Wrestling

John Sievert, a senior from Akron, Iowa, became the second NAIA National Champion in Morningside College history and added to his career pin record during the 2012-13 wrestling season.

Sievert won a 3-1 decision against Carl Lawrence of Missouri Valley College in the 197 lb. title match at the NAIA Wrestling National Championships to join Mustang head coach Jake Stevenson as the only national titlists in Morningside history.

Aside from winning a national title, Sievert also added to his school-record pin total. He had a 21-2 record with eight falls to raise his school-record total to 44 career falls. One of his falls came in just 13 seconds against Eric Johnson of Calumet College at the NAIA National Championships for the fastest pin in Morningside history, topping the previous record of 15 seconds by Weston Frahm during the 2005-06 campaign.

Sievert compiled an 86-32 record during his Morningside career for the eighth highest victory total in Morningside history.

Chad Morehead, a senior 165 pounder from Akron, Iowa, led the Mustangs with 17 2-point near falls to tie a Morningside single-season record first set by Andrew Anthofer in 2010-11. Morehead also led the Mustangs with 60 escapes. He had a 25-12 record this season and finished his career with a record of 57-40 to rank 20th on the Mustangs’ all-time victory list.

Chris Bridgeford, a freshman 197 pounder from Mondamin, Iowa, and Garret Lambrecht, a sophomore 141 pounder from Wood River, Neb., were Morningside’s co-leaders with nine falls. Lambrecht also led the Mustangs with 15 3-point near falls. He finished the season with a record of 18-9, while Bridgeford had a 20-13 record.

Nathan Ryan, a freshman 133 pounder from Moville, Iowa, enjoyed a solid rookie season with a 26-14 record to lead the Mustangs in victories. He also topped the team with 23 reversals.

Kevin Olson, a junior 141 pounder from Dallas, Ga., led the Mustangs with 83 take downs en route to a 17-12 record.

Aside from Ryan, Morehead, Sievert, and Bridgeford, the Mustangs had two other 20-match winners in the lineup in Tyler Kacmarynski and Rulin Pederson. Kacmarynski, a junior heavyweight from Spencer, Iowa, had a 23-6 record, while Pederson, a sophomore 174 pounder from Sioux City, went 22-7. Kacmarynski raised his career record to 73-40 to rank 12th on Morningside’s all-time victory list.

Brian Block, a senior from Sibley, Iowa, had a 17-8 record to finish with a career mark of 100-31 to rank fifth on the Mustangs’ all-time victory list.

Joe Sievert, a senior 174 pounder from Akron, Iowa, had an 8-0 record before he suffered a season ending injury in November. Sievert, who was granted a medical hardship, will go into the 2013-14 season with an 84-14 career record for the ninth highest victory total in Morningside history.

Andrew Anthofer, a senior from Coon Rapids, Iowa, had a 16-7 record and finished his career with a 77-46 mark for 11th place on Morningside’s all-time victory list.

Morningside won its last seven dual meets of the season to finish the campaign with a 12-4 record. Morningside won its second consecutive Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) championship and finished second at the NAIA North Region Tournament.

John Sievert, a senior from Akron, Iowa, became the second wrestler in Mustang history to win a NAIA National Championship when he defeated sixth-ranked Carl Lawrence of Missouri Valley College by a 3-1 decision in the 197 lb. title bout at the NAIA Wrestling National Championships in Des Moines, Iowa.

Sievert joined Morningside head coach Jake Stevenson as a national champion. Stevenson won the NAIA 184 lb. National Championship as a sophomore in 2007.

Sievert, ranked seventh in the nation, closed out the season with a 19-match winning streak to finish with a record of 21-2.

He took a 2-0 lead against Lawrence when he scored a takedown with 49 seconds left in the first period. Sievert made it 3-0 with an escape early in the second period. Lawrence closed within 3-1 when he escaped Sievert’s grasp early in the third period to complete the scoring.

Sievert beat another Missouri Valley opponent to earn his berth in the finals when he upset top-ranked Josh Manu with an 8-7 decision in the semifinals. Lawrence also claimed his spot in the title bout with an upset triumph when he won a 3-1 decision against second-ranked Derek Nightser of Grand View University, who was last year’s NAIA 197 lb. national runner-up.

The 197 lb. championship match was the second time Sievert and Lawrence crossed paths at the NAIA National Championships. Sievert pinned Lawrence in 6:13 when they met in last year’s opening round while competing as heavyweights.

Sievert’s journey to the 197 lb. title began with a record breaking performance in a second round victory against Eric Johnson of Calumet College. Sievert pinned Johnson in 13 seconds for the fastest fall in Morningside history. Weston Frahm held the former Morningside record with a 15-second fall during the 2005-06 season.

Sievert won a 9-6 decision against 11th-ranked Kyle Soderblom of William Penn University in the quarterfinals to set up his victories against the Missouri Valley opponents in the semifinals and finals.

Sievert finished his Morningside career with an 86-32 record with a school-record 44 falls.

The Mustangs’ Kory Kistner, a senior 125 pounder from Sioux City; and Garret Lambrecht, a sophomore 141 pounder from Wood River, Neb., both lost in the quarterfinals and were eliminated in the consolation bracket competition.

Kistner, last year’s NAIA 125 lb. national runner-up, lost an 8-5 decision against Kidd Gomez of Oklahoma City University in the quarterfinals. Both wrestlers were tied for fourth in the final NAIA regular season rankings. Kistner was eliminated when he dropped a 10-4 decision against second-ranked Gabe Roman of Missouri Baptist University.

Kistner had opened the tournament with an 11-5 decision against 11th-ranked Andrew Tillman of the University of the Cumberlands.

Lambrecht, ranked 12th in the nation, lost by fall in 2:27 against second-ranked Myles Mazurkiewicz of the University of Great Falls in the quarterfinals. He was eliminated after a 7-1 loss against 14th-ranked Anthony Vega of Simpson University in the consolation bracket.

Lambrecht had opened the tournament with a 10-2 major decision against 15th-ranked Dillan Schouw of Life University.

The Mustangs’ Chad Morehead, a senior 165 pounder from Akron, Iowa; Rulin Pederson, a sophomore 174 pounder from Sioux City; Brian Block, a senior 184 pounder from Sibley, Iowa; Chris Bridgeford, a freshman 197 pounder from Mondamin, Iowa; and Tyler Kacmarynski, a junior heavyweight from Spencer, Iowa, were all eliminated in the first round of consolation matches.

Pederson, Block, Bridgeford, and Kacmarynski all had victories in the opening session before they were eliminated.

Pederson won his first round match with a 5-3 decision against 14th-ranked Teagan Franco of Oklahoma City before he dropped an 8-3 decision against fifth-ranked Tanner Martin of Indiana Tech in the second round.

Block won the 100th match of his Morningside career with a 6-1 decision against 16th-ranked Adam Wolfe of Great Falls in the 184 lb. consolation bracket. Block, who is ranked seventh in the nation, lost an 8-4 first round decision against 12th-ranked Weston Keleher of Missouri Baptist. Keleher pinned Block en route to a fifth place finish at last year’s national tournament.

Bridgeford stayed alive for one match in the consolation bracket when he pinned Aric Fernandez of Cumberland College in 6:24. Bridgeford had one of the Mustangs’ toughest tournament draws. He was pinned in 1:30 by No. 1-ranked Josh Manu of Missouri Valley College in his first match and was eliminated with a 9-2 loss against fifth-ranked Allen Scruggs of Campbellsville University, who was last year’s NAIA 184 lb. national runner-up.

Kacmarynski also had a victory in the consolation bracket when he pinned 13th-ranked Julius Anglickas of Missouri Baptist University in 2:00.

Morningside’s Nathan Ryan, a freshman 133 pounder from Moville, Iowa, and Kevin Olson, a junior 141 pounder from Dallas, Ga., were both eliminated after they lost their first two matches.

Results
125- Kory Kistner (Morningside) def. Andrew Tillman (Cumberlands), 11-5; Kidd Gomez (Oklahoma City) def. Kistner, 8-5; Gabe Roman (Missouri Baptist) def. Kistner, 10-4.

133- Dennis Welch (Missouri Valley) pinned Nathan Ryan (Morningside), 4:50; Joao Vicente (William Penn) def. Ryan by technical fall, 17-1.

141- Garret Lambrecht (Morningside) def. Dillan Schouw (Life); Myles Mazurkiewicz (Great Falls) pinned Lambrecht, 2:27; Anthony Vega (Simpson) def. Lambrecht, 7-1. Ryan Martin (Great Falls) def. Kevin Olson (Morningside), 13-8; Jake Williams (Cumberland) def. Olson, 8-4.

165- Dallas Houchins (Grand View) def. Chad Morehead (Morningside), 4-1; Zack Barkett (Cumberlands) def. Morehead, 7-5.

174- Rulin Pederson (Morningside) def. Teagan Franco (Oklahoma City), 5-3. Tanner Martin (Indiana Tech) def. Pederson, 8-3; Pederson def. Nathan Downs (Hannibal-LaGrange), 4-3; Cody Swim (Grand View) def. Pederson, 10-2.

184- Weston Keleher (Missouri Baptist) def. Brian Block (Morningside), 8-4; Block def. Adam Wolfe (Great Falls), 6-1; Trey Hicks (Life) def. Block, 8-4.

197- John Sievert (Morningside) pinned Eric Johnson (Calumet), 0:13; Sievert def. Kyle Soderblom (William Penn), 9-6; Sievert def. Josh Manu (Missouri Valley), 8-7. Sievert def. Carl Lawrence (Missouri Valley), 3-1. Sievert placed first. Manu pinned Chris Bridgeford (Morningside), 1:30; Bridgeford pinned Aric Fernadnez (Cumberland), 6:24; Allen Scruggs (Campbellsville) def. Bridgeford, 9-2.

Hwt.- Vince Pezzuto (Cumberlands) def. Tyler Kacmarynski (Morningside), 6-2; Kacmarynski pinned Julius Anglickas (Missouri Baptist), 2:00; Austin Lobsinger (Simpson) pinned Kacmarynski, 2:07.

Morningside College’s wrestling team was announced as the winner of the 2012-13 Buffalo Funds Five Star Champions of Character Team Award during the 2013 NAIA Wrestling National Championships held in Des Moines, Iowa.

They are the second team from Morningside to receive a Buffalo Funds Five Star Champions of Character Team Award this academic year, joining the Mustangs’ women’s cross country team, who received the same distinction last fall.

The Mustang wrestlers, coached by Jake Stevenson, participated in Morningside’s “Into the Streets” campus wide community service project last fall by picking up trash at several city parks. This winter they gave a presentation to a Sergeant Bluff-Luton seventh grade class where they discussed the NAIA Champions of Character’s five-core value emphasis on respect, integrity, responsibility, servant leadership, and sportsmanship.

The Morningside wrestling team also received the award in 2006, 2008, and 2010.

The NAIA Buffalo Funds Five Star Champions of Character Awards are presented annually to one team in each of the NAIA’s 23 championship sports. The awards are presented to institutions and athletic programs that strive for excellence in and out of competition and are part of communities throughout the country dedicated to character-driven intercollegiate athletics.

The NAIA Champions of Character program is designed to instill an understanding of character values in sport, and provide student-athletes, coaches and parents the training to help them know and do the right things, inside and outside the sports setting. The program is dedicated to the principle that character is a choice and that being a champion is about reaching potential and making good decisions consistently in daily life.

The mission of Champions of Character is to restore character values and raise a generation of students who understand and demonstrate in everyday decisions the five core values of respect, responsibility, integrity, servant leadership and sportsmanship.

Morningside College is ranked 12th in the nation in the NAIA Wrestling Coaches Post-Season Poll released on March 11.

The Mustangs, who were ranked 10th in the final regular season poll, finished the season with an 11-4 dual record, including a perfect 6-0 mark in the Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) to win the GPAC championships for the third year in a row.

Morningside is one of three teams from the GPAC ranked in the NAIA Top 20. Midland University is ranked ninth and Dakota Wesleyan University is 20th.

The Mustangs John Sievert, a senior from Akron, Iowa, is ranked No. 1 at 197 lbs. in the individual rankings. Sievert was the 2013 NAIA 197 lb. National Champion after he defeated Carl Lawrence of Missouri Valley College by a 3-1 decision in the NAIA Wrestling National Championship finals.

John Sievert, a 197 lb. senior from Akron, Iowa, has been named the Hauff Mid-America Sports/Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Wrestler of the Year to highlight the Mustangs’ representatives named to the 2012-13 All-GPAC Wrestling Team as selected by the league’s head coaches.

Morningside’s Jake Stevenson was named the Hauff Mid-America Sports/GPAC Wrestling Coach of the Year after he guided the Mustangs to a 12-4 dual record, including a perfect 6-0 mark in GPAC competition to win the conference championship in his first season as the Mustangs’ head coach. The Mustangs captured their third consecutive GPAC title and finished second at this past weekend’s 11-team NAIA North Regional Tournament.

Sievert has a 17-2 record with seven falls and was the 197 lb. champion at this season’s NAIA North Regional tourney and the Briar Cliff University Open. He has an 82-32 record for his career and is Morningside’s all-time leader with 43 career falls.

Sievert is joined on the All-GPAC First Team by Mustang teammates Brian Block, Tyler Kacmarynski, and Rulin Pederson.

Block, a senior 184 pounder from Sibley, Iowa, has a 16-6 record with three falls. Block, a two-time NAIA All-American, has a 99-29 record for his career to put him fifth on Morningside’s all-time victory list.

Kacmarynski, a junior heavyweight from Spencer, Iowa, has a 22-4 record with four falls and was the champion at this season’s Buena Vista University Open.

Pederson, a sophomore 174 pounder from Sioux City, has a 20-5 record with three falls and was an individual champion at the Buena Vista Open.

Morningside’s Garret Lambrecht, Chad Morehead, and Nathan Ryan were named to the All-GPAC Second Team.

Lambrecht, a sophomore 141 pounder from Wood River, Neb., has a 17-7 record and leads the Mustangs with nine falls.

Morehead, a senior 165 pounder from Akron, Iowa, has a 25-10 record with two falls.
Ryan, a freshman 133 pounder from Moville, Iowa, has a 26-12 record with six falls and is the team leader in victories.

Kory Kistner, a senior 125 pounder from Sioux City, and Jordan Langley, a junior 157 pounder from Sergeant Bluff, Iowa, were each named to the All-GPAC honorable mention list. Kistner, last year’s NAIA 125 lb. national runner-up, has an 8-2 record. Langley has a 16-10 record and was an individual champion at this year’s Briar Cliff Open.

Click here for the complete 2012-13 All-GPAC Wrestling Team.

John Sievert, a senior from Akron, Iowa, was the 197 lb. champion at the NAIA North Region Qualifier wrestling tournament held in Fremont, Neb.

Sievert won a 15-8 decision against Bradlee Carls of York College in the 197 lb. title bout. Earlier in the tournament he pinned Skyler Carroll of Dickinson State University in 2:36, won a 20-8 major decision against Jade Hoisington of Dakota Wesleyan University in the quarterfinals, and won by injury default against Morningside teammate Chris Bridgeford in the semifinals.

Sievert’s performance led Morningside to a runner-up finish in the 11-team tournament behind team champion Dickinson State University.

Aside from Sievert’s championship effort, the Mustangs had second place finishes from Kory Kistner at 125 lbs. and Tyler Kacmarynski at heavyweight. The Mustangs had third place finishes from Chad Morehead at 165 lbs., Rulin Pederson at 174 lbs., and Brian Block at 184 lbs., and fourth place efforts from Garret Lambrecht at 141 lbs. and Chris Bridgeford at 197 lbs.

The top four finishers in each weight class qualified for the 2013 NAIA Wrestling National Championships to be held March 1 and 2 in Des Moines, Iowa.

In addition to their eight automatic qualifiers, the Mustangs’ Nathan Ryan and Kevin Olson received wild card berths into the national tournament.

Kistner, a senior from Sioux City, was the highest ranked competitor in the NAIA North Region field with a No. 3 national ranking. Kistner advanced to the 125 lb. championship match with an 11-4 decision against Tony Blessie of Hastings College and a 13-5 major decision against Sean Blumhardt of Jamestown College before he was pinned in 2:52 by Dickinson State’s Bryden Lazaro in the finals.

Kacmarynski, a junior from Spencer, Iowa, pinned Northwestern College’s George Portillo in 3:43 in his opening round match. Kacmarynski won a 3-1 overtime decision against Abram Reynolds of Briar Cliff University and won an 8-1 decision against Lonnie Brown of Midland University to reach the finals, where he lost by fall in 47 seconds against Dickinson State’s Jose Lopez.

Morehead, a senior from Akron, Iowa, went 5-0 in the consolation bracket after he lost a 3-1 overtime decision against Nicholas Hutcheson of Dakota Wesleyan in the opening round. Morehead started his victory run with a 15-0 technical fall against Peter Greimann of Concordia University, followed by a 12-1 major decision against Johnathon Gonzalez of Jamestown, a 7-3 decision against Ryan Roach of Dakota Wesleyan, a 2-0 decision in a rematch against Hutcheson in the consolation semifinals, and a 4-2 decision against Steadman Wang of Hastings in the third place match.

Pederson, a sophomore from Sioux City, won his opening round match by fall when he pinned Concordia’s Kale Hintz in 2:52. Pederson added an 8-4 decision against Tyler Sarringar of Dakota Wesleyan in the quarterfinals before he suffered a 3-1 overtime loss against Anthony Pike of Waldorf College in the semifinals. Pederson rebounded with a 9-4 decision against Connor Hovey of Midland in the consolation semifinals and a 5-2 decision against Sarringar in the third place match.

Block, a senior from Sibley, Iowa, won a 13-3 major decision against Briar Cliff’s Daniel Harvey in the quarterfinals before he lost by fall in 1:28 against Dickinson State’s Jesse Hellinger in the semifinals. Block won a 6-1 decision against Morningside teammate Andrew Anthofer in the consolation semifinals and pinned Waldorf’s Brock Binversie in 2:14 in the third place match.

Lambrecht, a sophomore from Wood River, Neb., pinned each of his first two opponents with fall times of 2:37 against Devin DeRocher of Briar Cliff and 6:31 against Westley Negley of York before a 4-2 loss against Brad Steele of Dickinson State in the semifinals dropped him into the consolation bracket. Lambrecht pinned Midland’s Nick Schroeder in 4:48 in the consolation semifinals and lost by fall in 1:35 against Blake Fruchtl of Hastings in the third place match.

Bridgeford, a freshman from Mondamin, Iowa, opened the tournament with a 7-1 decision against Jordan Watkins of Briar Cliff before he lost by injury default against Sievert in the semifinals. Bridgeford pinned Forrest Marx of Northwestern College in 4:37 in the consolation semifinals before he lost a 7-6 decision against Kevin Keisler of Dickinson State in the third place match. The loss in the third place match set up a fourth place match against Jade Hoisington of Dakota Wesleyan, where Bridgeford won an 8-5 decision.

Nathan Ryan, a 133 lb. freshman from Moville, Iowa, has been named the Hauff Mid-America Sports/Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Wrestler of the Week for Feb. 4 to 10.

Ryan won both of his matches in Morningside’s dual meet victories against Hastings College and Briar Cliff University to help the 10th-ranked Mustangs secure their third consecutive Great Plains Athletic Conference championship with a perfect 6-0 record in league duals.

Ryan pinned Alec Chanthapatheth in 3:58 in the Mustangs’ 31-15 victory against Hastings and won a 7-2 decision against Devon Jackson in Morningside’s 26-13 triumph against Briar Cliff to raise his season’s record to 23-9. Ryan leads the Mustangs with his 23 victories.

Morningside will compete in the NAIA North Region Tournament in Fremont, Neb.

Morningside wrapped up its third consecutive GPAC wrestling championship with a 26-13 victory at city rival Briar Cliff on Feb. 7.

The Mustangs finished their GPAC slate undefeated with a 6-0 record and raised their season’s mark to 12-4. The 10th-ranked Mustangs, who will wrap up the regular season at the NAIA North Region Tournament on Feb. 16 in Fremont, Neb., closed out their dual season with seven straight victories.

Thursday’s dual started with the 174 lb. match and the Mustangs opened the dual with three straight victories to open an early 13-0 lead after Rulin Pederson won by a 12-2 major decision at 174, Brian Block won by a 10-5 decision at 184, and John Sievert won by fall with a pin time of 2:04 at 197.

Briar Cliff took the next two bouts to cut the Mustangs’ lead to 13-9 before a 7-2 decision by Nathan Ryan at 133 lbs. and an 11-3 major decision by Garret Lambrecht at 141 lbs. increased the Mustangs’ lead to 20-9.

Morningside finished the Chargers off with a 7-2 decision by Jordan Langley at 157 lbs. and a 10-7 decision by Chad Morehead at 165 lbs.

John Sievert, a senior 197 pounder from Akron, Iowa, has been named the Hauff Mid-America Sports/Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Co-Wrestler of the Week for Jan. 28 to Feb. 3.

Sievert shared the award with Kolton Kersten of Midland University. Sievert won a 2-0 decision against Kersten when the two went head-to-head earlier this season in the Mustangs’ 18-16 dual meet victory against the Warriors on Jan. 23 in Sioux City.

Sievert had a 6-0 record last week and was the 197 lb. champion at the Briar Cliff University Open to improve his season’s record to 11-2. He defeated David Reck of Air Force Prep by a 2-0 decision in the Briar Cliff Open title match. His other two victories at the Briar Cliff Open came by a 22-7 technical fall against Ross Hoksbergen of Dakota Wesleyan University and a 10-7 decision against Bradlee Carls of York College. Sievert helped lead the Mustangs to a 3-0 record in duals last week with a 12-2 major decision against Aaron Ruskell of Northwestern College and fall times of 1:50 against Jared Bronaugh of Buena Vista University and 2:05 against Frank Ayala of Concordia University.

Morningside has a 10-4 record in duals, including a 4-0 mark in the GPAC. The two-time defending GPAC champion Mustangs can clinch at least a share of the 2012-13 league crown with a win against Hastings College on Feb. 5 in Hastings, Neb.

Garret Lambrecht, a 141 lb. sophomore from Wood River, Neb., has been named the Hauff Mid-America Sports/Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Wrestler of the Week for Jan. 7-13.

Lambrecht went 3-0 at the NWCA-Cliff Keen National Duals in Springfield, Ill., to raise his season’s record to 6-3. Two of his wins came against nationally ranked opponents. He pinned 10th-ranked Joel Olivas of Baker University in 3:48 and won a 10-2 major decision over 15th-ranked Esmond Ford of Missouri Baptist University. Lambrecht, who is ranked 16th in the 141 lb. division in the most recent NAIA Wrestling Coaches’ Poll, received a forfeit in the Mustangs’ dual against York College.

Tyler Kacmarynski, a junior from Spencer, Iowa, has been named the NAIA National Wrestler of the Week for Dec. 31 to Jan. 6.

Kacmarynski, who was also named the Hauff Mid-America Sports/Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Wrestler of the Week, upset the reigning NAIA Heavyweight National Champion with a 9-3 victory against Eric Thompson in the Mustangs’ dual against No. 1-ranked Grand View University on Jan. 5 in Des Moines, Iowa.

Kacmarynski, who went into the Grand View dual ranked fifth nationally in the NAIA heavyweight division, has a 17-2 record and an 11-match winning streak.

Morningside will compete in the 2013 Cliff Keen National Duals this Saturday and Sunday in Springfield, Ill.

Morningside College is ranked No. 7 in the nation in the NAIA Wrestling Coaches Pre-Season Poll released on Oct.17.

The Mustangs posted a 9-6 record in dual meets last season and won their second consecutive Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) wrestling championship.

Morningside has six wrestlers in the NAIA individual rankings, led by Kory Kistner, a senior from Sioux City, who is ranked second at 125 lbs. Kistner posted a 20-8 record with five falls last season and was the 125 lbs. NAIA national runner-up at the NAIA National Tournament.

The Mustangs’ other nationally ranked wresters are:

Garret Lambrecht, a sophomore from Wood River, Neb., who is sixth at 141 lbs. Lambrecht had a 22-9 record with 12 falls last season.

Jordan Langley, a junior from Sergeant Bluff, Iowa, who is ranked 15th at 157 lbs. Langely was 22-11 with11 falls last year.

Joe Sievert, a senior from Akron, Iowa, who had a 30-2 record and is ranked fourth at 174 lbs. Siervert had a 30-2 record with nine falls last season and had a seventh place finish at the NAIA National Tournament.

Brian Block, a senior from Sibley, Iowa, who is ranked third at 184 lbs. Block had a 24-5 record with nine falls last season and finished fourth at the NAIA National Tournament.

Jake Parker, a senior from Anthon, Iowa, who is ranked 15th at 197 lbs. Parker had a 13-17 record with seven falls last season.

Morningside will open the 2012-13 season on Nov. 10 at the Dakota Wesleyan University Open.