Clackamas repeats as NJCAA National champion, led by individual champion Jason Shaner
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by Gary Abbott, USA Wrestling
2020 NJCAA National Team Champions Clackamas CC photo by Johnnie Johnson.
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa – Led by individual champion Josh Shaner (133), two runners-up and seven All-Americans, Clackamas repeated as the NJCAA Nationals champion on Saturday night.
Shaner defeated Ladamien Sturdivant of Iowa Western, 5-3 in the finals, giving coach Josh Rhoden his only individual champion of the night. Cougars Martin Margolis III (149) and Joel Romero (157) placed second. It was the second straight year that Romero was NJCAA runner-up.
Rhoden was named Coach of the Year for scholarship programs.
Clackamas scored 133.5 points, ahead of second place Northeast Oklahoma with 108.5 points and a third-place tie with Iowa Western and Rochester at 104 points.
Rochester was the non-scholarship division national champion with its strong finish. Rochester Coach Randy Rager was named Coach of the Year for non-scholarship teams.
Northeast Oklahoma had an individual champion in Blake Gonzalez (141). Iowa Western had a champion in Isaiah Crosby (165).
The Outstanding Wrestler was Harper’s Munkhtulga Zuunbayan, the 157 pound champion, who scored in sudden victory overtime to beat Clackamas’ Joel Romero, 4-2.
Pratt had a pair of individual champions, Michael Spangler (125) and Jake Beeson (149).
Other individual champions were Jordan Bushey of Niagara (174), Ottis Peeler of Cowley (184), Tucker Tomlinson (197) and Boone McDermott (285).
The Sportsmanship Award went to Rochester’s Richard Hammonds (197).
NJCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
At Council Bluffs, Iowa
125
1st –Michael Spangler (Pratt) MD Matthew Jordan (Iowa Lakes), 16-5
3rd - Joel Avila (Southwest Oregon) DEC Andres Lucero (North Idaho), 9-7
5th - Dennis Mcneal (Ellsworth) DEC Brandon Escobar (Nassau), 7-4
7th - Tommy Russell (Triton) DEC Donte Rivera-garcia (Henry Ford), 6-4
133
1st - Jason Shaner (Clackamas) DEC Ladamien Sturdivant (Iowa Western), 5-3
3rd - Mikey Mascarenas (Northeast Oklahoma) DEC Hector Candelaria (Ellsworth), 7-2
5th - Anthony Sobotker (Nassau) MD Parker Dobrocky (Rochester), 11-1
7th - Jack Karsetter (Labette) DEC David Kerr (Southwest Oregon), 10-3
141 –
1st - Blake Gonzalez (Northeast Oklahoma) DQM Auston Hall (Rochester), 9-1 4:54
3rd - Matt Hofenbredl (Southwest Oregon) DEC Scott Cook (Ellsworth), 6-2
5th - Marckis Branford (Clackamas) F Mason Gray (Niagara), 1:46
7th - Kedric Coonis (Western Wyoming) MD Bryan Jones (Muskegon), 8-0
149
1st – Jake Beeson (Pratt) MD Martin Margolis III (Clackamas), 13-1
3rd - Salvador Silva (North Idaho) DEC Frankie Gissendanner (Niagara), 9-6
5th - Cardionte Wilson (Ellsworth) DEC Deville Dentis (Iowa Lakes), 5-3
7th - Brayden Lowry (Northwest) DEC Joey Revelli (Western Wyoming), 3-1
157
1st – Munkhtulga Zuunbayan (Harper) DEC Joel Romero (Clackamas), 4-2 SV
3rd - Jonny Towbridge (Northeast Oklahoma) DEC Anthony Herrera (Western Wyoming), 6-3
5th - Liam Corbett (Cowley) DEC Chance Fry (Iowa Western), 16-10
7th - Gavin Leath (Nassau) DEC Dallas Boone (Neosho), 5-4
165
1st – Isaiah Crosby (Iowa Western) DEC Christian Minto (Niacc), 6-4
3rd - Ashton Eyler (Iowa Central) DEC Seth Brossard (Rochester), 11-5
5th - Dylan Fischer (Rowan) DEC Paul Illicete (Nassau), 12-6
7th - Chinges Tsermaa (Northwest Kansas Tech) M FOR Caleb Wise (Labette), 0-0 0:00
174
1st – Jordan Bushey (Niagara) DEC Daniel Torres (Jamestown), 3-2
3rd - Jayden Smith (Northeast Oklahoma) DEC Tyler Baer (Rowan), 12-6
5th - Dax Bennett (Clackamas) F Jeremiah Colon (Rochester), 4:35
7th - Andrew Nicholson (Western Wyoming) M FOR Austin Hinzman (Iowa Lakes), 0-0 0:00
184
1st – Ottis Peeler (Cowley) DEC Rozell Baker (Ellsworth), 3-2
3rd - Hayden Wempen (Northeastern) DEC Josh Mcfarland (Iowa Western), 9-4
5th - Jace Anderson (Western Wyoming) F Nick Mihajlovich (Harper), 6:37
7th - Gavin Christofferson (Rochester) DEC Hunter Gregerson (North Idaho), 7-4
197
1st – Tucker Tomlinson (Western Wyoming) DEC Majid Muratov (Northwest), 3-1 SV
3rd - Richard Hammonds (Rochester) MD Holt Truax (Niacc), 10-2
5th - Tarik Sutkovic (Clackamas) M FOR Dillyn Miller (Iowa Western), 0:00
7th - Demarco Lee (Harper) DEC Ja'quez Bostic (Iowa Central), 9-3
285
1st – Boone Mcdermott (Iowa Central) DEC Darrell Mason (Ellsworth), 4-0
3rd - Dan Baker (Northeast Oklahoma) F Landon Brown (Western Wyoming), 1:29
5th - Tommy Mommer (Clackamas) F Andre Baguma (Northland), 3:52
7th - Cohle Feliciano (North Idaho) F Garrett Clark (Ancilla), 0:56
Team standings
1 Clackamas, 133.5
2 Northeast Oklahoma, 108.5
3 Iowa Western, 104
3 Rochester, 104
5 Ellsworth, 101
6 Western Wyoming, 100
7 Nassau, 70
8 Iowa Central, 69
9 North Idaho, 68
10 Niagara, 62
11 Harper, 60
12 NIACC, 55.5
13 Iowa Lakes, 53
13 Pratt, 53
15 Cowley, 52
16 Southwest Oregon, 48.5
17 Rowan, 46
18 Northeastern, 40.5 -
19 Northwest, 38.5
20 Labette, 27.5
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa – Led by individual champion Josh Shaner (133), two runners-up and seven All-Americans, Clackamas repeated as the NJCAA Nationals champion on Saturday night.
Shaner defeated Ladamien Sturdivant of Iowa Western, 5-3 in the finals, giving coach Josh Rhoden his only individual champion of the night. Cougars Martin Margolis III (149) and Joel Romero (157) placed second. It was the second straight year that Romero was NJCAA runner-up.
Rhoden was named Coach of the Year for scholarship programs.
Clackamas scored 133.5 points, ahead of second place Northeast Oklahoma with 108.5 points and a third-place tie with Iowa Western and Rochester at 104 points.
Rochester was the non-scholarship division national champion with its strong finish. Rochester Coach Randy Rager was named Coach of the Year for non-scholarship teams.
Northeast Oklahoma had an individual champion in Blake Gonzalez (141). Iowa Western had a champion in Isaiah Crosby (165).
The Outstanding Wrestler was Harper’s Munkhtulga Zuunbayan, the 157 pound champion, who scored in sudden victory overtime to beat Clackamas’ Joel Romero, 4-2.
Pratt had a pair of individual champions, Michael Spangler (125) and Jake Beeson (149).
Other individual champions were Jordan Bushey of Niagara (174), Ottis Peeler of Cowley (184), Tucker Tomlinson (197) and Boone McDermott (285).
The Sportsmanship Award went to Rochester’s Richard Hammonds (197).
NJCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
At Council Bluffs, Iowa
125
1st –Michael Spangler (Pratt) MD Matthew Jordan (Iowa Lakes), 16-5
3rd - Joel Avila (Southwest Oregon) DEC Andres Lucero (North Idaho), 9-7
5th - Dennis Mcneal (Ellsworth) DEC Brandon Escobar (Nassau), 7-4
7th - Tommy Russell (Triton) DEC Donte Rivera-garcia (Henry Ford), 6-4
133
1st - Jason Shaner (Clackamas) DEC Ladamien Sturdivant (Iowa Western), 5-3
3rd - Mikey Mascarenas (Northeast Oklahoma) DEC Hector Candelaria (Ellsworth), 7-2
5th - Anthony Sobotker (Nassau) MD Parker Dobrocky (Rochester), 11-1
7th - Jack Karsetter (Labette) DEC David Kerr (Southwest Oregon), 10-3
141 –
1st - Blake Gonzalez (Northeast Oklahoma) DQM Auston Hall (Rochester), 9-1 4:54
3rd - Matt Hofenbredl (Southwest Oregon) DEC Scott Cook (Ellsworth), 6-2
5th - Marckis Branford (Clackamas) F Mason Gray (Niagara), 1:46
7th - Kedric Coonis (Western Wyoming) MD Bryan Jones (Muskegon), 8-0
149
1st – Jake Beeson (Pratt) MD Martin Margolis III (Clackamas), 13-1
3rd - Salvador Silva (North Idaho) DEC Frankie Gissendanner (Niagara), 9-6
5th - Cardionte Wilson (Ellsworth) DEC Deville Dentis (Iowa Lakes), 5-3
7th - Brayden Lowry (Northwest) DEC Joey Revelli (Western Wyoming), 3-1
157
1st – Munkhtulga Zuunbayan (Harper) DEC Joel Romero (Clackamas), 4-2 SV
3rd - Jonny Towbridge (Northeast Oklahoma) DEC Anthony Herrera (Western Wyoming), 6-3
5th - Liam Corbett (Cowley) DEC Chance Fry (Iowa Western), 16-10
7th - Gavin Leath (Nassau) DEC Dallas Boone (Neosho), 5-4
165
1st – Isaiah Crosby (Iowa Western) DEC Christian Minto (Niacc), 6-4
3rd - Ashton Eyler (Iowa Central) DEC Seth Brossard (Rochester), 11-5
5th - Dylan Fischer (Rowan) DEC Paul Illicete (Nassau), 12-6
7th - Chinges Tsermaa (Northwest Kansas Tech) M FOR Caleb Wise (Labette), 0-0 0:00
174
1st – Jordan Bushey (Niagara) DEC Daniel Torres (Jamestown), 3-2
3rd - Jayden Smith (Northeast Oklahoma) DEC Tyler Baer (Rowan), 12-6
5th - Dax Bennett (Clackamas) F Jeremiah Colon (Rochester), 4:35
7th - Andrew Nicholson (Western Wyoming) M FOR Austin Hinzman (Iowa Lakes), 0-0 0:00
184
1st – Ottis Peeler (Cowley) DEC Rozell Baker (Ellsworth), 3-2
3rd - Hayden Wempen (Northeastern) DEC Josh Mcfarland (Iowa Western), 9-4
5th - Jace Anderson (Western Wyoming) F Nick Mihajlovich (Harper), 6:37
7th - Gavin Christofferson (Rochester) DEC Hunter Gregerson (North Idaho), 7-4
197
1st – Tucker Tomlinson (Western Wyoming) DEC Majid Muratov (Northwest), 3-1 SV
3rd - Richard Hammonds (Rochester) MD Holt Truax (Niacc), 10-2
5th - Tarik Sutkovic (Clackamas) M FOR Dillyn Miller (Iowa Western), 0:00
7th - Demarco Lee (Harper) DEC Ja'quez Bostic (Iowa Central), 9-3
285
1st – Boone Mcdermott (Iowa Central) DEC Darrell Mason (Ellsworth), 4-0
3rd - Dan Baker (Northeast Oklahoma) F Landon Brown (Western Wyoming), 1:29
5th - Tommy Mommer (Clackamas) F Andre Baguma (Northland), 3:52
7th - Cohle Feliciano (North Idaho) F Garrett Clark (Ancilla), 0:56
Team standings
1 Clackamas, 133.5
2 Northeast Oklahoma, 108.5
3 Iowa Western, 104
3 Rochester, 104
5 Ellsworth, 101
6 Western Wyoming, 100
7 Nassau, 70
8 Iowa Central, 69
9 North Idaho, 68
10 Niagara, 62
11 Harper, 60
12 NIACC, 55.5
13 Iowa Lakes, 53
13 Pratt, 53
15 Cowley, 52
16 Southwest Oregon, 48.5
17 Rowan, 46
18 Northeastern, 40.5 -
19 Northwest, 38.5
20 Labette, 27.5
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