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| Indian Hills |
Cole Spree has started something down in Centerville, Iowa & it doesn't look to be stopped any time soon. Winning both the North Central District team title as well as the NJCAA team championship, the Warriors return 7 of the 10 they sent to the NJCAA tournament last season. Both Brice Coleman who was 3rd in the NJCAA nation & Riley Bettich who was 4th in the NJCAA nation have decided to test themselves this upcoming season in the NAIA, as they'll be competing for the Patriots of Cumberlands. Haven't heard yet on the status of two-time NJCAA All-American/finalist Jaquan East.
133 - Deontrae Forest put together a 24-9 season, winning an Art Kraft title & taking runner-up honors at the North Central District. He was an NWCA Scholar All-American.
141 - Gavyn Whitehead had a phenomenal season for the Warriors. 33-2, his only losses were to bigger division wrestlers. He won Luther Hil, Art Kraft, the North Central District & the NJCAA national title. He was also an NWCA Scholar All-American.
149 - Shehabeldin Mohamed won a North Central District title & finished 5th in the NJCAA nation. While I've seen a handful of wrestlers from South Africa compete in the collegiate ranks, this is the first time I've ever seen anyone from Egypt.
165 - A West Des Moines Valley grad, Cinsere Clark won 34 matches last season in route to a 3rd place showing at the North Central District & a 4th place showing at the NJCAA national tournament.
174 - Another wrestler from Egypt, Mohamed Abdelhady was 3rd at the North Central District & an NJCAA finalist.
197 - A grad of Rock Island High, Andrew Marquez finished 2nd at the North Central District, but came back to avenge that loss to win the NJCAA title.
HWT - Naasir Edmonds went 28-5 on the season, capturing a North Central District title & finishing 6th in the NJCAA nation.
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| Iowa Central |
North Central District runner-ups & 5th in the NJCAA nation, the Tritons return 7 of 10 NJCAA qualifiers from '24-'25. I'm sure that both Jaydale Whitlock who was 7th in the NJCAA nation last season, as well as two-time NJCAA All-American Lawrence Rosario (3rd & 5th) will be moving on with their careers, but I haven't heard anything about it yet. Same with Chance Davis.
133 - Drew Cooper, an Omaha native won the North Central District title this past season & finished as the NJCAA runner-up.
141 - Matt Roche, a native of New Jersey was a North Central District runner-up & he finished 8th in the NJCAA nation.
149 - A California native, Gary Walker was 4th at the North Central District
165 - A North Central District champion, Kaden King finished 3rd at the NJCAA championships.
184 - A North Central District runner-up, Sam Libby was one match shy of NJCAA All American honors.
197 - At the North Central District, Coen Grimm defeated Andrew Marquez for the title, but then lost to him in the NJCAA finals. Looking forward to this continued rivalry.
HWT - A native of Pakistan, Umair Ahmad took runner-up honors at the North Central District.
UPDATE UPDATE!!!
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| Isaiah Powe |
It almost seems unreal, doesn't it? We're talking about a guy that won a SOCON title & he finished 3rd at the Southern Scuffle in 2024. A guy who owns a win over another wrestler who nearly made DI All-American honors last season. To know that Powe is going to be wrestling NJCAA this upcoming season is insane. What's even more fun to think about, is how does the rest of the field match up to him. I imagine he'll probably be going 141 lbs. I haven't heard anything to the contrary yet. This means a wrestle-off with NJCAA All American Matt Roche. On the surface many are probably planning on Powe running the field with relative ease, but the NJCAA has some real hammers. I know I for one am looking forward to seeing him again Gavyn Whitehead.
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| Iowa Western |
If you're going to continuously host the NJCAA national tournament, you better have a pretty good team & that's exactly what Iowa Western has. Not 100% positive on this, as info on two of the wrestlers was hard to find, but I believe the Reivers return 8 of their 10 NJCAA qualifiers from last year. Haven't heard anything about Cyrus Bucsit or Aaron Ohnoutka finding new homes yet, but hope they do.
141 - Gabe Ferreira was 3rd in the North Central District & one match shy of NJCAA All-American honors
149 - Braxton Preacher took North Central District runner-up honors
157 - Also a defensive back on the Reiver football team, Dawson Bond was 5th at the North Central District
165 - Josiah Taylor was 5th at the North Central District
174 - Matteo Nikolov, a native of Texas, was 2nd at the North Central District & 8th in the NJCAA nation.
184 - Tannnr Fuller was 5th at the North Central District
197 - Kolby Scott was 4th at the North Central District
HWT - Orion Parker took a 3rd place finish at the North Central District
The Trojans of NIACC will be hosting the 2026 North Central District. Last year they had a bunch of tough sophomores in the lineup, qualifying a total of 9 to the NJCAA championships, 7 of which were sophomores. Haven't heard anything concerning new homes yet, but sure I will soon.
133 - Alejandro Rodriguez, a native of Florida was 5th at last year's North Central District
197 - A great season for Macray Klohs. All-Academic within the Region, he was 3rd at the North Central District, taking 2nd place honors at the Coe Invitational & winning the Battle For The Helmet.
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| Hawkeye |
First season ever, and using all local guys from Iowa, the Red Tails qualified 6 to the NJCAA national tournament & based on the roster, all 6 return for action in '25-'26.
141 - Gavin Reed was 6th at the North Central District
149 - Macael Bear was 5th at the North Central District
157 - Brody Hoyt was 3rd at the North Central District
174 - Austin Pfantz was 5th at the North Central District
197 - Isaiah Kellow was the runner-up at the Luther Open & 5th at the North Central District
HWT - A runner-up at the Luther Open, Josh Vis was 6th at the North Central District
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| Iowa Lakes |
The Lakers sent 8 to the NJCAA championships last season & I believe that 6 of those 8 return for '25-'26.
125 - Dominic Chimeno was 4th at the North Central District
133 - Luke Guseman was 4th at the North Central District
141 - Is there an echo in here? Jaydn Friedrichs was also 4th at the North Central District
149 - I have no idea if William Penn plans to wrestle beyond the NJCAA level or not, but wouldn't that be something if he were to compete for William Penn in '26-'27? That's looking too far ahead. Penn goes into '25-'26, having placed 3rd at the North Central District & 8th in the NJCAA nation.
184 - Etheend Deyampert was 4th at the North Central District
HWT - Phillip Malone was 4th at the North Central District
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| Ellsworth |
The Panthers sent four to the NJCAA championships last season & three of them return.
157 - Nick Fischer was an NJCAA qualifier last season
165 - Josh Berlin was 4th at the North Central District
HWT - Aiden McFadden was an NJCAA qualifier last season
Southeastern
Very excited about the addition of Southeastern Blackhawks wrestling. No roster or schedule out yet, but I'm sure both will be posted within due time.
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