3 NIACC wrestlers move to quarterfinals
COUNCIL BLUFFS - Three NIACC wrestlers have advanced to the quarterfinals with a pair of wins Wednesday at the NJCAA Division I tournament at the Mid-America Center.
NIACC's Clarence Lee-Green (125), Christian Minto (165) and Jose Valdez (197) all advanced in the championship round.
The quarterfinals are set for 6:15 p.m. Wednesday.
At 125 pounds, Lee Green (6-3) moved to the quarterfinals with a 8-4 decision over Southwestern Oregon's Jaden Cassel in his second round match.
Also in the second round, Minto (10-0) advanced to the quarterfinals at 165 pounds with a 9-5 win over Southwestern Oregon's Austin Raby.
At 197 pounds, Valdez (10-0) nipped Rowan's Curtis Thomas 2-1 in three overtimes.
In the quarterfinals, Lee-Green, who is ranked seventh, faces Henry Ford's fourth-ranked Aseel Almudhala at 125 pounds. Minto, who is ranked first, faces seventh-ranked Cooper Mosier of Cloud County and Valdez, who is ranked fourth, takes on Western Wyoming's Tyler Scheurn.
NIACC's Quentrevion Campbell (141), Curtis Brock (157) and Randry Mugisha (174) stayed alive in the consolation rounds with wins in their second-round consolation matches.
NIACC is in 14th place with 24.5 points after the first two Wednesday sessions.
NIACC's second-round matches
125 - Clarence Lee-Green (N) dec. Jaden Cassel (Southwestern Oregon), 8-4.
141 - Marckis Branford (Clackamas) dec. Quentrevion Campbell (N), 9-4.
165 - Christian Minto (N) dec. Austin Raby (Southwestern Oregon), 9-5.
174 - Jeremiah Voliva (Labette) pinned Randry Mugisha (N), 3:51.
184 - Jaden Roberts (Rowan) dec. Chase McCleish (N), 2-1 (TB2)
197 - Jose Valdez (N) dec. Curtis Thomas (Rowan), 2-1 (TB2)
First-round consolation round matches
133 - Connor Wiemann (N) pinned Karden Lee (Labette), 4:53.
157 - Curtis Brock (N) received a bye.
285 - Troy Monahan III (N) received a bye.
Second round consolation matches
133 - Destin Summers (Western Wyoming) dec. Wiemann, 6-0.
141 - Campbell (N) major dec. Chris Lilly (St. Clair County), 11-3.
157 - Curtis Brock (N) dec. Cole Watkins (Triton), 5-2.
174 - Mugisha pinned Brandon Rohr (Cloud County), 1:06.
184 - Logan Koedam (Iowa Lakes) dec. McCleish, 8-4.
285 - Wyatt Kearn (Western Wyoming) pinned Monahan III, 4:03.
