NIACC's Jackson places 7th at nationals

NIACC's Noah Jackson controls NW Wyoming's Tate Allison in seventh-place match at 157 pounds at the national tournament on Saturday.
NIACC's Noah Jackson controls NW Wyoming's Tate Allison in seventh-place match at 157 pounds at the national tournament on Saturday.
February 24, 2018

COUNCIL BLUFFS - NIACC freshman Noah Jackson placed seventh at 157 pounds at the NJCAA national tournament Saturday inside the Mid-America Center.

Jackson (13-10) major decisioned Northwest Wyoming's Tate Allison 10-2 in the seventh-place match and earned all-American honors in the process. The top eight placewinners in each weight class are deemed all-Americans.

Jackson fell to the seventh-place match after getting pinned by North Idaho's Thomas Stevenson in his first consolation match Saturday morning.

JACKSON AT NATIONALS

Jackson dec. Alfred Daniel (RCTC), 7-3; Liam Corbett (Highline) dec. Jackson, 8-4; Jackson dec. Brandon Harris (Spartanburg), 8-7; Jackson major dec. Tristen Guaman (Harper), 14-4; Thomas Stevenson (North Idaho) pinned Jackson, 5:12; Jackson major dec. Tate Allison (NW Wyoming), 10-2.