Football 8/14/2023 12:00:00 AM

Football Announces Incoming Class as Preseason Camp Continues

BEREA, Ohio -- Baldwin Wallace University Head Football Coach Jim Hilvert is pleased to announce that 60 student-athletes have selected BW to continue their football careers.

Coach Hilvert, who is in seventh season, returns 53 letterwinners, four All-OAC players and seven Academic All-OAC selections from last year's squad that finished with overall record of 7-3 and a 7-2 mark in the league.

Coach Hilvert and his coaching staff are pleased to welcome to BW and Berea:

Name	Year	Position	Hometown	High School
Connor Awad	So.	WR	North Ridgeville	Midview
Ashton Baer	Fr.	DB	Van Wert	Van Wert
Xavier Balson	Fr.	QB	North Olmsted	North Olmsted
Bradley Bissell	Fr.	DL	New Port Richey, Fla.	River Ridge
Devin Boyle	Fr.	LS	Strongsville	Strongsville
Charlie Bubonics	Fr.	QB	Solon	Solon
JD Crouse	Fr.	DL	North Lima	South Range
Zach Cuglewski	Fr.	DL	Parma	Holy Name
Joseph Evans	Fr.	K	Chardon	Chardon
Collin Fairbanks	Fr.	DL	Painesville	Riverside
Seandelle Gardner	Fr.	WR	New Middletown	Springfield
Shane Gates	Fr.	DL	Louisville	Louisville
TJ Gibbons	Fr.	DB	Willoughby	Lake Catholic
Davian Greenlee	Fr.	DL	Akron	Buchtel
Shamus Griffin	Fr.	OL	Norton	Norton
Josh Hammerschmidt	Fr.	DL	Norton	Norton
Robert Hardy	Fr.	TE	Warren	Cardinal Mooney
Connor Harp	Fr.	LB	Findlay	Findlay
Donovan Harris	Fr.	WR	Findlay	Findlay
Nolan Hartsel	Fr.	DB	Lodi	Northwestern
Mason Hoeflich	Fr.	TE	Fredericktown	Fredericktown
Daniel Hopkins	Fr.	DL	Norton	Norton
Sam Hughes	Fr.	LB	Ellwood City, Pa.	Riverside
Derk Hutchison	So.	QB	Malvern	Malvern
Sam Jackson	Fr.	OL	Middleburg Heights	Berea-Midpark
JJ Jethroe	Fr.	WR	Warren	LaBrae
Jeffer Johnson	Fr.	LB	Leesburg, Fla.	Mount Dora Christian Academy
Issac LaFlame	Fr.	DL	Lisbon	Salem
Kyle Langenbrunner	Fr.	DB	Newark	Newark Catholic
George Linberger	Fr.	RB	Barberton	St. Vincent-St. Mary
Nick Lulow	Fr.	OL	Painesville	Riverside
Elija Maldonado	Fr.	TE	Chesterland	West Geagua
Mariano Mazzagatti	Fr.	LB	Uniontown	St. Vincent-St. Mary
Evan Monter	Fr.	DB	North Ridgeville	North Ridgeville
Dylan Naylor	So.	DB	LaGrange	Keystone
Mason Nemec	Fr.	OL	Brook Park	Berea-Midpark
Donnie Oesch	Fr.	DB	Salem	Salem
Sean O'Horo	So.	DB	Boardman	Boardman
Zach Pearl	Fr.	DL	Elyria	Elyria Catholic
Colin Quinlan	Fr.	QB	Willoughby	South
Braedan Quinn	Fr.	OL	North Ridgeville	North Ridgeville
Jacob Reed	Fr.	LB	Plant City, Fla.	Durant
Judah Reid	Fr.	DL	Mount Gilead	Mount Gilead
Colton Ross	Fr.	OL	Youngstown	Ursuline
Jacob Russell	Fr.	K	Wooster	Wooster
Noah Sali	Fr.	OL	Brunswick	Brunswick
Josiah Sessler	Fr.	RB	Fort Meyers, Fla.	Bonita Springs
Mikhail Sidun	Fr.	DV	Erie, Pa.	Harbor Court
Tyrone Singleton	Fr.	RB	Willoughby	South
Jordan Snyder	Fr.	DL	Butler, Pa.	Pinellas Park (Fla.)
Connor Strain	Fr.	LB	Girard	Girard
Thomas Valent	Fr.	DB	Warren	John F. Kennedy
Triston Valley	Fr.	DB	Mineral Ridge	Mineral Ridge
Marque Vereen	Fr.	DB	Tampa, Fla.	Tampa Bay Technical
Nick Vesey	Fr.	WR	Warren	Champion
Owen Vlk	Fr.	K	Cortlan	Lakeview
Parker Vollmer	Fr.	K	Bryan	Bryan
Jayveerh White	Fr.	RB	Sharon, Pa.	Sharon
Ben Wilcox	Fr.	DB	Hubbard	Hubbard
Zane Zaborowski	Jr.	LB	Berkey	Perrysburg

Click Here to view the entire 2023 football roster.

BW opens the 2023 season with three straight home contests beginning with its lone non-conference game and the 45th Lee Tressel Shrine Classic on Saturday, September 2 against Mount St. Joseph University. The Yellow Jackets then host Wilmington College in the Hall of Fame game on September 9 and close out the opening three-game home stand against crosstown rival John Carroll University in the 35th Battle for the Gold Bowl Trophy on September 16.

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Players Mentioned

#5 Connor Awad: WR; 6' 4"; Sophomore

Ashton Baer: DB; 5' 8"; Freshman

Bradley Bissell: DL; 6' 0"; Freshman

Xavier Balson: QB; 6' 2"; Freshman

Devin Boyle: LS; 5' 10"; Freshman

Charlie Bubonics: QB; 6' 1"; Freshman

#1C JD Crouse: DL; 6' 3"; Freshman

Zach Cuglewski: DL; 6' 0"; Freshman

#41 Joseph Evans: K; 5' 11"; Freshman

#54 Collin Fairbanks: DL; 5' 9"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

#5 Connor Awad
: 6' 4"; Sophomore
: WR

Ashton Baer
: 5' 8"; Freshman
: DB

Bradley Bissell
: 6' 0"; Freshman
: DL

Xavier Balson
: 6' 2"; Freshman
: QB

Devin Boyle
: 5' 10"; Freshman
: LS

Charlie Bubonics
: 6' 1"; Freshman
: QB

#1C JD Crouse
: 6' 3"; Freshman
: DL

Zach Cuglewski
: 6' 0"; Freshman
: DL

#41 Joseph Evans
: 5' 11"; Freshman
: K

#54 Collin Fairbanks
: 5' 9"; Freshman
: DL