Baldwin Wallace University

Jamie Gibbs enters his 15th season as the head coach wrestling coach at Baldwin Wallace University in 2025-26.  

Gibbs at Baldwin Wallace

• First full-time wrestling coach in program history, replaced BW Alumni Athletics Hall of Famer Rich Fleming after 23 seasons
• Ranked nationally in top-10 last seven seasons
• Nine Ohio Athletic Conference Championships (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. 2025)
  • Including a school-record five straight from 2021-2025
• Gibbs and his staff have been named the Ohio Athletic Conference Coaching Staff of the Year Award on nine occasions
• SevenTop-8 National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) National Duals Finishes (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023 & 2025)
• Four NCAA Division III Regional Championships Coach of the Year (2018, 2020, 2022 & 2025)
• 2023 National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) Division III Men's Wrestling National Tournament Coach of the Year
  • Staff was named the 2023 National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) Division III Men's Wrestling National Tournament Assistant Coaches of the Year
• 2023 NCAA Division III National Championships Third Place Trophy
  • First NCAA Division III Tournament Trophy in school history
• 2025 NCAA Division III National Championships Fourth Place Trophy
• 2022 Defense Soap Central Region Coach of the Year
• Dual Match Record of 183-49
• OAC Dual Match Record of 70-14

Gibbs Accomplishments

• Coached 76 All-OAC selections and 28 All-Americans, including four national champions
• Mentored 77 Academic All-OAC, 66 NWCA Scholar All-Americans and two Academic All-Americans

Coaching Background

• University of North Carolina-Pembroke Head Coach for five seasons 
• Assistant Coach at Coe (Iowa) College
• Graduate Assistant Coach at University of Wisconsin-Lacrosse

Wrestling Career

• All-Iowa Conference selection and a two-year starter and team captain at Coe (Iowa)
• National qualifier and a National Wrestling Coaches Association Scholar All-American at Iowa Central Community College

Personal

• Associate Degree from Iowa Central Community College
• Bachelor of Arts degree from Coe
• Master of Science degree in exercise sports science from the University of Wisconsin at La Crosse
• Resides in North Ridgeville with his wife, Jana, and their two sons Bodey and Kaden

This page was last updated on April 16, 2025