Takedown Report

Amateur Wrestling Reports

Grand View wins eighth straight NAIA team title, led by champions Hansen and Wenger

By Gary Abbott, USA Wrestling | March 02, 2019,

Grand View team photo by Mark Lundy, Lutte Lens.

DES MOINES, Iowa – Led by individual champions Evan Hansen (197) and Josh Wenger (149) and 11 All-Americans, Grand View dominated the NAIA National Championships to win its eighth straight team title. Hansen repeated as the 197-pound champion, stopping Isaac Bartel of MSU-Northern in the finals, 6-4. Wenger, the No. 5 seed, pinned his teammate Devin Reynolds, the No. 2 seed, in 4:15 to win an all-Grand View finals bout.
Grand View finished with 219 points, an amazing 134 points ahead of runner-up Lindsey Wilson with 85 points. Rounding out the top five teams was third place Life with 82.5 points, fourth-place Indiana Tech with 81 points and fifth place Reinhardt with 71 points.

Runner-up Lindsey Wilson had a pair of champions Brett Bradford (165) and Brandon Reed (285). Also with two champions was Indiana Tech, which took the two lightest weights with titles by Sawyer Miller (125) and Erique Early (133). Defending his 157 pound title was top seed Nosomy Pozo of Life, who beat No. 2 Brandon Weber of MSU-Northern, 6-5. Another returning champion who repeated was Lucas Lovvorn of Baker, who needed to go to sudden victory overtime to beat Lucius Van Rensburg of Life, 8-6. Rest of the story, results and details at https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Features/2019/March/02/Grand-View-wins-NAIA-Nationals?mc_cid=962ff02e82&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

March 4, 2019 Posted by | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Clackamas CC wins NJCAA Nationals, led by champions Ozuna and Hurd

By Gary Abbott, USA Wrestling | March 02, 2019,

NAIA champion Clackamas CC team photo courtesy of John Johnson. COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa – Clackamas CC, led by a pair of individual champions, won the team title at the 2019 National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Nationals on Saturday. The Cougars individual champions were Elijah Ozuna (141) and Trajan Hurd (174). Ozuna scored a 3-1 sudden victory decision over Zack Donathan of Ellsworth. Hurd had an 11-3 major decision in the finals over Ashton Eyler of Iowa Central.

Clackamas scored 176.5 points, 24.5 points ahead of runner-up Northeast Oklahoma A&M which had 152 points. Rounding out the top five were third-place Iowa Central, fourth-place Northwest Kansas and fifth-place Ellsworth. Runner-up NEO had a pair of individual champions, Boo Dryden (133) and Antonio Andrade (285). Third-place Iowa Central also crowned a pair of champions, Ethan Karsten (157) and Tyree Sutton (197). Both Karsten and Sutton were runners-up in 2018, and were able to cash in during this year’s finals. Fourth-place Northwest Kansas had two champions of their own, Jordan Marshall (125) and Charles Small (184). Rest of the story, results and placers at https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Features/2019/March/02/Clackamas-wins-NJCAA-Nationals?mc_cid=962ff02e82&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

March 4, 2019 Posted by | Uncategorized | Leave a comment