In just two seasons, Baldwin-Wallace guard Kevin Krakowiak has proven to be as steady as they come.

The Holy Name graduate and Liverpool Township resident showed that consistency this past week with a pair of impressive performances against Heidelberg and Wilmington. He scored 42 points combined for the two games.

Kevin Krakowiak

The sophomore scored a career-high 31 points in the Yellow Jackets’ 80-74 victory over Heidelberg on Jan. 25. Krakowiak went 13-of-19 from the floor, including a sparkling 4-of-6 from 3-point range.

The 6-foot-4, 173-pounder, who is averaging 13.6 points and is second on the team with 31 3-pointers, followed with 11 points against Wilmington on Saturday.

For the week, the shooting guard was 18-of-30 from the floor (60 percent) and 5-of-9 from the outside (55.6).

B-W also features former Brunswick standouts Kyle Payne and Tyler Ferrell.

Payne scored 21 points, but it wasn’t enough in B-W’s 77-70 overtime loss to Wilmington. Ferrell added 10 rebounds.

B-W will hit the road this week to take on Otterbein before returning home to play Muskingum on Saturday at 3 p.m.

Men’s basketball

Wheaton College’s Tyler Peters (Medina) had just six points and four rebounds, but it was enough to help the No. 22 Thunder beat No. 21 Illinois Wesleyan. Later in the week, Peters chipped in eight points as Wheaton extended its winning streak to five.

• Shooting guard Alan Sheppard (Wadsworth) had 14 points for Hiram College, but it wasn’t enough in an 88-73 loss to No. 19 Wooster.

Women’s basketball

Lake Erie guard Britt Busson (Wadsworth) was red hot from beyond the arc in the Storm’s Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference win over Findlay. The senior connected on a career-high six trifectas en route to a season-best 20 points as Lake Erie won 70-62. She followed with a 10-point, five-assist effort in a loss to Wayne State (Mich.).

• Taylor Woods (Wadsworth) poured in 17 points and grabbed five rebounds off the bench as Ashland downed Wayne State 112-75. Fellow guard Lindsay Tenyak (Wadsworth) added 12 points on 4-of-7 3-pointers.

• Freshman Dev King (Medina) had 12 points and seven rebounds as Georgetown College (Ky.) rallied to end a three-game losing skid with a 75-63 victory over Campbellsville.

• Old Dominion’s Jackie Cook (Hinckley Township resident/Regina) added nine points, including a 7-of-8 performance from the free throw line, as the Monarchs defeated George Mason 71-68.

Wrestling

Mercyhurst freshman Michael Griffith (Medina) picked up a pair of wins as the Lakers posted victories over West Liberty and Tiffin. The 149-pounder recorded a thrilling 4-2 overtime decision over Tiffin’s Kyle Begg, and followed with a 5-4 win in regulation against A.J. Gavin of West Liberty.

Swimming and diving

Cleveland State’s Josh Gonzalez (Brunswick) continued his winning ways, taking gold in the 1- and 3-meter dives to help the Vikings sink Wright State. The senior recorded 268.95 to win the
1-meter and 278.92 to repeat as champion in the 3-meter.

• CSU’s Amanda Pallija (Wadsworth) was third in the 500-yard freestyle with a 5:22, fourth in the 200 free (2:02.29) and helped the 400 free relay to second place in a Horizon League win over Wright State. Sister Allison Pallija (Wadsworth) was fifth in the 200 breaststroke (2:32.45).

• B-W junior Kelsey Richards (Wadsworth) helped the 200-yard medley relay (1:55.48) take first, but it wasn’t enough as the Jackets fell to John Carroll in an Ohio Athletic Conference meet.

• Freshman Elaina Lanson (Wadsworth) finished second in the 50 free (24.43) as Georgia Southern went 4-2 in a dual meet at Davidson.

Indoor track and field

Senior Eric Hubbard (Medina) recorded the second-best toss in University of Akron history (65 feet, 9¾ inches) at the Mark Colligan Memorial in Nebraska. His throw was good for second overall. Nick Owens (Brunswick) was sixth in the 400, while Carley Ballow (Brunswick) took 10th in the weight throw.

• Villanova freshman Alex Wasik (Medina) broke her collegiate-best jump in the pole vault for the second straight week at the Penn State National. Wasik cleared 3.77 meters to tie for third.

• Florida’s Taylor Burke (Medina) cleared the high jump bar at 5-8½ to take first at the Texas A&M Challenge. Burke was named the Southeastern Conference Co-Women’s Freshman of the Week.

• Freshman Brent Gaither (Medina) took second for North Central College (Ill.) in the 5,000-meter run (15:32.01) in a quadrangular meet.

• Mitch Supan (Medina resident/Walsh Jesuit) took first in the weight throw and shot as B-W placed third at the OAC North Split Meet. Supan tossed the weight 57-4¾ and pushed the shot 52-0. Daniel Sloat (Medina) was runner-up in the 500 (1:09.51), while Shawn Cordes (Buckeye) helped the 4×2 unit (1:32.23) to victory.

Contact Dan Brown at sports@medina-gazette.com.

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