Tony Mendoza

Weight:

149
Year:

Soph.
Hometown:

St. Selma, Calif.
Class:

149

Bio

2019-20 season: Placed 8th at the Luther College Open (Elite division 149 pounds); Placed fourth at the Coe College Invitational (College division 149 pounds); Placed first at the Central College Under Armour Invitational (Gold division 149 pounds); Placed first at NJCAA Central District tournament at 149 pounds to qualify for national tournament (2-16-20).

Ellsworth dual (149 pounds)

Mendoza pinned AJ Mills, 2:34.

Luther College Open (Elite division 149 pounds)

Mendoza dec. Jared Ellingwood (Wartburg), 5-2; Tate Murty (Upper Iowa) pinned Mendoza, 1:49; Mendoza dec. Austin Thomas (Cornell College), 3-2.

Iowa Western dual (149 pounds)

Mendoza dec. Melvin Hernandez, 3-1.

Coe College Invitational (College division 149 pounds)

Mendoza tech. fall Nicco Mazzanti (University of Dubuque), 19-4; Mendoza major dec. Jakob Slavin (Simpson), 13-4; Mendoza dec. Grant Morrison (Chicago University), 3-2; AJ Patterson (Coe) won by injury default over Mendoza, 6:04.

Iowa Central dual (149 pounds)

Mendoza dec. Nolan Miller-Johnston, 8-4.

Central College Under Armour Invitational (Gold division 149 pounds)

Mendoza major dec. Graham Evavold (St. John's (Minn.)), 15-6; Mendoza dec. Jared Ellingwood (Wartburg), 9-3; Mendoza dec. Noah Styskal (Morningside), 9-3.

Ellsworth dual (149 pounds)

Cardionte Wilson dec. Mendoza, 5-3 (SV-1).

Minnesota West dual (149 pounds)

Mendoza pinned Chase Dorman, 4:34.

Iowa Lakes dual (149 pounds)

Mendoza won by forfeit.

NJCAA Central District (At Estherville) (149 pounds)

Mendoza dec. Deville Dentis (Iowa Lakes), 3-2; Mendoza dec. Cardionte Wilson (Ellsworth), 3-2.

NJCAA National Tournament (At Council Bluffs) (149 pounds)

Mendoza dec. Parker Price (Labette), 5-1; Salvador Silva (North Idaho) pinned Mendoza, 4:54; Melvin Hernandez (Iowa Western) dec. Mendoza, 3-1.

2019-20 record: 16-5 with 2 pins, 1 technical fall and 2 major decisions.

Career record: 39-13 with 7 pins, 2 technical falls and 4 major decisions.

2018-19 season: Placed 5th at Luther College Open (Silver division 149 pounds); Placed 4th at Coe College Invitational (149 pounds); Placed 1st at Central College Invitational (Gold division 149 pounds); Placed second at NJCAA Central District tournament at 149 pounds to qualify for national tournament (2-10-19); Placed 5th at NJCAA National Tournament at 149 pounds (March 1-2, 2019).

Luther College Open (Silver division 149 pounds)

Drew Scharenbrock (Wisconsin) tech. fall Mendoza, 20-5; Mendoza tech. fall Davon Gillespie (NIACC), 18-0; Mendoza pinned Kyle Mitchell (RCTC), 2:41; Mendoza dec. Robert Christman (Loras), 9-2; Mendoza major dec. Reilly Dolan (Cornell College), 14-6; Mendoza dec. Tyler Zeman (RCTC), 9-8.

Coe College Invitational (149 pounds)

Mendoza dec. Cole Denny (NEOSHO), 3-1; Mendoza dec. Anthony Rink (North Central), 4-3; Trevor Anderson pinned Mendoza, 6:08; Brenner Vogan (NEOSHO) dec. Mendoza, 3-2.

Iowa Central dual (149 pounds)

Yar Aldiva (IC) dec. Mendoza, 11-5.

Iowa Western dual (149 pounds)

Mendoza pinned Melvin Hernandez, 2:22.

Central College Invitational (Gold division 149 pounds)

Mendoza pinned Brendan Crews (Morningside), N/A; Mendoza dec. Zac Funderburk (Briar Cliff), 6-3; Mendoza dec. Dakota Drenth (Morningside), 9-3; Mendoza dec. Robert Areyano (Central College), 4-2.

Cloud County CC dual (149 pounds)

Austin Eldredge (CC) pinned Mendoza, 1:12.

Northeastern JC (Kan.) dual (149 pounds)

Mendoza dec. Maverick Keigher, 7-3.

NE Oklahoma dual (149 pounds)

Mendoza dec. Kendon Lee, 5-4.

Iowa Central dual (149 pounds)

Mendoza dec. Yar Aldiva, 3-2.

Iowa Western dual (149 pounds)

Mendoza won by forfeit.

NJCAA Central District (At Mason City) (149 pounds)

Mendoza pinned Melvin Hernandez (Iowa Western), 7:59; Cardeionte Wilson (Ellsworth) dec. Mendoza, 7-6 (TB-2).

NJCAA National Tournament (At Council Bluffs) (149 pounds)

Enkhbold Sukhbaatar (Northwest Kansas) dec. Mendoza, 7-3; Mendoza dec. Kollin Wade (Colby), 11-5; Mendoza pinned Kattrell Jackson (Niagara), 3:09; Mendoza (N) major dec. Maverick Keigher (Northeastern), 16-5; Mendoza dec. Tyler Zeman (Rochester), 7-3; Mendoza dec. Kolby Drogmeier (Barton), 9-6; Austin Eldredge (Cloud County) dec. Mendoza, 3-2 (TB-2); Mendoza won by medical forfeit over Enkhbold Sukhbaatar (Northwest Kansas).

2018-19 record: 23-8 with 5 pins, 2 major decisions and 1 technical fall.