Grand View wins fifth-straight, 14th overall NAIA Championship with four individual champions

Mar 8, 2026, 12:59 AM EST

by Richard Immel, USA Wrestling

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PARK CITY, Kansas – The Grand View train kept rolling on Saturday night. The Vikings won their fifth straight team title at the 2026 NAIA Men’s Wrestling Championships, and 14^th overall national title dating back to 2012.

Individual champions for Grand View were Gabe Gonzales at 133 pounds, Elijah Larsen at 149 pounds, Kris Ketchum at 174 pounds and Garavous Kouekabakilaho at 197 pounds. Larsen and Kouekabakilaho were the only repeat champions at the event.

Grand View collected 192.5 team points on its way to the top spot. Rounding out the top five teams were Life (166), Oklahoma City (99.5), Embry-Riddle (85.5) and Doan (80.5).

Placement match results and top 10 team standings are available below. Brackets and archived matches of the event are available at FloWrestling.com.

More information about the 2026 NAIA Men's Wrestling Championships is available at naia.org.

2026 NAIA Men’s Wrestling Championships

At Park City, Kansas, March 7

Team Standings

1. Grand View, 192.5

2. Life, 166

3. Oklahoma City, 99.5

4. Embry-Riddle, 85.5

5. Doane, 80.5

6. Southeastern, 79.5

7. Southern Oregon, 78

8. Indiana Tech, 64.4

9. Campbellsville, 51.5

10. Marian, 47

125 pounds

1^st – Ray Ray Harris (Doane) dec. Isaac Hampton (Southern Oregon), 5-4

3^rd – Elijah Cater (Grand View) dec. Braydon Pacheco (Friends), 7-6

5^th – Jesse Lewis (Wayland Baptist) dec. Anthony Hughes (Marian), 4-3

7^th – Haden Hernandez (Missouri Valley) maj. dec. Braden Ledford (Friends), 8-0

133 pounds

1^st – Gabe Gonzales (Grand View) fall Aaron Lucio (Southeastern), 3:39

3^rd – Luke Rioux (Indiana Tech) maj. dec. Nick Alayan (Rochester Christian), 11-3

5^th – Vincent Citrano (Oklahoma City) dec. Izaeah Beavers (Campbellsville), 11-4

7^th – Matthew Terrence (Doane) dec. Tuvshinjargal Zuunbayan (Missouri Valley), 1-0

141 pounds

1^st – Yoshiya Funakoshi (Embry-Riddle) dec. Logan Wagner (Marian), 3-1

3^rd – Mauro Michel (Life) dec. Caden McCrary (Reinhardt), 5-2

5^th – Tyler Rhue (Southern Oregon) dec. Arojae Hart (Central Methodist), 5-4

7^th – Sammy Shires (Cumberland) dec. Horacio Godinez (Evergreen), 6-1

149 pounds

1^st – Elijah Larsen (Grand View) dec. Victor Guzman (Cumberland), 7-4

3^rd – Kaden Fetterolf (Oklahoma City) maj. dec. Mario De La Torre (Southeastern), 12-0

5^th – Nik Yancey (Campbellsville) med. for. Carlos Stanton (Arizona Christian)

7^th – Elvis Solis (Life) dec. Cole Karasinski (Cornerstone), 11-6

157 pounds

1^st – Douglas Terry (Life) dec. John Wiley (Oklahoma City), 5-0

3^rd – Fabian Padilla (Life) dec. Easton Larson (Grand View), 6-2

5^th – Hunter Hobbs (Providence) maj. dec. Bryce Boumans (Grand View), 17-5

7^th – Cayleb Atkins (Friends) dec. Avant Stepherson (Southern Oregon), 3-2

165 pounds

1^st – Jonathan Kervin (Indiana Tech) dec. Cam Robinson (Grand View), 4-2

3^rd – Anthony Federico (Southeastern) dec. Alexander Couto (Life), 2-1, TB1

5^th – Rocky Raby (Life) dec. Jovon Mitchell (Southeastern), 8-5

7^th – Jasitin Kubwimana (Campbellsville) dec. Zander Ernst (Morningside), 12-10

174 pounds

1^st – Kris Ketchum (Grand View) maj. dec. Tate Picklo (Oklahoma City), 8-0

3^rd – Daniil Gorshkov (Embry-Riddle) dec. Roman Garcia (Central Methodist), 4-1

5^th – Reese Jones (Life) med. for. Konlin Weaver (Life)

7^th – Shadrick Slone (Campbellsville) dec. Jagger Tyler (Dakota Wesleyan), 10-3

184 pounds

1^st – Navarro Nanpuya (Georgetown) maj. dec. Tyson Beauperthuy (Doane), 11-2

3^rd – Kendall Norfleet (Life) dec. Tre Morrisette (Life), 4-2

5^th – Ashton Habeil (Lindsey Wilson) dec. Isaiah Twait (Corban), 10-3

7^th – Austen Wetzel (William Woods) dec. Adrian Chavez-Morales (Southern Oregon), 8-2

197 pounds

1^st – Garavous Kouekabakilaho (Grand View) dec. Asher Ruchti (Southern Oregon), 4-1 SV

3^rd – Omari Smith (Oklahoma City) inj. def. Gio Jackson (Life), 2:20

5^th – Trenton Blomquist (Embry-Riddle) dec. Jaren Jackson (Doane), 2-0

7^th – Nathan Critchfield (Indiana Tech) inj. def. Ghee Rachal (St. Thomas), 3:16

285 pounds

1^st – Kenneth Copley (Embry-Riddle) fall Koen Mattern (Hastings), 2:55

3^rd – Antonio Garcia (Corban) maj. dec. Zeph Sivels (Midland), 11-3

5^th – Shane Cook (Grand View) med. for. Jordan Sommers (Keiser)

7^th – Nico Rodriguez (Eastern Oregon) fall Ethan DeRoche (Providence), 5:48