Barton in 9th, NW Tech in 11th
Northeastern Oklahoma A&M leads over Iowa Central as semifinals set at NJCAA Nationals
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BY USA WRESTLING | FEB. 23, 2018, 11:04 P.M. (ET)
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa - Northeastern Oklahoma A&M held a 12.5 point lead over defending champion Iowa Central after the first day of the NJCAA National Championships at the Mid America Center on Friday.
This race won’t be determined for sure until Saturday. Northeastern Oklahoma has nine wrestlers still alive in the draw, but just two in the semifinals. Iowa Central, with six wrestlers left in the field, pushed five into the semifinals. If Iowa Central has a strong semifinal round, Northeastern Oklahoma will need to go on a run in the consolation rounds to keep the pace.
Northeastern Oklahoma has 99 points, with Iowa Central at 86.5 points. In third is Clackamas with 75 points, led by four semifinalists and three more in the consolations. Iowa Western is next with 62 points, with fifth place a tie between Ellsworth and Western Wyoming with 61 points.
Returning champions with a chance to repeat include Todd Small of Iowa Central (133) and Wyatt Jordan of Northeastern Oklahoma A&M (165). Small won his title last year at 125 pounds, while Jordan was at 165 pounds.
There is a live webcast by Flowrestling, with brackets available on FloArena.
NJCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
at Council Bluffs, Iowa
Semifinal pairings
125
Nodir Safarov (Northwest Wyoming) vs. Marcelino Lopez (Cowley)
Dillon Prutch (Labette) vs, Benny Gomez (Muskegon)
133
Todd Small (Iowa Central) vs. Ottis Rollins (Colby)
Justin Folley (Ellsworth) vs, Munkhbat Bat-erdene (Northwest Kansas Tech)
141
Austin Anderly (NIACC) vs. Tyree Johnson (Triton)
Eric Clarke (Iowa Central) vs. Christian Kanzler (Lincoln)
149
Christopher Meloni (Nassau) vs. Kenny Astle (Western Wyoming)
Michael Zachary (Iowa Western) vs. Jasiah Williams (Clackamas)
157
Kade Sander (Barton) vs. Steven Lawrence (Ellsworth)
Ethan Karsten (Iowa Central) vs. Isaiah Diggs (Clackamas)
165
Wyatt Jordan (Northeast Oklahoma) vs. Jose Rodriguez (Iowa Central)
Michial Foy (Harper) vs. Troy Keller (Niagara)
174
Dylan Reel (Clackamas) vs. David Kelly (Barton)
Michael Abidin (Nassau) vs. Anthony Collins (Ellsworth)
184
Tanner Harvey (Southwestern Oregon) vs. Ottis Peeler (Iowa Western)
Levi Perry (North Idaho) vs. Nick Maximov (Clackamas)
197
Tyree Sutton (Iowa Central) vs. Amos Daigbe (Highline)
Wade French (Western Wyoming) vs. Seth Ham (Iowa Western)
285
Damian Trujillo (North Idaho) vs. Odgerel Batkhishig (Northwest Kansas Tech)
Lisiate Anau (Northwest Wyoming) vs. Brian Andrews (Northeast Oklahoma)
Quarterfinal results
125
Nodir Safarov (Northwest Wyoming) F Noah Bauer (Rochester), 3:35
Marcelino Lopez (Cowley) DEC Fransisco Barrera (Southwestern Oregon), 3-2
Dillon Prutch (Labette) DEC Jaxon Cole (Western Wyoming), 8-5
Benny Gomez (Muskegon) F Mohammed Dhillo (Middlesex), 5:20
133
Todd Small (Iowa Central) MD Gage Gomez (Barton), 16-7
Ottis Rollins (Colby) DEC Tanner Reetz (Itasca), 4-0
Justin Folley (Ellsworth) F Jack Karstetter (Northeast Oklahoma), 5:29
Munkhbat Bat-erdene (Northwest Kansas Tech) DEC D'andre Brumfield (Iowa Western), 5-4
141
Austin Anderly (NIACC) DEC Cody Karstetter (Northeast Oklahoma), 3-1
Tyree Johnson (Triton) DEC John Arceri (Nassau), 2-1 TB2
Eric Clarke (Iowa Central) DEC Kevin Kissane (Pratt), 7-3
Christian Kanzler (Lincoln) DEC Alec Castillo (Cloud), 13-6
149
Christopher Meloni (Nassau) DEC Aaron Fountain (Spartanburg), 13-11
Kenny Astle (Western Wyoming) F David Hollingsworth (Iowa Lakes), 0:32
Michael Zachary (Iowa Western) DEC Kendon Lee (Northeast Oklahoma), 10-4
Jasiah Williams (Clackamas) F Dren Bartrum (Muskegon), 4:42
157
Kade Sander (Barton) DEC Tate Allison (Northwest Wyoming), 6-2
Steven Lawrence (Ellsworth) F Liam Corbett (Highline), 2:45
Ethan Karsten (Iowa Central) DEC Thomas Stevenson (North Idaho), 8-2
Isaiah Diggs (Clackamas) DEC Tristen Guaman (Harper), 6-4
165
Wyatt Jordan (Northeast Oklahoma) F Jacob Swift (North Idaho), 1:54
Jose Rodriguez (Iowa Central) DEC Gage Mcbride (Barton), 9-5
Michial Foy (Harper) DEC Dillon Ulrey (Clackamas), 7-3
Troy Keller (Niagara) F Justin Anderson (Northeastern), 0:55
174
Dylan Reel (Clackamas) DEC Bailey Shutt (Thaddeus Stevens), 7-4
David Kelly (Barton) DEC Brady Vogel (Iowa Central), 7-6 SV
Michael Abidin (Nassau) DEC Burk Van horn (Lincoln), 7-2
Anthony Collins (Ellsworth) MD Devin Crawl (Northeast Oklahoma), 8-0
184
Tanner Harvey (Southwestern Oregon) MD Jeff Oakes (Northwest Wyoming), 18-5
Ottis Peeler (Iowa Western) DEC Jordan Shahrikian (Ellsworth), 10-3
Levi Perry (North Idaho) DEC Antrez Clagon (Iowa Central), 4-3
Nick Maximov (Clackamas) DEC Isaiah Cox (Iowa Lakes), 12-10
197
Tyree Sutton (Iowa Central) F Ryan Cone (Triton), 0:22
Amos Daigbe (Highline) DEC Zeke Silva (Northeast Oklahoma), 8-6
Wade French (Western Wyoming) DEC Zachary Knighton-ward (Nassau), 8-2
Seth Ham (Iowa Western) M FOR Gage Harrah (Clackamas), 0-0 0:00
285
Damian Trujillo (North Idaho) DEC Gunner Cash (Iowa Central), 9-4
Odgerel Batkhishig (Northwest Kansas Tech) F Gabriel Ledesma (Colby), 1:24
Lisiate Anau (Northwest Wyoming) DEC Bryan Ditchman (Joliet), 3-2
Brian Andrews (Northeast Oklahoma) DEC Jonathan Solorzano (Nassau), 4-0
Teams
1 Northeast Oklahoma 99
2 Iowa Central 86.5
3 Clackamas 75
4 Iowa Western 62
5 Ellsworth 61
5 Western Wyoming 61
7 North Idaho 57
8 Northwest Wyoming 52
9 Barton 49
10 Nassau 40
11 Northwest Kansas Tech 38
12 NIACC 36
13 Iowa Lakes 34
14 Niagara 32.5
15 Harper 29
16 Rochester 28
17 Spartanburg 26.5
18 Muskegon 25.5
19 Southwestern Oregon 24
20 Highline 21.5
