NASHVILLE, TN – The Mount Union men's wrestling team had a strong outing at the Gator Boot Duals, hosted by Luther College, on Saturday.

As a team, the Purple Raiders won a pair of duals: 35-12 over Mount St. Joseph and 36-17 over Ozarks. Averett defeated Mount Union by a slim margin, 24-23.

Five Raiders went undefeated in their respective weight classes, including two freshmen standouts, Blaine Chrisman (Medina, OH / Medina) at 184 and Aiden Stecker (Salem, OH / Salem) at 165. Chrisman pinned the 10th nationally ranked, second regionally ranked, and two-time national qualifier senior Khalil Mitchell out of Averett. Stecker beat the no. 3 regionally ranked and returning National qualifier, Xavier Swanson.

Also going unbeaten for the Raiders were junior Steven Marra (Salem, Ohio / West Branch) at 285, sophomore Josh Carman (Carrollton, OH / Carrollton) at 141, and freshman Jack DeBoe (Mentor, OH / Mentor) at 149.

The Purple Raiders are back in action Saturday, Jan. 10 at the Claude Sharer Duals hosted by Case Western with an 11 a.m. start time.