By Pratt Community College Sports Information Desk
Special to the Tribune
Pratt, Kan. – The No. 6 ranked Pratt Community College wrestling team was in action this past weekend March 7-8 at the NJCAA Men’s Wrestling Championships held in Council Bluff, Iowa. The Beavers finished ninth overall for another top 10 performance with three all-Americans. The story of the weekend for Pratt was that the Beavers No. 1-ranked wrestler Melton Powe won the national championship title at 165 pounds. The other two all-Americans from Pratt included 2nd ranked James Bankston at 285 pounds, and 7th ranked Johnny Cash Thomas at 157 pounds. Both finished in seventh place in the national tournament.
Results for Pratt Community College wrestlers at this top competition were as follows.
125-Pounds- #4 Zane Donley Results
Round of 32- won by Fall over Nicolas Garza of Umpqua (4:01)
Round of 16- lost by Decision to #9 Jack Guerrero of Muskegon 4-2
Consi of 16 #2- won by Fall over Elijah Montalvan of Otero (1:07)
Consi of 8 #1- won by Fall over Cyrus Bucsit of Iowa Western (1:34)
Consi of 8 #2- lost by Fall to #7 Jaydale Whitlock of Iowa Central (5:40)
141-Pounds- Jameal Agnew Results
Round of 64- lost by Fall to Clint Gilbert of Andrew (2:23)
Consi of 32 #2- lost by Fall to Bronson Richins of Northeastern JC (1:02)
149-Pounds- Kolton Field Results
Round of 64- lost by Major Decision to #14 Thaylor Sibblies of Sussex County 14-3
Consi of 32 #2- lost by Fall to Thomas Kaliamouris of Camden County (0:33)
157-Pounds- #7 Johnny Cash Thomas Results (7th Place | NJCAA All-American)
Round of 64- won by Technical Fall over Latravion Agu of Iowa Lakes 15-0
Round of 32- lost by Decision to Ayson Rice of Southeast Neb. 13-12
Consi of 32 #2- won by Fall over Carlos Delgado of Sussex County (0:33)
Consi of 16 #1- won by Fall over Christian Ramos of Union (2:42)
Consi of 16 #2- won by Fall over #13 Pedro Jimenez of Harper (2:50)
Consi of 8 #1- won by Technical Fall over Treyson Davila of Northwest 16-0
Consi of 8 #2- won by Decision over #11 Riley Brewer of Andrew 6-0
Consi of 4- lost by Decision to Ayson Rice of Southeast Neb. 10-7
7th Place Match- won by Technical Fall over Jacen Jackson of Cowley 18-2
165-Pounds- #1 Melton Powe Results (National Champion | NJCAA All-American)
Round of 32- won by Technical Fall over Jose Alvarenga-giron of Sussex County 19-3
Round of 16- won by Technical Fall over Garry Johnson III of Muskegon 17-2
Quarterfinals- won by Technical Fall over #9 Dayton Bell of Fort Hays Tech 19-3
Quarterfinals- won by Technical Fall over #9 Dayton Bell of Fort Hays Tech 19-3
Semifinals- won by Decision over #4 Kaden King of Iowa Central 4-1
Final- won by Decision over #6 Asadbek Fayzullaev of Northwest in Overtime SV-1 4-1
174-Pounds- Trystian Juarez Results
Round of 32- won by Fall over #15 John Koroma of Lackawanna (6:01)
Round of 16- lost by Technical Fall to Mohamed Tarek Abdelhady of Indian Hills 20-4
Consi of 16 #2- won by Decision over Kolby Scott of Iowa Western 13-9
Consi of 8 #1- lost by Decision to Dax Wood of Big Bend 9-5
197-Pounds- Raymond Gary-Hernandez Results
Round of 32- lost by Major Decision to Macray Klohs of NIACC 12-2
Consi of 16 #1- won by Major Decision over Christian Preston of Andrew 11-0
Consi of 16 #2- won by Decision over Kolby Scott of Iowa Western 13-9
Consi of 8 #1- lost by Fall to #9 Nate Ronan of Clackamas (2:56)
285-Pounds- #2 James Bankston Results 7thPlace | NJCAA All-American
Round of 64- won by Decision over Aj Wedge of Umpqua 3-0
Round of 32- won by Fall over Eli Marchall of Muskegon (2:31)
Round of 16- won by Fall over Phillip Malone of Iowa Lakes (4:37)
Quarterfinals- lost by Decision to #6 Ryan Boersma of Triton in Overtime SV-1 4-1
Consi of 8 #2- won by Major Decision over #13 Jabare George of Andrew 9-1
Consi of 4- lost by Decision to #7 Naasir Edmonds of Indian Hills Overtime TB-2 3-2
7th Place Match- won by Technical Fall over #8 Cito Tuttle of Rochester 18-3
