McKenley Charelus

Bio

Charelus' 2024-25 season: Placed 5th at 141 pounds at the NJCAA North Central District championships (2-16-25) ... Was a second-team ICCAC academic all-region selection for the 2025 spring semester.

Luther College Open (Elite division, 149 pounds)

Karter Guzman (Coe College) major dec. Charelus, 13-4; Reese Osborne (Wartburg College) tech. fall Charelus, 15-0.

Coe College Invitational (141 pounds)

Kyle Rice (Grand View) major dec. Charelus, 18-5; Sabri Sino (Millikin) dec. Charelus, 8-4.

Minnesota West CTC dual (141 pounds)

Charelus pinned Garnett Osborne, 1:59.

Southwest Minnesota State dual (149 pounds)

Chance Burns tech. fall Charelus, 21-2.

Iowa Central (141 pounds)

Matt Roche (IC) tech. fall Charelus, 19-1.

Hawkeye CC dual (141 pounds)

Charelus tech. fall Tate Turner, 24-7.

Iowa Western dual (141 pounds)

Gabe Ferreira (IW) major dec. Charelus, 8-0.

NJCAA North Central District championships (141 pounds)

Gavin Reed (Hawkeye CC) dec. Charelus, 2-1; Jadyn Friedrichs (Iowa Lakes) tech. fall Charelus, 18-0; Charelus dec. Gavin Reed (Hawkeye CC), 5-2.

NJCAA national championships (141 pounds)

Charelus won by injury default over Vincent Falsetti (Niagara); Cesar Avelar (Clackamas) dec. Charleus, 8-3; Brian Vargas (Bergen) pinned Charleus, 1:53.

2024-25 record: 4-11 with 1 fall, 1 tech. fall.

Career record: 11-23 with 4 falls, 3 tech. falls.

Chareleus' 2023-24 season: Placed 6th at the Simpson College Luther Hills Open in freshman/sophomore division at 133 pounds ... Placed 8th at Luther College Open in 133 Silver Division ... Placed 4th at NIACC's Battle for the Helmet at 133 pounds ... Was a second-team ICCAC academic all-region selection for the 2024 spring semester.

Simpson College Luther Hill Open (Freshman/sophomore division, 133 pounds)

Charelus dec. Malachi Wallway (Waldorf), 10-4; Charelus pinned Zach Westerfield (Simpson College), 5:48; Grant Wells (Concordia, Neb.) dec. Charelus, 3-1; Dallas Dunn (Iowa Western) major dec. Charelus, 12-1; Cervando Tapia Ii (Concordia, Neb.) pinned Charelus, :30.

Luther College Open (Silver division, 133 pounds)

Charelus pinned Bernie Cox (Eureka), 6:24; Ian Radintz (Augustana) dec. Charleus, (SV1, 5-2); Charleus dec. Gavin Albers (RCTC), 8-5; Tyson Wilson (RCTC) major dec. Charleus, 16-5; Conner Nevin (Upper Iowa) dec. Charleus, 9-4.

Ellsworth dual (133 pounds)

Charelus tech. fall Nick Needham, 17-0.

Iowa Western dual (133 pounds)

Paul Ruff tech. fall Charelus, 15-0.

NIACC's Battle for the Helmet (133 pounds)

Benji Albavera (Harper College) tech. fall Charelus, 18-2; Charleus pinned Tyler Roper (Ellsworth), 6:26; Adam Pena (Harper College) pinned Charleus, 5:49.

Iowa Central dual (133 pounds)

Trentin Walker major dec. Charelus, 16-4.

NJCAA North Central District Tournament (133 pounds)

Arojae Hart (Indian Hills) won by injury default over Charelus (NIACC), :01; - Jamey Bruner (Iowa Central) won by injury default over Charelus, :01; Parker Hayes (Ellsworth) won by injury default over Charelus, :01.

NJCAA national tournament (133 pounds)

Charelus tech. fall Luis Suriel (Middlesex), 16-1; Jordan Oehme (Southwest) pinned Charelus, 2:19; Kolton Field (Pratt) pinned Charelus, 1:05.

2023-24 record: 7-12 with 3 falls, 2 tech. falls.