Joe Sievevert named NAIA Wrestler of the Week
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by Amanda C.
Joe Sievert of Morningside (Iowa) has been named the NAIA National Wrestler of the Week, the national office announced Wednesday. Sievert was selected based on his performances from Jan. 24 - 30.
Sievert pinned three opponents and notched a 12-8 decision over Hastings' (Neb.) sixth-ranked Jameon Rush to win his first Great Plains Athletic Conference 165-pound championship. The sophomore stuck Ben Taylor of Briar Cliff (Iowa) in 3:53, Dakota Wesleyan's (S.D.) Tanner LaValliere in 5:20 and Blake Augustyn of Concordia (Neb.) in 2:43 prior to the championship bout. Sievert's bonus points helped the Mustangs capture their first-ever GPAC title with 165 points.
A native of Akron, Iowa, Sievert is currently the top-ranked 165 pounder with a record of 16-3. The All-American has eight pins, three major decisions and a technical fall to his credit this season.
The next Wrestler of the Week announcement will be on Feb. 9.
Nominees: Parker Owen of Baker (Kan.); Derek Foore, Notre Dame (Ohio); Kyle Reid, McKendree (Ill.); Josh Ashbrook, Campbellsville (Ky.).
Sievert pinned three opponents and notched a 12-8 decision over Hastings' (Neb.) sixth-ranked Jameon Rush to win his first Great Plains Athletic Conference 165-pound championship. The sophomore stuck Ben Taylor of Briar Cliff (Iowa) in 3:53, Dakota Wesleyan's (S.D.) Tanner LaValliere in 5:20 and Blake Augustyn of Concordia (Neb.) in 2:43 prior to the championship bout. Sievert's bonus points helped the Mustangs capture their first-ever GPAC title with 165 points.
A native of Akron, Iowa, Sievert is currently the top-ranked 165 pounder with a record of 16-3. The All-American has eight pins, three major decisions and a technical fall to his credit this season.
The next Wrestler of the Week announcement will be on Feb. 9.
Nominees: Parker Owen of Baker (Kan.); Derek Foore, Notre Dame (Ohio); Kyle Reid, McKendree (Ill.); Josh Ashbrook, Campbellsville (Ky.).
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