Layman (SV-1 4-1)
- Cons. Semi - Won by decision over Sam Slate of Ferrum, 6-1
- 3rd Place Match - Won by a 5:22 fall over John Santowski of Washington & Lee

Team Scores:

Region IV

1. Baldwin Wallace - 180.0

3. Ohio Northern - 150.5

7. Mount Union - 77.0

9. Otterbein - 62.5

12. Heidelberg - 37.5

14. Wilmington - 17.0

20. Muskingum - 6.5

Region V

9. John Carroll - 59.0

Ohio Athletic Conference

Wrestling

BW Wins NCAA Region 4 Championships, 14 OAC Wrestlers Qualify for Nationals