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WRESTLING NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 55th Annual NAIA Wrestling National Championships • March 1 - 3 ● The 55th annual NAIA Wrestling National Table of Contents Championships is making its first visit to Des Moines, Qualifiers - Weight ......................................... 2-4 marking the 34th site to host the event. The NAIA Qualfiers - School .......................................... 5-7 Wrestling National Championships have traveled to 19 Individual Top 20 ................................................8 states, from coast-to-coast, in its history. 2011 - 12 Ratings ........................................ 9-14 ● Des Moines will have 322 individuals representing 35 2012 Wrestlers of the Week ............................15 teams descend upon the Jacobson Exhibition Center. Team Information ....................................... 16-24 ● Of the 322 qualifiers, 95 are freshmen, 78 are 2011 Team Scores, Brackets ..................... 25-45 sophomores, 73 are juniors and 76 are seniors. Championship History ............................... 47-66 ● Four national champions will be in action, two of All-Time Individual Champions .............. 49-51 which will attempt to defend their titles from a year Year-by-Year Results ............................ 51-68 ago, while two aim to return to the top of the podium. Awards .............................................................69 Great Falls’ (Mont.) senior Anthony Varnell owns a 24-3 record and is the reigning 141-pound champ. Three- time All-American, two-time finalist Evan Hinebauch Championship Staff of Montana State-Northern (31-9) will be gunning for a NAIA President and CEO ......................Jim Carr second-consecutive title. Tournament Administrator.............Scott McClure ● In 2010, Southern Oregon’s Mitchell Lofstedt took top Tournament Director ..................... Troy Plummer honors at 125 pounds after a runner-up finish in 2009. Tournament Media Coordinator .....Amanda Dahl After missing last season, he has racked up a 34-2 record in his return and is looking to wrestling his way to the championship bout once again. ● Tommy Pretty of Campbellsville (Ky.) won a title at 133 pounds as a sophomore in 2010 and bounced up to 141 Credits pounds as a junior, taking third place. At 24-7, the two-time All-American is seeking to close out his career as a The 2012 NAIA Wrestling National two-time national champion. Championships press book was written, ● Twenty-six qualifiers are returning All-Americans, headlined by Hinebauch of Montana State-Northern as the only edited, compiled and designed by Amanda three-time honoree. Six grapplers have twice earned the distinction. Prior to the 2011 National Championships, Dahl. Additional assistance provided by Chad first through sixth-place finishers earned All-America accolades, while a seventh- or eighth-place finish was an Waller, Director of Communications and honorable mention. Wrestlers taking first through eighth were named All-Americans for the first time in 2011. Sports Information; Alan Grobasch, Manager ● Teams can have as many as 14 grapplers qualify for the National Championships, 12 of which are competitors of Communications and Sports Information; with two alternates. If two wrestlers at the same weight from the same team were to meet during the tournament, and Jake Knabel, Communications and Sports and the bout results in a major decision, technical fall or pin, bonus points will not be awarded towards the team Information Intern. score. ● There have been 18 programs that have previously taken home the team title. Former NAIA members Adams A special thanks to the Sports Information State (Colo.) and Central State (Okla.) each took home eight, the most in 54 years. Of the current NAIA programs, Directors of the participating teams for their Montana State-Northern leads the way with six national championships, with the last coming in 2004. help. ● In 54 years, 107 programs have had an individual finish on top of the podium. Simon Fraser (B.C.) has had the most wrestlers finish at the top of their respective weight class, with 40 national champions. Montana State- Cover design by Kate Zackary. Northern is a distant second with 30. ● The largest margin of victory in the team race came in 1981 with Central State taking top honors with an 85.75 point cushion on runner-up Adams State’s (Colo.) 69.5 points. On the flip side, Lock Haven State (Pa.) edged Bloomsburg State (Pa.) by one point in 1963, 61-60, for the closest team finish. In 1994, Southern Oregon and Western Montana tied for top-honors with 94.5 points. It is the only time the title has been shared. Schedule Thursday, March 1 8:45 a.m..........................................................Skin Checks 9 a.m...............................................................Weigh-Ins 11 a.m. ............................................................Session 1 6 p.m...............................................................Parade of Champions/Opening Ceremonies 6:30 p.m..........................................................Session 2 Friday, March 2 8:45 a.m..........................................................Skin Checks 9 a.m...............................................................Weigh-Ins 10 a.m.............................................................Session 3 6 p.m...............................................................Session 4 Saturday, March 3 8:45 a.m..........................................................Skin Checks 9 a.m...............................................................Weigh-Ins 10 a.m.............................................................Session 5 Third, Fifth and Seventh-Place Matches 7 p.m...............................................................Session 6 Parade of All-Americans and Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athletes Championship Finals Awards Presentations Wrestling National Championships Press Book • 2012 • 1 Qualifiers - Weight Logan Welch ........................Missouri Valley ..............................Fr. .............26-17 125 Pounds Cameron Neiss ....................Montana State-Northern ...............So. ............18-7 Name School Year Record Ricky Ortiz ...........................Northwestern (Iowa) .....................Fr. .............13-14 Luis Mercado .......................Bacone (Okla.) ..............................Jr. ..............22-11 Nathan Galloway .................Shorter (Ga.) .................................So. ............17-10 Alan Callahan ......................Baker (Kan.) .................................So. ............7-8 Miguel Baltazar ....................Southern Oregon ..........................So. ............15-14 Bo Newport ..........................Baker (Kan.) .................................Fr. .............20-7 Gabe Miller ..........................Truett-McConnell (Ga.) .................Fr. .............25-6 Brandon Goodwin ................Bethany (Kan.)..............................Sr. .............20-20 Jeff Ohnemus ......................Waldorf (Iowa) ..............................Sr. .............14-18 Anthony Hawkins .................Calumet St. Joseph (Ind.) .............So. ............18-11 Donovan Vanderbilt .............Wayland Baptist (Texas) ...............Fr. .............12-10 Eddie Ortiz ...........................Cumberland (Tenn.) ......................Sr. .............19-16 Westley Negley ....................York (Neb.) ...................................So. ............6-12 Larone Madison ...................Cumberlands (Ky.) ........................Sr. .............29-3 Sergio Martinez ...................Dickinson State (N.D.) ..................Sr. .............10-12 Bryden Lazaro .....................Dickinson State (N.D.) ..................So. ............31-3 141 Pounds Sean Silva ...........................Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) .....................So. ............24-8 Name School Year Record Danny Luttrell ......................Great Falls (Mont.) ........................So. ............22-11 Christian Hernandez ............Bacone (Okla.) ..............................Sr. .............35-11 Tony Blessie ........................Hastings (Neb.) .............................Fr. .............13-21 Tyler Klinkhammer ...............Bacone (Okla.) ..............................Fr. .............13-10 Conner Hughes ...................Indiana Tech .................................Fr. .............25-19 Joel Olivas ...........................Baker (Kan.) .................................So. ............15-12 Andre Sanders.....................Indiana Tech .................................Fr. .............24-16 Courtney Strauss .................Bethany (Kan.)..............................Fr. .............30-16 Kary Goff .............................Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) .....................So. ............10-14 Tommy Pretty .......................Campbellsville (Ky.) ......................Sr. .............24-7 Drake Medieros ...................Menlo (Calif.) ................................Jr. ..............4-12 Chris Teague .......................Campbellsville (Ky.) ......................So. ............15-3 Clayden McKim ...................Midland (Neb.) ..............................Sr. .............15-3 Jacob Williams.....................Concordia (Neb.) ..........................Fr. .............30-8 Aspen Kmiec .......................Midland (Neb.) ..............................Fr. .............19-7 Alex Stepanek .....................Concordia (Neb.) ..........................So. ............21-17 Deteoreious Prayther...........Missouri