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- Weight:
- 149
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- Year:
- Soph.
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- Hometown:
- St. Selma, Calif.
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- 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)
Ellsworth dual (149 pounds)
Minnesota West dual (149 pounds)
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)
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)
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.
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NIACC set to compete at district tournament
February 16, 2020
NIACC moves three to finals
February 16, 2020
NIACC's Mendoza, Minto win district titles
February 16, 2020
NIACC set to compete at districts
February 11, 2020
NIACC's Minto ranked No. 1 at 165
February 10, 2020
NIACC tops Iowa Lakes, 32-19
February 5, 2020
NIACC tops Minnesota West, 45-3
January 31, 2020
NIACC falls to Ellsworth on mat, 30-11
January 29, 2020
No. 2 NIACC wrestlers place 3rd at Under Armour Invite
January 11, 2020
NIACC ranked second in latest Intermat poll
January 9, 2020
No. 2 NIACC stops No. 6 Iowa Central on mat, 27-9
December 5, 2019
NIACC faces Iowa Central on mat
December 4, 2019
3 NIACC wrestlers place 4th at Coe Invite
November 23, 2019
No. 2 NIACC tops No. 19 Iowa Western, 26-15
November 20, 2019
NIACC's Minto wins silver division title at Luther Open
November 16, 2019
No. 2 NIACC tops No. 5 Ellsworth, 24-19
November 6, 2019
NIACC wrestling team ranked 2nd in preseason ratings
November 5, 2019