Clackamas CC puts seven in semis to lead NJCAA Nationals on day one

DES MOINES, IOWA - Led by seven wrestlers who qualified for the semifinals, top-ranked Clackamas CC of Oregon leads the team race at the NJCAA Junior College National Championships after the first day on Friday.


Clackamas has scored 92 points, a 15-point lead over second-place North Iowa Area CC with 77 points. North Iowa Area CC has placed four in the semifinals.


Returning national champion Adrian Salas of Clackamas CC has reached the semifinals at 184 pounds. The team has eight athletes left in the competition after the first day, with just one wrestler in the consolation rounds. Clackamas was third in last year’s NJCAA Nationals.


Rounding out the top five teams are Iowa Central CC in third with 70 points, defending national champion Northeast Oklahoma in fourth with 69 points and Ellsworth CC in fifth with 56.5 points.


All four of the returning NJCAA national champions who entered have reached the semifinals: Salas, plus Alfredo Rodriguez of Iowa Lakes CC at 125, Nosomy Pozo of North Iowa Area CC at 149 and Yoanse Mejias of North Iowa Area CC at 157.


The semifinals will begin at 10:30 a.m. Central on Saturday.


Fans can follow the results of this year’s tournament on TrackWrestling.com. The championship finals on Saturday will be webcast live at 7:00 p.m. Central Time on NJCAA TV. (www.njcaatv.com)

NATIONAL JUNIOR COLLEGE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

At Des Moines, Iowa


Semifinals pairings


125 lbs.

Alfredo Rodriguez (Iowa Lakes CC) vs. Paul Mascarenas (North Iowa Area CC)

Korbin Levin (Clackamas CC) vs. Deshun Brown (Ellsworth CC)


133 lbs.

Austin Hood (Neosho County CC) vs. Mizam Tamaradze (Springfield Tech CC)

Joe Russ (Nassau CC) vs. Jake Nicholson (Jamestown CC)


141 lbs.

Andres Gonzales (Iowa Lakes CC) vs. Jason Alfau (Iowa Central CC)

Clay Archer (Northeast Oklahoma) vs. Jake Marlin (North Iowa Area CC)


149 lbs.

Nosomy Pozo (North Iowa Area CC) vs. Kristian Holguin-Mendez (Northeast Oklahoma)

Abbas Tamaradze (Springfield Tech CC) vs. Oscar Ramirez (Iowa Western CC)


157 lbs.

Alex Rice (Labette CC) vs. Eleazar DeLuca (Clackamas CC)

Yoanse Mejias (North Iowa Area CC) vs. Mark Hobson (Northeast Oklahoma)


165 lbs.

Bryce Carr (Darton College) vs. Kyle Bateman (Clackamas CC)

Ryan Niven (Iowa Central CC) vs. Dajour Reece (North Idaho College)


174 lbs.

Dylan Reel (Clackamas CC) vs. Jared Johnson (Colby CC)

Nick Moore (Gloucester County College) vs. Jacobe Smith (Northeast Oklahoma)


184 lbs.

Matt Hurford (Ellsworth CC) vs. DeAndre Jones (Labette CC)

Adrian Salas (Clackamas CC) vs. Tyler Hoffman (Iowa Central CC)


197 lbs.

Patrick Downey (Iowa Central CC) vs. Dillon Archer (Neosho County CC)

Ihoghama Odighizuwa (Clackamas CC) vs. Donavan Fouchey (Muskegon College)


285 lbs.

Ben Tynan (Highline CC) vs. Richard Black III (Neosho County CC)

John Morin (Clackamas CC) vs. Taylor Kornoely (North Idaho College)

Team Scores After Day One

1. Clackamas Community College, 92

2. North Iowa Area Community College, 77

3. Iowa Central Community College, 70.0

4. Northeast Oklahoma, 69

5. Ellsworth Community College, 56.5

6. Neosho County Community College, 48.5

7. North Idaho College, 47.5

8. Iowa Lakes Community College, 46

9. Muskegon College, 43.5

9. Nassau Community College, 43.5

11. Labette Community College, 41

12. Gloucester County College, 37.5

13. Darton College, 37.0

14. Iowa Western Community College, 36.5

15. Harper College, 36

16. Western Wyoming Community College, 27.5

17. Springfield Tech Community College, 25

18. Northwest Wyoming, 24

19. Southwestern Oregon, 23

20. Mercyhurst, 22