Missouri Wrestling
Marshall, Mo. (January 22, 2022)- The Missouri Valley College men’s wrestling team hosted the Missouri Valley Invitational, featuring nearly 40 NAIA programs, 15 Nationally ranked teams and close to 350 individual wrestlers competed inside the Burns Athletic Complex Friday and Saturday. Three Vikings advanced to the medal rounds, leading the team to No. 8 in the standings.
No. 8 Sophomore Joshua Isaac (Woodbridge, Va.)-285 pounds:
First Round: Received a bye.
Second Round: Defeated Oliver Severance of Benedictine (Kan.) in a first period pin.
Third Round: Defeated Cameron Mayes-Butler of Indiana Tech in a 9-4 decision.
Quarterfinal: Lost to Tommy Mommer of Grand View (Iowa) in a 2-0 decision.
Consolation Sixth Round: Defeated Henry Jones of Hastings (Neb.) in a first period (1:27) pin.
Consolation Seventh Round: Defeated Ramiro Varas Macias of Jamestown (N.D.) in a second period (3:30) pin.
Consolation Semifinals: Defeated No. 12 Vernon Willis of Indiana Tech in a 10-4 decision.
Third Place Match: Lost to No. 5 Aaron Johnson of Cumberlands (Ky.) in a 3-1 sudden-victory decision.
Isaac finished fourth at 285 pounds.
No. 17 Freshman Brayden Bradley (Belton, Mo.)-125 pounds:
First Round: Received a bye.
Second Round: Defeated Alfredo Moreno of Waldorf (Iowa) in a first period (2:01) pin.
Third Round: Lost to Devaughn Sapien of Cumberlands (Ky.) in a 5-2 decision.
Consolation Fourth Round: Defeated Evan Shell of Morningside (Iowa) in a 7-2 decision.
Consolation Fifth Round: Defeated Casey Goss of Oklahoma City in a 3-1 decision.
Consolation Sixth Round: Defeated No. 12 Francisco Barrera of Southern Oregon in a 4-1 decision.
Consolation Seventh Round: Defeated Harley Williamson of York (Neb.) in a first period (0:14) pin.
Consolation Semifinals: Lost to CaRon Watson of Briar Cliff (Iowa) in a 5-1 decision.
Fifth Place Match: Won by medical forfeit over No. 5 Austin Franco of Cumberlands (Ky.).
Bradley finished fifth at 125 pounds.
No. 13 Sophomore Joseph Rice (New Plymouth, Idaho)-141 pounds;
First Round: Received a bye.
Second Round: Won by medical forfeit over Noah Horst of St. Thomas (Fla.).
Third Round: Defeated Caleb Birdwell of Providence (Mont.) in a 4-3 decision.
Quarterfinal: Lost to Theorious Robinson of Jamestown (N.D.) in an 8-6 decision.
Consolation Sixth Round: Defeated teammate Donovan Parn in a 9-3 decision.
Consolation Seventh Round: Lost to Caden Manion of Oklahoma City in a 7-0 decision.
Seventh Place Match: Lost to Blake Haney of Grand View (Iowa) in a first period (2:02) pin.
Rice finished eighth at 141 pounds.
Freshman Zachary Ouilette (Oscoda, Mich.)-125 pounds:
First Round: Received a bye.
Second Round: Defeated No. 20 Benjamin Schmitz of Morningside (Iowa) in a 7-3 decision.
Third Round: Lost to No. 19 Esau Bazilme of Southeastern (Fla.) in a 4-3 decision.
Consolation Fourth Round: Lost to Jacob Simone of Marian (Ind.) in a third period (7:00) pin.
Freshman Donovan Parn (Brookfield, Mo.)-141 pounds:
First Round: Receive a bye.
Second Round: Lost to No. 7 Edrich Nortje of Hastings (Neb.) in a second period (3:59) pin.
Consolation Second Round: Receive a bye.
Consolation Third Round: Defeated Harsh Anchan of Benedictine (Kan.) in a second period (2:01) pin.
Consolation Fourth Round: Defeated Zack Wicks of Graceland (Iowa) in a first period (2:00) pin.
Consolation Fifth Round: Defeated Chris Kelly of Southeastern (Fla.) in an 11-1 major decision.
Consolation Sixth Round: Lost to teammate No. 13 Joseph Rice in a 9-3 decision.
Freshman Jovon Mitchell (Strafford, Va.)-149 pounds:
First Round: Lost to No. 20 Andreus Bond of Southeastern (Fla.) in a 2-0 decision.
Consolation First Round: Received a bye.
Consolation Second Round: Lost to Gino Camarca of Benedictine (Kan.) by pin.
Freshman Anthony Erickson (Oak Grove, Mo.)-149 pounds:
First Round: Defeated Elijah Blake of Simpson (Calif.) in a first period (1:00) pin.
Second Round: Defeated Seth Johnsonn of Marian (Ind.) in a 17-6 major decision.
Third Round: Lost to No. 12 Nick Gates of Indiana Tech in a second period (4:03) pin.
Consolation Fourth Round: Defeated Robert Ornelas of Waldorf (Iowa) by pin.
Consolation Fifth Round: Defeated Gino Camarca of Benedictine (Kan.) in a first period (0:40) pin.
Consolation Sixth Round: Lost to No. 4 John Diener of Morningside (Iowa) by pin.
Senior Larry Rodriguez (Norwalk, Calif.)-157 pounds:
First Round: Defeated Logan Brown of Thomas More (Ky.) in an 11-0 major decision.
Second Round: Lost to Israel Casarez of Grand View (Iowa) in a 13-5 major decision.
Consolation Second Round: Defeated Breckin Sperling of Northwestern (Iowa) in a 14-8 decision.
Consolation Third Round: Defeated Jordan Fulks of Marian (Ind.) in a 13-9 decision.
Consolation Fourth Round: Won by disqualification against Aaron Gandara of Southern Oregon.
Consolation Fifth Round: Defeated Turner Black of Cumberlands (Ky.) in a 10-7 decision.
Consolation Sixth Round: Lost to Steven Villalobos of Life (Ga.) in an 11-9 decision.
Senior William Seibert (Farmington, Mo.)-165 pounds;
First Round: Received a bye.
Second Round: Received a bye.
Third Round: Lost to Weston Milnes of Cumberlands (Ky.) in a first period (2:14) pin.
Consolation Fourth Round: Defeated Mat Lewis of Thomas More (Ky.) by pin.
Consolation Fifth Round: Lost to Cody Dixon of Wayland Baptist (Texas) in a second period (3:27) pin.
Freshman David Bortz (Bernville, Pa.)-174 pounds:
First Round: Received a bye.
Second Round: Lost to No. 11 Dracius McKee of Texas Wesleyan in a 10-3 decision.
Consolation Second Round: Received a bye.
Consolation Third Round: Defeated Jacob Viera of Arizona Christian in a 3-2 decision.
Consolation Fourth Round: Lost to Maximus Zamora of Menlo (Calif.) in an 8-2 decision.
Sophomore Donovan McElligott (Madison, Ga.)-184 pounds;
First Round: Received a bye.
Second Round: Defeated Dominick Leon of Hastings (Neb.) in a 14-2 major decision.
Third Round: Lost to No. 19 Luke Jenness of Northwestern (Iowa) in a 6-0 decision.
Consolation Fourth Round: Defeated Jordan Lara of Wayland Baptist (Texas) in a 3-0 decision.
Consolation Fifth Round: Lost to David Emfinger of Midway (Ky.) by pin.
No. 18 Junior Karim Shakur (Martin City, Calif.)-184 pounds:
First Round: Received a bye.
Second Round: Defeated Nick Brandt of Indiana Tech in a 12-3 major decision.
Third Round: Defeated Hayden Schrull of Providence (Mont.) in a 5-3 decision.
Quarterfinal: Lost to No. 11 Niko Perovic of Williams Baptist (Ark.) by injury default.
Consolation Sixth Round: Lost to Jeremiah Glise of Briar Cliff (Iowa) by medical forfeit.
“We had a very good weekend, and the guys competed very well in a very competitive Invitational,” said Men’s Wrestling Head Coach Mike Machholz. “This tournament featured many of the best teams in NAIA men’s wrestling, with 15 of the top 20 Nationally ranked teams. I thought Joshua Isaac, Brayden Bradley and Joseph Rice competed well this weekend, all reaching the placing rounds. I’m happy with the way our team finished in the top ten, but we dropped some potential points that could have gotten us even higher in the standings after having to take Karim Shakur out after getting dinged up early in the tournament. This is the premier regular season event for our sport, and we get programs from all over the country to come and compete. Teams from California, Arizona, Texas, Florida and everywhere in between make the trip here every year. This event could not be pulled off without the great work done by everyone behind the scenes to get things going. It takes a lot of work to hold this tournament, but everyone involved does a great job to make sure everything goes well.”
Missouri Valley finished No. 8 in the team standings, with 76 points. Grand View (Iowa) won the team title, with 156.5 points, followed by Life (Ga.) in second at 147 points, and Cumberlands (Ky.) in third with 124.5 points.
Top Ten Team Standings (Coaches’ Poll Ranking)
1. Grand View (Iowa)- 156.5 points (1)
2. Life (Ga.)- 147 points (2)
3. Cumberlands (Ky.)- 124.5 points (12)
4. Montana State-Northern- 96 points (T8)
5. Marian (Ind.)- 90 points (T8)
6. Menlo (Calif.)- 89 points (T8)
7. Southeastern (Fla.)- 77 points (7)
8. Missouri Valley- 76 points (RV)
9. Indiana Tech- 71.5 points (3)
10. Southern Oregon- 69 points (RV)
Up next, the Viking men’s wrestling team will return to dual action, competing twice next week. The first dual takes place Wednesday at 7 p.m., against No. 1 Grand View (Iowa) in Des Moines, Iowa. The team will also compete Friday at 7 p.m., hosting Central Methodist (Mo.).
