Football: Dominion's Trey Baxter to Play at Prestigious NCAA Division III Mount Union

(Mar. 23, 2011) - Dominion High School senior Trey Baxter, a two-way starter who helped the Titans to their first ever playoff appearance in the fall, will play next year at NCAA Division III power Mount Union University in Alliance, Ohio.

Mount Union is 153-6 since 2000 and has made sixth straight appearances in the NCAA Division III National Championship game -- the Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl. The Purple Raiders finished a fifth straight undefeated regular season in the Ohio Athletic Conference in the fall and won 14 straight games before falling in the title contest.

Baxter said the coaching staff is looking at him to play defensive back. Baxter was named first team all-district at running back and second team all-district on defense.

"If I'm going to play D3 football, there is no where else I would rather go than Mount Union. I hope to step into their winning tradition," said Baxter.

Baxter is looking at business management or criminal justice as his major.

Since its founding in 1846 as one of the nation’s first co-educational institutions of higher education, Mount Union is a comprehensive university rooted in a tradition of liberal arts education and associated with the United Methodist Church. Its 2,200 undergraduate students represent more than 22 states and 13 countries.

Mount Union's 115-acre campus is located in Alliance, Ohio. Founded in 1850, this city of 25,000 is located 70 miles from downtown Cleveland and 80 miles from downtown Pittsburgh.