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News mentions
WICHITA, KAN. – John Diener became Morningside’s 35th All-American, placing eighth in the 149-pound bracket of the 2023 National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Men’s Wrestling National Championship. The Mustangs qualified a program-high 11 wrestlers for the event, entering wrestlers in nine of the 10 brackets, with two in the 133- and 285-pound weight classes.
KANSAS CITY, MO. – The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics announced the qualifying field for the 2023 NAIA Men’s Wrestling National Championship last week, revealing preliminary matchups for the 11 Mustangs that qualified, either through conference allocations or at large.
SIOUX CITY, IOWA – The accolades keep rolling in for Morningside’s men’s wrestling program, as the Great Plains Athletic Conference announced its all-conference teams today. 10 Mustangs were named to the first team, second team, and honorable mention lists, while Zander Ernst and head coach Jake Stevenson took the Freshman of the Year and Coach of the Year honors.
CRETE, Neb. – Half of Morningside’s 12 wrestlers in competition at the Great Plains Athletic Conference Championships are champs and the Mustangs claimed the team championship Saturday afternoon in Crete, Nebraska.
CRETE, Neb. – The Morningside men’s wrestling team put themselves into strong position heading into championship Saturday with big performances Friday during the opening day of the Great Plains Athletic Conference Wrestling Championships.
OTTAWA, KAN. – The much anticipated rematch between Morningside and Ottawa finally came around today, and to Morningside’s disappointment, Ottawa came out on top, 28-16. Before the Mustangs and Braves locked in competition, though, the Mustangs first made quick work of the Bethany College Swedes.
SIOUX CITY – Nine Morningside grapplers, highlighted by champions Benjamin Schmitz and Jakob Jerabek, placed at the Dave Edmonds Open Saturday inside the Hindman-Hobbs Center in Sioux City.
SIOUX CITY, IOWA – Men's wrestling went 3-0 in the Great Plains Athletic Conference Duals II, starting the day by running the table against Hastings in a school record tying 60-0 victory. The Mustangs followed with a 41-7 victory over Midland, before concluding the GPAC dual season with an 18-16 nail biter against Doane, which named Morningside the 2022-23 conference champions.
SIOUX CITY, IOWA – Morningside men’s wrestling continued to have success this weekend, crossing paths with the Briar Cliff Chargers, who were receiving votes in the latest National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics coaches’ poll. Ready for a close dual, as Morningside-Briar Cliff competitions normally are, the Mustangs flattened the Chargers 42-4.
LOUISVILLE, Kent. – The Morningside Mustangs men’s wrestling program had a busy day at the NWCA National Duals in Louisville, Kentucky Friday afternoon, winning two of three duals.