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#16 Wrestling Bashes Berg 34-6 in Home Finale

ALLIANCE, Ohio -- No. 16 ranked Mount Union won nine of 10 matches to easily dispatch Heidelberg, 34-6 in an Ohio Athletic Conference match Tuesday at the McPherson Academic and Athletic Complex in Alliance.

It was the final regular season home dual for Mount Union (9-4, 3-1 OAC) and it was also the final home match for eight Purple Raider seniors each of whom scored wins.

Senior Kevin Shadrach (Parma/Parma) had a dominating performance as he won his 32nd match of the season with a pin in 1:31 at 149 pounds.

The other Mount Union pin came from All-American junior Riki Reynolds (Marion/Pleasant), who wrestled for the first time since December, and got a fall 2:20 in at 125 pounds.

Senior John Piechuta (Alliance/Marlington) got a major decision victory at 165 pounds while fellow senior TJ Arnone (Willoughby/Willoughby South) almost got a major decision but settled for a 12-5 win at 133.

Seniors Josh Malave (Rocky River/Lutheran West) and Joe Spooner (Willoughby/Willoughby South) each got narrows 3-2 and 2-1 wins at 141 and 157 respectively.

Senior Andy Jenkins (Stow/Woodridge) got a 5-2 win at 184 while at 285 All-American Derick Hesson got an 8-3 win for his 102 career victory which ties him with Andy Lamancusa (1984-88) for the second-most in team history.

Heidelberg falls to 3-7 overall and 1-2 in the OAC.

Mount Union travels to Baldwin-Wallace for the final dual meet of the season next Thursday at 7:30 pm.

#16 Mount Union 34, Heidelberg 6

125         Riki Reynolds (Mount Union) won by pin over Delian Schneider (Heidelberg) 2:20
133         TJ Arnone (Mount Union) won by decision over Jake Weisman (Heidelberg) 12-5
141         Josh Malave (Mount Union) won by decision over Chris Osborne (Heidelberg) 3-2
149         Kevin Shadrach (Mount Union) won by pin over Steve Harmon (Heidelberg) 1:31
157         Joe Spooner (Mount Union) won by decision over Ian Gillespie (Heidelberg) 2-1
165         John Piechuta (Mount Union) won by major decision over Brennan Kelly (Heidelberg) 14-4
174         Lambert McElrath (Mount Union) won by decision over Jeremy Stepp (Heidelberg) 5-2
184         Andy Jenkins (Mount Union) won by decision over Jake Cochran (Heidelberg) 5-2
197         Andrew Lovins (Heidelberg) won by pin over Darin Lyles (Mount Union) 4:24
285         Derick Hesson (Mount Union) won by decision over Jerry Knapp (Heidelberg) 8-3 

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Players Mentioned

TJ Arnone

TJ Arnone

Senior
Derick Hesson

Derick Hesson

Senior
Andy Jenkins

Andy Jenkins

Senior
Darin Lyles

Darin Lyles

Junior
Josh Malave

Josh Malave

Senior
Lambert McElrath

Lambert McElrath

Junior
John Piechuta

John Piechuta

Senior
Riki Reynolds

Riki Reynolds

Junior
Kevin Shadrach

Kevin Shadrach

Senior
Joe Spooner

Joe Spooner

Senior

Players Mentioned

TJ Arnone

TJ Arnone

Senior
Derick Hesson

Derick Hesson

Senior
Andy Jenkins

Andy Jenkins

Senior
Darin Lyles

Darin Lyles

Junior
Josh Malave

Josh Malave

Senior
Lambert McElrath

Lambert McElrath

Junior
John Piechuta

John Piechuta

Senior
Riki Reynolds

Riki Reynolds

Junior
Kevin Shadrach

Kevin Shadrach

Senior
Joe Spooner

Joe Spooner

Senior