Clackamas CC has 20 point lead over NEO after day one at the NJCAA Nationals
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by Gary Abbott, USA Wrestling
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa - Clackamas CC, which placed seven athletes in the semifinal round, has the first-day lead at the 2019 National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Nationals on Friday.
Clackamas has 112 points after day one, 20 points ahead of the rest of the field.
Last year, Clackamas placed second in the team standings, but entered the tournament as the No. 1 ranked team. Their semifinals include Zeth Brower (125), Elijah Ozuna (141), Joel Romero (157), Mason Mcdaniel (165), Trajan Hurd (174), Trevor Senn (184) and Joey Daniel (197) .
The 2018 national champions from Northeastern Oklahoma A&M is in second place with 92 points, with five in the semifinals. NEO was ranked second coming into the tournament.
Iowa Central, which was third at last year’s nationals, holds the No. 3 spot after day one, led by six semifinalists with 85.5 points. Iowa Central had a No. 4 ranking prior to the tournament.
Pushing five into the semifinals, including three athletes who hail from Mongolia, is Northwest Kansas, which was the No. 3 ranked team in the final NAIA poll. Northwest Kansas has 74.5 points.
None of the 2018 NJCAA individual national champions return, but three 2018 runners-up are in the field and all have reached the semifinals: Munkhbat Bat-erdene of Northwest Kansas at 133 pounds, Ethan Karsten of Iowa Central at 157 pounds and Tyree Sutton of Iowa Central) at 197 pounds.
The semifinals will be held Saturday morning at 10:30 a.m., with the championship finals at 7:00 p.m. CT. All of the action is live on FloWrestling
NJCAA NATIONALS
At Council Bluffs, Iowa
Semifinal pairings
125 pounds
Mason Naifeh (Northeast Oklahoma) vs. Kevin Radcliff (Iowa Central)
Jordan Marshall (Northwest Kansas) vs. Zeth Brower (Clackamas)
133 pounds
Munkhbat Bat-erdene (Northwest Kansas) vs. Hector Candelaria (Ellsworth)
Boo Dryden (Northeast Oklahoma) vs. Quintel Fuchs (Northeastern)
141 pounds
Gad Huseman (Iowa Western) vs. Elijah Ozuna (Clackamas)
Bat-erdene Boldmaa (Northwest Kansas) vs. Zack Donathan (Ellsworth)
149 pounds
Enkhbold Sukhbaatar (Northwest Kansas) vs. Kendon Lee (Northeast Oklahoma)
Cardeionte Wilson (Ellsworth) vs. Austin Eldredge (Cloud County)
157 pounds
Ethan Karsten (Iowa Central) vs. Dallas Boone (Neosho)
Joel Romero (Clackamas) vs. David Hollingsworth (Iowa Lakes)
165 pounds
Michial Foy (Harper) vs. Mason Mcdaniel (Clackamas)
Travis Willers (Iowa Central) vs. Nick Lucas (Pratt)
174 pounds
Shane Siewert (Rochester) vs. Ashton Eyler (Iowa Central)
Gage Mcbride (Barton) vs. Trajan Hurd (Clackamas)
184 pounds
Marcus Placide (Iowa Lakes) vs. Trevor Senn (Clackamas)
Charles Small (Northwest Kansas) vs. Brian Stanford (Iowa Central)
197 pounds
Tyree Sutton (Iowa Central) vs. Zeke Silva (Northeast Oklahoma)
Joey Daniel (Clackamas) vs. Connor Kirkland (Western Wyoming)
285 pounds
Antonio Andrade (Northeast Oklahoma) vs. Zach Santee (Niacc)
Charles Griffin (Ellsworth) vs. Andre Bissainthe (Iowa Lakes)
Quarterfinal results
125 pounds
Mason Naifeh (Northeast Oklahoma) MD Hunter Lajiness (Henry Ford), 17-7
Kevin Radcliff (Iowa Central) DEC Brayan Balderrama (Pratt), 11-8
Jordan Marshall (Northwest Kansas) DEC Andice Martin (Harper), 2-1
Zeth Brower (Clackamas) F Greg Quinn (Niagara), 2:03
133 pounds
Munkhbat Bat-erdene (Northwest Kansas) MD Tanner Reetz (Itasca), 16-7
Hector Candelaria (Ellsworth) DEC Nathaniel White (Lackawanna), 3-1 SV
Boo Dryden (Northeast Oklahoma) MD Jacob Ruiz (Iowa Western), 12-1
Quintel Fuchs (Northeastern) MD Brock Luthens (Niacc), 11-0
141 pounds
Gad Huseman (Iowa Western) F Hunter Luke (Niacc), 4:43
Elijah Ozuna (Clackamas) MD Kyle Evans (Western Wyoming), 10-2
Bat-erdene Boldmaa (Northwest Kansas) MD Austin Laughlin (Ancilla), 14-3
Zack Donathan (Ellsworth) F Sam Eckhart (Northeastern), 0:57
149 pounds
Enkhbold Sukhbaatar (Northwest Kansas) DEC Martin Margolis iii (Clackamas), 7-2
Kendon Lee (Northeast Oklahoma) DEC Tyler Zeman (Rochester), 5-2
Cardeionte Wilson (Ellsworth) DEC Tracy Davis (Iowa Lakes), 5-3 SV
Austin Eldredge (Cloud County) TF Ulises Jacobo (Harper), 16-0 3:00
157 pounds
Ethan Karsten (Iowa Central) DEC Cooper Mccullough (North Idaho), 7-5
Dallas Boone (Neosho) DEC Devon Eddis (Camden), 4-3
Joel Romero (Clackamas) MD Tristen Guaman (Harper), 11-2
David Hollingsworth (Iowa Lakes) DEC Zach Porter (Northeast Oklahoma), 6-2
165 pounds
Michial Foy (Harper) MD Jacob Backlund (Ridgewater), 14-2
Mason Mcdaniel (Clackamas) DEC Dylan Fischer (Rowan), 11-6
Travis Willers (Iowa Central) DEC Garrett Lange (Cowley), 8-2
Nick Lucas (Pratt) DEC Noah Tarr (Thaddeus Stevens), 10-4
174 pounds
Shane Siewert (Rochester) DEC Dillon Thomas (Northeastern), 4-2
Ashton Eyler (Iowa Central) DEC Tyler Blagg (Muskegon), 8-5
Gage Mcbride (Barton) TF Caleb Spears (Spartanburg Methodist), 16-0 3:35
Trajan Hurd (Clackamas) F Dominic Mancina (Henry Ford), 1:34
184 pounds
Marcus Placide (Iowa Lakes) DEC Jared Bird (Western Wyoming), 9-2
Trevor Senn (Clackamas) DEC Tim Barr (Iowa Western), 8-3
Charles Small (Northwest Kansas) DEC Hayden Wempen (Northeastern), 4-3
Brian Stanford (Iowa Central) DEC Corey Perkins (Muskegon), 5-3
197 pounds
Tyree Sutton (Iowa Central) TF Morgen Moreno (Rochester), 19-3 6:50
Zeke Silva (Northeast Oklahoma) DEC Rodsean Graham (Joliet), 5-3 SV
Joey Daniel (Clackamas) DEC Corey Schmidt (Itasca), 7-4
Connor Kirkland (Western Wyoming) TF Terron Robinson (Iowa Lakes), 16-1 5:03
285 pounds
Antonio Andrade (Northeast Oklahoma) F Andre Baguma (Northland), 1:19
Zach Santee (Niacc) F Elwin Trejo (Northwest Kansas), 4:58
Charles Griffin (Ellsworth) DEC Hunter Hart (Southwest Oregon), 9-5
Andre Bissainthe (Iowa Lakes) DEC Gunner Cash (Iowa Central), 4-0
Team Standings
1 Clackamas 112
2 Northeast Oklahoma 92
3 Iowa Central 85.5
4 Northwest Kansas 74.5
5 Ellsworth 56
6 North Idaho 54
7 Western Wyoming 49.5
8 Iowa Lakes 49
9 Northeastern 45
10 Iowa Western 42.5
11 Cloud County 40.5
12 Barton 36.5
13 Niacc 35
14 Harper 34
15 Rochester 33
16 Highline 23.5
17 Jamestown 22.5
18 Thaddeus Stevens 22
19 Niagara 21
20 Labette 19
Clackamas has 112 points after day one, 20 points ahead of the rest of the field.
Last year, Clackamas placed second in the team standings, but entered the tournament as the No. 1 ranked team. Their semifinals include Zeth Brower (125), Elijah Ozuna (141), Joel Romero (157), Mason Mcdaniel (165), Trajan Hurd (174), Trevor Senn (184) and Joey Daniel (197) .
The 2018 national champions from Northeastern Oklahoma A&M is in second place with 92 points, with five in the semifinals. NEO was ranked second coming into the tournament.
Iowa Central, which was third at last year’s nationals, holds the No. 3 spot after day one, led by six semifinalists with 85.5 points. Iowa Central had a No. 4 ranking prior to the tournament.
Pushing five into the semifinals, including three athletes who hail from Mongolia, is Northwest Kansas, which was the No. 3 ranked team in the final NAIA poll. Northwest Kansas has 74.5 points.
None of the 2018 NJCAA individual national champions return, but three 2018 runners-up are in the field and all have reached the semifinals: Munkhbat Bat-erdene of Northwest Kansas at 133 pounds, Ethan Karsten of Iowa Central at 157 pounds and Tyree Sutton of Iowa Central) at 197 pounds.
The semifinals will be held Saturday morning at 10:30 a.m., with the championship finals at 7:00 p.m. CT. All of the action is live on FloWrestling
NJCAA NATIONALS
At Council Bluffs, Iowa
Semifinal pairings
125 pounds
Mason Naifeh (Northeast Oklahoma) vs. Kevin Radcliff (Iowa Central)
Jordan Marshall (Northwest Kansas) vs. Zeth Brower (Clackamas)
133 pounds
Munkhbat Bat-erdene (Northwest Kansas) vs. Hector Candelaria (Ellsworth)
Boo Dryden (Northeast Oklahoma) vs. Quintel Fuchs (Northeastern)
141 pounds
Gad Huseman (Iowa Western) vs. Elijah Ozuna (Clackamas)
Bat-erdene Boldmaa (Northwest Kansas) vs. Zack Donathan (Ellsworth)
149 pounds
Enkhbold Sukhbaatar (Northwest Kansas) vs. Kendon Lee (Northeast Oklahoma)
Cardeionte Wilson (Ellsworth) vs. Austin Eldredge (Cloud County)
157 pounds
Ethan Karsten (Iowa Central) vs. Dallas Boone (Neosho)
Joel Romero (Clackamas) vs. David Hollingsworth (Iowa Lakes)
165 pounds
Michial Foy (Harper) vs. Mason Mcdaniel (Clackamas)
Travis Willers (Iowa Central) vs. Nick Lucas (Pratt)
174 pounds
Shane Siewert (Rochester) vs. Ashton Eyler (Iowa Central)
Gage Mcbride (Barton) vs. Trajan Hurd (Clackamas)
184 pounds
Marcus Placide (Iowa Lakes) vs. Trevor Senn (Clackamas)
Charles Small (Northwest Kansas) vs. Brian Stanford (Iowa Central)
197 pounds
Tyree Sutton (Iowa Central) vs. Zeke Silva (Northeast Oklahoma)
Joey Daniel (Clackamas) vs. Connor Kirkland (Western Wyoming)
285 pounds
Antonio Andrade (Northeast Oklahoma) vs. Zach Santee (Niacc)
Charles Griffin (Ellsworth) vs. Andre Bissainthe (Iowa Lakes)
Quarterfinal results
125 pounds
Mason Naifeh (Northeast Oklahoma) MD Hunter Lajiness (Henry Ford), 17-7
Kevin Radcliff (Iowa Central) DEC Brayan Balderrama (Pratt), 11-8
Jordan Marshall (Northwest Kansas) DEC Andice Martin (Harper), 2-1
Zeth Brower (Clackamas) F Greg Quinn (Niagara), 2:03
133 pounds
Munkhbat Bat-erdene (Northwest Kansas) MD Tanner Reetz (Itasca), 16-7
Hector Candelaria (Ellsworth) DEC Nathaniel White (Lackawanna), 3-1 SV
Boo Dryden (Northeast Oklahoma) MD Jacob Ruiz (Iowa Western), 12-1
Quintel Fuchs (Northeastern) MD Brock Luthens (Niacc), 11-0
141 pounds
Gad Huseman (Iowa Western) F Hunter Luke (Niacc), 4:43
Elijah Ozuna (Clackamas) MD Kyle Evans (Western Wyoming), 10-2
Bat-erdene Boldmaa (Northwest Kansas) MD Austin Laughlin (Ancilla), 14-3
Zack Donathan (Ellsworth) F Sam Eckhart (Northeastern), 0:57
149 pounds
Enkhbold Sukhbaatar (Northwest Kansas) DEC Martin Margolis iii (Clackamas), 7-2
Kendon Lee (Northeast Oklahoma) DEC Tyler Zeman (Rochester), 5-2
Cardeionte Wilson (Ellsworth) DEC Tracy Davis (Iowa Lakes), 5-3 SV
Austin Eldredge (Cloud County) TF Ulises Jacobo (Harper), 16-0 3:00
157 pounds
Ethan Karsten (Iowa Central) DEC Cooper Mccullough (North Idaho), 7-5
Dallas Boone (Neosho) DEC Devon Eddis (Camden), 4-3
Joel Romero (Clackamas) MD Tristen Guaman (Harper), 11-2
David Hollingsworth (Iowa Lakes) DEC Zach Porter (Northeast Oklahoma), 6-2
165 pounds
Michial Foy (Harper) MD Jacob Backlund (Ridgewater), 14-2
Mason Mcdaniel (Clackamas) DEC Dylan Fischer (Rowan), 11-6
Travis Willers (Iowa Central) DEC Garrett Lange (Cowley), 8-2
Nick Lucas (Pratt) DEC Noah Tarr (Thaddeus Stevens), 10-4
174 pounds
Shane Siewert (Rochester) DEC Dillon Thomas (Northeastern), 4-2
Ashton Eyler (Iowa Central) DEC Tyler Blagg (Muskegon), 8-5
Gage Mcbride (Barton) TF Caleb Spears (Spartanburg Methodist), 16-0 3:35
Trajan Hurd (Clackamas) F Dominic Mancina (Henry Ford), 1:34
184 pounds
Marcus Placide (Iowa Lakes) DEC Jared Bird (Western Wyoming), 9-2
Trevor Senn (Clackamas) DEC Tim Barr (Iowa Western), 8-3
Charles Small (Northwest Kansas) DEC Hayden Wempen (Northeastern), 4-3
Brian Stanford (Iowa Central) DEC Corey Perkins (Muskegon), 5-3
197 pounds
Tyree Sutton (Iowa Central) TF Morgen Moreno (Rochester), 19-3 6:50
Zeke Silva (Northeast Oklahoma) DEC Rodsean Graham (Joliet), 5-3 SV
Joey Daniel (Clackamas) DEC Corey Schmidt (Itasca), 7-4
Connor Kirkland (Western Wyoming) TF Terron Robinson (Iowa Lakes), 16-1 5:03
285 pounds
Antonio Andrade (Northeast Oklahoma) F Andre Baguma (Northland), 1:19
Zach Santee (Niacc) F Elwin Trejo (Northwest Kansas), 4:58
Charles Griffin (Ellsworth) DEC Hunter Hart (Southwest Oregon), 9-5
Andre Bissainthe (Iowa Lakes) DEC Gunner Cash (Iowa Central), 4-0
Team Standings
1 Clackamas 112
2 Northeast Oklahoma 92
3 Iowa Central 85.5
4 Northwest Kansas 74.5
5 Ellsworth 56
6 North Idaho 54
7 Western Wyoming 49.5
8 Iowa Lakes 49
9 Northeastern 45
10 Iowa Western 42.5
11 Cloud County 40.5
12 Barton 36.5
13 Niacc 35
14 Harper 34
15 Rochester 33
16 Highline 23.5
17 Jamestown 22.5
18 Thaddeus Stevens 22
19 Niagara 21
20 Labette 19
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