Seventeen Wrestlers Qualify for 2023 NCAA Div. III Championship | BW Wins Central Regional Championship Title
Seventeen Wrestlers Qualify for 2023 NCAA Div. III Championship | BW Wins Central Regional Championship Title
Cleveland, Ohio – Seventeen wrestlers qualified for the 2023 NCAA Division III Championships as No. 4 Baldwin Wallace won the NCAA Division III Central Regional Championships, hosted by Case Western Reserve University at the Veale Center.
The Yellow Jackets have now won the regional championship in three of the last five years and have finished in the top two in seven straight seasons.
BW tallied 175. 5 points, followed by Ohio Northern in second with 153.0 points, John Carroll in fourth with 130.5 points, and Mount Union in sixth place with 86.0 points to round out the top ten.
The top-three wrestlers in each weight class earn All-Central Region honors and qualify for the NCAA Division III Championships.
Ohio Northern head coach Ron Beaschler and assistant coach Kyle Kwiat were named the Regional Coaching Staff of the Year.
The NCAA Division III National Championships will take place March 10 and 11 at the Berglund Center in Roanoke, Virginia.
Central Regional Homepage | Results | NCAA Div. III Wrestling Championships
Qualifying Wrestlers (*champion)
125
*Jacob Decatur, Baldwin Wallace, Senior, Akron, Ohio /Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy
133
*Andrew Perelka, John Carroll, Senior, Brecksville, Ohio / Brecksville-Broadview Heights
Jaden Hinton, Baldwin Wallace, Junior, Glassboro, N.J.
141
*Jacob Reed, Ohio Northern, Sophomore, Lancaster, Ohio/ Lancaster
Zachery Anderson, Baldwin Wallace, Senior, Elyria, Ohio / Midview
149
*Michael Petrella, Baldwin Wallace, Junior, Reynoldsburg, Ohio /Bishop Hartley
Chase Sumner, Ohio Northern, Senior, Ada, Ohio / Ada
157
*Patrick McGraw, John Carroll, Junior, Chardon, Ohio / St. Ignatius
Tommy West, Baldwin Wallace, Sophomore, Avon Lake, Ohio / St. Edward
Ryan Whitten, Otterbein, Senior, Dayton, Ohio / Troy Christian
165
*Jordan Hardrick, Ohio Northern, Senior, Dayton, Ohio / Wayne
Luke Reicosky, John Carroll, Senior, North Canton, Ohio / Hoover
174
*Luke Hopkins, Baldwin Wallace, Senior, Cuyahoga Heights, Ohio
184
Gavin Layman, Ohio Northern, Sophomore, Chesterton, Ind.
197
*Doug Byrne, Baldwin Wallace, Senior, Wickliffe, Ohio
Jarrod Setliff, Otterbein, Senior, Medina, Ohio / Buckeye
285
Matthew Werts, Baldwin Wallace, Senior, Buffalo, N.Y./ St. Joseph’s Collegiate Institut