WHEATON, Ill. - Mount Union's wrestling team is in fourth place out of 35 teams after day one of competition at the 2018 Pete Willson Invitational hosted by Wheaton College.
The No. 9 ranked Purple Raiders have eight wrestlers remaining in the invitational, three of which are in their respective championship brackets: No. 6 ranked Nick Mancini (Boardman/Boardman) at 125, Luke Hernandez (Nashport/Tri-Valley) at 149 and Jairod James (Bedford/Bedford) at 174.
With 81.5 total points, Mount Union sits behind No. 8 Wisconsin-Whitewater with 89.5 points, No. 10 Messiah (Pa.) with 85, No. 6 Baldwin Wallace with 84.5, and then ahead of No. 11 Wisconsin-La Crosse who is in fifth place with 64 points.
Wrestling will reusme Saturday, January 27 at 11:00 a.m. EST.
2018 Pete Willson-Wheaton Invitational - Team Standings
| 1. | Wisconsin-Whitewater | 89.5 |
| 2. | Messiah (Pa.) | 85.0 |
| 3. | Baldwin Wallace | 84.5 |
| 4. | Mount Union | 81.5 |
| 5. | Wisconsin-La Crosse | 64.0 |
| 6. | Elmhurst (Ill.) | 49.5 |
| 7. | Wheaton (Ill.) | 46.5 |
| 8. | Wisconsin-Stevens Point | 46.0 |
| 9. | Olivet (Mich.) | 43.5 |
| 10. | Ohio Northern | 38.0 |
| 11. | John Carroll | 36.5 |
| 12. | Thomas More (Ky.) | 36.0 |
| 13. | Augustana (S.D.) | 35.5 |
| 14. | Manchester (Ind.) | 34.5 |
| 15. | Elizabethtown (Pa.) | 33.5 |
| 16. | Millikin (Ill.) | 33.0 |
| 17. | Chicago | 31.5 |
| 18. | Muskingum | 28.0 |
| 19. | Heidelberg | 26.5 |
| 20. | Wisconsin-Eau Claire | 25.0 |
| 21. | Adrian (Mich.) | 24.5 |
| 22. | MSOE (Wis.) | 24.0 |
| 23. | Wisconsin-Platteville | 22.5 |
| 24. | Ferrum (Va.) | 21.5 |
| 25. | North Central (Ill.) | 19.0 |
| 26. | Case Western Reserve | 18.0 |
| 27. | Trine (Ind.) | 16.0 |
| 28. | Pacific (Ore.) | 14.5 |
| 29. | Nebraska Wesleyan | 14.0 |
| 30. | Otterbein | 13.0 |
| 31. | Buena Vista (Iowa) | 11.0 |
| 32. | Concordia (Wis.) | 9.5 |
| 33. | Mount St. Joseph | 7.5 |
| 34. | Alma (Mich.) | 4.0 |
| 35. | MacMurray (Ill.) | 0.5 |