Only the second year of the program since being reinstated and I can see as many as 5 NAIA qualifiers, with the Fighting Bees looking at crowning their first All American this season.
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| 125 lbs Mick Chagnon |
Finishing 3rd at the Heart of American Conference tournament, only behind NAIA champion Esco Walker & NAIA 3rd place Justin Portillo both of Grand View, look for Mick Chagnon to be a conference finalist this season. The Montana native should also contend for All American honors.
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| 133 lbs Matt Robertson |
Giving St. Ambrose their first Heart of America conference champion, Matt Robertson came within a match of also giving them their first NAIA All American last season. A home town favorite whose High School is literally on the same block as the college, he is quickly establishing himself as the paver of the road for the program. Not only do I think Robertson has the tools to be an All American, I think on a good day, he's as good as anyone and can contend for the national title.
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| 141 lbs Riley Woods |
Riley Woods fell just shy of placing at last year's Heart of America Conference tournament as a freshmen. A first year of a varsity schedule in collegiate wrestling can be quite challenging and now that it is out of the way, expect to see improvements made as he enters his sophomore year. Not sure if this will be a year of qualification for Woods or not, but I do expect some big wins and some nice performances out of him this season.
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| 165 lbs Jayden Terronez |
When speaking earlier this year to head coach Bo Bettinson, he said that he wanted St. Ambrose to be a home to wrestlers on both sides of the Mississippi river. Right across the bridge from Moline we have Jayden Terronez who was a Heart of American conference finalist last season. He will again look for a high finish in the conference, as well as NAIA All American honors.
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| 197 TyReese Johnson |
One of the guys I was most impressed with last season in terms of heart and fight, was TyReese Johnson. Another local from just down the road at Davenport West, Johnson is also a member of St. Ambrose's football team as a linebacker. Fine tuning technique, fixing little mistakes and adding a bit more strength to his overall arsenal I can see big things coming out Johnson this season.
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