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
125 Weight Class:
1. Chris Busutil - Indian Hills
2. Clarence Lee-Green -NIACC
3. Karsten Johnson - Iowa Lakes
4. Connor Attkisson - Iowa Western
5. Chad Klein - Iowa Central
133 Weight Class:
1. Caleb Meekins - Indian Hills
2. Aidan Harris - Iowa Central
3. Wyatt May - Iowa Western
4. Jeremiah Boykins - Iowa Lakes
5. Connor Wiemann - NIACC
141 Weight Class:
1. Quentrevion Campbell - NIACC
2. Victor Guzman - Indian Hills
3. Bret Minor - Iowa Central
4. Dillon Stewart - Iowa Western
5. Dontario Norwood - Iowa Lakes
149 Weight Class:
1. Phil Smith Jr. - Iowa Central
2. Destin Jones - Indian Hills
3. Tanner Higgins - Iowa Western
4. Brody Hawtrey - NIACC
5. Jalen Tripp - Iowa Lakes
157 Weight Class:
1. Andrew Gamble - Iowa Central
2. Eli Loyd - Indian Hills
3. Kruise Kiburz - Iowa Western
4. Jovanni Butler - Iowa Lakes
5. Josh Barretta - NIACC
165 Weight Class:
1. Christian Minto - NIACC
2. Neal Larsen - Indian Hills
3. Fabian Padilla - Iowa Western
4. Nolan Miller-Johnston - Iowa Central
5. Dallas Horne - Iowa Lakes
174 Weight Class:
1. Jose Rodriguez - Iowa Central
2. Massoma Endene - Iowa Lakes
3. Justin Grant - Indian Hills
4. Michael Waggoner - Iowa Western
5. Randry Mugisha - NIACC
184 Weight Class:
1. Deron Pulliam - Indian Hills
2. Chase McCleish - NIACC
3. Michael Aguirre - Iowa Western
4. Jesus Gutierrez - Iowa Central
5. Logan Koedam - Iowa Lakes
197 Weight Class:
1. Jose Valdez - NIACC
2. Khris Walton - Indian Hills
3. Trent Strong - Iowa Western
4. Hugo Harp - Iowa Central
5. Garret Borth - Iowa Lakes
285 Weight Class:
1. Micthell Williamson - Iowa Lakes
2. Jorden Pryor - Iowa Central
3. Dillyn Miller - Iowa Western
4. Troy Monahan - NIACC
5. Caleb Collins - Indian Hills