NIACC moves three to finals
ESTHERVILLE - NIACC's Christian Minto moved to the 165-pound title match at the NJCAA Central District wrestling tournament Sunday.
Minto, who received a first-round bye, topped Ellsworth's Cameron Nesbitt 8-3 in his semifinal match.
Minto, who is ranked No. 1, will face Iowa Central's second-ranked Ashton Eyler in the 165-pound title match.
NIACC's Brock Luthens (133) and Tony Mendoza also advanced to the finals with semifinal victories. Luthens edged Iowa Central's Maddie Roney 2-1 and Mendoza nipped Iowa Lakes' Deville Dentis 3-2.
Luthens, who is ranked third, faces Iowa Western's fifth-ranked Ladamien Sturdivant in the 133-pound title match. Mendoza, who is ranked second, faces Ellsworth's top-ranked Cardionte Wilson.
NIACC's Hunter Luke stayed alive in the consolation bracket with a 7-2 win over Iowa Central's Bret Minor at 141 pounds. Holton Truax topped Iowa Lakes' Tyler Needham 17-7 in a 197-pound consolation match.
Luke, Kendall Sandifer (157) and Truax will wrestle for third-place.
Luke faces Iowa Western's Daniel Leal at 133 pounds, Sandifer faces Ellsworth's Todd Perry and Truax faces Iowa Central's Ja'Quez Bostic in third-place matches.
NIACC'S first-round results
157 - Kendall Sandifer (N) pinned Tavoris Smith (Iowa Lakes), 1:53.
174 - Austin Hinzman (Iowa Lakes) pinned Cody Klettheimer (N), 2:58.
184 - Reldon Miller (N) pinned Triston Licht (Iowa Central), 4:00.
285 - Jose Concepcion (Iowa Lakes) pinned Brennan Davis (N), 2:51.
NIACC's second-round results
125 - Camden Russell (Iowa Western) dec. Lee-Green (N), 14-7.
133 - Brock Luthens (N) dec. Maddie Roney (Iowa Central), 2-1.
141 - Scott Cook (Ellsworth) pinned Hunter Luke (N), 2:43.
149 - Mendoza (N) dec. Deville Dentis (Iowa Lakes), 3-2.
157 - Chance Fry (Iowa Western) dec. Sandifer (N), 12-6.
184 - Rozell Baker (Ellsworth) major dec. Miller, 12-2.
197 - Trayonne Jackson (Ellsworth) dec. Holton Truax (N), 5-3.
NIACC'S semifinal matches
165 - Christian Minto (N) dec. Cameron Nesbitt (Ellsworth), 8-3.
NIACC's consolation matches
125 - Matthew Jordan (Iowa Lakes) tech. fall Lee-Green, 17-2.
141 - Luke (N) dec. Bret Minor (Iowa Central), 7-2.
197 - Truax (N) major dec. Tyler Needham (Iowa Lakes), 17-7.
285 - Collin Braun (Iowa Western) pinned Davis, :17.