[Wrestling] No. 1 Grand View Goes 24-1 in Session One of the NAIA National Championships
-- photo credit - Mike Byrnes
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — No.1 Grand View wrestling will send 12 individuals into session two of the 2019 NAIA Wrestling National Championships hosted by Catch Des Moines. The Vikings sit atop the team scores with 45.5 points. FULL RESULTS
The Vikings went 24-1 in session one, dropping one match in the 125 bracket. Eleven Vikings advance in the championship bracket including, Justin Portillo (125), Shiquan Hall (133), Eric Clarke (141), Josh Wenger (149), Devin Reynolds (149), Renaldo Rodriguez-Spencer (157), Steven Lawrence (157), Lawton Benna (174), Artie Bess (184) and Evan Hansen (197).
Grand View collected seven pins on the day, two coming from Reynolds in the 149 bracket. Trevor Murano earned the first pin in the entire tournament, 12 seconds into the first session and another in the consolation bracket. Lawrence battled back after being down 6-1 in this second match to win 16-12.
The action will start back up tonight at 6 pm with the NAIA Parade of Champions followed by session two. FREE RADIO | WATCH ($)