Iowa Central wins NJCAA Junior College Nationals with three champions
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by Gary Abbott USA Wrestling
Action photo of 2015 NJCAA National champions Iowa Central CC courtesy of Mark Lundy.
DES MOINES, Iowa – Iowa Central CC, led by three national champions and eight All-Americans, won the team title at the NJCAA Junior College Nationals on Saturday.
Champions for Iowa Central were Jason Alfau (141), Tyler Hoffman (184) and Patrick Downey (197).
In the finals, Alfau defeated Jake Marlin of North Iowa Area CC, 5-2. Hoffman scored a pin over Matt Hurford of Ellsworth CC in 5:53 to claim the title. Downey stopped Ihoghama Odighizuwa of Clackamas CC, 9-5 for the gold.
Iowa Central CC finished with 158.5 points, 27 points ahead of runner-up Clackamas CC with 131.5 points. Rounding out the top five were North Iowa Area in third with 113, North Idaho College in fourth with 109 and 2014 champions Northeast Oklahoma in fifth with 95.5.
Winning titles for the second straight years were 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.
Rodriguez edged Deshun Brown of Ellsworth CC, 10-8 in the finals. Pozo pinned Oscar Ramirez of Iowa Western CC in 6:44. Mejias edged Eleazar DeLuca of Clackamas CC, 4-3.
Other individual champions were Joe Russ of Nassau CC (133), Bryce Carr of Darton College (165), Jacobe Smith of Northeast Oklahoma (174) and Taylor Kornoely of North Idaho College (285).
Iowa Central CC moved into the lead on Saturday morning, ahead of Clackamas CC by 8.5 points going into the medal round matches. Clackamas had led by 15 points over Iowa Central after the first day.
Iowa Central placed three of their four semifinalists into the finals match, while Clackamas was only able to get two of their seven semifinalists to reach the gold-medal round. One of the Clackamas wrestlers to lose in the semifinals was returning champion Adrian Salas at 184 pounds, who lost by pin to Tyler Hoffman of Iowa Central CC in 4:56.
NJCAA JUNIOR COLLEGE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
At Des Moines, Iowa, Feb. 27-28
125 lbs.
1st - Alfredo Rodriguez (Iowa Lakes CC) dec. Deshun Brown (Ellsworth CC), 10-8
3rd – Alex DelaCruz (Iowa Central CC) tech. fall Michael Nguyen (North Idaho College), 25-10, 7:00
5th – Korbin Levin (Clackamas CC) by inj. dft. over Paul Mascarenas (North Iowa Area CC), 0:00
7th – Jake Bellis (Harper College) pin Hunter Price (Colby CC), 1:17
133 lbs.
1st - Joe Russ (Nassau CC) dec. Mizam Tamaradze (Springfield Tech CC), 8-5
3rd – Zachary Cooper (Muskegon College) maj. dec. Shiquan Hall (North Iowa Area CC), 11-3
5th - Jake Nicholson (Jamestown CC) dec. Austin Hood (Neosho County CC), 9-6
7th – Josh Ailey (Northeast Oklahoma) pin Clay Stine (Iowa Western CC), 0:37
141 lbs.
1st - Jason Alfau (Iowa Central CC) dec. Jake Marlin (North Iowa Area CC), 5-2
3rd - Andres Gonzales (Iowa Lakes CC) maj. dec. Clay Archer (Northeast Oklahoma), 10-1
5th – Robert Rizzolino (Clackamas CC) pin Andrew Beck (Pratt CC), 6:43
7th – Mark West (Nassau CC) dec. Bryce Weatherston (North Idaho College), 6-1
149 lbs.
1st - Nosomy Pozo (North Iowa Area CC) pin Oscar Ramirez (Iowa Western CC), 6:44
3rd - Kristian Holguin-Mendez (Northeast Oklahoma) dec. Shea Conley (Labette CC), 7-3
5th - Teddie Harvey (Iowa Central CC) dec. Abbas Tamaradze (Springfield Tech CC), 10-6
7th – Quinn Johnston (Southwestern Oregon) pin Marcus Riggles (Itasca CC), 6:31
157 lbs.
1st - Yoanse Mejias (North Iowa Area CC) dec. Eleazar DeLuca (Clackamas CC), 4-3
3rd - Richie Lewis (Iowa Central CC) dec. Alex Rice (Labette CC), 5-2
5th - Mark Hobson (Northeast Oklahoma) dec. Tyler McLean (North Idaho College), 4-3
7th – Dom Ruggiero (Rowan College at Gloucester County) dec. Ryne Cokeley (Neosho County CC), 5-3
165 lbs.
1st - Bryce Carr (Darton College) dec. Dajour Reece (North Idaho College), 9-5
3rd - Kyle Bateman (Clackamas CC) dec. Matthew Rodriguez-Kirkland (Ellsworth CC), 4-2
5th - Ryan Niven (Iowa Central CC) pin Devon Jackson (Muskegon College), 2:23
7th – Derrick Gates (Labette CC) maj. dec. Kaelen Loveless (Northwest Wyoming), 13-5
174 lbs.
1st - Jacobe Smith (Northeast Oklahoma) dec. Jared Johnson (Colby CC), 6-2
3rd - Matt Walker (Iowa Western CC) maj. dec. Nick Moore (Rowan College at Gloucester County), 21-8
5th - Jordan Cooks (North Idaho College) forfeit over Dylan Reel (Clackamas CC)
7th – Mason Courtright (Muskegon College) pin Anthony Smith (Dalton College), 5:46
184 lbs.
1st - Tyler Hoffman (Iowa Central CC) pin Matt Hurford (Ellsworth CC), 5:53
3rd - DeAndre Jones (Labette CC) dec. Adrian Salas (Clackamas CC), 3-2
5th – Giovanni Santiago (Nassau CC) dec. LaVonte Perdue (Muskegon College), 6-2
7th – Jhalen Flanders (Iowa Western CC) dec. Chance Shae (Harper College), 9-4
197 lbs.
1st - Patrick Downey (Iowa Central CC) dec. Ihoghama Odighizuwa (Clackamas CC), 9-5
3rd - Dillon Archer (Neosho County CC) maj. dec. Johnathen Dennis (North Idaho College), 11-2
5th - Donavan Fouchey (Muskegon College) dec. Wesley Dood (Itasca CC), 6-0
7th – Craig Williams (Northland College) pin Luke Nohns (Iowa Western CC), 1:40
285 lbs.
1st - Taylor Kornoely (North Idaho College) dec. Richard Black III (Neosho County CC), 3-1, s.v.
3rd – Chris Ballard (Iowa Central CC) dec. Donte Winfield (Harper College), 3-1
5th - John Morin (Clackamas CC) med. forfeit over Ben Tynan (Highline CC)
7th – John Hatch (Southwestern Oregon) pin Donovan Lozada (Sprinfield Tech CC), 2:32
Final Team Standings
1. Iowa Central Community College, 158.5
2. Clackamas Community College, 131.5
3. North Iowa Area Community College, 113
4. North Idaho College, 109.0
5. Northeast Oklahoma, 95.5
6. Muskegon College, 75.5
7. Ellsworth Community College, 71.0
8. Iowa Western Community College, 63.5
8. Neosho County Community College, 63.5
10. Nassau Community College, 62
11. Labette Community College, 59.5
12. Iowa Lakes Community College, 59.0
13. Harper College, 50.5
14. Darton College, 41.5
15. Rowan College at Gloucester County, 38.5
16. Springfield Tech Community College, 34.5
17. Colby Community College, 30.0
18. Southwestern Oregon, 29.5
19. Itasca Community College, 23.5
20. Pratt Community College, 22.5
DES MOINES, Iowa – Iowa Central CC, led by three national champions and eight All-Americans, won the team title at the NJCAA Junior College Nationals on Saturday.
Champions for Iowa Central were Jason Alfau (141), Tyler Hoffman (184) and Patrick Downey (197).
In the finals, Alfau defeated Jake Marlin of North Iowa Area CC, 5-2. Hoffman scored a pin over Matt Hurford of Ellsworth CC in 5:53 to claim the title. Downey stopped Ihoghama Odighizuwa of Clackamas CC, 9-5 for the gold.
Iowa Central CC finished with 158.5 points, 27 points ahead of runner-up Clackamas CC with 131.5 points. Rounding out the top five were North Iowa Area in third with 113, North Idaho College in fourth with 109 and 2014 champions Northeast Oklahoma in fifth with 95.5.
Winning titles for the second straight years were 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.
Rodriguez edged Deshun Brown of Ellsworth CC, 10-8 in the finals. Pozo pinned Oscar Ramirez of Iowa Western CC in 6:44. Mejias edged Eleazar DeLuca of Clackamas CC, 4-3.
Other individual champions were Joe Russ of Nassau CC (133), Bryce Carr of Darton College (165), Jacobe Smith of Northeast Oklahoma (174) and Taylor Kornoely of North Idaho College (285).
Iowa Central CC moved into the lead on Saturday morning, ahead of Clackamas CC by 8.5 points going into the medal round matches. Clackamas had led by 15 points over Iowa Central after the first day.
Iowa Central placed three of their four semifinalists into the finals match, while Clackamas was only able to get two of their seven semifinalists to reach the gold-medal round. One of the Clackamas wrestlers to lose in the semifinals was returning champion Adrian Salas at 184 pounds, who lost by pin to Tyler Hoffman of Iowa Central CC in 4:56.
NJCAA JUNIOR COLLEGE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
At Des Moines, Iowa, Feb. 27-28
125 lbs.
1st - Alfredo Rodriguez (Iowa Lakes CC) dec. Deshun Brown (Ellsworth CC), 10-8
3rd – Alex DelaCruz (Iowa Central CC) tech. fall Michael Nguyen (North Idaho College), 25-10, 7:00
5th – Korbin Levin (Clackamas CC) by inj. dft. over Paul Mascarenas (North Iowa Area CC), 0:00
7th – Jake Bellis (Harper College) pin Hunter Price (Colby CC), 1:17
133 lbs.
1st - Joe Russ (Nassau CC) dec. Mizam Tamaradze (Springfield Tech CC), 8-5
3rd – Zachary Cooper (Muskegon College) maj. dec. Shiquan Hall (North Iowa Area CC), 11-3
5th - Jake Nicholson (Jamestown CC) dec. Austin Hood (Neosho County CC), 9-6
7th – Josh Ailey (Northeast Oklahoma) pin Clay Stine (Iowa Western CC), 0:37
141 lbs.
1st - Jason Alfau (Iowa Central CC) dec. Jake Marlin (North Iowa Area CC), 5-2
3rd - Andres Gonzales (Iowa Lakes CC) maj. dec. Clay Archer (Northeast Oklahoma), 10-1
5th – Robert Rizzolino (Clackamas CC) pin Andrew Beck (Pratt CC), 6:43
7th – Mark West (Nassau CC) dec. Bryce Weatherston (North Idaho College), 6-1
149 lbs.
1st - Nosomy Pozo (North Iowa Area CC) pin Oscar Ramirez (Iowa Western CC), 6:44
3rd - Kristian Holguin-Mendez (Northeast Oklahoma) dec. Shea Conley (Labette CC), 7-3
5th - Teddie Harvey (Iowa Central CC) dec. Abbas Tamaradze (Springfield Tech CC), 10-6
7th – Quinn Johnston (Southwestern Oregon) pin Marcus Riggles (Itasca CC), 6:31
157 lbs.
1st - Yoanse Mejias (North Iowa Area CC) dec. Eleazar DeLuca (Clackamas CC), 4-3
3rd - Richie Lewis (Iowa Central CC) dec. Alex Rice (Labette CC), 5-2
5th - Mark Hobson (Northeast Oklahoma) dec. Tyler McLean (North Idaho College), 4-3
7th – Dom Ruggiero (Rowan College at Gloucester County) dec. Ryne Cokeley (Neosho County CC), 5-3
165 lbs.
1st - Bryce Carr (Darton College) dec. Dajour Reece (North Idaho College), 9-5
3rd - Kyle Bateman (Clackamas CC) dec. Matthew Rodriguez-Kirkland (Ellsworth CC), 4-2
5th - Ryan Niven (Iowa Central CC) pin Devon Jackson (Muskegon College), 2:23
7th – Derrick Gates (Labette CC) maj. dec. Kaelen Loveless (Northwest Wyoming), 13-5
174 lbs.
1st - Jacobe Smith (Northeast Oklahoma) dec. Jared Johnson (Colby CC), 6-2
3rd - Matt Walker (Iowa Western CC) maj. dec. Nick Moore (Rowan College at Gloucester County), 21-8
5th - Jordan Cooks (North Idaho College) forfeit over Dylan Reel (Clackamas CC)
7th – Mason Courtright (Muskegon College) pin Anthony Smith (Dalton College), 5:46
184 lbs.
1st - Tyler Hoffman (Iowa Central CC) pin Matt Hurford (Ellsworth CC), 5:53
3rd - DeAndre Jones (Labette CC) dec. Adrian Salas (Clackamas CC), 3-2
5th – Giovanni Santiago (Nassau CC) dec. LaVonte Perdue (Muskegon College), 6-2
7th – Jhalen Flanders (Iowa Western CC) dec. Chance Shae (Harper College), 9-4
197 lbs.
1st - Patrick Downey (Iowa Central CC) dec. Ihoghama Odighizuwa (Clackamas CC), 9-5
3rd - Dillon Archer (Neosho County CC) maj. dec. Johnathen Dennis (North Idaho College), 11-2
5th - Donavan Fouchey (Muskegon College) dec. Wesley Dood (Itasca CC), 6-0
7th – Craig Williams (Northland College) pin Luke Nohns (Iowa Western CC), 1:40
285 lbs.
1st - Taylor Kornoely (North Idaho College) dec. Richard Black III (Neosho County CC), 3-1, s.v.
3rd – Chris Ballard (Iowa Central CC) dec. Donte Winfield (Harper College), 3-1
5th - John Morin (Clackamas CC) med. forfeit over Ben Tynan (Highline CC)
7th – John Hatch (Southwestern Oregon) pin Donovan Lozada (Sprinfield Tech CC), 2:32
Final Team Standings
1. Iowa Central Community College, 158.5
2. Clackamas Community College, 131.5
3. North Iowa Area Community College, 113
4. North Idaho College, 109.0
5. Northeast Oklahoma, 95.5
6. Muskegon College, 75.5
7. Ellsworth Community College, 71.0
8. Iowa Western Community College, 63.5
8. Neosho County Community College, 63.5
10. Nassau Community College, 62
11. Labette Community College, 59.5
12. Iowa Lakes Community College, 59.0
13. Harper College, 50.5
14. Darton College, 41.5
15. Rowan College at Gloucester County, 38.5
16. Springfield Tech Community College, 34.5
17. Colby Community College, 30.0
18. Southwestern Oregon, 29.5
19. Itasca Community College, 23.5
20. Pratt Community College, 22.5
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