RedTail Men’s Wrestling Rounds Out Season at NJCAA Championships
The RedTail men attended the NJCAA Championships March 7-8, where six of our men competed for the first time in program history. This included Gavin Reed, Macael Bear, Brody Hoyt, Austin Pfantz, Isaiah Kellow, and Joshua Vis. The results from each weight class and match are listed below:
141 lbs:
Round of 64: Gavin Reed (Hawkeye) received a bye
Round of 32: Gavin Reed (Hawkeye) won by MD over Ryan Parton (Jamestown) (MD 13-1)
Round of 16: Dmitri Alarcon (Western Wyoming) won by fall over Gavin Reed (Hawkeye) (Fall 1:43)
Cons. Round of 16 #2: Dylan Enriquez (Rochester) won by decision over Gavin Reed (Hawkeye) (Dec 9-6)
149 lbs:
Round of 64: Cohen Wiste (Rochester) won by fall over Macael Bear (Hawkeye) (Fall 1:41)
Cons. Round of 32 #1: Macael Bear (Hawkeye) received a bye
Cons. Round of 32 #2: Macael Bear (Hawkeye) won by fall over Angel Nava (Morton) (Fall 2:34)
Cons. Round of 16 #1: Xzavier Martinez (Colby) won by fall over Macael Bear (Hawkeye) (Fall 4:05)
157 lbs:
Round of 64: Sebastian Freeman (Trinidad State) won by decision over Brody Hoyt (Hawkeye) (Dec 6-0)
Cons. Round of 32 #1: Brody Hoyt (Hawkeye) received a bye
Cons. Round of 32 #2: Jacen Jackson (Cowley) won by fall over Brody Hoyt (Hawkeye) (Fall 2:04)
174 lbs:
Round of 64: Austin Pfantz (Hawkeye) won by decision over Trevor Streeter (Muskegon) (Dec 18-13)
Round of 32: Austin Pfantz (Hawkeye) won by fall over Bryan Arevalo (Northland) (Fall 3:18)
Round of 16: Trey Bennett (Northeastern Oklahoma) won by MD over Austin Pfantz (Hawkeye) (MD 13-3)
Cons. Round of 16 #2: Austin Pfantz (Hawkeye) won by decision over Mario Deanda-Lopez (Southwest Oregon) (Dec 17-13)
Cons. Round of 8 #1: Leo Tukhlynovych (Rochester) won by TF over Austin Pfantz (Hawkeye) (TF 21-4 4:51)
197 lbs:
Round of 64: Isaiah Kellow (Hawkeye) received a bye
Round of 32: Kenneth Phillips (Snow) won by decision over Isaiah Kellow (Hawkeye) (Dec 9-5)
Cons. Round of 32 #2: Isaiah Kellow (Hawkeye) won by decision over Issac Pearce (Itasca) (Dec 6-3)
Cons. Round of 16 #1: Isaiah Kellow (Hawkeye) won by decision over Austin George (Southwestern Michigan) (Dec 6-2)
Cons. Round of 16 #2: Chandler Loveless (North Idaho) won by fall over Isaiah Kellow (Hawkeye) (Fall 3:54)
285 lbs:
Round of 64: Dominick Albertelli (Nassau) won by default over Joshua Vis (Hawkeye) (Default 7-3)
Cons. Round of 32 #1: Joshua Vis (Hawkeye) received a bye
Cons. Round of 32 #2: Tylahn Ladd (Joliet) won by forfeit over Joshua Vis (Hawkeye)
Coach Dan Lovell had this to say following the conclusion of the weekend: "It was great to get 6 men to the National Championships for the team's first season. It lets them know how hard it really is and what needs to be done in the next season to become an All-American."