Grand View punches four into NAIA finals for huge lead; 197-pounder Hansen to seek fourth national title
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by Gary Abbott, USA Wrestling
Evan Hansen (Grand View) arm raise image by Mark Lundy, LutteLens
PARK CITY, Kansas – By pushing four into the gold-medal finals, Grand View (Iowa) has a firm lock on a ninth-straight NAIA national team title, sitting at 139 points after the semifinals, 69 points ahead of second place Reinhardt (Ga.) at 70 points.
Advancing to the finals for Grand View were four No. 1 seeds: Justin Portillo (125), Kendon Lee (141), Renaldo Rodriguez-Spencer (157) and Evan Hansen (197).
Hansen seeks his fourth NAIA National title, and will have a championship rematch against No. 2 seed Isaac Bartel of MSU-Northern, won the other semifinal. Hansen beat Bartel 6-4 in last year’s finals.
There have been seven four-time NAIA champions, but Hansen aims to be the first four-timer for Grand View.
All nine of the No. 1 seeds in the semifinals won their matches.
Seeking to repeat as national champions are Lucas Lovvorn of Baker (174), Anthony Orozco of Menlo (184) and Brandon Reed of Lindsey Wilson (285).
Rounding out the top five after the semifinals were Cumberlands (Ky.) at 64.5 points, Menlo (Calif.) at 64.5 points and Baker (Kan.) at 60 points.
Check out all the results on Trackwrestling.
NAIA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
At Park City, Kansas
Finals pairings
125 - No. 1 Justin Portillo (Grand View (Iowa)) vs. No. 10 Nick Kunz (Montana State - Northern)
133 - No. 4 Blaysen Terukina (Menlo (Calif.) vs. No. 6 Austin Wallace-Lister (Warner Pacific (Ore.))
141 - No. 1 Kendon Lee (Grand View (Iowa)) vs. No. 3 Baterdene Boldmaa (Doane (Neb.))
149 - No. 1 Tres Leon (Cumberlands (Ky.)) vs. No. 10 Denver Stonecheck (Life (Ga.))
157 - No. 1 Renaldo Rodriguez-Spencer (Grand View (Iowa)) vs. No. 11 Casey Dobson (Providence (Mont))
165 - No. 1 Justin George (Reinhardt (Ga.)) vs. No. 2 Brennan Swafford (Graceland (Iowa)
174 - No. 1 Lucas Lovvorn (Baker (Kan.)) vs. No. 2 Chase Vincent (Oklahoma City)
184 - No. 1 Anthony Orozco (Menlo (Calif.)) vs. No. 7 Riley Jaramillo (Saint Mary (Kan.))
197 - No. 1 Evan Hansen (Grand View (Iowa)) vs. No. 2 Isaac Bartel (Montana State - Northern)
285 - No. 1 Brandon Reed (Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)) vs. No. 2 Tanner Farmer (Concordia (Neb.))
Semifinal results
125
No. 1 Justin Portillo (Grand View (Iowa)) dec. No. 4 Alexander Nunez (Life Pacific (Calif.)), 4-3
No. 10 Nick Kunz (Montana State - Northern) dec. No. 6 Riley Siason (Menlo (Calif.)), 11-4
133
No. 4 Blaysen Terukina (Menlo (Calif.) dec. No. 8 Sean Deshazer (Life (Ga.)), 6-4, SV
No. 6 Austin Wallace-Lister (Warner Pacific (Ore.)) dec. No. 10 Alberto Garcia (Concordia (Neb.)), 9-5
141
No. 1 Kendon Lee (Grand View (Iowa)) dec. No. 4 Brandon James (Marian (Ind.)), 7-6
No. 3 Baterdene Boldmaa (Doane (Neb.)) dec. No. 10 Trent Leon (Reinhardt (Ga.)), 13-6
149
No. 1 Tres Leon (Cumberlands (Ky.)) pin No. 5 Devin Everk (Menlo (Calif.)), 1:37
No. 10 Denver Stonecheck (Life (Ga.)) dec. No. 3 Tanner Abbas (Grand View (Iowa)), 7-6
157
No. 1 Renaldo Rodriguez-Spencer (Grand View (Iowa)) dec. No. 4 Dalton Jensen (Grand View (Iowa)) , 8-3
No. 11 Casey Dobson (Providence (Mont.)) dec. No. 7 Nolan Saxton (Reinhardt (Ga.)) , 4-2, SV
165
No. 1 Justin George (Reinhardt (Ga.)) dec. No. 4 Kyle Caldwell (Grand View (Iowa)), 3-2, TB-1
No. 2 Brennan Swafford (Graceland (Iowa)) dec. No. 3 Giovanni Bonilla (Grand View (Iowa)), 10-7
174
No. 1 Lucas Lovvorn (Baker (Kan.)) dec. No. 5 Nathan Walton (Cumberland (Tenn.)),
No. 2 Chase Vincent (Oklahoma City) dec. 3 Michael Carew (Reinhardt (Ga.)), 9-2
184
No. 1 Anthony Orozco (Menlo (Calif.)) dec. No. 5 Kendrick Jones (Grand View (Iowa)), 4-3
No. 7 Riley Jaramillo (Saint Mary (Kan.)) pin No. 3 Trevor Lawson (Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)), 0:35
197
No. 1 Evan Hansen (Grand View (Iowa)) dec. No. 5 Ramsey Bloy (Cumberlands (Ky.)), 3-2
No. 2 Isaac Bartel (Montana State - Northern) dec. No. 3 David Dow (Baker (Kan.)), 6-4
285
No. 1 Brandon Reed (Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)) dec. No. 5 Nick Fowler (Calumet St. Joseph (Ind.)), 3-2
No. 2 Tanner Farmer (Concordia (Neb.)) tech. fall No. 6 Justin Harbison (Providence (Mont.)), 0:46
Standings after semifinals
1 Grand View (Iowa) 139.0
2 Reinhardt (Ga.) 70.0
3 Cumberlands (Ky.) 64.5
4 Menlo (Calif.) 64.5
5 Baker (Kan.) 60.0
6 Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) 60.0
7 Campbellsville (Ky.) 54.0
8 Oklahoma City 49.0
9 Southeastern (Fla.) 47.0
10 Life (Ga.) 43.5
PARK CITY, Kansas – By pushing four into the gold-medal finals, Grand View (Iowa) has a firm lock on a ninth-straight NAIA national team title, sitting at 139 points after the semifinals, 69 points ahead of second place Reinhardt (Ga.) at 70 points.
Advancing to the finals for Grand View were four No. 1 seeds: Justin Portillo (125), Kendon Lee (141), Renaldo Rodriguez-Spencer (157) and Evan Hansen (197).
Hansen seeks his fourth NAIA National title, and will have a championship rematch against No. 2 seed Isaac Bartel of MSU-Northern, won the other semifinal. Hansen beat Bartel 6-4 in last year’s finals.
There have been seven four-time NAIA champions, but Hansen aims to be the first four-timer for Grand View.
All nine of the No. 1 seeds in the semifinals won their matches.
Seeking to repeat as national champions are Lucas Lovvorn of Baker (174), Anthony Orozco of Menlo (184) and Brandon Reed of Lindsey Wilson (285).
Rounding out the top five after the semifinals were Cumberlands (Ky.) at 64.5 points, Menlo (Calif.) at 64.5 points and Baker (Kan.) at 60 points.
Check out all the results on Trackwrestling.
NAIA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
At Park City, Kansas
Finals pairings
125 - No. 1 Justin Portillo (Grand View (Iowa)) vs. No. 10 Nick Kunz (Montana State - Northern)
133 - No. 4 Blaysen Terukina (Menlo (Calif.) vs. No. 6 Austin Wallace-Lister (Warner Pacific (Ore.))
141 - No. 1 Kendon Lee (Grand View (Iowa)) vs. No. 3 Baterdene Boldmaa (Doane (Neb.))
149 - No. 1 Tres Leon (Cumberlands (Ky.)) vs. No. 10 Denver Stonecheck (Life (Ga.))
157 - No. 1 Renaldo Rodriguez-Spencer (Grand View (Iowa)) vs. No. 11 Casey Dobson (Providence (Mont))
165 - No. 1 Justin George (Reinhardt (Ga.)) vs. No. 2 Brennan Swafford (Graceland (Iowa)
174 - No. 1 Lucas Lovvorn (Baker (Kan.)) vs. No. 2 Chase Vincent (Oklahoma City)
184 - No. 1 Anthony Orozco (Menlo (Calif.)) vs. No. 7 Riley Jaramillo (Saint Mary (Kan.))
197 - No. 1 Evan Hansen (Grand View (Iowa)) vs. No. 2 Isaac Bartel (Montana State - Northern)
285 - No. 1 Brandon Reed (Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)) vs. No. 2 Tanner Farmer (Concordia (Neb.))
Semifinal results
125
No. 1 Justin Portillo (Grand View (Iowa)) dec. No. 4 Alexander Nunez (Life Pacific (Calif.)), 4-3
No. 10 Nick Kunz (Montana State - Northern) dec. No. 6 Riley Siason (Menlo (Calif.)), 11-4
133
No. 4 Blaysen Terukina (Menlo (Calif.) dec. No. 8 Sean Deshazer (Life (Ga.)), 6-4, SV
No. 6 Austin Wallace-Lister (Warner Pacific (Ore.)) dec. No. 10 Alberto Garcia (Concordia (Neb.)), 9-5
141
No. 1 Kendon Lee (Grand View (Iowa)) dec. No. 4 Brandon James (Marian (Ind.)), 7-6
No. 3 Baterdene Boldmaa (Doane (Neb.)) dec. No. 10 Trent Leon (Reinhardt (Ga.)), 13-6
149
No. 1 Tres Leon (Cumberlands (Ky.)) pin No. 5 Devin Everk (Menlo (Calif.)), 1:37
No. 10 Denver Stonecheck (Life (Ga.)) dec. No. 3 Tanner Abbas (Grand View (Iowa)), 7-6
157
No. 1 Renaldo Rodriguez-Spencer (Grand View (Iowa)) dec. No. 4 Dalton Jensen (Grand View (Iowa)) , 8-3
No. 11 Casey Dobson (Providence (Mont.)) dec. No. 7 Nolan Saxton (Reinhardt (Ga.)) , 4-2, SV
165
No. 1 Justin George (Reinhardt (Ga.)) dec. No. 4 Kyle Caldwell (Grand View (Iowa)), 3-2, TB-1
No. 2 Brennan Swafford (Graceland (Iowa)) dec. No. 3 Giovanni Bonilla (Grand View (Iowa)), 10-7
174
No. 1 Lucas Lovvorn (Baker (Kan.)) dec. No. 5 Nathan Walton (Cumberland (Tenn.)),
No. 2 Chase Vincent (Oklahoma City) dec. 3 Michael Carew (Reinhardt (Ga.)), 9-2
184
No. 1 Anthony Orozco (Menlo (Calif.)) dec. No. 5 Kendrick Jones (Grand View (Iowa)), 4-3
No. 7 Riley Jaramillo (Saint Mary (Kan.)) pin No. 3 Trevor Lawson (Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)), 0:35
197
No. 1 Evan Hansen (Grand View (Iowa)) dec. No. 5 Ramsey Bloy (Cumberlands (Ky.)), 3-2
No. 2 Isaac Bartel (Montana State - Northern) dec. No. 3 David Dow (Baker (Kan.)), 6-4
285
No. 1 Brandon Reed (Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)) dec. No. 5 Nick Fowler (Calumet St. Joseph (Ind.)), 3-2
No. 2 Tanner Farmer (Concordia (Neb.)) tech. fall No. 6 Justin Harbison (Providence (Mont.)), 0:46
Standings after semifinals
1 Grand View (Iowa) 139.0
2 Reinhardt (Ga.) 70.0
3 Cumberlands (Ky.) 64.5
4 Menlo (Calif.) 64.5
5 Baker (Kan.) 60.0
6 Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) 60.0
7 Campbellsville (Ky.) 54.0
8 Oklahoma City 49.0
9 Southeastern (Fla.) 47.0
10 Life (Ga.) 43.5
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