NIACC puts three in quarterfinals

NIACC's Zach Santee celebrates his second-round pin at 285 pounds at the national wrestling tournament in Council Bluffs.

March 1, 2019

COUNCIL BLUFFS - NIACC advanced three wrestlers to the quarterfinals Friday at the NJCAA Division I national wrestling tournament.

NIACC's Brock Luthens (133) and Hunter Luke (141) and Zach Santee (285) all won a pair of matches Friday morning to advance to Friday night's quarterfinals. After the morning and afternoon sessions, the Trojans are in 17th place with 15 points.

At 133 pounds, Luthens (11-7) stopped fourth-ranked Gage Gomez of Barton CC 8-6 in his first round match. Luthens topped Nassau's Anthony Sobotker 7-5 in his second-rounmd match.

At 141 pounds, Luke (15-6) blanked Northeast Oklahoma A&M's Corbin Nirschl 6-0 in his opening match. Luke stayed alive on the championship side of the bracket with a 4-3 win over Niagara's Freddy Eckles.

At 285 pounds, NIACC's Zach Santee (12-11) upset Western Wyoming's fifth-ranked Landon Brown 3-2 in his first round match. Santee pinned Triton's Christopher Colvin in four minutes, 39 seconds in his second-round match.

NIACC's Tony Mendoza (149) and Reldon Miller (184), who both dropped their first-round match, both won a pair of consolation matches to stay alive on the back side of the bracket.

NIACC's Mark Gonzales (125) and Mason Carpenter (174) were eliminated from the tournament with consolation losses Friday afternoon.

NIACC'S FIRST ROUND RESULTS

125 - Esco Walker (North Idaho) major dec. Mark Gonzales (N), 14-5.

133 - Brock Luthens (N) dec. Gage Gomez (Barton CC), 8-6.

141 - Hunter Luke (N) dec. Corbin Nirschl (Northeast Oklahoma A&M), 6-0.

149 - Enkhbold Sukhbaatar (Northwest Kansas) dec. Tony Mendoza (N), 7-3.

174 - Dalton Bernett (Itasca) major dec. Mason Carpenter (N), 10-2.

184 - Alex LaPierre (RCTC) dec. Reldon Miller (N), 4-3.

285 - Zach Santee (N) dec. Landon Brown (Western Wyoming), 3-2.

NIACC'S SECOND-ROUND CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS

133 - Luthens (N) dec. Anthony Sobotker (Nassau), 7-5.

141 - Luke (N) dec. Freddy Eckles (Niagara), 4-3.