UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, Ohio – The Mount Union men's wrestling team competed in the 2024 Ohio Athletic Conference Quad on Saturday, hosted by John Carroll.
 
Mount Union sophomore Steven Marra (Salem, Ohio / West Branch) and freshman Ridge Barkley (Morral, OH / Marion Harding) both went undefeated at 3-0 on the day. Barkley had an incredible comeback victory over Baldwin Wallace's Keegan McMahon as he was down 15-2 before getting the pin.

The Purple Raiders finished the day strong with a dominant 55-0 win over Muskingum. 

Mount Union will next host the Purple Raider Open on Sunday, Jan. 19 starting at 9:30 a.m.
 
Baldwin Wallace 38, Mount Union 12
125: Dorian Hoffman (BW) over Camryn Mitchell (MU) (TF 17-1 6:49)
133: Jaden Hinton (BW) over Nolan Frye (MU) (TF 18-2 6:23)
141: Ridge Barkley (MU) over Keegan McMahon (BW) (Fall 5:52)
149: Emmanuel Scordos (BW) over Carter Hill (MU) (TF 17-2 3:36)
157: Michael Petrella (BW) over Hunter Newell (MU) (TF 17-0 6:01)
165: Andrew Supers (BW) over Spencer McCarty (MU) (Fall 0:33)
174: Brandon Burkhart (BW) over Nathaniel Johnson (MU) (MD 11-1)
184: Remington Bauer (BW) over Landon Froehlich (MU) (TF 19-4 4:22)
197: Joseph Petrella (BW) over Bryce McCloskey (MU) (Dec 4-1)
285: Steven Marra (MU) over Angelo Camargo (BW) (Fall 1:21)
 
John Carroll 31, Mount Union 15
125: Brett Stanley (JCU) over Camryn Mitchell (MU) (Fall 1:16)
133: Ty Daugherty (JCU) over Nolan Frye (MU) (Dec 7-3)
141: Ridge Barkley (MU) over Anthony Santagata (JCU) (MD 13-2)
149: Kyle Bizjak (JCU) over Carter Hill (MU) (TF 16-0 3:28)
157: Hunter Newell (MU) over Ryan Forrest (JCU) (Dec 9-4)
165: Frank Gallo (JCU) over Spencer McCarty (MU) (TF 18-0 3:00)
174: Aiden Ashburn (JCU) over Nathaniel Johnson (MU) (Fall 1:46)
184: Wills Bronson (JCU) over Landon Froehlich (MU) (Fall 1:32)
197: Bryce McCloskey (MU) over Jesse Kanatzar (JCU) (Dec 6-4)
285: Steven Marra (MU) over Jacob Holtz (JCU) (TF 17-2 3:52)
 
Mount Union 55, Muskingum 0
125: Camryn Mitchell (MU) over (MUSK) (For.)
133: Nolan Frye (MU) over (MUSK) (For.)
141: Ridge Barkley (MU) over (MUSK) (For.)
149: Carter Hill (MU) over (MUSK) (For.)
157: Hunter Newell (MU) over Zeke Poulos (MUSK) (Dec 8-3)
165: Spencer McCarty (MU) over (MUSK) (For.)
174: Nathaniel Johnson (MU) over (MUSK) (For.)
184: Landon Froehlich (MU) over (MUSK) (For.)
197: Bryce McCloskey (MU) over (MUSK) (For.)
285: Steven Marra (MU) over Scotty Edwards (MUSK) (MD 15-5)