Wrestling 2/17/2015 12:00:00 AM

Wrestling: #7 Mount Union Beats John Carroll For OAC Title; Fourth Title in Five Years For Raiders

ALLIANCE, Ohio – No. 7 ranked Mount Union beat John Carroll 27-9 to win the outright Ohio Athletic Conference wrestling title Tuesday at the McPherson Academic & Athletic Complex in Alliance.

The Purple Raiders finish the regular season a perfect 5-0 in OAC matches and at 14-3 overall. It is the 14th conference title in school history and fourth in the last five seasons.

After a forfeit started the match in Mount Union's favor at 125, the Raiders got a 4-3 win by Alec Cotton (Hartville/Lake) at 133 as he had a reversal with less than 30 seconds left to make it 9-0.

Bryant Roby (Westchester, Ill./St. Joseph) then scored a 2-1 overtime win at 141 and gave Mount Union a 12-0 advantage.

The Raiders then got a pin from Ben Kazimir (Chagrin Falls/Kenston) at 149 and a 4-1 win from Jon Garrison at 157 to take a commanding 21-0 lead.

John Carroll (6-9, 1-4 OAC) squeezed in a pair of close wins at 165 in overtime and at 184 in between a 3-2 Raider win by Nick Miller (Mansfield/Ontario) at 174 that left the score 24-6.

The Blue Streaks won the 197 match before Mount Union closed out the match with a 6-1 win at 285 by Jacob Alarie (Bay City, Mich./Bay City Western) for the 27-9 final.

Mount Union next competes at the NCAA Mideast Regional Sunday, March 1 at Messiah (Pa.) College in Grantham, Pa.

#7 Mount Union 27, John Carroll 9

125 – Nick Mancini (MTU) win by forfeit

133 – Alec Cotton (MTU) dec. Sal Corrao (JCU), 4-3

141 – Bryant Roby (MTU) dec. John Connick (JCU), 2-1 OT

149 -- #9 Ben Kazimir (MTU) pin Anthony Trocchio (JCU), 4:28

157 -- #4 Jon Garrison (MTU) dec. Tom McNulty (JCU), 4-1

165 – Terner Gott (JCU) dec. Nick Hendershot (MTU), 2-1 OT

174 – Nick Miller (MTU) dec. Matt Tusick (JCU), 3-2

184 – Steven Schmitz (JCU) dec. Logan Campbell (MTU), 8-3

197 – Todd Gaydosh (JCU) dec. Brian Olson (MTU), 5-3

285 – Jacob Alarie (MTU) dec. Mike Andelbrandt (JCU), 6-1