Indian Hills Takes North Central District Title

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa - In their first ever season of competition, the Indian Hills Warriors came to the North Central District Championships and won the event. 

The Warriors won three of the 10 weight classes, and had five runner ups performances. Chris Busutil won at 125, defeating NJCAA No. 3 Clarence Lee-Green from NIACC. Caleb Meekins won the 133-pound class and Deron Pulliam took the 184-pound tilt. 

Iowa Central and NIACC each won three of weight classes. 

NIACC's Christian Minto won the 165-pound class for the second straight season. Fellow Trojans Quentrevion Campbell (141) and Jose Valdez (197) were also victorious. 

Andrew Gamble of Iowa Central prevailed at 157 avenging his finish as the runner up in 2020. Phil Smith Jr. won at 149 and Jose Rodriguez won at 174. The Tritons finished in second place as a team. 

Rounding out the champions was heavyweight, Mitchell Williamson from Iowa Lakes. 

The 2021 North Central District Championships, albeit the same format as in the past, was not used a National Championship qualifier. This year, each school will have the opportunity to enter up to 10 wrestlers (one per weight class) into the NJCAA Wrestling Championship field. With that, numerous wrestlers did not participate in the event including Iowa Western's No. 1 ranked wrestlers at 157 (Isaiah Crosby) and 184 (Josh McFarland). 

Ellsworth did not participate in the District Championship due to ICCAC COVID-19 protocol and injuries within the program. 

Team Results:

1. Indian Hills - 127
2. Iowa Central - 117.5
3. Iowa Western - 111.5
4. NIACC - 108.5
5. Iowa Lakes - 88

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