Defending champion Grand View puts three into NAIA finals, leads Cumberlands by 59.5 points
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NAIA semifinals photo by Mark Lundy, LutteLens
DES MOINES, Iowa – Grand View, which has won six straight NAIA national team titles, extended its lead over Cumberlands (Ky.) to 59.5 points after the semifinals and morning matches on Saturday.
Grand View have three No. 1 seeds in the finals, Grant Henderson (165), Evan Hansen (197) and Dean Broghammer (285). Henderson and Hansen are national returning champions.
The Cumberlands have three finalists, No. 1 Jake Sinkovics (133.), No. 2 Tres Leon (149) and No. 4 Hayden Lee (125).
Joining as Henderson and Hansen as returning national champions in the finals are two other 2017 NAIA champions have reached the semifinals, Brandon Weber of Montana State-Northern (157) and Demetrius Thomas of Williams Baptist of Arkansas (285).
The championship finals are set for 7:00 p.m. CT, at the Richard O. Jacobson Exhibition Center in Des Moines. Coverage will be on ESPN3.
NAIA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
At Des Moines, Iowa
Finals pairings
125 – No. 4 Hayden Lee (Cumberlands (Ky.) vs. No. 10 Julian Gaytan (Midland (Neb.)
133 - No. 1 Jake Sinkovics (Cumberlands (Ky.) vs. No. 2 Erique Early (Indiana Tech)
141 – No. 5 Matt Weber (Montana State-Northern) vs. No. 3 Tyler Fraley (Williams Baptist (Ark.)
149 – No. 1 Cam Tessari (Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) vs. No. 2 Tres Leon (Cumberlands (Ky)
157 – No. 1 Nosomy Pozo (Life (Ga.)) vs. No. 7 Brandon Weber (Montana State-Northern)
165 – No. 1 Grant Henderson (Grand View (Iowa) vs. No. 3 Andrew Simmons (Missouri Valley)
174 – No. 1 Lucas Lovvorn (Baker (Kan.)) vs. 10 Adrian Lyons-Lopez (Providence (Mont)
184 – No. 4 Zach Linton (Doane (Neb.)) vs. No. 2 Charles Sharon (Campbellsville (Ky.)
197 – No. 1 Evan Hansen (Grand View (Iowa) vs. 2 Dalton Bailey (Life (Ga.)
285 – No. 1 Dean Broghammer (Grand View (Iowa) vs. 2 Demetrius Thomas (Williams Baptist (Ark.))
Semifinal results
125
4 Hayden Lee (Cumberlands (Ky.)) 27-1 won by decision over 1 Mikel Perales (Menlo (Calif.)) 13-2 (Dec 4-3)
10 Julian Gaytan (Midland (Neb.)) 13-2 won by decision over 3 Olson Delisca (Southeastern (Fla.)) 14-3 (Dec 5-4)
133
1 Jake Sinkovics (Cumberlands (Ky.)) 24-0 won by fall over 4 Giovanni Castillo (Concordia (Neb.)) 15-6 (Fall 4:48)
2 Erique Early (Indiana Tech) 34-4 won by decision over 3 Gresh Jones (Dickinson State (n.d.)) 28-4 (Dec 6-3)
141
5 Matt Weber (Montana State-Northern) 33-10 won by decision over 1 Josh Wenger (Grand View (Iowa)) 21-4 (Dec 7-5)
3 Tyler Fraley (Williams Baptist (Ark.)) 14-2 won by decision over 7 Taylor Moeder (Kansas Wesleyan) 31-3 (Dec 6-4)
149
1 Cam Tessari (Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)) 22-1 won by tech fall over Joseph Alexander (Simpson (Calif.)) 26-16 (TF-1.5 5:49 (18-1))
2 Tres Leon (Cumberlands (Ky.)) 23-1 won by decision over 3 Devin Reynolds (Grand View (Iowa)) 23-3 (Dec 10-9)
157
1 Nosomy Pozo (Life (Ga.)) 25-1 won by major decision over 4 Chris Vaughan (Hastings (Neb.)) 30-12 (MD 13-3)
7 Brandon Weber (Montana State-Northern) 26-7 won by major decision over 11 Kenny Boyd (Missouri Valley) 33-10 (MD 12-2)
165
1 Grant Henderson (Grand View (Iowa)) 22-2 won by tech fall over 12 Brett Johnson (Marian (Ind.)) 32-17 (TF-1.5 3:00 (16-0))
3 Andrew Simmons (Missouri Valley) 14-4 won by decision over 7 Diorian Coleman (Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)) 16-5 (Dec 7-3)
174
1 Lucas Lovvorn (Baker (Kan.)) 35-4 won in tie breaker - 1 over 4 Anthony Orozco (Menlo (Calif.)) 27-6 (TB-1 3-2)
10 Adrian Lyons-Lopez (Providence (Mont.)) 31-9 won by decision over 3 Justin Brown (Campbellsvile (Ky.)) 32-5 (Dec 3-2)
184
4 Zach Linton (Doane (Neb.)) 33-2 won by fall over 1 Cameron Jones (Cumberlands (Ky.)) 14-2 (Fall 0:22)
2 Charles Sharon (Campbellsvile (Ky.)) 33-2 won by fall over 6 Jacob Smith (Baker (Kan.)) 27-13 (Fall 1:50)
197
1 Evan Hansen (Grand View (Iowa)) 27-2 won by major decision over 4 Donavan Fouchey (Missouri Valley) 21-9 (MD 13-2)
2 Dalton Bailey (Life (Ga.)) 25-2 won by decision over 6 David Dow (Baker (Kan.)) 27-7 (Dec 5-3)
285
1 Dean Broghammer (Grand View (Iowa)) 26-3 won by fall over 4 Jesse Gomez (Missouri Valley) 30-11 (Fall 4:07)
2 Demetrius Thomas (Williams Baptist (Ark.)) 27-3 won by decision over 3 Jeremiah Gerl (Hastings (Neb.)) 34-3 (Dec 9-8)
Team Standings
1 Grand View (Iowa) 158.5
2 Cumberlands (Ky.) 99.0
3 Williams Baptist (Ark.) 82.5
4 Montana State-Northern 81.5
5 Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) 72.0
6 Missouri Valley 70.0
7 Indiana Tech 54.5
8 Life (Ga.) 49.5
9 Providence (Mont.) 47.0
10 Menlo (Calif.) 45.5
11 Southeastern (Fla.) 44.5
12 Campbellsvile (Ky.) 41.0
13 Baker (Kan.) 40.5
14 Midland (Neb.) 40.0
15 Hastings (Neb.) 32.5
16 Southern Oregon 30.0
17 York (Neb.) 23.0
18 Doane (Neb.) 21.0
19 Eastern Oregon 19.5
20 Oklahoma City 19.0
DES MOINES, Iowa – Grand View, which has won six straight NAIA national team titles, extended its lead over Cumberlands (Ky.) to 59.5 points after the semifinals and morning matches on Saturday.
Grand View have three No. 1 seeds in the finals, Grant Henderson (165), Evan Hansen (197) and Dean Broghammer (285). Henderson and Hansen are national returning champions.
The Cumberlands have three finalists, No. 1 Jake Sinkovics (133.), No. 2 Tres Leon (149) and No. 4 Hayden Lee (125).
Joining as Henderson and Hansen as returning national champions in the finals are two other 2017 NAIA champions have reached the semifinals, Brandon Weber of Montana State-Northern (157) and Demetrius Thomas of Williams Baptist of Arkansas (285).
The championship finals are set for 7:00 p.m. CT, at the Richard O. Jacobson Exhibition Center in Des Moines. Coverage will be on ESPN3.
NAIA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
At Des Moines, Iowa
Finals pairings
125 – No. 4 Hayden Lee (Cumberlands (Ky.) vs. No. 10 Julian Gaytan (Midland (Neb.)
133 - No. 1 Jake Sinkovics (Cumberlands (Ky.) vs. No. 2 Erique Early (Indiana Tech)
141 – No. 5 Matt Weber (Montana State-Northern) vs. No. 3 Tyler Fraley (Williams Baptist (Ark.)
149 – No. 1 Cam Tessari (Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) vs. No. 2 Tres Leon (Cumberlands (Ky)
157 – No. 1 Nosomy Pozo (Life (Ga.)) vs. No. 7 Brandon Weber (Montana State-Northern)
165 – No. 1 Grant Henderson (Grand View (Iowa) vs. No. 3 Andrew Simmons (Missouri Valley)
174 – No. 1 Lucas Lovvorn (Baker (Kan.)) vs. 10 Adrian Lyons-Lopez (Providence (Mont)
184 – No. 4 Zach Linton (Doane (Neb.)) vs. No. 2 Charles Sharon (Campbellsville (Ky.)
197 – No. 1 Evan Hansen (Grand View (Iowa) vs. 2 Dalton Bailey (Life (Ga.)
285 – No. 1 Dean Broghammer (Grand View (Iowa) vs. 2 Demetrius Thomas (Williams Baptist (Ark.))
Semifinal results
125
4 Hayden Lee (Cumberlands (Ky.)) 27-1 won by decision over 1 Mikel Perales (Menlo (Calif.)) 13-2 (Dec 4-3)
10 Julian Gaytan (Midland (Neb.)) 13-2 won by decision over 3 Olson Delisca (Southeastern (Fla.)) 14-3 (Dec 5-4)
133
1 Jake Sinkovics (Cumberlands (Ky.)) 24-0 won by fall over 4 Giovanni Castillo (Concordia (Neb.)) 15-6 (Fall 4:48)
2 Erique Early (Indiana Tech) 34-4 won by decision over 3 Gresh Jones (Dickinson State (n.d.)) 28-4 (Dec 6-3)
141
5 Matt Weber (Montana State-Northern) 33-10 won by decision over 1 Josh Wenger (Grand View (Iowa)) 21-4 (Dec 7-5)
3 Tyler Fraley (Williams Baptist (Ark.)) 14-2 won by decision over 7 Taylor Moeder (Kansas Wesleyan) 31-3 (Dec 6-4)
149
1 Cam Tessari (Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)) 22-1 won by tech fall over Joseph Alexander (Simpson (Calif.)) 26-16 (TF-1.5 5:49 (18-1))
2 Tres Leon (Cumberlands (Ky.)) 23-1 won by decision over 3 Devin Reynolds (Grand View (Iowa)) 23-3 (Dec 10-9)
157
1 Nosomy Pozo (Life (Ga.)) 25-1 won by major decision over 4 Chris Vaughan (Hastings (Neb.)) 30-12 (MD 13-3)
7 Brandon Weber (Montana State-Northern) 26-7 won by major decision over 11 Kenny Boyd (Missouri Valley) 33-10 (MD 12-2)
165
1 Grant Henderson (Grand View (Iowa)) 22-2 won by tech fall over 12 Brett Johnson (Marian (Ind.)) 32-17 (TF-1.5 3:00 (16-0))
3 Andrew Simmons (Missouri Valley) 14-4 won by decision over 7 Diorian Coleman (Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)) 16-5 (Dec 7-3)
174
1 Lucas Lovvorn (Baker (Kan.)) 35-4 won in tie breaker - 1 over 4 Anthony Orozco (Menlo (Calif.)) 27-6 (TB-1 3-2)
10 Adrian Lyons-Lopez (Providence (Mont.)) 31-9 won by decision over 3 Justin Brown (Campbellsvile (Ky.)) 32-5 (Dec 3-2)
184
4 Zach Linton (Doane (Neb.)) 33-2 won by fall over 1 Cameron Jones (Cumberlands (Ky.)) 14-2 (Fall 0:22)
2 Charles Sharon (Campbellsvile (Ky.)) 33-2 won by fall over 6 Jacob Smith (Baker (Kan.)) 27-13 (Fall 1:50)
197
1 Evan Hansen (Grand View (Iowa)) 27-2 won by major decision over 4 Donavan Fouchey (Missouri Valley) 21-9 (MD 13-2)
2 Dalton Bailey (Life (Ga.)) 25-2 won by decision over 6 David Dow (Baker (Kan.)) 27-7 (Dec 5-3)
285
1 Dean Broghammer (Grand View (Iowa)) 26-3 won by fall over 4 Jesse Gomez (Missouri Valley) 30-11 (Fall 4:07)
2 Demetrius Thomas (Williams Baptist (Ark.)) 27-3 won by decision over 3 Jeremiah Gerl (Hastings (Neb.)) 34-3 (Dec 9-8)
Team Standings
1 Grand View (Iowa) 158.5
2 Cumberlands (Ky.) 99.0
3 Williams Baptist (Ark.) 82.5
4 Montana State-Northern 81.5
5 Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) 72.0
6 Missouri Valley 70.0
7 Indiana Tech 54.5
8 Life (Ga.) 49.5
9 Providence (Mont.) 47.0
10 Menlo (Calif.) 45.5
11 Southeastern (Fla.) 44.5
12 Campbellsvile (Ky.) 41.0
13 Baker (Kan.) 40.5
14 Midland (Neb.) 40.0
15 Hastings (Neb.) 32.5
16 Southern Oregon 30.0
17 York (Neb.) 23.0
18 Doane (Neb.) 21.0
19 Eastern Oregon 19.5
20 Oklahoma City 19.0
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