2014-15 ECC Wrestling News

  • NJCAA National Championships
    June 05, 2015
    The Ellsworth Panther Wrestling Team capped off the 2015 season at the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) National Championship in Des Moines, Iowa. Although they came home with fewer top finishers than they had hoped for, the Panthers had two firsts for the program at this year’s Nationals. For the first time in program history, the Panthers placed two individuals into the National Finals: De’Shun Brown (125) and Matt Hurford (184). With that, Matt Hurford became the first two-time National Finalist in Ellsworth Wrestling history.
  • Panther wrestling qualifies 10 for National Tournament
    February 17, 2015
    This past weekend the Ellsworth wrestling team competed in Worthington, MN, at the NJCAA North Central Regional competition. The Panthers were able to place all 10 wrestlers in the top four spots of their respective weight classes.
  • ECC wrestling wins big at Regional Duals
    January 26, 2015
    The Ellsworth Community College wrestling team went 4-0 in meets at the Regional Duals on Saturday, Jan. 24, in Mason City.
  • ECC Wrestling wins big over NIACC
    January 23, 2015
    The #8 Ellsworth Community College wrestling team hosted #4 NIACC on Tuesday, Jan. 20, winning the dual match by a score of 25-10.
  • Panther wrestlers win over Iowa Lakes
    January 20, 2015
    The Ellsworth Community College wrestling team hosted Iowa Lakes on Jan. 15, winning the dual match by a score of 31-12. Here, Panther Matt Rodriguez-Kirkland (165) gets the upper hand on Andrew Tate.
  • ECC wrestling moves on to semifinals
    January 09, 2015
    The Ellsworth Community College Panther wrestlers move on to National Dual semifinals following a 28-13 win over #6 Muskegon Community College.
  • ECC wrestlers win at National Duals
    January 09, 2015
    The Ellsworth Community College Panther wrestlers took home a big win in their first match at duals today, beating #7 Labette 25-15. This was a rematch from earlier in the year when Labette traveled to ECC and won 20-19.
  • ECC wrestling ranked #8 in the nation
    January 08, 2015
    The Ellsworth Community College wrestling team is now ranked number eight in the nation.
  • ECC wrestling crowns six champions
    December 15, 2014
    The Ellsworth Community College Panther wrestling team walked away from the Art Kraft Memorial Tournament, hosted by Triton College in Chicago, IL, with 15 place winners.
  • ECC wrestlers place 13 in BVU Open
    December 10, 2014
    After a 20-19 dual setback to Labette Community College the Panther wrestling team tallied 13 place winners this past weekend at the Buena Vista Open tournament.
  • Panther wrestling loses by criteria
    December 05, 2014
    The Ellsworth Community College wrestling team hosted Labette on Dec. 4, losing a close match, 20-19 by criteria.
  • Panthers take win at home
    November 21, 2014
    The Ellsworth Community College wrestling team hosted its first meet of the year on Wednesday, Nov. 19, against Minnesota West. The Panthers won easily by a score of 45-3.