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#10 Wrestling Knocks Off #22 Ohio Northern in OAC Opener, 25-10

ADA, Ohio -- No. 10 ranked Mount Union tallied wins in seven of 10 weight classes to score a 25-10 victory at No. 22 ranked Ohio Northern in a battle of nationally ranked and Ohio Athletic Conference rivals in the league opener Tuesday night in Ada.

Mount Union remains undefeated at 6-0 overall (1-0 OAC) while Ohio Northern falls to 5-2 overall (0-1 OAC).

With the Purple Raiders holding a 15-10 lead, Mount Union got a key victory at 184 pounds as junior Andy Jenkins (Stow/Woodridge) knocked off All-American and current No. 3 in the nation Kyle Kwait.

That made the lead 18-10 and Mount Union finished the match with wins from senior two-time All-American and No. 4 ranked Bill Schindel (Tallmadge/Akron Hoban) at 197 and junior Derick Hesson (Dexter City/Caldwell) at 285.

The Raiders other wins came from sophomore and No. 8 ranked Riki Reynolds (Marion/Pleasant) at 125 and juniors Josh Malave (Cleveland/Lutheran West) at 141, Kevin Shadrach (Parma/Parma) at 149 and Joe Spooner (Willoughby/Willoughby South) at 157.

Mount Union returns home this weekend to host a quad meet Saturday starting at 5 pm and the Purple Raider Open tournament is Sunday starting at 10 am in The MAAC.

#10 Mount Union 25, #22 Ohio Northern 10
Individual Matches
125 – #8 Riki Reynolds (MTU) dec. Jerome Pasquale (ONU), 10-3
133 – Jeremy Jones (ONU) dec. Colin Dennis (MTU), 6-4
141 - Josh Malave (MTU) dec. Jonathon Hoopes (ONU), 3-1
149 - Kevin Shadrach (MTU) dec. Kenneth Hoopes (ONU), 3-2
157 – Joe Spooner (MTU) pinned Michael Letcher (ONU), 4:13
165 – William Painter (ONU) dec. Joe Schindel (MTU), 7-0
174 – #1 Luke Miller (ONU) maj. dec. John Piechuta (MTU), 11-0
184 - Andy Jenkins (MTU) dec. #3 Kyle Kwiat (ONU), 4-2
197 - #4 Bill Schindel (MTU) maj. dec. Matthew Alexander (ONU), 9-1
285 - Derick Hesson (MTU) dec. Justin Southwick (ONU), 6-0

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Players Mentioned

Colin Dennis

Colin Dennis

Junior
Derick Hesson

Derick Hesson

Junior
Andy Jenkins

Andy Jenkins

Junior
Josh Malave

Josh Malave

Junior
John Piechuta

John Piechuta

Junior
Riki Reynolds

Riki Reynolds

Sophomore
Bill Schindel

Bill Schindel

Senior
Joe Schindel

Joe Schindel

Freshman
Kevin Shadrach

Kevin Shadrach

Junior
Joe Spooner

Joe Spooner

Junior

Players Mentioned

Colin Dennis

Colin Dennis

Junior
Derick Hesson

Derick Hesson

Junior
Andy Jenkins

Andy Jenkins

Junior
Josh Malave

Josh Malave

Junior
John Piechuta

John Piechuta

Junior
Riki Reynolds

Riki Reynolds

Sophomore
Bill Schindel

Bill Schindel

Senior
Joe Schindel

Joe Schindel

Freshman
Kevin Shadrach

Kevin Shadrach

Junior
Joe Spooner

Joe Spooner

Junior