College Wrestling : August 2024

Who's Who of NJCAA Collegiate Wrestling: Top Returnees 197 lbs for 2024-2025

Luke MacDonald
Iowa Western

A great season for Luke MacDonald who won the North Central District title & took NJCAA All American runner-up honors.

Connor Lorden
Harper

Phenomenal year for Connor Lorden, who took runner-up honors at the Great Lakes District & 3rd place in the NJCAA nation.

Ghee Rachal
Triton

The Chicago native won the Great Lakes District championship & took 5th in the NJCAA nation.

Matt Marcum
Labette

Matt Marcum was 2nd in the South Central District, earning 6th place NJCAA All American honors.

Joe Lewis
Iowa Central

Joe Lewis took 7th in the NJCAA nation last season.

Isaac Pearce
Itasca

Isaac Pearce finished one match shy of NJCAA All American honors last season.

Wes Reeves
Western Wyoming

A Plains District champion, Wes Reeves was one match shy of NJCAA All American honors last season.

Jase Grundy
Mott

Jase Grundy took 3rd in the Great Lakes District last season.

Tyler Stewart
Southeast CC

Tyler Stewart took runner-up honors at the Plains District last season.

Jacob Navarro
Henry Ford

Jacob Navarro earned NJCAA qualification last season.

Dilen Barrington Miller
Neosho

Dilen Barrington Miller earned NJCAA qualification for the Panthers last season.

Terrell Renne
Ridgewater

Terrell Renne earned NJCAA qualification for the Warriors last season.

Davian Waite
Thaddeus Stevens

Davian Waite was an NJCAA qualifier for the Bulldogs last season.

Cole O'Brien
Nassau

The Rhode Island native was an NJCAA qualifier last season.

Kaleb Homan
Ellsworth

An NJCAA qualifier for the Panthers last season, Kaleb Homan took 5th at the North Central District.

Bavly Nashed
Rowan of South Jersey

Bavly Nashed was an NJCAA qualifier last season.

D.J. Gillins
Cloud County

D.J. Gillins earned NJCAA qualification last season for the T-birds.

Solomon Luna
Otero

Solomon Luna earned NJCAA qualification for the Rattlers last season.

Josh Womack
Northwest CC

Josh Womack earned NJCAA qualification for the Trappers last season.

Xander Kenworthy
NIACC

17 wins on the season, with 11 of those wins coming via fall, Xander Kenworthy had an assortment of accomplishments. Taking 3rd place finishes at both the Coe Invitational & 3rd at the North Central District, he was 2nd at the NIACC Battle For the Helmet. He was also Academic All Region.

Who's Who of NJCAA Collegiate Wrestling: Top Returnees 174 lbs for 2024-2025

Otgonbayar Batsuuri
Northwest Kansas Tech

Without a doubt in my mind, we're going to be watching this guy succeed for many years to come. He won both the South Central District & the NJCAA title last season, and he'll be the forerunner to win both again this year. Then we'll watch him continue to succeed at another college for two years, then after that we'll be watching him represent Mongolia with much success at the international level.

Isaac White
Southeast CC

You know reading these other NJCAA previews, I'm excited to see the Bobcats crown their first NJCAA champ. Isaac White, a Plains District champ last season, came close with an NJCAA runner-up finish. If anyone might be able to give Batsuuri a run for his money, perhaps White, who no doubt will have improved over the summer, may be the man to do it.

Lawrence Rosario
Iowa Central

Another super tough wrestler that returns to the 174 lbs weight class is Lawrence Rosario. A North Central District champ, he was 3rd in the NJCAA nation.

Jaquan East
Indian Hills

Jaquan East took runner-up honors at the North Central District last season & finished 6th in the NJCAA nation.

Paul Kadlec
Joliet

Paul Kadlec was a Great Lakes District champion & 7th in the NJCAA nation last season.

Garrett Davis
Labette

A South Central District Runner-up, Garrett Davis took 8th at the NJCAA championships.

Aiden Cohen
Harper

A Great Lakes District Runner-up, Aiden Cohen finished one match shy of NJCAA All American honors.

Drew Withington
Pratt

Drew Withington came within one match of being an NJCAA All American last season.

Treytin Byers
Itasca

Treytin Byers won the North Plains District title last season.

Will Harmon
Western Wyoming

Will Harmon was the Plains District Runner-up last season.

John Koroma
Lackawanna

John Koroma won a Gulf Atlantic title for the Falcons last season.

Jesse Thornton
Northwest CC

Jesse Thornton was an NJCAA qualifier for the Trappers last season.

William Chrysler
Camden County

William Chrysler was an NJCAA qualifier for the Cougars last season.

Cody Brott
Ridgewater

Cody Brott qualified for the NJCAA championships last season.

Tyberious Clayton
Garrett

Tyberious Clayton earned NJCAA qualification for the Lakers last season.

Erik Mestas
Trinidad State

Erik Mestas was an NJCAA qualifier last season.

Giles Cowell
Ellsworth

5th at the North Central District, Giles Cowell earned NJCAA qualification.

Shawn Pawlowski
Sussex County

4th at the Garrett Open & 5th at the Nassau Open, Shawn Pawlowski was an NJCAA qualifier last season.

Kyle Keefe
Jamestown CC

A Criminal Justice major, Kyle Keefe qualified for the NJCAA tournament last season.

Mac Chambers
Cloud County

Mac Chambers was an NJCAA qualifier for the T-birds last season.

Max Comas
Morton

An NJCAA qualifier for Morton last season, Max Comas.

Terek White
Neosho

A Kansas native, Terek White was an NJCAA qualifier for Neosho last season.

Marco Guzman
NIACC

An up and down season for Marco Guzman last year, but wrestled well at the North Central District to take a 3rd place finish. Also earned a 3rd place finish at the NIACC Battle For the Helmet.

Alex Pasquale
Middlesex County

Alex Pasquale was an NJCAA qualifier for the Colts last season.

Lucas Kritzeck
Rochester Tech

Lucas Kritzeck earned NJCAA qualification for the Yellow Jackets last year.

Who's Who of NJCAA Collegiate Wrestling: Top Returnees 165 lbs for 2024-2025

Leo Tukhlynovych
Rochester Tech

As tough on the mat as is his last name to spell & pronounce, Leo Tukhlynovych won the North Plains District Championship & took 3rd in the NJCAA nation this past season. He'll look to try and win an NJCAA title in '24-'25.

Orrin Jackson
Northwest CC

Here's a tough S.O.G. Orrin Jackson once fought off a bear and lived to tell about it. Now he competes like a bear and earned some impressive accolades for the Trappers last season. A Plains District runner-up, Jackson finished 4th in the NJCAA nation last season.

Chance Davis
Cowley

A South Central District champ, Chance Davis finished 5th in the NJCAA nation last season.

Michael Myers
Iowa Central

The internet blatantly refuses to let the online world know what this dude looks like. Seen him wrestling in zoomed out matches, with gritty quality via live stream. So I wouldn't necessarily be able to pick him out in a line up, but what I can tell from those videos & his credentials, the guy that shares a name with horror's most famous icon from the HALLOWEEN films, is a very tough wrestler. 2nd in the North Central District, Michael Myers was 7th in the NJCAA nation.