Cam Robinson, Grand View
PARK CITY, Kan. – In its quest for a fourth-straight NAIA national title, powerhouse Grand View pushed seven athletes to the championship finals to take a commanding 51.5-point lead in the team standings as day two wrapped at Park City Arena.
Earning coveted spots in tomorrow evening’s championship round for the Vikings were No. 1 seeds Aden Reeves, Carson Taylor, Alex Reynolds and Garavous Kouekabakilaho, plus No. 3 seeds Gabe Gonzales and Cam Robinson, and No. 8 seed Elijah Larsen. Reeves and Gonzales will square off in an all-Grand View final at 125 pounds. The other five Viking finalists are paired against top competitors from across the nation.
Seven finalists at the NAIA Championships ties the all-time record set by Grand View in 2016.
Nine-of-10 No. 1 seeds went unscathed en route to the finals, which are set for 7 p.m. (CT) on Saturday. Dominic Chavez of Texas Wesleyan, Donald Griffin of Central Methodist, Jonathan Kervin of Indiana Tech, JD Perez of Life and Gage Braun of Southeastern accompanied the Grand View quartet of top seeds who advanced to the finals.
The lone top seed to fall was Campbellsville’s Nicholas Yancey, who dropped an 11-5 quarterfinal to Elijah Larsen of Grand View at 149 pounds.
Two programs joined Grand View with multiple finalists—Life with three and Central Methodist with two.
Grand View amassed 176.5 team points, placing a sizeable gap between second-place Life, which collected 125 team points. Southeastern, Doane and Indiana Tech round out the top five teams after two days of wrestling.
The 2025 NAIA Men’s Wrestling Championships continue at 11 a.m. (CT) tomorrow with the remaining consolation rounds. Fans can watch the action live on FloWrestling.com. Updated brackets are available through Trackwrestling.com.
2025 NAIA Men’s Wrestling Championships
March 6-8, Park City, Kan.
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Team Standings
1. Grand View, 176.5
2. Life, 125
3. Southeastern, 107
4. Doane, 63.5
5. Indiana Tech, 60.5
6. Southern Oregon, 56.5
7. Providence, 56
8. Corban, 54
9. Embry-Riddle, 52
10. Central Methodist, 49.5
Finals Matchups
125 pounds – No. 1 Aden Reeves (Grand View) vs. No. 3 Gabe Gonzales (Grand View)
133 pounds – No. 1 Dominic Chavez (Texas Wesleyan) vs. No. 2 Thaddeus Long (Life)
141 pounds – No. 1 Carson Taylor (Grand View) vs. No. 3 Evan Potter (Southern Oregon)
149 pounds – No. 8 Elijah Larsen (Grand View) vs. No. 11 Hagen Heistand (Concordia)
157 pounds – No. 1 Donald Griffin (Central Methodist) vs. No. 3 David Rubio (Corban)
165 pounds – No. 1 Jonathan Kervin (Indiana Tech) vs. No. 3 Cam Robinson (Grand View)
174 pounds – No. 1 Alex Reynolds (Grand View) vs. No. 3 Kris Ketchum (St. Thomas)
184 pounds – No. 1 JD Perez (Life) vs. No. 3 Tyson Beauperthuy (Doane)
197 pounds – No. 1 Garavous Kouekabakilaho (Grand View) vs. No. 3 Khalil Abdushshakur (Life)
285 pounds – No. 1 Gage Braun (Southeastern) vs. No. 11 Austin Foye (Central Methodist)
Semifinal Results
125 pounds #
No. 1 Aden Reeves (Grand View) tech. fall No. 13 Vonn Fenn (Southern Oregon), 20-4
No. 3 Gabe Gonzales (Grand View) maj. dec. No. 7 Allen Calderon (Indiana Tech), 11-3
133 pounds #
No. 1 Dominic Chavez (Texas Wesleyan) dec. No. 4 Aaron Lucio (Southeastern), 4-2
No. 2 Thaddeus Long (Life) tech. fall No. 3 Sean Archuleta (Arizona Christian), 19-2
141 pounds #
No. 1 Carson Taylor (Grand View) dec. No. 5 Cade Manion (Oklahoma City), 6-1
No. 3 Evan Potter (Southern Oregon) dec. No. 2 Hartwell Taylor (Saint Mary), 6-4
149 pounds #
No. 8 Elijah Larsen (Grand View) maj. dec. No. 5 Victor Guzman (Cumberland), 10-2
No. 11 Hagen Heistand (Concordia) dec. No. 10 Alex Pena (Wayland Baptist), 13-8
157 pounds #
No. 1 Donald Griffin (Central Methodist) dec. No. 4 Aden Graves (Providence), 5-2
No. 3 David Rubio (Corban) dec. No. 10 Hunter Hobbs (Providence), 7-2
165 pounds #
No. 1 Jonathan Kervin (Indiana Tech) dec. No. 5 Anthony Federico (Southeastern), 6-4
No. 3 Cam Robinson (Grand View) dec. No. 2 Keller Rock (Embry-Riddle), 3-0 SV-1
174 pounds #
No. 1 Alex Reynolds (Grand View) maj. dec. No. 4 Shadrick Slone (Campbellsville), 13-4
No. 3 Kris Ketchum (St. Thomas) dec. No. 7 Francis Morrissey (Missouri Valley), 8-7
184 pounds #
No. 1 JD Perez (Life) dec. No. 4 Kendall Norfleet (Life), 7-4
No. 3 Tyson Beauperthuy (Doane) maj. dec. No. 7 Sawyer Hobbs (Providence), 17-4
197 pounds #
No. 1 Garavous Kouekabakilaho (Grand View) maj. dec. No. 5 Kasten Grape (Doane), 16-2
No. 3 Khalil Abdushshakur (Life) dec. No. 2 Brad Antesberger (Doane), 9-6 SV-1
285 pounds #
No. 1 Gage Braun (Southeastern) maj. dec. No. 4 Nico Rodriguez (Eastern Oregon), 8-0
No. 11 Austin Foye (Central Methodist) dec. No. 2 Earnest Johnson (Life), 4-1 SV-1
Quarterfinal Results
125 pounds #
No. 1 Aden Reeves (Grand View) dec. No. 8 Anthony Hughes (Marian), 9-6 SV-1
No. 13 Vonn Fenn (Southern Oregon) dec. No. 5 Angel Banda (Reinhardt), 8-6
No. 3 Gabe Gonzales (Grand View) tech. fall No. 11 Brody Gee (Saint Mary), 20-2
No. 7 Allen Calderon (Indiana Tech) maj. dec. No. 2 Trevor Marsman (Cornerstone), 10-2
133 pounds #
No. 1 Dominic Chavez (Texas Wesleyan) maj. dec. No. 8 Haden Hernandez (Missouri Valley), 15-2
No. 4 Aaron Lucio (Southeastern) dec. No. 5 Jackson Cockrell (Grand View), 10-8
No. 3 Sean Archuleta (Arizona Christian) dec. No. 11 Izaeah Beavers (Campbellsville), 10-8
No. 2 Thaddeus Long (Life) maj. dec. No. 7 Luke Rioux (Indiana Tech), 15-5
141 pounds #
No. 1 Carson Taylor (Grand View) maj. dec. No. 8 Thomas Williams (St. Thomas), 11-0
No. 5 Cade Manion (Oklahoma City) dec. No. 4 Kael Brisker (Southeastern), 5-3
No. 3 Evan Potter (Southern Oregon) dec. No. 6 Creighton Baughman (Concordia), 5-1
No. 2 Hartwell Taylor (Saint Mary) dec. No. 7 Jared Dinh (Cumberland), 5-1
149 pounds #
No. 8 Elijah Larsen (Grand View) dec. No. 1 Nicholas Yancey (Campbellsville), 11-5
No. 5 Victor Guzman (Cumberland) dec. No. 13 Mario De La Torre (Southeastern), 10-5
No. 11 Hagen Heistand (Concordia) dec. No. 3 Keegan Luton (Oklahoma City), 4-3
No. 10 Alex Pena (Wayland Baptist) dec. No. 2 Nathan Lendt (Doane), 4-2
157 pounds #
No. 1 Donald Griffin (Central Methodist) dec. No. 9 Fabian Padilla (Life), 4-1 SV-1
No. 4 Aden Graves (Providence) dec. No. 12 Thade Radosa (Cornerstone), 4-2
No. 3 David Rubio (Corban) dec. No. 6 Elijah Chacon (Indiana Tech), 5-0
No. 10 Hunter Hobbs (Providence) dec. No. 15 Logan Hancey (Embry-Riddle), 9-4
165 pounds #
No. 1 Jonathan Kervin (Indiana Tech) dec. No. 9 Reese Jones (Life), 4-2
No. 5 Anthony Federico (Southeastern) dec. No. 4 Dylan Whitt (Grand View), 13-9
No. 3 Cam Robinson (Grand View) maj. dec. No. 6 Turner Black (Cumberlands), 20-7
No. 2 Keller Rock (Embry-Riddle) fall No. 7 Matt Jenkins (Reinhardt), 0:13
174 pounds #
No. 1 Alex Reynolds (Grand View) maj. dec. No. 9 Daniil Gorshkov (Embry-Riddle), 9-1
No. 4 Shadrick Slone (Campbellsville) tech. fall No. 12 Leo Galasso (Indiana Tech), 16-1
No. 3 Kris Ketchum (St. Thomas) dec. No. 6 Roman Garcia (Central Methodist), 4-0
No. 7 Francis Morrissey (Missouri Valley) dec. No. 2 Tre Morrisette (Life), 8-6
184 pounds #
No. 1 JD Perez (Life) fall No. 9 Sincere Hall-Osbourne (Central Methodist), 6:36
No. 4 Kendall Norfleet (Life) dec. No. 5 Isaiah Twait (Corban), 11-6
No. 3 Tyson Beauperthuy (Doane) dec. No. 11 Jameel Coles (Grand View), 4-1 SV-1
No. 7 Sawyer Hobbs (Providence) dec. No. 2 William Speight (Lourdes), 11-9
197 pounds #
No. 1 Garavous Kouekabakilaho (Grand View) dec. No. 8 Asher Ruchti (Southern Oregon), 10-4
No. 5 Kasten Grape (Doane) dec. No. 4 Ryker Blackburn (Saint Mary), 8-7
No. 3 Khalil Abdushshakur (Life) dec. No. 11 Gentry Smith (Southeastern), 5-1
No. 2 Brad Antesberger (Doane) maj. dec. No. 10 Austin Vanek (Montana State - Northern), 8-0
285 pounds #
No. 1 Gage Braun (Southeastern) tech. fall No. 8 Koen Mattern (Hastings), 18-3
No. 4 Nico Rodriguez (Eastern Oregon) maj. dec. No. 5 Kenneth Copley (Embry-Riddle), 10-1
No. 11 Austin Foye (Central Methodist) fall No. 3 Antonio Garcia (Corban), 6:45
No. 2 Earnest Johnson (Life) dec. No. 7 Braden Morgan (Friends), 4-3
