Wrestling: #9 Mount Union Remains Perfect in OAC on Alumni Night

ALLIANCE, Ohio - The No. 9 ranked Mount Union wrestling team defeated Heidelberg 43-6 Tuesday night at the McPhearson Academic and Athletic Complex as they hosted a number of former Mount Union wrestlers for Alumni Night.

The Purple Raiders (11-1, 5-0 OAC) won 8 of 10 matches with a pair of tech falls and a pin. The pin came from freshman Michael McIntire (Wadsworth/St. Vincent-St. Mary) in 3:41 to give Mount Union a 29-0 head start over Heidelberg. With tech falls was No. 9 ranked senior Alec Cotton (Hartville/Lake) and junior Jairod James (Bedford/Bedford), both scoring 18 total points in their matches.

Heidelberg (7-7, 3-1 OAC) secured an overtime victory at 165 in Logan Broskie as well as a win in regulation by Christian Climer at 285.

Mount Union will next travel to Edinboro, Pa. to compete in the Edinboro Open on Saturday, February 3rd.

No. 9 Mount Union 43, Heidelberg 6	MTU	HEID
125 - Trent Gill (MTU) wins by forfeit	6	0
133 - Nolan Wochna (MTU) wins by forfeit	12	0
141 - #9 Alec Cotton (MTU) over Slade Todd (HEID), TF 18-0	17	0
149 - Luke Hernandez (MTU) wins by forfeit	23	0
157 - Michael McIntire (MTU) over Noah Messerall (HEID), Pin 3:41	29	0
165 - Logan Broskie (HEID) over Jesse Gross OT Dec 4-3	29	3
174 - Jairod James (MTU) over Chris White (HEID), TF 18-1	34	3
184 - #8 Isaiah Watson-Kirksey (MTU) wins by forfeit	40	3
197 - Grant Martin (MTU) over Tyler Hammack (HEID) Dec 8-3	43	3
285 - Christian Climer (HEID) over Nick Corvo (MTU), Dec 9-4	43	6