Baldwin-Wallace Preview
The past few seasons have found Baldwin-Wallace as a fixture at the NCAA tournament, as multiple wrestlers have come home with All-American honors. Among these are current Yellow Jacket assistants Bryan Kmetz and Gino Russo. Russo finished 2008 as a 2x All-American while Kmetz made the NCAA final at 285 in 2007. These coaches hope to help Head Coach Rich Fleming mold the team into a competitive unit to have their best performance at the OAC Championships in February. Five starters return, including OAC placewinners Brian Bucher (133) and Andrew Scavuzzo (184). The team has nine juniors and seniors planning to put their college wrestling experience to use in working toward success at the OAC and beyond in 2008-2009.
Team: Baldwin-Wallace College
Head Coach: Rich Fleming (Miami of Ohio ’63)
Years at School as head coach: 21st season
Career Record at schoo: 136-218-5
Assistant Coaches: Bryan Kmetz, Gino Russo
2007-2008 Dual Meet Record: 7-18-1
2007-2008 All-American: Gino Russo (6th/165)
Top returners:Â Â Brian Bucher, 133, 23-8, 4th OAC;Â Andrew Scavuzzo, 184, 21-15, 3rd OAC