Grand View wins ninth straight NAIA title with two champions, as Menlo rallies to take second
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by Gary Abbott, USA Wrestling
Grand View champion team picture by Mark Lundy, LutteLens
PARK CITY, Kansas – Nine in a row!!!
Grand View (Iowa) continues to dominate NAIA wrestling, winning its ninth straight team title, led by a pair of individual champions, Renaldo Rodriguez-Spencer (157) and Evan Hansen (197), scoring 72.5 points more than the second-place team, Menlo (Calif.).
Hansen won his fourth career NAIA title, becoming the first Viking wrestler to reach this lofty place. Seeded No. 1, he pinned second-seed Isaac Bartel of Montana-State Northern in 6:37 in the finals. It was a rematch of last year’s finals, won by Hansen by decision.
Rodriguez-Spencer, also seeded No. 1, needed to go into sudden victory overtime to defeat No. 11 seed Casey Dobson of Providence (Mont), 7-5.
Nick Mitchell’s had 12 wrestlers qualify for the NAIA Nationals, and 10 were All-Americans, to secure 157 team points in the dominant effort. Finishing as runners-up were Justin Portillo (125) and Kendon Lee (141).
Menlo, which was in fourth after the first day of competition, finished with 84.5 points, passing Reinhart (Ga.) which finished third with 83 points and Cumberlands (Ky.) which was fourth with 78.5 points. The Oaks had an individual champion, as No. 4 seed Blaysen Terukina (Menlo (Calif.) beat No. 6 seed Austin Wallace-Lister of Warner Pacific (Ore.), 2-0 in the finals at 133.
Joining Hansen as repeat national champions were Lucas Lovvorn of Baker (174), Anthony Orozco of Menlo (184) and Brandon Reed of Lindsey Wilson (285).
Other individual champions were No. 10 seed Nick Kunz of Montana State – Northern at 125, No. 3 seed Baterdene Boldmaa of Doane (Neb.) at 141, No. 1 seed Tres Leon of Cumberlands (Ky.) at 149 and No. 2 seed Brennan Swafford of Graceland (Iowa) at 165.
NAIA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
At Park City, Kansas
125
1st - No. 10 Nick Kunz (Montana State - Northern) dec. No. 1 Justin Portillo (Grand View (Iowa)), 4-1
3rd – No. 2 Emmanuel Browne (Baker (Kan.)) won by decision over Jacob Mendoza (Menlo (Calif.)) (Dec 5-4)
5th - No. 4 Alexander Nunez (Life Pacific (Calif.)) won by fall over No. 6 Riley Siason (Menlo (Calif.)) (Fall 4:49)
7th – No. 3 Koby Milner (Reinhardt (Ga.)) won in tie breaker - 1 over No. 1 11 Jordan Martinez (Campbellsville (Ky.)) (TB-1 3-2)
133
1st - No. 4 Blaysen Terukina (Menlo (Calif.) dec. No. 6 Austin Wallace-Lister (Warner Pacific (Ore.)), 2-0
3rd - No. 5 Jacob Seto (Cumberlands (Ky.)) won in sudden victory - 1 over No. 12 Drake Foster (Oklahoma City) (SV-1 3-1)
5th – No. 10 Alberto Garcia (Concordia (Neb.)) won by forfeit over No. 8 Sean Deshazer (Life (Ga.)) (FF)
7th – No. 11 Conner Gimson (Indiana Tech) won by forfeit over Matt Gimson (Indiana Tech) (FF)
141
1st - No. 3 Baterdene Boldmaa (Doane (Neb.)) pin No. 1 Kendon Lee (Grand View (Iowa)), 6:46
3rd - No. 4 Brandon James (Marian (Ind.)) won by fall over No. 12 Trent Johnson (Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)) (Fall 1:54)
5th - No. 10 Trent Leon (Reinhardt (Ga.)) won by fall over Connor Holman (Oklahoma City) (Fall 4:19)
7th - No. 9 Jody Mcalister (Reinhardt (Ga.)) won by decision over John Fox (York (Neb.)) (Dec 6-2)
149
1st - No. 1 Tres Leon (Cumberlands (Ky.)) dec. No. 10 Denver Stonecheck (Life (Ga.)), 12-5
3rd - No. 5 Devin Everk (Menlo (Calif.)) won by decision over No. 3 Tanner Abbas (Grand View (Iowa)) (Dec 4-1)
5th - No. 9 Michael Diemer (Campbellsville (Ky.)) won in sudden victory - 1 over No. 4 Richard Pocock (Missouri Valley) (SV-1 4-2)
7th - Joe Eads (William Penn (Iowa)) won by fall over Baltazar Loza (Oklahoma City) (Fall 1:34)
157
1st - No. 1 Renaldo Rodriguez-Spencer (Grand View (Iowa)) dec. No. 11 Casey Dobson (Providence (Mont)), 7-5, SV-1
3rd – No. 7 Nolan Saxton (Reinhardt (Ga.)) won in sudden victory - 1 over No. 2 Derrick Smallwood (Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)) (SV-1 8-6)
5th - No. 6 Dylan Chatterton (Southeastern (Fla.)) won by decision over No. 4 Dalton Jensen (Grand View (Iowa)) (Dec 5-2)
7th - No. 12 Jon McGowan (Oklahoma City) won by decision over Beau Blackham (Embry-Riddle (Ariz.)) (Dec 6-0)
165
1st - No. 2 Brennan Swafford (Graceland (Iowa) dec. No. 1 Justin George (Reinhardt (Ga.)), 4-2
3rd - No 4 Kyle Caldwell (Grand View (Iowa)) won by decision over No. 5 Isaiah Luellen (Baker (Kan.)) (Dec 9-3)
5th - No. 12 Elias Vaoifi (Missouri Valley) won by medical forfeit over No. 3 Giovanni Bonilla (Grand View (Iowa)) (MFF)
7th - Taylor Owens (Embry-Riddle (Ariz.)) won by decision over No. 6 Andrew Null (Northwestern (Iowa)) (Dec 5-4)
174
1st - No. 1 Lucas Lovvorn (Baker (Kan.)) dec. No. 2 Chase Vincent (Oklahoma City), 6-1
3rd - No 5 Nathan Walton (Cumberland (Tenn.)) won by major decision over No. 4 Daniel Butler (Embry-Riddle (Ariz.)) (Maj 10-0)
5th - No. 10 Mahlic Sallah (Campbellsville (Ky.)) won by medical forfeit over No. 3 Michael Carew (Reinhardt (Ga.)) (MFF)
7th - No. 11 Coleman Bryant (Southeastern (Fla.)) won in sudden victory - 1 over No. 9 Armon Fayyazi (Vanguard (Calif.)) (SV-1 7-5)
184
1st - No. 1 Anthony Orozco (Menlo (Calif.)) maj. dec. No. 7 Riley Jaramillo (Saint Mary (Kan.)), 8-0
3rd - No. 3 Trevor Lawson (Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)) won by decision over No. 2 Antonio Stewart (Reinhardt (Ga.)) (Dec 2-1)
5th - No. 5 Kendrick Jones (Grand View (Iowa)) won by decision over No. 4 Colton Gonzalez (Marian (Ind.)) (Dec 8-4)
7th - No. 6 Jacob Smith (Baker (Kan.)) won by decision over No. 8 Eric Vermillion (Indiana Tech) (Dec 8-5)
197
1st - No. 1 Evan Hansen (Grand View (Iowa)) pin No. 2 Isaac Bartel (Montana State - Northern), 6:37
3rd - No. 9 Owen Braungardt (Missouri Baptist) won by fall over No. 5 Ramsey Bloy (Cumberlands (Ky.)) (Fall 1:52)
5th - No. 3 David Dow (Baker (Kan.)) won by decision over No. 7 Zach Linton (Campbellsville (Ky.)) (Dec 8-4)
7th - No. 6 John Hensley (Providence (Mont.)) won in sudden victory - 1 over No. 4 Eric Deluse (Cumberlands (Ky.)) (SV-1 8-6)
285
1st - No. 1 Brandon Reed (Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)) dec. No. 2 Tanner Farmer (Concordia (Neb.)), 5-3, SV
3rd - No. 9 Ashton Mutuwa (Campbellsville (Ky.)) won by decision over No. 3 Shawn Beeson (Graceland (Iowa)) (Dec 7-5)
5th - No. 5 Nick Fowler (Calumet St. Joseph (Ind.)) won by fall over No. 6 Justin Harbison (Providence (Mont.)) (Fall 1:15)
7th - Patrick Depiazza (Cumberland (Tenn.)) won by decision over No. 4 Matt Kent (Grand View (Iowa)) (Dec 9-3)
Team Standings
1 Grand View (Iowa), 157.0
2 Menlo (Calif.), 84.5
3 Reinhardt (Ga.), 83.0
4 Cumberlands (Ky.), 78.5
5 Lindsey Wilson (Ky.), 76.5
6 Baker (Kan.), 75.0
7 Campbellsville (Ky.), 68.0
8 Oklahoma City, 53.5
9 Southeastern (Fla.), 49.0
10 Life (Ga.), 43.5
11 Providence (Mont.), 43.0
12 Montana State - Northern, 40.0
13 Embry-Riddle (Ariz.), 38.5
14 Graceland (Iowa), 38.0
15 Concordia (Neb.), 37.5
16 Missouri Valley, 35.5
17 Marian (Ind.), 29.5
18 Cumberland (Tenn.), 26.5
19 Indiana Tech, 26.5
20 Doane (Neb.), 24.5
PARK CITY, Kansas – Nine in a row!!!
Grand View (Iowa) continues to dominate NAIA wrestling, winning its ninth straight team title, led by a pair of individual champions, Renaldo Rodriguez-Spencer (157) and Evan Hansen (197), scoring 72.5 points more than the second-place team, Menlo (Calif.).
Hansen won his fourth career NAIA title, becoming the first Viking wrestler to reach this lofty place. Seeded No. 1, he pinned second-seed Isaac Bartel of Montana-State Northern in 6:37 in the finals. It was a rematch of last year’s finals, won by Hansen by decision.
Rodriguez-Spencer, also seeded No. 1, needed to go into sudden victory overtime to defeat No. 11 seed Casey Dobson of Providence (Mont), 7-5.
Nick Mitchell’s had 12 wrestlers qualify for the NAIA Nationals, and 10 were All-Americans, to secure 157 team points in the dominant effort. Finishing as runners-up were Justin Portillo (125) and Kendon Lee (141).
Menlo, which was in fourth after the first day of competition, finished with 84.5 points, passing Reinhart (Ga.) which finished third with 83 points and Cumberlands (Ky.) which was fourth with 78.5 points. The Oaks had an individual champion, as No. 4 seed Blaysen Terukina (Menlo (Calif.) beat No. 6 seed Austin Wallace-Lister of Warner Pacific (Ore.), 2-0 in the finals at 133.
Joining Hansen as repeat national champions were Lucas Lovvorn of Baker (174), Anthony Orozco of Menlo (184) and Brandon Reed of Lindsey Wilson (285).
Other individual champions were No. 10 seed Nick Kunz of Montana State – Northern at 125, No. 3 seed Baterdene Boldmaa of Doane (Neb.) at 141, No. 1 seed Tres Leon of Cumberlands (Ky.) at 149 and No. 2 seed Brennan Swafford of Graceland (Iowa) at 165.
NAIA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
At Park City, Kansas
125
1st - No. 10 Nick Kunz (Montana State - Northern) dec. No. 1 Justin Portillo (Grand View (Iowa)), 4-1
3rd – No. 2 Emmanuel Browne (Baker (Kan.)) won by decision over Jacob Mendoza (Menlo (Calif.)) (Dec 5-4)
5th - No. 4 Alexander Nunez (Life Pacific (Calif.)) won by fall over No. 6 Riley Siason (Menlo (Calif.)) (Fall 4:49)
7th – No. 3 Koby Milner (Reinhardt (Ga.)) won in tie breaker - 1 over No. 1 11 Jordan Martinez (Campbellsville (Ky.)) (TB-1 3-2)
133
1st - No. 4 Blaysen Terukina (Menlo (Calif.) dec. No. 6 Austin Wallace-Lister (Warner Pacific (Ore.)), 2-0
3rd - No. 5 Jacob Seto (Cumberlands (Ky.)) won in sudden victory - 1 over No. 12 Drake Foster (Oklahoma City) (SV-1 3-1)
5th – No. 10 Alberto Garcia (Concordia (Neb.)) won by forfeit over No. 8 Sean Deshazer (Life (Ga.)) (FF)
7th – No. 11 Conner Gimson (Indiana Tech) won by forfeit over Matt Gimson (Indiana Tech) (FF)
141
1st - No. 3 Baterdene Boldmaa (Doane (Neb.)) pin No. 1 Kendon Lee (Grand View (Iowa)), 6:46
3rd - No. 4 Brandon James (Marian (Ind.)) won by fall over No. 12 Trent Johnson (Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)) (Fall 1:54)
5th - No. 10 Trent Leon (Reinhardt (Ga.)) won by fall over Connor Holman (Oklahoma City) (Fall 4:19)
7th - No. 9 Jody Mcalister (Reinhardt (Ga.)) won by decision over John Fox (York (Neb.)) (Dec 6-2)
149
1st - No. 1 Tres Leon (Cumberlands (Ky.)) dec. No. 10 Denver Stonecheck (Life (Ga.)), 12-5
3rd - No. 5 Devin Everk (Menlo (Calif.)) won by decision over No. 3 Tanner Abbas (Grand View (Iowa)) (Dec 4-1)
5th - No. 9 Michael Diemer (Campbellsville (Ky.)) won in sudden victory - 1 over No. 4 Richard Pocock (Missouri Valley) (SV-1 4-2)
7th - Joe Eads (William Penn (Iowa)) won by fall over Baltazar Loza (Oklahoma City) (Fall 1:34)
157
1st - No. 1 Renaldo Rodriguez-Spencer (Grand View (Iowa)) dec. No. 11 Casey Dobson (Providence (Mont)), 7-5, SV-1
3rd – No. 7 Nolan Saxton (Reinhardt (Ga.)) won in sudden victory - 1 over No. 2 Derrick Smallwood (Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)) (SV-1 8-6)
5th - No. 6 Dylan Chatterton (Southeastern (Fla.)) won by decision over No. 4 Dalton Jensen (Grand View (Iowa)) (Dec 5-2)
7th - No. 12 Jon McGowan (Oklahoma City) won by decision over Beau Blackham (Embry-Riddle (Ariz.)) (Dec 6-0)
165
1st - No. 2 Brennan Swafford (Graceland (Iowa) dec. No. 1 Justin George (Reinhardt (Ga.)), 4-2
3rd - No 4 Kyle Caldwell (Grand View (Iowa)) won by decision over No. 5 Isaiah Luellen (Baker (Kan.)) (Dec 9-3)
5th - No. 12 Elias Vaoifi (Missouri Valley) won by medical forfeit over No. 3 Giovanni Bonilla (Grand View (Iowa)) (MFF)
7th - Taylor Owens (Embry-Riddle (Ariz.)) won by decision over No. 6 Andrew Null (Northwestern (Iowa)) (Dec 5-4)
174
1st - No. 1 Lucas Lovvorn (Baker (Kan.)) dec. No. 2 Chase Vincent (Oklahoma City), 6-1
3rd - No 5 Nathan Walton (Cumberland (Tenn.)) won by major decision over No. 4 Daniel Butler (Embry-Riddle (Ariz.)) (Maj 10-0)
5th - No. 10 Mahlic Sallah (Campbellsville (Ky.)) won by medical forfeit over No. 3 Michael Carew (Reinhardt (Ga.)) (MFF)
7th - No. 11 Coleman Bryant (Southeastern (Fla.)) won in sudden victory - 1 over No. 9 Armon Fayyazi (Vanguard (Calif.)) (SV-1 7-5)
184
1st - No. 1 Anthony Orozco (Menlo (Calif.)) maj. dec. No. 7 Riley Jaramillo (Saint Mary (Kan.)), 8-0
3rd - No. 3 Trevor Lawson (Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)) won by decision over No. 2 Antonio Stewart (Reinhardt (Ga.)) (Dec 2-1)
5th - No. 5 Kendrick Jones (Grand View (Iowa)) won by decision over No. 4 Colton Gonzalez (Marian (Ind.)) (Dec 8-4)
7th - No. 6 Jacob Smith (Baker (Kan.)) won by decision over No. 8 Eric Vermillion (Indiana Tech) (Dec 8-5)
197
1st - No. 1 Evan Hansen (Grand View (Iowa)) pin No. 2 Isaac Bartel (Montana State - Northern), 6:37
3rd - No. 9 Owen Braungardt (Missouri Baptist) won by fall over No. 5 Ramsey Bloy (Cumberlands (Ky.)) (Fall 1:52)
5th - No. 3 David Dow (Baker (Kan.)) won by decision over No. 7 Zach Linton (Campbellsville (Ky.)) (Dec 8-4)
7th - No. 6 John Hensley (Providence (Mont.)) won in sudden victory - 1 over No. 4 Eric Deluse (Cumberlands (Ky.)) (SV-1 8-6)
285
1st - No. 1 Brandon Reed (Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)) dec. No. 2 Tanner Farmer (Concordia (Neb.)), 5-3, SV
3rd - No. 9 Ashton Mutuwa (Campbellsville (Ky.)) won by decision over No. 3 Shawn Beeson (Graceland (Iowa)) (Dec 7-5)
5th - No. 5 Nick Fowler (Calumet St. Joseph (Ind.)) won by fall over No. 6 Justin Harbison (Providence (Mont.)) (Fall 1:15)
7th - Patrick Depiazza (Cumberland (Tenn.)) won by decision over No. 4 Matt Kent (Grand View (Iowa)) (Dec 9-3)
Team Standings
1 Grand View (Iowa), 157.0
2 Menlo (Calif.), 84.5
3 Reinhardt (Ga.), 83.0
4 Cumberlands (Ky.), 78.5
5 Lindsey Wilson (Ky.), 76.5
6 Baker (Kan.), 75.0
7 Campbellsville (Ky.), 68.0
8 Oklahoma City, 53.5
9 Southeastern (Fla.), 49.0
10 Life (Ga.), 43.5
11 Providence (Mont.), 43.0
12 Montana State - Northern, 40.0
13 Embry-Riddle (Ariz.), 38.5
14 Graceland (Iowa), 38.0
15 Concordia (Neb.), 37.5
16 Missouri Valley, 35.5
17 Marian (Ind.), 29.5
18 Cumberland (Tenn.), 26.5
19 Indiana Tech, 26.5
20 Doane (Neb.), 24.5
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