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NCWA Cham­pi­onships — Thursday Recap 285

We have broken down our first-day coverage into separate stories on each weight class on our site. Full coverage of the NCWA Championships is available to watch and follow along at www.arena.flowrestling.org.

Wrestling begins again at 9 a.m. Friday with the championship quarterfinals and the two rounds of 16 consolation matches. The championship semifinals are at 7 p.m.

The top two seeds in this class could make for a great championship bout between two two-time All-Americans. But there's another prospective matchup that could be even more appealing with two heavyweights battling each other in the tournament's final match with the team title on the line.

Women Cre­ate Their Own Lega­cy for CSU Wrestling

| Tyler Johnson

Two women are changing the culture of Colorado State wrestling – a space traditionally dominated by men. Juniors KaMele Sanchez and Kendal Davis are leading the way in one of the most successful seasons in CSU history. Sanchez and Davis’ wrestling journeys have led them on juxtaposing paths to become officers for the team as well as two of the most successful wrestlers to ever compete in

Nation­al Cham­pi­onships Live Draw Broadcast

Watch live this Saturday, March 3rd, at 7PM Eastern / 4PM Pacific as we draw the remaining unseeded athletes for bracket placements in the 2018 NCWA National Championship Tournament. CHECK BACK HERE AT BROADCAST TIME!

REVISED NCWA RANKINGS RELEASED

Due to a clerical error, a top-10 wrestler at 197-lbs was recently removed from the rankings. The REVISED rankings include him, Jack Dahlgren of Grays Harbor who is the #7-ranked wrestler at 197-lbs. Our apologies for the error! Please see the updated rankings at REVISED NCWA RANKINGS

Col­orado State Wins Great Plains Conference Title

| Tyler Johnson

Colorado State University Wrestling won its first conference title under head coach Kendall DeJonge last weekend at the National Collegiate Wrestling Association Great Plains Conference Tournament.

CSU had 11 wrestlers finish on the podium, including four champions, qualifying them for the NCWA Division II Nationals. The men will be joined by the team’s two female wrestlers, juniors KaMele Sanchez and Kendal Davis, who already qualified.

South­west Conference Championships Recap

| Scott Farrell

DENTON, Texas – The University of North Texas and Richland College (Dallas) went neck-and-neck in the team standings throughout the SWC Championships, with UNT pulling away at the end with a championship at heavyweight from Ikaika Neal to edge Richland, 138.5-134. The Eagles and Thunderducks each won five weight classes, with UNT taking most of the lighter weights and Richland earning most of the heavier classes.

Richland and UNT battled each other in seven finals matches, with Richland taking

Lib­er­ty Main­tains MAC Dom­i­nance with Seventh Straight Title

| Ted Allen/Staff Writer

Liberty University's men's wrestling team had five individual weight class champions and added four runner-up finishes and three third-place showings to clinch its seventh consecutive Mid-Atlantic Conference tournament crown, Saturday at the LaHaye Multipurpose Center.

The NCWA National Duals champion Flames will send 16 wrestlers who qualified with top-five finishes Saturday to Allen, Texas, for the March 8-10 NCWA Grand National Championships, where they will

It’s Cham­pi­onship Week in the NCWA

DALLAS - Championship Week begins this weekend at nine locations around the country. The road to earning on of the 490 qualifying spots in the NCWA Men's National Championships starts with the conference qualifiers, as all nine of the NCWA conferences are in action.

Ross Gra­ham Named USCAA Wrestler of the Week

Ross Graham of The Apprentice School has been named the USCAA Wrestler of the Week for the week of Feb. 11. At the USCAA Wrestling National Invitational, Graham pinned all three of his opponents to win the 197-pound bracket and help pace the Builders to the tournament title.

Appren­tice Wins USCAA National Invitational

| Jeffrey Engot

The Builder wrestling team had a successful weekend, winning the 2018 USCAA National Invitational held at Penn State University by a wide margin on Sunday. The 1st place finish was the best for the Builders since last winning the event in 2014. Apprentice won the 13-team event with 182.5 points, followed by familiar foe Alderson Broaddus with 107.5.

Alfred State takes fifth at USCAA Championships

The Alfred State wrestling team finished fifth out of 13 teams at the USCAA Championships held at Penn State last Sunday. Four Pioneers placed in the top four in the event.

George Van Valen won the 184-pound weight class with a dominating performance. He pinned Devon Meredith in his quarterfinal match, pinned Sam Soloman (Alderson Broadus) in the semifinals, and earned a 16-0 tech fall over Jake Paulson (Penn State-Behrend) in the finals. Van Valen is now 33-1 on the season.

Fres­no State Women Edge CSUN for WCC Invitational Title

The women of the Fresno State Wrestling Club edged the Cal State Northridge Matadors for the team title at the California State Championships on Sat., Feb. 10. Fresno State won with a team score of 38.5 points. Kamele Sanchez of Colorado State was named the Most Outstanding Wrestler as the champion at the upper weights by posting a 5-0 record, all by pin. Yaritza Arteaga of Richland College was the champion of the lower weights.