NIACC's Minto earns top seed at 165 for nationals
COUNCIL BLUFFS - NIACC's Christian Minto earned the top seed at 165 pounds heading into next week's NJCAA Division I national wrestling tournament, which is slated for Wednesday and Thursday.
Minto, the national runner-up at 165 as a freshman, faces Barton's Stephan Duffy in the opening round. Minto, who is ranked No. 1 by Intermat has a career record of 30-1, is 8-0 this season, including a 17-8 major decision victory over RCTC's Seth Brossard, who is the second seed at 165.
At 125 pounds, NIACC's Clarence Lee-Green (4-3) enters the tournament ranked seventh in the last Intermat rankings.
At 133 pounds, NIACC's Connor Wiemann (1-3) races seventh-ranked David Kerr of Southwestern Oregon in his first-round match.
At 141 pounds, NIACC's Quentrevion Campbell, who is 6-1 and ranked eighth, faces sixth-ranked Drew Bargoon of Barton in the opening round.
At 184 pounds, NIACC's Chase McCleish, who is 4-3 and ranked eighth, takes on Colby's Aiden Smith in his first-round match.
197 pounds, NIACC's Jose Valdez, who is 8-0 and ranked fourth, did not receive one of the top four seeds and faces Pratt CC's Bryce Westmoreland in the opening round. Western Wyoming's Tyler Scheurn, who is ranked fifth by Intermat, received the fourth-seed in the 197-pound bracket.
NIACC's first-round pairings
125 - Clarence Lee-Green (N) vs. Riley Weir (Labette)
133 - Connor Wiemann (N) vs. David Kerr (Southwestern Oregon)
141 - Quentrevion Campbell (N) vs. Drew Burgoon (Barton)
149 - Josh Barretta (N) vs. RJ Driscoll (Lackawanna)
157 - Curtis Brock (N) vs. Willie Von Ruden (RCTC)
165 - Christian Minto (N) vs. Stephan Duffy (Barton)
174 - Randry Mugisha (N) vs. Mason Sargent (Joliet)
184 - Chase McCleish (N) vs. Aiden Smith (Colby)
197 - Jose Valdez (N) vs. Bryce Westmoreland (Pratt)
285 - Troy Monahan III (N) vs. Jared Roehl (Mott CC)
