MASON CITY, Iowa - Kirk Sallis (So., Waterloo, IA) was NIACC's lone winner, but 10 other Trojans recorded top-six place finishes in the season opening Kaye Young Open on Saturday.
Sallis beat Iowa State's RJ Hallman in a 9-7 decision to take the 133 title. Sallis slipped past Ellsworth's Anthony Pagan and pinned ISU grappler Cole Anderson in the semis en route to the championship.
The Trojans next best finishes were thirds from Jameel Bryant (So., St. Petersburg, FL) at 174 and Basil Minto (Fr., Cape Coral, FL) at 184. Both Bryant and Minto lost in the semifinals, but had little difficulty in their third place matches. Bryant won in a 17-7 major decision over Ellsworth's Dylan Ash, while Minto pinned Grand View's Wil Worthy in 1:28.
NIACC placed two wrestlers in the top-six in three divisions. Andres Torres (Fr., Windsor, CA) placed fourth and Ivan Sanchez-Ruiz (Fr.., Gilbert AZ)placed sixth in the 125 division. Wismit Moinius (So., Naples, FL) was fifth and Juan Munoz (Fr., Phoenix, AZ) sixth at 141, and Michael Guerrero (Fr., Eloy, AZ) and Mike Hale (Fr., Garner, IA) finished fourth and fifth respectively in the 197 division.
Gibson Metellus (So., Miami, FL) at 149 and Nick Johnson (Fr., River Falls, WI) at 285 both placed fifth.
NIACC will travel to travel to Luther College for the Luther Open next week on November 12.
Results
No team scores kept
Participating schools: NIACC, Ellsworth CC (ECC), Grand View (GVU), William Penn University (WPU), Iowa State (ISU), Iowa State Club (ISUClub), Lincoln College (IL) (LC), Waldorf College (WC)
Top-6 finishers (with placing match results)
125
1. 1. Prentice Thomas (LC) D 8-5
2. 2. Chase Flack (ISU)
3. 3. Andrew Clark (ECC) M 14-5
4. 4. Andres Torres (NIACC)
5. 5. Adam Habeil (ECC) F 0:53
6. 6. Ivan Sanchez-Ruiz (NIACC)
133
1. 1. Kirk Sallis (NIACC) D 9-7
2. 2. RJ Hallman (ISU)
3. 3. Connor Clarke (ISU) D 7-3
4. 4. Cole Anderson (ISU)
5. 5. Andrew Sulawske (ECC) TF 26-10; 6:16
6. 6. Scott Moody (ISU)
141
1. 1. Mike Togher (LC) D 5-2
2. 2. Matt White (ISU)
3. 3. Ethan Raley (LC) D 3-2
4. 4. Jake Gregerson (LC)
5. 5. Wismit Moinius (NIACC) M 12-3
6. 6. Juan Munoz (NIACC)
157
1. 1. Mike Moreno (ECC) D 8-2
2. 2. Brandon Smith (WPU)
3. 3. Mark Marianovich (LC) 16-6
4. 4. Tyler Lashbrook (ECC)
5. 5. Gibson Metellus (NIACC) Medical Forfeit
6. 6. Isaiah Tatum (GVU)
165
1. 1. Logan Molina (ISU) M 20-9
2. 2. Joe Yoder (Unaffiliated)
3. 3. Bryant Heagney (ECC) D 6-0
4. 4. Andrew Riley (ECC)
5. 5. Andre Foster (LC) F 2:34
6. 6. Coby Carson (ECC)
174
1. 1. Quinn Wilson (ISU) D 5-3
2. 2. Josh Calteux (WC)
3. 3. Jameel Bryant (NIACC) M 17-7
4. 4. Dylan Ash (ECC)
5. 5. Anthony Tirado (ECC) D 7-3
6. 6. Joe Sumner (WPU)
184
1. 1. Michael Johnson (LC) M 19-7
2. 2. Kyle Soderblom (WPU)
3. 3. Basil Minto (NIACC) F 1:28
4. 4. Wil Worthy (GVU)
5. 5. Trevor Dammon (ISUClub) M 12-3
6. 6. Ryan Nelson (ECC)
197
1. 1. Matt Dwyer (LC) D 1-0
2. 2. Karl Spain (WPU)
3. 3. Josh Lambrecht (ECC) Medical Forfeit
4. 4. Michael Guerrero (NIACC)
5. 5. Mike Hale (NIACC) F 2:34
6. 6. Jacob Baumann (WC)
285
1. 1. Mathew Gibson (ISU) F 1:39
2. 2. Arthur O'Neill (ECC)
3. 3. West Cathcart (LC) F 2:19
4. 4. Kory Morrow (WPU)
5. 5. Nick Johnson (NIACC) D 3-2
6. 6. Darvin Fridge (LC)
