WESTERVILLE, Ohio – The Baldwin Wallace University men's lacrosse team, led by Head Coach Tony Tatro, had 14 student-athletes recognized as All-Ohio Athletic Conference players. This ties the OAC program record, which was set by the 2025 Yellow Jackets. The special honor of OAC Defensive Player of the Year was awarded to junior All-OAC faceoff specialist Evan Vetter (Cranberry Township, Pa./Seneca Valley) who dominated opponents in the faceoff circle all season.
 
Vetter earns his second First Team All-OAC recognition in a season filled with accolades for the junior. He earned OAC Defensive Player of the Week three times in the 2026 season. His season ended with a selection to the OAC All-Tournament Team after collecting a career-high 16 ground balls and going 19 for 22 (86.4%) in faceoffs in the OAC Semifinals to take BW to its sixth-consecutive championship game. The Academic All-OAC junior set several all-time faceoff records, including the most won in a season (292), most won in a game (25), most taken in a season (427), best faceoff percentage in a season (.684), and the best career faceoff percentage (.622). Vetter also led the OAC with the most ground balls (175) and the best average of ground balls collected per game (9.21).
 
The other Yellow Jackets that were named First Team All-OAC were senior All-OAC attack/midfield Bennet Trout (Pickerington/North), junior attacker/midfielder Noah Dodgion (Hilliard/Davidson), junior attacker/midfielder Paxton Allison (Redondo Beach, Calif./St. John Bosco), junior defender Gavin Pate (Clarkston, Mich.), senior All-OAC attack/midfield Reichen Geiselhart (Cranberry Township, Pa./Seneca Valley), and junior All-OAC short-stick defensive midfielder Caleb Fox (York, Pa./Dallastown Area).
 
Trout was BW's leading points scorer with 89 in the season following his OAC Offensive Player of the Year campaign in 2025. He led the OAC in points as well as average points per game (4.94) to be a top offensive threat in the conference. Trout was also the OAC leader in assists (51) and assists per game (2.83). The United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association All-America honorable mention senior scored the most assists of his career this season, and his consistent offensive production at BW made him the all-time leading points scorer with 291 total. Trout also became the program's best goal scorer earlier this season, and he finished with 160 career goals.
 
Dodgion earned the OAC goal-scoring title in 2026 with 66 total, surpassing the runner-up by 15 goals. He had a seven-goal game (one shy of tying the program record) on April 15 in a 15-14 victory over Ohio Northern who entered that matchup with an undefeated OAC record. This performance earned Dodgion his second Men's Yellow Jacket of the Week and OAC Offensive Player of the Week awards of the season. His first time receiving both honors in 2026 came after the opening week of the season when he scored a combined nine goals between two games. Dodgion scored a hat trick in the home opener and assisted on the game-winning goal in overtime against Kenyon. He then dropped six goals and an assist on John Carroll three days later. His junior campaign ended with an OAC All-Tournament team recognition after scoring a hat trick in both the semifinal and championship games.
 
Allison was the second-best goal scorer for BW in a season where he started all 19 games. He totaled 39 goals and was third on the team with 74 points this season. In OAC standings, he also placed third in total points, averaging 3.89 per game. Allison was named All-OAC honorable mention in 2025 after starting every game and scoring 38 goals.  He scored one more goal this season and added nine assists to increase his offensive output by 10 points. Allison was also sharp in contested situations with 40 ground balls. This was second best on the team behind Vetter. He earned his first career OAC Offensive Player of the Week recognition on March 30 after leading a BW offense that outscored their opponents 54-4 between two games. His season ended with an OAC All-Tournament Team selection following his three-point performance in the semifinals and four-point game in the championship.
 
Pate helped to lead the BW defense while starting all 19 games. This defensive unit collected the most ground balls in the OAC at 676 and allowed the second-fewest goals at 171 (nine per game). Pate led the Yellow Jackets with 14 caused turnovers and collected 28 ground balls in 2026. This is his first All-OAC First Team selection after earning second team recognitions his previous two seasons. He stands at 65 caused turnovers and 111 ground balls in his career after three seasons.
 
Geiselhart started 16 games in his senior season while earning career highs in assists (15) and caused turnovers (five). He earned Men's Yellow Jacket of the Week on March 10 after tying his career-best of five goals scored in a game against Oberlin. His best three-game stretch of 2026 involved tying his five-goal mark on March 31 against Mount Union and recording hat tricks against Muskingum and Otterbein in early April. Geiselhart was also named First Team All-OAC his junior year. The senior concludes his career with 109 goals, 40 assists, and 149 points.
 
Fox earned his second career First Team All-OAC selection after collecting 34 ground balls in 2026. The short-stick defensive midfielder was third on the team in ground balls to be the second-best midfielder in that category. He played a big role in helping Vetter win a program-record 292 faceoffs this season as he showcased his talents in faceoff scenarios.
 
The recipients of the Second Team All-OAC honors were senior All-OAC defender Louden Peters (Greensboro, N.C./Northern Guilford), senior Academic All-OAC attacker/midfielder Jake Koonmen (Fairport, N.Y.), senior All-OAC attacker/midfielder Ian Shealy (Westerville/Central), sophomore goalie Aidan Malone (Canal Winchester), senior Academic All-OAC long-stick midfielder Ethan Hingson (Grand Rapids, Mich./East Grand Rapids), and sophomore short-stick defensive midfielder Carter Oschman (Copley).
 
Peters was named All-OAC second team for the second time in his four-year career. He started all 19 games on defense and had a career-high in ground balls collected with 24. Peters collected a personal-best five ground balls on March 4 against Oberlin and caused a season-high four turnovers on the road against Adrian (Mich.). The senior appeared in 65 games and totaled 80 ground balls and 47 caused turnovers in his collegiate career.
 
Koonmen received his third All-OAC recognition as he concludes his senior season at BW. He appeared in all 19 games in 2026 and scored 25 goals to be fifth on the team. In March, he had a four-goal game against Heidelberg and followed up six days later with a career-best five-goal game against Mount Union. Koonmen played in 66 games for BW while scoring 77 goals, 24 assists, and 101 points in his career.
 
Shealy earned his third selection to the All-OAC team in his fourth year as a Yellow Jacket. He appeared in 18 games and scored 23 goals to be sixth on the team. In 2026, he had a career-high 14 ground balls and even recorded two game-winning goals. His first was the most memorable as he netted a goal in overtime to beat Kenyon 11-10 in the season opener. He had a three-goal performance against Mount Union in the OAC Semifinals with a .875 shots-on-goal percentage to lead BW to the title game. Shealy wrapped up his career with 67 games played, 78 goals scored, and 115 points collected.
 
Malone earned his first All-OAC recognition after making his first nine career starts for the Yellow Jackets this season. He posted eight wins and no losses with a 9.08 goals-against average and 96 saves.  Malone started the season off hot by combining for 28 saves with a .634 save percentage through the first two games. This performance led to his first career OAC Defensive Player of the Week recognition. He wrapped up 2026 with a .490 save percentage as he looks toward his junior season.
 
Hingson was recognized to the All-OAC team for the third time in his four-year career at BW. The senior appeared in 16 games for the brown and gold, and he recorded 27 ground balls and six caused turnovers. In his career, he had 135 ground balls and 60 caused turnovers to be a major defensive contributor in his time at BW.
 
Oschman appeared in 17 games during his sophomore campaign and earned his first career All-OAC recognition. The short-stick defensive midfielder collected a career-best 24 ground balls. He was a key member of the faceoff unit that won 366 faceoffs to lead the OAC. Oschman collected a season-high four ground balls in the victory over Otterbein where BW won 31 of 37 faceoffs. He will enter his junior season with 35 career ground balls and a full season of experience on the faceoff unit.
 
Junior Academic All-OAC attacker/midfielder Carson Grizovic (Walton, Ky./Walton-Verona) was named Honorable Mention All-OAC after earning career bests in every offensive category. He earned playing time in 15 games and made his first two career starts in 2026. Grizovic made the most of his opportunities by collecting 31 points to be fifth on the team. His career-high 20 goals proved his value to the team, and his breakout game came on March 28 when he scored a personal-best six goals against the Wilmington Quakers on the road.
 
The men's lacrosse team finished with a record of 14-5 and 8-0 in the OAC – their second consecutive undefeated regular season in conference play. BW has not lost a regular season OAC game since April 3, 2024, giving them a 23-game winning streak. The Yellow Jackets earned the top seed in the conference tournament and advanced to their sixth consecutive OAC title game. In all five seasons under Coach Tatro, BW has been named OAC regular season champions and has a conference record of 43-1 in regular season OAC games.