Cael Sanderson has added another national champion to his room, as Eric Thompson will be returning to State College, Pennsylvania this time to coach the Nittany Lion Wrestling Club (NLWC) at Penn State University. A three-time NAIA champion, Thompson is among the all-time greats that Grand View coach Nick Mitchell has produced during his time…
Grand View Wrestling Assistant Coach Paul Reedy has been promoted from Head Assistant to Associate Head Coach. Reedy has been a key component to the success of the Grand View wrestling program. Alongside of head coach Nick Mitchell, Reedy has help build a dynasty program, earning 6 straight national titles in 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 & 2017. In the past…
The six-time National Champion wrestling team was recognized at the Iowa Cubs game Saturday night and Coach Nick Mitchell threw out the first pitch. In case you missed it here is the pitch.
The six-time National Champion wrestling team is going to be recognized at the Iowa Cubs game Saturday night and Coach Nick Mitchell is throwing out the first pitch. AD Troy Plummer, a former baseball player, has been working with him so he doesn’t embarrass himself.
Preview / Schedule Day 1 Results What: UWW Junior Freestyle Nationals Where: Las Vegas, Nevada When: Friday, April 27 & Saturday, April 28 Results: 55KG – Alex Thomsen (SWIFT) – 4th Place 4-2 Round of 32 – defeated Ty Smith TF 12-2 Round of 16 – defeated Aslan Kilic TF 10-0 Quarters – defeated Drew…
What: US Open – Men’s Freestyle Tournament Where: Las Vegas, Nevada When: Friday, April 27 & Saturday, April 28 Results: 57KG – Tony Ramos – Round of 32 – defeated Kyle Pedretti, 10-0 Round of 16 – defeated Roman Bravo-Young, 12-2 Quarters – defeated Frank Perrelli, 5-5 criteria Semis – Nathan Tomasello Kyle Pedretti – eliminated Round…
Former Fargo national champion Renaldo Rodriguez-Spencer officially left Iowa State last semester. Left the program and left the school and it wasn’t clear where he wanted to go until now. Renaldo has commited to wrestle for Nick Mitchell and the Grand View Vikings. Renaldo will have two years left of eligibilty and is projected to wrestle 157…
West Fork’s 2017 state finalist, Jarel Arbegast, announced via social media Monday that he has committed to wrestle for Grand View University. Arbegast finished second in the state in the 1A 170 lb. division. Arbegast was defeated by Taylan Entriken of Hudson in the finals.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has announced that the 2018 and 2019 NAIA Wrestling National Championships are heading to Des Moines, Iowa. The Greater Des Moines Convention and Visitors Bureau (Catch Des Moines) serves as the official host of the events, which take place at the Jacobson Exhibition Center…
Team Race: 1-Grand View (234.5), 19-Briar Cliff (27.5), 22-Morningside (26), 30-Northwestern (14), 38-Graceland (3.5), 39-Waldorf (2.5), 39-William Penn (2.5) 133: Jacob Colon (Grand View) defeated Mitch Pawlak (Indiana Tech) by 12-1 major decision. 141: Josh Wenger (Grand View) defeated Dillon Kifer (Jamestown) by 15-7 major decision. …
Top 25 Team Score 125 Champ Semis & 5th WB Semifinal – 1 Adrian Camposano (Campbellsville (Ky.)) 19-1 won by decision over 5 Devane Dodgens (Life (Ga.)) 28-4 (Dec 4-3) Semifinal – 3 Troy Lakin (Menlo (Calif.)) 27-6 won in sudden victory – 1 over 2 Matthew Nguyen (Eastern Oregon) 29-8 (SV-1 8-6) Cons. Round…
Team Race: 1-Grand View (126.5), 21-Briar Cliff (19), 21-Morningside (19), 25-Northwestern (14), 38-Graceland (3.5), 39-Waldorf (2.5), 39-William Penn (2.5) 125: Keegan Hessler (Morningside) remains on the consolation side of the bracket, taking on Olson Delisca (Southeastern). 133: Jacob Colon (Grand View) has reached the semifinals. He will face David Berg (Midland). Cartland Allen (Graceland)…
Who: #1 Grand View University, #18 Northwestern, #23 Morningside, Briar Cliff, William Penn, Waldorf What: NAIA Wrestling National Championship Where: Kansas Expocentre – Topeka, Kansas When: March 3-4 Team race: Grand View is expected to come out on top in pursuit of a sixth consecutive national title. The Vikings have qualified 12 athletes for the tournament. In 2016, Grand View set…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – (Preliminary Brackets – PDF) Preliminary brackets for the 2017 NAIA Wrestling National Championships, presented by USA Wrestling-Kansas have been released, the national office announced Friday. Session I action inside the Kansas Expocentre in Topeka, Kan., begins March 3 at 10 a.m. CST. The 60th annual event consists of four sessions, concluding…
Missouri Valley College Open Results for Unattached – Iowa Missouri Valley Open 141 – Carter Happel’s place is 1st and has scored 20.00 team points. Champ. Round 1 – Carter Happel (Unattached – Iowa) won by fall over Blake Ealy (William Penn University) (Fall 0:00) Champ. Round 2 – Carter Happel (Unattached – Iowa) won…
Grand View continued their dominance at the NWCA National Dual Championships by defeating Indiana Tech 30-8 to win their sixth straight title. Full Results-> NAIA – Grand View (Iowa) is guaranteed 1st place Match #1 Champ. Round 1: Grand View (Iowa) defeated Doane 49-3 125 – Da`Wayne Robertson (Grand View (Iowa)) over George Shadbolt (Doane) Maj 17-5…
The 2017 Multi-Divisional National Duals features 88 of the best D2, D3, NAIA, NJCAA and Women’s programs from across the country competing for a National Duals Meet Championship. Location: Allen County War Memorial Coliseum 4000 Parnell Avenue Fort Wayne, Indiana 46805 Tickets Adult- All weekend pass-$40 Student- All weekend pass-$30 Adult- Daily Ticket-$20 Follow Watch LIVE…
Grand View may be a NAIA program, but that doesn’t mean Head Coach Nick Mitchell doesn’t push his team to go out to be the best in the country. This week at the Midlands Championships in Evanston, Illinois, the Vikings will send four wrestlers to the tournament. The Midlands annually boasts one of the…
MATCH SUMMARY: Grand View 52 – Menlo 0 125 Da`Wayne Robertson (Grand View) over Troy Lakin (Menlo) Dec 5-2 133 Jacob Colon (Grand View) over Brian Ha (Menlo) Dec 6-0 141 Josh Wenger (Grand View) over Steele Escobedo (Menlo) Fall 4:51 149 Walker Marshall (Grand View) over Jeff Uyesaka (Menlo) TF 16-0 157 Mason Miller…
MATCH SUMMARY: Grand View 42 – Embry-Riddle 6 125 Chandler Strand (Embry-Riddle) over Joel Timmons (Grand View) Dec 7-3 133 Hunter Genco (Grand View) over Collin Anderson (Embry-Riddle) Fall 1:30 141 Josh Wenger (Grand View) over Cameron Huizar (Embry-Riddle) TF 17-0 149 Anton King (Embry-Riddle) over Derek Miller (Grand View) SV-1 3-2 157 Mason Miller…
