Takedown Report

Gibbs Wins Coach of the Year and Seven Wrestlers Land on All-OAC

TDR Editor’s Notes; Our congratulations to former UNC-Pembroke coach J. Gibbs in his success at BWU.
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AUSTINTOWN, Ohio – Baldwin Wallace University Wrestling Head Coach Jamie Gibbs has been named the Ohio Athletic Conference Coach of the Year while seven wrestling student-athletes land on the 2019 All-OAC team. Gibbs earns his fourth-straight Coach of the Year award after leading the Yellow Jackets to a school-record fourth straight OAC Championship along with a record of 14-2 record and a 5-1 OAC mark. Senior two-time All-American 165-pounder Anthony Arroyo (Maumee) and sophomore 149-pounder Stanley Bleich (North Ridgeville/Elyria Catholic) were selected to the first team. Junior 133-pounder Dante Ginnetti (Poland/Seminary), sophomore 141-pounder Tanner McHugh (New Ringgold, Pa./Tamaqua), senior 157-pounder Richie Burke (Ithaca, N.Y./Ithaca), senior 184-pounder Justin Ransom (Madison), and senior 285-pounder James Ritchie (Carlisle) were all slated to the second team.

Arroyo earns his fourth-straight first team accolade after two OAC Wrestler of the Week honors and claiming his 100th career match on December 8, 2018 against Messiah (Pa.) College, becoming the seventh BW wrestler to ever win 100 matches. For his career, Arroyo has garnered seven Wrestler of the Week honors, an All-Central Regional selection, OAC John Summa Wrestler of the Year in 2017-18 and was D3wrestling.com All-Freshman first team selection. Rest of the story at https://www.bwyellowjackets.com/sports/wrest/2018-19/releases/oacawards?mc_cid=6ba4a3db8d&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

February 27, 2019 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized