Black claims 165-pound district title, Trojans qualify 8 for nationals
IOWA FALLS - NIACC's Tucker Black claimed the 165-pound NJCAA Central district title with a 10-5 win over Iowa Lakes' Andrew Tate on Sunday.
Black became NIACC's first district champion since Jake Marlin (141) and Nosomy Pozo (149) claimed district crowns in 2015. Since bringing back wrestling in 2008, Black is the 11th NIACC wrestler to win a district title.
It is the second victory this season for Black over Tate. Black topped Tate 11-2 in the dual meet earlier this season.
Black (17-8) received a first-round bye and then topped Iowa Western's Cody Kingery in the semifinals, 10-5.
No. 12 NIACC placed fifth at the district meet with 106 points and qualified eight wrestlers for the national meet Feb. 24-25 in Council Bluffs. Top-ranked Iowa Central was the team champion with 171.5 points.
Besides Black, the Trojans also qualified Brennen Doebel (125), Jamarius Jackson (133), Austin Anderly (141), Colby Winnett (157), Ryan Faught (174), Jaylen Lee (184) and Mario Pena (285).
Anderly, who is ranked sixth, dropped a 3-1 decision to Iowa Central's fourth-ranked DeAndre Reed in the 141-pound title match.
In the 285-pound final, Iowa Central's top-ranked Thomas Petersen stopped the fourth-ranked Pena, 9-3.
Doebel, who is ranked seventh, topped Iowa Western's Emmanuel Browne 11-6 in the third-place match at 125 pounds.
At 133 pounds, Jackson topped Iowa Western's sixth-ranked D'Andre Brumfield 7-5 in overtime in his first round match.
Jackson then took a medical forfeit to Iowa Central's Zak Hensley in the semifinals and also took a medical forfeit to Ellsworth's Blake Walker in the third-place match.
At 157 pounds, Winnett took a medical forfeit in the third-place match and ended up fourth.
In the 184-pound third-place match, Iowa Lakes' fifth-ranked Isaiah Cox pinned Lee in 1 minute, 48 seconds.
At 174 pounds, Faught topped Iowa Lakes' Eric Vigo 3-0 in a true fourth-place match.
NJCAA Central district results
Team standings - Iowa Central 171.5, Ellsworth 127, Iowa Western 119, Iowa Lakes 112.5, NIACC 106.
NIACC first-round results
133 pounds
Jamarius Jackson (N) dec. D'Andre Brumfield (Iowa Western), 7-5 (OT).
149 pounds
Josh Adams (Ellsworth) pinned Jacob Niichel (N), 4:47.
184 pounds
Isaiah Cox (Iowa Lakes) dec. Jaylen Lee (N), 6-5.
197 pounds
Seth Ham (Iowa Western) pinned Luke Erickson (N), 1:21.
Semifinal results
125 - Todd Small (Iowa Central) dec. Brennan Doebel (N), 6-2.
133 - Zak Hensley (IC) won by medical default over Jackson (N).
141 - Austin Anderly (N) dec. Tra Jones (Ellsworth), 5-3.
157 - Steven Lawrence (E) pinned Colby Winnett (N), 6:53.
165 - Tucker Black (N) dec. Cody Kingery (IW), 10-5.
174 - Andrez Clagon (IC) tech. fall Ryan Faught (N), 18-3.
285 - Mario Pena (N) dec. Stephen Boone (IW), 2-1.
Consolation results
149 - Chase Lemons (IW) tech. fall Niichel, 16-0.
157 - Winnett dec. Brady Brott (Iowa Lakes), 11-4.
174 - Timothy Barr (IW) dec. Faught, 10-9.
184 - Lee dec. Anthony Collins (E), 6-5.
197 - Kendrick Jones (IC) dec. Erickson, 6-2.
Third-place matches
125 - Doebel dec. Emmanuel Browne (IW), 11-6.
133 - Blake Walker (E) won by medical forfeit over Jackson.
157 - Tell Ward (IW) won by medical forfeit over Winnett.
184 - Cox (IL) pinned Lee, 1:48.
True fourth-place match
174 - Faught dec. Eric Vigo (IL), 3-0.
Championship matches
141 - DeAndre Reed (IC) dec. Anderly, 3-1.
165 - Black dec. Andrew Tate (IL), 10-5.
285 - Thomas Petersen (IC) dec. Pena, 9-3.
NIACC'S DISTRICT CHAMPIONS (Since 2008 season)
NJCAA CENTRAL DISTRICT CHAMPION
2017
165 - Tucker Black (165).
NJCAA NORTH CENTRAL DISTRICT CHAMPIONS
2015
141 - Jake Marlin; 149 - Nosomy Pozo.
2014
157 - Yoanse Mejias.
2012
141 - Wismit Moinius; 184 - Basil Minto.
2011
157 - Quinten Haynes.
2010
141 - Brock Coutu; 285 - Zach Rosol.
2008
149 - Albert White; 157 - DaVaughn Perkins.
