Grant Henderson

Grant Henderson
Grant Henderson
  • Weight:
    285
  • Hometown:
    Sumner, Iowa
  • Year:
    Soph.
  • High School:
    Sumner-Fredericksburg High School
Bio

Henderson's 2025-26 season: Placed 6th at 285 pounds at Coe College Invitational ... Placed 5th at 285 pounds at NJCAA North Central District Tournament.

Luther College Open (Elite 285 pounds)

Callen Smithpeter (Minnesota State) tech. fall Henderson, 19-3; Brody Perry (Wisconsin-Eau Claire) major dec. Henderson, 13-2.

Coe College Invitational (285 pounds)

Antone Woods (Grand View) dec. Henderson, 14-11; Henderson pinned Ronan Byrne (Milliken), 1:49; Henderson pinned Brayden Hoffman (Cornell), 3:59; Henderson dec. Wyatt Hanna (NIACC), 8-5; Tylahn Ladd (Milliken) dec. Henderson, 10-3.

Indian Hills dual (285 pounds)

Naasir Edmonds pinned Henderson, 5:18.

NIACC's Battle For The Helmet (285 pounds)

Henderson pinned Tafari Parker (Ellsworth), 2:38; Ira Jenkins (Southeast CC) pinned Henderson, 1:01; Grayson Robinson (Southeast CC) major dec. Henderson, 10-2.

Iowa Western dual (285 pounds)

Tony Palmer pinned Henderson, 1:45.

Worthington Open (285 pounds)

Andreas Barnett (Sioux Falls) pinned Henderson, 1:50; Landon Griffin (Iowa Central) pinned Henderson, 2:09.

Iowa Central dual (285 pounds)

Landon Griffin pinned Henderson, 3:45.

NJCAA North Central District Championships (285 pounds)

Henderson dec. Phillip Malone (Iowa Lakes), 13-11; Naasir Edmonds (Indian Hills) pinned Henderson, 1:18; Kolby Scott (Iowa Western) pinned Henderson, 1:21; Henderson pinned Tafari Parker (Ellsworth), 2:25.

NJCAA national championships (285 pounds)

Mark Marin (Clackamas) pinned Henderson, 2:50; Henderson pinned Chaz Underwood (Southwestern Michigan), 4:01; Hunter Tibodeau (Big Bend) pinned Henderson, 2:22.

Record: 7-15 with 5 falls.

Career record: 11-21 with 6 falls, 1 major dec. 

Henderson's 2024-25 season:

Simpson College Luther Hill Open (Freshman/sophomore division, 285 pounds)

Henderson major dec. Justin Brown (Indian Hills), 12-0; Miguel Perez (Southeast CC) pinned Henderson, 1:57; Henderson dec. Isaiah Hill (Quincy), 7-0; Triston White (NIACC) dec. Henderson, 5-1.

Luther College Open (Silver division, 285 pounds)

Henderson pinned Vito Massa (St. Cloud State), 2:02; Cito Tuttle (RCTC), 4:51; Phillip Malone (Iowa Lakes) pinned Henderson, 4:56.

Battle for the Helmet (285 pounds)

Henderson dec. Jeremiah Morris (St. Ambrose), 5-3; Diego Morales (Lakeland University) pinned Henderson, 1:16; Farouk Shaaban (Lakeland University) tech. fall Henderson, 19-2.

2024-25 record: 4-6 with 1 fall, 1 major dec.

News mentions
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NIACC falls to Iowa Central, 42-3
NIACC's Cory Scanlan controls Iowa Western's Cole Fenwick in their 157-pound bout Wednesday in the NIACC recreation center.
Iowa Western stops NIACC, 37-7
NIACC's Mustafa Hadi battles Southeast CC's Grant Schwerdtfeger in their 197-pound title match Saturday at the Battle For The Helmet in the NIACC recreation center.
NIACC's Grant Henderson battles Indian Hills' Naasir Edmonds in their 285-pound match Wednesday in Centerville.
Photo by Indian Hills' Bryan Stewart
Trojans fall to No. 1 Warriors, 37-9
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Photos
Iowa Western (dual)

1/14/2026 7:00 PM CST