Louisville, KY - The #12 NAIA Ranked Reinhardt Wrestling competed at the 2023 NWCA National Duals this past Friday and Saturday. The team finished 7th overall with victories over the #6, #13, & #14 ranked teams. 

 The opening round put the Eagles against #13 Lindsey Wilson, which the Eagles defeated 26-15. The next dual would put the Eagles with the #1 team - Grandview from Iowa where the Eagles would lose. This dropped Reinhardt to the secondary bracket and placed them against #6 Ottawa from Kansas. The Eagles would win this one 23-16 and moved them ahead in the bracket to face #5 Indiana Tech. Indiana Tech would beat the Eagles dropping them to the seventh-place dual match with #14 Morningside. The Eagles would win this one 38-9 to give them the 7th-place finish in a very talented field. These will be the same teams and wrestlers that Reinhardt will face in the NAIA Nationals which will take place on March 3rd & 4th in Witchita, KS.

Below are the results from the tournament:

NAIA - Reinhardt (GA)

Guaranteed 7th place

Match #1 Champ. Round 1

Reinhardt (GA) defeated Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) 26-15

125 - Angel Banda (Reinhardt (GA)) over Conner Diamond (Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)) SV-1 5-3

133 - Jackson Bond (Reinhardt (GA)) over Obi Smith (Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)) TF 15-0

141 - Dawson Bates (Reinhardt (GA)) over Adrian Ayala (Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)) SV-1 4-2

149 - Cole Luallen (Reinhardt (GA)) over Trent Johnson (Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)) Dec 4-2

157 - Trevor Burdick (Reinhardt (GA)) over Trevor Pogue (Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)) TF 15-0

165 - Matt Jenkins (Reinhardt (GA)) over Chris Morales (Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)) Dec 7-4

174 - Cole Tenety (Reinhardt (GA)) over Cory Cannan (Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)) Maj 11-3

184 - Joe Koontz (Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)) over Sam Irwin (Reinhardt (GA)) Dec 10-8

197 - Nikolas Perovic (Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)) over Michael Watts (Reinhardt (GA)) Fall 4:10

285 - Carlos Figueroa (Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf

Match #2 Quarterfinal

Grand View (Iowa) defeated Reinhardt (GA) 46-0

125 - Esco Walker (Grand View (Iowa)) over Angel Banda (Reinhardt (GA)) Fall 1:23

133 - Carson Taylor (Grand View (Iowa)) over Jackson Bond (Reinhardt (GA)) Maj 12-1

141 - Ben Murphy (Grand View (Iowa)) over Dawson Bates (Reinhardt (GA)) Dec 5-1

149 - Jack Latimer (Grand View (Iowa)) over Cole Luallen (Reinhardt (GA)) Maj 10-2

157 - Israel Casarez (Grand View (Iowa)) over Trevor Burdick (Reinhardt (GA)) Dec 4-1

165 - Marty Margolis (Grand View (Iowa)) over Matt Jenkins (Reinhardt (GA)) Fall 4:31

174 - Alex Reynolds (Grand View (Iowa)) over Cole Tenety (Reinhardt (GA)) Dec 5-4

184 - Ben Lee (Grand View (Iowa)) over Sam Irwin (Reinhardt (GA)) Fall 2:20

197 - Garavous Kouekabakilaho (Grand View (Iowa)) over Ruston Robinson (Reinhardt (GA)) TF 21-5

285 - Tommy Mommer (Grand View (Iowa)) over Nicholas Jarvis (Reinhardt (GA)) Fall 0:44

Match #3 Cons. Round 2

Reinhardt (GA) defeated Ottawa 23-16

125 - Angel Banda (Reinhardt (GA)) over Benjamin Pope (Ottawa) TF 19-3

133 - Jackson Bond (Reinhardt (GA)) over Braden Ledford (Ottawa) Dec 5-2

141 - Austin Kolvek (Ottawa) over Dawson Bates (Reinhardt (GA)) Maj 11-1

149 - Cole Luallen (Reinhardt (GA)) over Hunter Wagner (Ottawa) Dec 5-2

157 - Trevor Burdick (Reinhardt (GA)) over Brandon Kidd Jr. (Ottawa) Fall 1:51

165 - Matt Jenkins (Reinhardt (GA)) over Dayton Hill (Ottawa) Dec 5-2

174 - Cole Tenety (Reinhardt (GA)) over Jordan Lomeli (Ottawa) Dec 8-3

184 - Cameron Young-Leggett (Ottawa) over Sam Irwin (Reinhardt (GA)) Dec 5-3

197 - Jesse Daniel Perez (Ottawa) over Kyle Mcgill (Reinhardt (GA)) Fall 3:32

285 - Benito Hernandez (Ottawa) over Nicholas Jarvis (Reinhardt (GA)) Dec 5-2

Match #4 Cons. Semi

Indiana Tech defeated Reinhardt (GA) 30-12

125 - Angel Banda (Reinhardt (GA)) over Braxton Vest (Indiana Tech) Fall 4:50

133 - Matt Gimson (Indiana Tech) over Jackson Bond (Reinhardt (GA)) Dec 6-0

141 - Kyle Kantola (Indiana Tech) over Dawson Bates (Reinhardt (GA)) Dec 3-1

149 - Nick Gates (Indiana Tech) over Cole Luallen (Reinhardt (GA)) Dec 3-1

157 - Nate Wheeler (Indiana Tech) over Trevor Burdick (Reinhardt (GA)) Dec 4-2

165 - Landon Buchanan (Indiana Tech) over Matt Jenkins (Reinhardt (GA)) Dec 4-1

174 - Cole Tenety (Reinhardt (GA)) over Trevor Stuyvenberg (Indiana Tech) Fall 6:57

184 - Eric Vermillion (Indiana Tech) over Sam Irwin (Reinhardt (GA)) Fall 6:58

197 - Jacob Brandt (Indiana Tech) over Ruston Robinson (Reinhardt (GA)) Fall 3:53

285 - Cameron Mayes-Butler (Indiana Tech) over Nicholas Jarvis (Reinhardt (GA)) Dec 5-1

Match #5 7th Place Match

Reinhardt (GA) defeated Morningside 38-9

125 - Angel Banda (Reinhardt (GA)) over Evan Shell (Morningside) Maj 12-2

133 - Jackson Bond (Reinhardt (GA)) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf

141 - Dawson Bates (Reinhardt (GA)) over Nicholas Walters (Morningside) Dec 6-0

149 - Cole Luallen (Reinhardt (GA)) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf

157 - Trevor Burdick (Reinhardt (GA)) over Abraham Dirkx (Morningside) Fall 4:14

165 - Wyatt Higgins (Reinhardt (GA)) over Zander Ernst (Morningside) Fall 3:36

174 - Cole Tenety (Reinhardt (GA)) over Alex Vandyke (Morningside) Dec 9-2

184 - Hayden Wempen (Morningside) over Jonathon Paramore (Reinhardt (GA)) Fall 1:10

197 - Kyle Mcgill (Reinhardt (GA)) over Sendeska Kalskett (Morningside) Maj 12-4

285 - Hunter DeJong (Morningside) over Nicholas Jarvis (Reinhardt (GA)) SV-1 3-1