Iowa Central claims team title at NJCAA with three national champs

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa – Iowa Central Community College held off Clackamas by 3.5 points in the NJCAA Junior College National Championships team race that came down to the final match of the tournament.

Iowa Central put up 150 points led by three national champs and five other All-Americans.

Todd Small grabbed the first NJCAA title of the day for Triton wrestling with a 4-3 decision over David Campbell of Clackamas at 125 pounds.

At 157 pounds, Dayton Racer earned a major decision en route to the title, shutting out Brett Bradford of Rochester, 13-0.

The final champion from Iowa Central was heavyweight Thomas Petersen, who sealed the team title for the Triton with a second-period fall over Mario Pena of NIACC, the only returning 2016 All-American at the weight.

Clackamas kept the team race close, sending five to the finals and wrapping up the night with two national champions, including Josh Reyes at 149 pounds and Colt Doyle at 174 pounds.

Finishing with 143 points was defending team champions Northeast Oklahoma. The Golden Norsemen also earned two champions in addition to seven other All-Americans.

Sean DeShazer defeated two-time NJCAA finalist Zak Hensley in the 133-pound finals, 10-6, and Wyatt Jordan took out Dillon Ulrey of Clackamas at 165 pounds, 6-2.

Ellsworth and Iowa Western each snagged a national champion to finish fifth and sixth in the final team scores.

Ellsworth’s Timothy Young claimed the 197-pound crown with a fall over 2016 All-American Christian Dulaney of Iowa Lakes in 6:46.

Preston Lauterbach of Iowa Western also recorded a fall in the finals, sticking Haszell West from Clackamas in 1:43 in a rematch of the 2016 NJCAA third-place bout.

Leading Nassau to a 15th-place team finish was Nick Casella, who won the NJCAA championship at 141 pounds, putting up a solid 10-4 win over Andrew Ramirez of Highline.

NATIONAL JUNIOR COLLEGE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

At Council Bluffs, Iowa

Final results

125 lbs.
1st: Todd Small (Iowa Central) dec. David Campbell (Clackamas), 4-3
3rd: Cole Verner (Western Wyoming) dec. Justin Folley (Ellsworth), 15-9
5th: Ian Muller (Harper) win by fall Brennen Doebel (NIACC), 2:08
7th: Logan Terrill (Northeastern Oklahoma) win by fall DJ Millett (Lincoln), 4:52

133 lbs.
1st: Sean DeShazer (Northeast Oklahoma) dec. Zak Hensley (Iowa Central), 10-6
3rd: George Farmah (Iowa Lakes) dec. Nathan Johnson (Clackamas), 7-4
5th: Gunner Laffoon (Otero) win by fall D’Andre Brumfield (Iowa Western), 1:52
7th: Otis Rollins (Colby) wins by medical forfeit Jamarius Jakson (NIACC)

141 lbs.
1st: Nick Casella (Nassau) dec. Andrew Ramirez (Highline), 10-4
3rd: Kurt Mode (Clackamas) dec. Christian Kanzler (Lincoln), 11-9
5th: Austin Anderly (NIACC) dec. DeAndre Reed (Iowa Central), 3-2
7th: Lamont Cannon (Minnesota West) dec. Curtis Burnett (Northeast Oklahoma), 16-10

149 lbs.
1st: Josh Reyes (Clackamas) dec. Dylan Lucas (Northeast Oklahoma), 6-4
3rd: Nate Skonieczny (Jamestown) dec. Brandon Murray (Iowa Central), 3-1
5th: Anthony Hinkle (Otero) win by fall Coltan Laganiere (Rochester), 1:12
7th: Dominique Evans (Northwest Kansas) win by forfeit Anthony Maia (Iowa Lakes)

157 lbs.
1st: Dayton Racer (Iowa Central) MD Brett Bradford (Rochester), 13-0
3rd: Danny Conley (Labette) dec. Alex Gonzalez (Lincoln), 8-3
5th: Anthony Curtis (Northeastern) win by fall Steven Lawrence (Ellsworth), 5:31
7th: John Leal (Clackamas) dec. Alex Nelson (Northeast Oklahoma), 10-5

165 lbs.
1st: Wyatt Jordan (Northeast Oklahoma) dec. Dillon Ulrey (Clackamas), 6-2
3rd: Lucius Van Rensburg (Southwestern Oregon) dec. Alfred Daniel (Rochester), 6-4
5th: Troy Keller (Niagara County) win by medical forfeit Trey Meye (North Idaho)
7th: Tucker Black (NIACC) MD Skyler Bloomer (Labette), 11-2

174 lbs.
1st: Colt Doyle (Clackamas) dec. Adrian Lyons-Lopez (Southwestern Oregon), 8-2
3rd: Tyree Overton (Lincoln) dec. Antrez Clagon (Iowa Central), 4-2
5th: Michael Morris (Camden County) win by fall Jordan Gundrum (Ellsworth), 2:51
7th: Alex Aguilar (North Idaho) dec. Saul Ortiz (Northeast Oklahoma), 3-2

184 lbs.
1st: Preston Lauterbach (Iowa Western) win by fall Haszell West (Clackamas), 1:43
3rd: Levi Perry (North Idaho) dec. Logan Hagerbaumer (Lincoln), 8-6
5th: Daishi Goto (Camden County) dec. Isaiah Cox (Iowa Lakes), 3-2
7th: Nathanael Holecek (Northland) dec. Danny Bush (Iowa Central), 7-2

197 lbs.
1st: Timothy Young (Ellsworth) win by fall Christian Dulaney (Iowa Lakes), 6:46
3rd: Dymere Rappa (Camden County) dec. Ruston Duke (Northeast Oklahoma), 9-4
5th: Wyatt Westfall (Southwestern Oregon) dec. Jeffrey Oakes (Northwest), 5-3
7th: Aspen Naylor (Western Wyoming) win by fall Cedrick Stephens (Nassau), 2:22

285 lbs.
1st: Thomas Petersen (Iowa Central) win by fall Mario Pena (NIACC), 2:33           
3rd: Odgerek Batkhishig (Northwest Kansas) dec. Lisiate Anau (Northwest), 8-5
5th: Shawn Beeson (Northeast Oklahoma) dec. Stephen Boone (Iowa Western), 8-3
7th: Tom Halecki (Camden County) dec. Miguel Morales (Highline), 6-4

Final team scores (top 20)
1. Iowa Central - 150      
2. Clackamas - 146.5       
3. Northeast Oklahoma - 143     
4. Lincoln - 88.5
5. Ellsworth - 77.5            
6. Iowa Western - 70     
7. NIACC - 67     
8. Iowa Lakes - 62            
9. Rochester - 61.5          
10. Camden County - 60.5           
11. Southwestern Oregon - 59.5               
12. Northwest - 52          
13. Western Wyoming - 45.5      
14. North Idaho - 45       
15. Nassau - 40 
16. Labette - 36
17. Northwest Kansas - 32           
T18. Highline - 29             
T18. Niagara County - 29              
20. Harper - 25.5