LEXINGTON, Ky. – The Mount Union wrestling team completed its National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) National Duals trip on Saturday.
 
Mount Union lost to New York University and Wilkes University.
 
Raider senior Jack Stanley (Brecksville, OH / Brecksville-Broadview Hts.) earned a pair of 125 victories with a 1-0 decision over NYU's Taisei Kurachi and a 5-4 decision over Wilkes' Austin Fashouer. First-year Nicholas Nettleton (Exeter, PA / Exeter Township) also won both of his matches at 157 with wins over NYU's KJ Sherman via a fall at 5:39 and Wilkes' Cody Dix by a 5-1 decision.
 
NYU 39, Mount Union 13
125 - Jack Stanley (Mount Union) over Taisei Kurachi (NYU) Dec 1-0
133 - Tyler Crew (NYU) over Mason McCarty (Mount Union) Fall 0:49
141 - Nick Kruczynski (NYU) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
149 - Darese Sparkman (Mount Union) over Luke DiGiovanni (NYU) Maj 13-5
157 - Nick Nettleton (Mount Union) over KJ Sherman (NYU) Fall 5:39
165 - Cooper Pontelandolfo (NYU) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
174 - Jason Geyer (NYU) over Caleb Zimmerman (Mount Union) Fall 0:09
184 - Scott DuPont (NYU) over Nick Chaddock (Mount Union) Dec 6-1
197 - Gabe Rodrigues (NYU) over AJ Lunardi (Mount Union) Fall 4:59
285 - Luke DuPont (NYU) over Austin Ryder (Mount Union) Fall 6:0
 
Wilkes 33, Mount Union 9
125 -Jack Stanley (Mount Union) over Austin Fashouer (Wilkes) Dec 5-4   
133 - Michael Richardson (Wilkes) over Mason McCarty (Mount Union) Dec 7-1   
141 - Jack Bauer (Wilkes) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
149 - Riley Kneeland (Mount Union) over Ben Grater (Wilkes) Dec 2-0       
157 - Nick Nettleton (Mount Union) over Cody Dix (Wilkes) Dec 5-1           
165 - James Geiger (Wilkes) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf        
174 - Christopher Nuss (Wilkes) over Caleb Zimmerman (Mount Union) Fall 2:51 
184 - John DeVito (Wilkes) over Nick Chaddock (Mount Union) Dec 14-11 
197 -Cameron Butka (Wilkes) over AJ Lunardi (Mount Union) Dec 4-0       
285 - Caleb Burkhart (Wilkes) over Austin Ryder (Mount Union) Fall 2:08  
 
The Raiders are back in action as hosts of the Purple Raider Open on Sunday, Jan. 15 with a 10 a.m. start time.

Day 1 Recap