Pozo and Mejias both claimed their second NJCAA national titles to become the second and third two-time national champions in school history.
Pozo (31-6) and Mejias (34-4) join Joe Hatchett, who won 190-pound titles in 1970 and 1971. Mejias accumulated a record of 69-6 at NIACC and Pozo was 56-9.
NIACC placed third in the team standings with 113 points. Iowa Central was the national champion with 158.5 points and Clackamas was second with 131.5 points.
It is the highest finish for the Trojans since they won the national title in 1973. NIACC coach Steve Kelly's previous highest finish was a 10th place finish a year ago.
Pozo pinned Iowa Western's Oscar Ramirez in 6 minutes, 44 seconds to claim the 149-pound national title.
It was the second win this season for Pozo over Ramirez. Pozo gained a 17-1 technical fall over Ramirez in a dual meet in Mason City on Jan. 17.
Mejias edged Clackamas' Eleazor DeLuca 4-3 in the 157-pound final. Mejias trailed 3-2 and recorded a takedown with eight seconds left in the match. The Clackamas coaches challenged the call and after looking at the video the takedown was given to Mejias.
Mejias rode out DeLuca for the final eight seconds to claim his second straight title.
Mejias and DeLuca split two matches in the 2013-14 season. DeLuca beat Mejias 4-1 at the 2014 national duals and Mejias stopped DeLuca 7-4 in the 2014 national semifinals.
In the 141-pound final, NIACC's Jake Marlin (25-6) dropped a 5-3 decision to Iowa Central's Jason Alfau.
Marlin and Alfau split their first two matches this season. Alfau topped Marlin 11-9 in a dual meet on Jan. 30 and Marlin beat Alfau 10-5 in the North Central district title match.
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