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The ºÚÁÏ´óÊÂ¼Ç men’s wrestling team qualified 8 wrestlers for the National Collegiate Wrestling Tournament (NCWA) to be held March 8th-10th at the Allen Convention Center in Allen, Texas. More than 490 student-athletes represented by 9 regions will take to the mats on Thursday the 9th to see who is the best at eleven respective weight divisions. ºÚÁÏ´óÊÂ¼Ç is currently ranked 14th out of the more than 80 teams in Division II. ºÚÁÏ´óÊÂ¼Ç returns to the NCWA National Tournament with an Academic All American Jake Hobbes at the tough 285# division. Jake is a Petroleum Engineering major and has maintained a 3.8 GPA for more than two years.

ºÚÁÏ´óÊÂ¼Ç has five other wrestlers considered a threat for All-American honors by the NCWA Coaches Association beginning with sophomore 133# Demetri Koures ranked 8th after his stellar performance in the Northwest Region qualifier earning him outstanding wrestler of the tournament by defeating Hunter Haney, returning 3rd place All-American finisher in 2017 in an overtime match 14-12. Demetri also pinned two other contenders: one in 23 seconds with a hip toss. Other ºÚÁÏ´óÊÂ¼Ç wrestlers who have earned recognition for their regular season efforts are: Timothy Ellinger at 141# ranked 11th, Doug Womack at 197# ranked 17th, Chris Moodry at 157# ranked 18th and Kaelan Yanak at 285# ranked 21st.

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