BEREA, Ohio – The five-time defending Ohio Athletic Conference champion Baldwin Wallace University men's wrestling team, led by veteran head coach Jamie Gibbs, has announced its 2025–26 season schedule.
BW opens the campaign on November 1 at the Adrian College Invitational in Adrian, Michigan, before heading to Athens for the NCAA Division I Ohio University Showcase on November 8, where the Yellow Jackets face the University of Wisconsin–La Crosse. The season-opening road swing concludes on November 9 at the Bob Del Rosa Ohio Intercollegiate Open, hosted by Case Western Reserve University.
The home slate begins later that month when BW hosts Washington and Lee (Va.) University in a non-conference dual on November 21, followed by the BW Invitational on November 22.
December features a stretch of home competition, starting with the Yellow Jacket Duals on December 5, where BW will face Case Western Reserve, NCAA Division II UNC Pembroke, and OAC rival Wilmington College. The team then hits the road for two marquee tournaments: the 61st North Central College Invitational in Naperville, Illinois (December 13) and the Gator "Boot" Duals, hosted by Luther (Iowa) College in Nashville, Tennessee (December 20).
The new year begins with a challenging January road slate. BW travels to Louisville, Kentucky, for the NWCA National Duals (January 9–10), followed by OAC duals against Muskingum University (January 20), Heidelberg University, the University of Mount Union, and Otterbein University (January 24 in Westerville).
February brings three consecutive home events. The Yellow Jackets host crosstown rival John Carroll University in anon-conference match on February 6, the 39th John Summa Invitational on February 7, and close out the home and conference schedule against Ohio Northern University on February 12. The regular season concludes at the John Carroll Open in University Heights on February 15.
Postseason action begins with the NCAA Division III Regional Championships (February 27–28) and culminates at the NCAA Division III Championships in Cedar Rapids, Iowa (March 13–14).