Cesar Avelar of Clackamas CC (OR) wins in the quarterfinals at 141 pounds.
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa – Indian Hills leads the team standings after the first day of action at the NJCAA Men’s National Championships. The tournament resumes on Saturday morning with the championship semifinals.
Indian Hills is leading the pack with 113 points and has an impressive six wrestlers in the semifinals. The semifinalists include Riley Bettich (125), Gavyn Whitehead (141), Shehabeldin Mohamed (149), Mohamed Tarek Abdelhady (174), Jaquan East (184), and Andrew Marquez (197).
Hot on their heels, Clackamas sits in second place with 99 points and has four wrestlers in the semifinals on Saturday in Ane'e Vigil (125), Gavin Bauder (133), Cesar Avelar (141), and Henry Dillingham (157).
Western Wyoming, the defending NJCAA National Champions, are looking to repeat with six in the semifinals. The team currently sits in third place, just half a point behind Clackamas. Dmarian Lopez (285) finished third in last year’s tournament, and reached the semifinals after the first day of action.
Iowa Central and Fort Hays Tech round out the top five in the team race. The action continues on Saturday morning at 9:30 a.m. CT inside the Mid-America Center in Iowa.
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2025 NJCAA Women’s National Championships
At Council Bluffs, Iowa, March 7-8
Team Standings (top ten)
1 Indian Hills-D1, 113 points
2 Clackamas-D1, 99 points
3 Western Wyoming-D1, 98.5 points
4 Iowa Central-D1, 90.5 points
5 Fort Hays Tech-D1, 83.5 points
6 Southeast Neb.-D1, 76.5 points
7 North Idaho-D1, 75 points
7 Triton-D1, 75 points
9 Northwest-D1, 71.5 points
10 Pratt-D1, 59.5 points
Semifinal Pairings
125 pounds
Sefton Douglass (Western Wyoming-D1) vs. Elijah Cater (North Idaho-D1)
Riley Bettich (Indian Hills-D1) vs. Ane'e Vigil (Clackamas-D1)
133 pounds
Lance Olberding (Southeast Neb.-D1) vs. Drew Cooper (Iowa Central-D1)
Amantee Mills (Andrew-D1) vs. Gavin Bauder (Clackamas-D1)
141 pounds
Colby Klinger (Southwestern Michigan-D1) vs. Gavyn Whitehead (Indian Hills-D1)
Cesar Avelar (Clackamas-D1) vs. Dmitri Alarcon (Western Wyoming-D1)
149 pounds
Tommy Dalton (Western Wyoming-D1) vs. Ashton Hayhurst (Triton-D1)
Shehabeldin Mohamed (Indian Hills-D1) vs. Keith Smith (Southeast Neb.-D1)
157 pounds
Davion King (Labette-D1) vs. Henry Dillingham (Clackamas-D1)
Hixon Canto (Western Wyoming-D1) vs. Job Lee (Fort Hays Tech-D1)
165 pounds
Melton Powe (Pratt-D1) vs. Kaden King (Iowa Central-D1)
Asadbek Fayzullaev (Northwest-D1) vs. Emmanuel Celestin (Niacc-d1)
174 pounds
Otgonbayar Batsuuri (Fort Hays Tech-D1) vs. Lawrence Rosario (Iowa Central-D1)
Mustafa Salimi (Triton-D1) vs. Mohamed Tarek Abdelhady (Indian Hills-D1)
184 pounds
Lazaro Crespo (Fort Hays Tech-D1) vs. Isaac White (Southeast Neb.-D1)
Jaquan East (Indian Hills-D1) vs. Banks Love (Western Wyoming-D1)
197 pounds
Ali Adel (Harper-D3) vs. Coen Grimm (Iowa Central-D1)
Ghee Rachal (Triton-D1) vs. Andrew Marquez (Indian Hills-D1)
285 pounds
Dmarian Lopez (Western Wyoming-D1) vs. Ray Griffin (North Idaho-D1)
Ryan Boersma (Triton-D1) vs. Jeisser Sampson-sanchez (Fort Hays Tech-D1)
Quarterfinal Results
125 pounds
Sefton Douglass (Western Wyoming-D1) maj. dec. Jack Guerrero (Muskegon-D1), 8-0
Elijah Cater (North Idaho-D1) dec. Logan Crawford (Northeastern Oklahoma-D1), 5-2
Riley Bettich (Indian Hills-D1) maj. dec. Tyson Wilson (Rochester-D3), 11-1
Ane'e Vigil (Clackamas-D1) tech. fall Jaydale Whitlock (Iowa Central-D1), 20-5 5:30
133 pounds
Lance Olberding (Southeast Neb.-D1) maj. dec. Marcus Terry (Labette-D1), 14-3
Drew Cooper (Iowa Central-D1) pin Sean-michael Gonzalez (Carl Albert State-D1), 2:45
Amantee Mills (Andrew-D1) dec. Zach Marrero (Western Wyoming-D1), 7-3
Gavin Bauder (Clackamas-D1) maj. dec. Simon Cervantes (Big Bend-D1), 13-3
141 pounds
Colby Klinger (Southwestern Michigan-D1) dec. Evan Rodriguez (Cowley-D1), 15-8 SV
Gavyn Whitehead (Indian Hills-D1) dec. Ely Olberding (Southeast Neb.-D1), 12-9 SV
Cesar Avelar (Clackamas-D1) pin Joe Zamora (Otero-D1), 0:48
Dmitri Alarcon (Western Wyoming-D1) dec. Gabe Ferreira (Iowa Western-D1), 8-6
149 pounds
Tommy Dalton (Western Wyoming-D1) dec. Sam Silveria (North Idaho-D1), 11-10
Ashton Hayhurst (Triton-D1) dec. Gavin Montgomery (Northeastern Oklahoma-D1), 7-1
Shehabeldin Mohamed (Indian Hills-D1) dec. Teshawn Matthew (Niagara-D3), 2-1
Keith Smith (Southeast Neb.-D1) dec. Cohen Wiste (Rochester-D3), 8-3
157 pounds
Davion King (Labette-D1) maj. dec. Zach Dawson (Northeastern Oklahoma-D1), 22-8
Henry Dillingham (Clackamas-D1) dec. Jake Hubby (North Idaho-D1), 3-2
Hixon Canto (Western Wyoming-D1) dec. Riley Brewer (Andrew-D1), 8-5
Job Lee (Fort Hays Tech-D1) dec. Ayson Rice (Southeast Neb.-D1), 8-3
165 pounds
Melton Powe (Pratt-D1) tech. fall Dayton Bell (Fort Hays Tech-D1), 19-3 2:28
Kaden King (Iowa Central-D1) dec. Cinsere Clark (Indian Hills-D1), 4-1
Asadbek Fayzullaev (Northwest-D1) dec. Paul Kadlec (Joliet-D3), 7-1
Emmanuel Celestin (Niacc-d1) dec. Jackson Wilkins (Northeastern Oklahoma-D1), 4-2
174 pounds
Otgonbayar Batsuuri (Fort Hays Tech-D1) pin Matteo Nikolov (Iowa Western-D1), 1:52
Lawrence Rosario (Iowa Central-D1) dec. Trey Bennett (Northeastern Oklahoma-D1), 10-4
Mustafa Salimi (Triton-D1) pin Nokoa Fouret (Clackamas-D1), 1:29
Mohamed Tarek Abdelhady (Indian Hills-D1) tech. fall Giles Cowell (Ellsworth-D1), 19-2 4:33
184 pounds
Lazaro Crespo (Fort Hays Tech-D1) tech. fall Sam Libby (Iowa Central-D1), 22-7 7:00
Isaac White (Southeast Neb.-D1) pin Ethan Day (Carl Albert State-D1), 2:11
Jaquan East (Indian Hills-D1) tech. fall Aiden Poe (Niagara-D3), 18-3 6:43
Banks Love (Western Wyoming-D1) tech. fall Connor Gmahl (Itasca-D3), 19-3 6:42
197 pounds
Ali Adel (Harper-D3) dec. Corey Hyatt (Southeast Neb.-D1), 5-4
Coen Grimm (Iowa Central-D1) dec. Matthew Marcum (Labette-D1), 7-6
Ghee Rachal (Triton-D1) maj. dec. Austin Richens (Northwest-D1), 15-4
Andrew Marquez (Indian Hills-D1) maj. dec. Victor-Samuel Montoya (Fort Hays Tech-D1), 11-3
285 pounds
Dmarian Lopez (Western Wyoming-D1) dec. Cito Tuttle (Rochester-D3), 8-2
Ray Griffin (North Idaho-D1) dec. Jett Swain (Northwest-D1), 5-4
Ryan Boersma (Triton-D1) dec. James Bankston (Pratt-D1), 4-1 SV
Jeisser Sampson-sanchez (Fort Hays Tech-D1) dec. Naasir Edmonds (Indian Hills-D1), 4-2
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