Baldwin Wallace University

Students at Baldwin Wallace University elected their 113th student body president and vice president. The winning team of president Leah Kania of Albion, New York, and vice president Aniya Qualls of Elyria, Ohio, officially took office during an inauguration ceremony held on Tuesday, Feb. 25.

Two Baldwin Wallace University men's track and field student-athletes have earned the right to continue their season at the 2025 NCAA Division III Indoor Track & Field Championships.

Seven Baldwin Wallace University men's and women's wrestling student-athletes have qualified for the 2025 NCAA Division III Men's Wrestling Championships and the 2025 National Collegiate Women's Wrestling Championships.

Baldwin Wallace University men's basketball junior All-Ohio Athletic Conference guard Ray Ellington (Westlake) has been named to the 2024-25 All-OAC second team.

Baldwin Wallace Yellow Jackets Rugby graduate student-athlete, Molly Cancian is one of 12 athletes named to the Rising Stars National Collegiate Rugby (NCR) All-Star All-Tournament Team in Atlanta, Georgia. The Division III players are amongst the best in the country. Cancian represented the Ohio Valley Women's Collegiate Rugby Conference All-Star Team January 25th-26th at Silverbacks Stadium. This is Cancian's third time being selected to the All-Tournament Team. Cancian led the Cardinals in try scoring, earning 25 points (5 tries) for her team over the weekend. Cancian, also a three-time NCR All-American was selected along with the 11 other athletes to the All-Tournament Team by NCR's High Performance Program Coaches.

Five Baldwin Wallace Women's Rugby student-athletes were chosen to represent the Ohio Valley Women's Collegiate Rugby Conference (OVWCRC) Select Side Cardinals All-Star Team. Payton Aston, Molly Cancian, Maggie Moc, Allison Morgan, and Ava Wadley, along with BW Head Coach, Green were selected to the All-Star Team, made up of players and coaches from Ohio and Indiana, representing universities that compete in the OVWCRC. They traveled to Atlanta, Georgia January 25th-26th to compete in the National Collegiate Rugby (NCR) Women's 7's National Cup All-Star Tournament. The annual tournament took place at Silverbacks Park and hosted the best college rugby players in the United States while providing the five BW all-star players the opportunity to continue to hone their skills before the start of Baldwin Wallace's spring 7's rugby season.

Baldwin Wallace University men's volleyball senior All-MCVL middle hitter Reed Fisher has been named the Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League Defensive Player of the Week for the first time this season and for the second time in his career.

Three Baldwin Wallace Men's Rugby student-athletes were chosen to represent the Great Lakes Select Side Thunderbirds All-Star Team. Marc Davis, Jace Lander, and Maximillian St. George were selected to the All-Star Team, made up of players and coaches from the Great Lakes Region, representing universities across Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, and Pennsylvania. They traveled to Atlanta, Georgia January 17th-19th to compete in the National Collegiate Rugby (NCR) Men's National Cup All-Star Tournament. The annual tournament took place at Silverbacks Park and hosted the best college rugby players in the United States while providing the three BW all-star players the opportunity to continue to hone their skills before the start of Baldwin Wallace's spring 7's rugby season.

Three women's basketball players have been named to the 2024-25 All-Ohio Athletic Conference team. Senior guard/forward Caely Ressler (Napoleon) was named to the All-OAC first team, senior guard Emily Irwin (Pickerington/Pataskala Watkins Memorial) earned an All-OAC second-team selection, and senior forward Bella Vaillant (Perrysburg) receives All-OAC honorable mention marking each of their third straight all-conference recognitions.

Baldwin Wallace Women's Rugby student-athlete, Molly Cancian of Brunswick has been named a 2024 National Collegiate Rugby All-American making this her third All-American honor of her career. Cancian, a first year Leadership in Higher Education Graduate Student holding internships in BW's LGBTQ+ Services and LaunchNET Entrepreneurship offices is a leader for the Yellow Jackets on and off the pitch. Best known for her speed and agility, Cancian has strong defensive skills in tackling and rucking. The Baldwin Wallace Yellow Jacets team finished as the Ohio Valley Women's Collegiate Rugby Conference Champions for the fourth year in a row. National Collegiate Rugby made selections from a pool of over 7,000 players and 285 clubs across the nation, to identify the top college rugby players representing the 2024 All-Americans with 69 players from 40 schools making up three divisional teams recieving All-American honors. The three lists include 23-women teams from each Division. Cancian is among 23 National Collegiate Rugby Division III student-athletes selected to the All-American class of 2024 based on her rugby performance.

Baldwin Wallace University junior sprinter/jumper Kaedan Faggs (Marion / Harding) has been selected as the Ohio Athletic Conference Men's Indoor Field Athlete of the Week for the second time in his career.

Junior All-Ohio Athletic Conference attack/midfielder Bennet Trout (Pickerington / North) of the Baldwin Wallace University men's lacrosse team was named the OAC Offensive Athlete of the Week for the second time in his career.

Eight Baldwin Wallace University men's wrestlers have been selected to the 2024-25 All-Ohio Athletic Conference Team

Sophomore All-Ohio Athletic Conference midfielder Clare Alic (Carmel, Ind. / Guerin Catholic) of the Baldwin Wallace University women's lacrosse team was named the OAC Offensive Athlete of the Week for the second time in her career.

Baldwin Wallace University men's wrestling senior All-American and No. 1 nationally ranked 157-pounder Michael Petrella (Reynoldsburg/Bishop Hartley) has been named the Ohio Athletic Conference Men's Wrestler of the Week for the second straight week and for the fifth time this season.

Baldwin Wallace University junior sprinter/jumper Kaedan Faggs (Marion / Harding) has been selected as the Ohio Athletic Conference Men's Indoor Field Athlete of the Week for the first time in his career.

Baldwin Wallace University junior All-Ohio Athletic Conference guard Ray Ellington (Westlake) has been named the OAC Midstream Lighting Men's Basketball Player of the Week for the third time in his career.

Baldwin Wallace University senior All-American and No. 1 nationally ranked 157-pound men's wrestler Michael Petrella (Reynoldsburg/Bishop Hartley) has been named the Ohio Athletic Conference Men's Wrestler of the Week for the fourth time this season and the eighth time in his illustrious career.

Baldwin Wallace University men's soccer student-athletes senior midfielder Alan Beaney (Allen, Texas/Lovejoy) and junior midfielder Owen Reyes (North Olmsted) have been named to the 2024 Ohio Collegiate Soccer Association Division III All-Ohio Men's Soccer Team.

Baldwin Wallace University senior All-Ohio Athletic Conference defender Ella Barth (Highland / Mayfield) and sophomore All-OAC defender Ella James (Loveland) have been recognized by the Ohio Collegiate Soccer Association (OCSA) to the All-Ohio and Academic All-Ohio teams.

Baldwin Wallace University Head Women's Lacrosse Coach Nicholle Shoger is pleased to announce that eight student-athletes have chosen BW to continue their women's lacrosse careers.

Baldwin Wallace University Head Men's Lacrosse Coach Tony Tatro is pleased to announce that 11 student-athletes have chosen BW to continue their men's lacrosse careers.

Baldwin Wallace University veteran softball head coach Tom Spencer is pleased to announce that eight newcomers have selected to BW to continue their softball careers.

Baldwin Wallace University Men's Golf Head Coach Scott Siler is pleased to announce that Aidan McGoun has joined and selected BW to continue his men's golf career this semester.

Baldwin Wallace University Women's Tennis Head Coach TJ Michalski is pleased to announce that two student-athletes have joined and selected BW to continue their women's tennis careers this semester.

Baldwin Wallace University congratulates our fall 2024 graduates. The following students have fulfilled all requirements for their graduate and/or undergraduate degrees.

The Baldwin Wallace University men's and women's cross-country teams have been named to the United States Track & Field and Cross-Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Division III All-Academic Teams.

Baldwin Wallace University Head Baseball Coach Brian Harrison is pleased to welcome 29 incoming student-athletes to the team for the 2025 season.

Baldwin Wallace University senior All-Ohio Athletic Conference diver Jason Heisler (Saline, Mich.) has been named the OAC Men's Diver of the Month for January.

Baldwin Wallace University All-Ohio Athletic Conference and Academic All-OAC offensive lineman Grant Davis (Ottawa Hills) has been named to the College Sports Communicators (CSC) NCAA Division III Academic All-America Team.