NIACC moves 5 to district finals
COUNCIL BLUFFS - The NIACC wrestling team moved five wrestlers to the finals at Sunday's NJCAA North Central District Tournament on the Iowa Western campus.
Advancing to the finals for the Trojans are Clarence Lee-Green (125), Quentrevion Campbell (141), Christian Minto (165), Chase McCleish (174) and Jose Valdez (197).
NIACC is in second place with 101 points. Indian Hills is in first place with 119 points.
All five title matches for the Trojans will be against Indian Hills wrestlers.
Lee-Green topped Iowa Lakes' Karsten Johnson 9-3 in the 125-pound semifinals. Lee-Green, who is ranked fourth, will face Indian Hills' Christopher Busutil, who is ranked sixth, in the 125-pound title match.
Campbell moved to the finals with a 15-4 major decision over Iowa Central's Bret Minor. Campbell will face Indian Hills' Victor Guzman in the 141-pound title match.
At 165 pounds, Minto moved to the title match with a 16-1 technical fall over Iowa Western's Fabian Padilla.
At 184 pounds, McCleish pinned Iowa Lakes' Logan Koedam in 7:59.
At 197 pounds, Valdez took a 13-4 major decision from Iowa Western's Trent Strong.
NIACC's Troy Monahan III faces Iowa Western's Dillyn Miller in the third-place match.
Team standings heading into place matches - Indian Hills 119, Iowa Central 106.5, NIACC 101, Iowa Western 89, Iowa Lakes 82.
FIRST-ROUND RESULTS
174 - Michael Waggoner (Iowa Western) major dec. Randry Mugisha (NIACC), 8-0.
285 - Troy Monahan III (NIACC) dec. Caleb Collins (Indian Hills), 3-1.
SEMIFINAL RESULTS
125 - Clarence Lee-Green (NIACC) dec. Karsten Johnson (Iowa Lakes), 9-3
141 - Quentrevion Campbell (NIACC) major dec. Bret Minor (Iowa Central), 15-4.
149 - Dustin Jones (Indian Hills) major dec. Brody Hawtrey (NIACC), 18-7.
157 - Eli Lloyd (Indian Hills) pinned Josh Barretta (NIACC), 2:59.
165 - Christian Minto (NIACC) tech. fall Fabian Padilla (Iowa Western), 16-1.
184 - Chase McCleish (NIACC) pinned Logan Koedam (Iowa Lakes), 7:59.
197 - Jose Valdez (NIACC) major dec. Trent Strong (Iowa Western), 13-4.
285 - Mitchell Williamson (Iowa Lakes) major dec. Monahan III, 8-0
CONSOLATION SEMIFINALS
149 - Jalen Tripp (Iowa Lakes) pinned Hawtrey, 2:02.
157 - Kruise Kibuez (Iowa Western) dec. Barretta, 2-1.
174 - Justin Grant (Indian Hills) pinned Mugisha, 2:41.
FINALS MATCHUPS
125 - Lee-Green (3-1) vs. Christopher Busutil (Indian Hills)
141 - Campbell (2-1) vs. Victor Guzman (Indian Hills)
165 - Minto (4-0) vs. Neal Larsen (Indian Hills)
184 - McCleish (3-1) vs. Deron Pulliam (Indian Hills)
197 - Valdez (4-0) vs. Khris Walton (Indian Hills)
THIRD-PLACE MATCHUP
285 - Monahan III (2-3) vs. Dillyn Miller (Iowa Western)
