Saturday, November 13
Des Moines, IA
9 a.m.
University of Northern Iowa
at
Grand View Open
Four Panthers secure wrestling titles at Grand View Open
11/13/2021 10:19:00 PM | Wrestling
PLEASANT HILL, Iowa – Seven of eight UNI wrestlers who competed at the Grand View Open found a place on the podium this weekend in the freshman / sophomore division.
UNI wrestling crowned four champions with Connor Thorpe at 141 pounds, RJ Weston at 157 pounds, Jared Simma at 174 pounds, and John Gunderson at 197 pounds. All are freshmen expected to redshirt this season.
Cael Rahnavardi (149 pounds) and Adam Ahrendsen (197 pounds) took third. Kalob Runyon (197 pounds) finished in sixth place.
UNI notched 17 pins and had 27 bonus point wins overall. UNI recorded the best winning percentage of any team at the tournament, going 47-7 overall with a winning percentage of 87%.
John Gunderson led the Panthers in falls, with four in just 8 minutes, 53 seconds.
UNI will be back on the road next weekend to South Dakota State for the Daktronics Open in Brookings, South Dakota.
149 pounds | Cael Rahnavardi (5-1) 3rd place
157 pounds | RJ Weston (5-0) 1st place
174 pounds | Carson Babcock (3-2) DNP
174 pounds | Jared Simma (5-0) 1st place
197 pounds | Adam Ahrendsen (5-1) 3rd place
197 pounds | John Gunderson (5-0) 1st place
197 pounds | Kalob Runyon (5-3) 6th place
UNI wrestling crowned four champions with Connor Thorpe at 141 pounds, RJ Weston at 157 pounds, Jared Simma at 174 pounds, and John Gunderson at 197 pounds. All are freshmen expected to redshirt this season.
Cael Rahnavardi (149 pounds) and Adam Ahrendsen (197 pounds) took third. Kalob Runyon (197 pounds) finished in sixth place.
UNI notched 17 pins and had 27 bonus point wins overall. UNI recorded the best winning percentage of any team at the tournament, going 47-7 overall with a winning percentage of 87%.
John Gunderson led the Panthers in falls, with four in just 8 minutes, 53 seconds.
UNI will be back on the road next weekend to South Dakota State for the Daktronics Open in Brookings, South Dakota.
FINAL PLACINGS
141 pounds | Connor Thorpe (6-0) 1st place- W – Hector Diaz (unattached) 19-5 MD
- W – Marcos Barron (Iowa Central) 22-5 TF
- W – Hunter Meyrer (St. Ambrose) 4:46 F
- W – Jacob Mitchell (Pratt) 14-6 MD
- W – Jeremy Jakowitsch (Missouri) 3-2
- W – Chris Martinez (Simpson) 14-3 MD
149 pounds | Cael Rahnavardi (5-1) 3rd place
- W – Dawson Chavez (Barton) 6:52 F
- W – Garrett Deason (William Jewell) 2-0
- W – Ricky Hegedus (Marian University) 15-5 MD
- L – Paniro Johnson (unattached) 12-5
- W – Ian Heath (Marian University) 15-5 MD
- W – Lane Reardon (Ellsworth CC) 0-0 UTB
157 pounds | RJ Weston (5-0) 1st place
- W – Malachi Tinnel (unattached) 1:56 F
- W – Breckin Sperling (Northwestern) MFF
- W – Jace Luchau (Iowa Central CC) 3-2 TB-1
- W – Braden Anderson (Ottawa) 20-5 TF
- W – Andrew Huddleston (Iowa State) 2:41 F
174 pounds | Carson Babcock (3-2) DNP
- W – Shaun Gates (Hannibal-LaGrange) 2:41 F
- L – Phil Smith Jr. (Iowa Central CC) 5-4
- W – William Simpson (Texas Wesleyan) 10-2 MD
- W – Lahina Kane (Doane) 12-1 MD
- L – Nolan Craine (Ellsworth CC) 11-4
174 pounds | Jared Simma (5-0) 1st place
- W – Mouhamad Sene (Cowley) 17-0 TF
- W – Ethan Miller (Ellsworth CC) 6:24 F
- W – Nathan Keating (Simpson) 2:55 F
- W – Elise Brown Ton (Nebraska) 7-0
- W – Phil Smith Jr. (Iowa Central CC) 2:36 F
197 pounds | Adam Ahrendsen (5-1) 3rd place
- W – John Baloyot (Indian Hills) 4:16 F
- W – Austin Carter (Saint Mary's) 9-7
- W – Ibrahim Ameer (Cloud County CC) 3:51 F
- L – John Gunderson (UNI) 7-3
- W – Kalob Runyon (UNI) MFF
- W – Massoma Endene (Iowa Lakes CC) 0-0 UTB
197 pounds | John Gunderson (5-0) 1st place
- W – Jonathon Wertz (Missouri) 4:04 F
- W – Trevor Kruse (Iowa Lakes CC) 1:47 F
- W – Trent Strong (Iowa Western CC) 0:59 F
- W – Adam Ahrendsen (UNI) 7-3
- W – Zach Ferris (Cloud County CC) 2:03 F
197 pounds | Kalob Runyon (5-3) 6th place
- L – Trevion Sample (Iowa Central CC) 8-5
- W – Liam Swanson (Providence) 11-4
- W – Zak Taylor (Nebraska) 2:17 F
- W – Austin Peri (Cowley) 2:19 F
- W – Jake Viloria (Triton) 4:18 F
- W – Austin Carter (St. Mary's) 5-1
- L – Adam Ahrendsen (UNI) MFF
- L – Trevion Sample (Iowa Central CC) MFF
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