Panther Wrestling finishes 5th in the NJCAA National Tournament

Panther Wrestling finishes 5th in the NJCAA National Tournament

The 2020 NJCAA National Wrestling Tournament has drawn to a close.  Ellsworth wrestling finished in Fifth Place under Interim Head Coach Adam Fahs.  This is the Panther's second top five finish in two years.  This moved the Panthers into 7th place for All-Time Top Ten finishes in NJCAA history. 

Highlights of the tournament for the panthers come from Darrell Mason and Rozell Baker.  Mason brought the Panthers two pins throughout the tournament and was the only competitor to take Iowa Central the distance. Baker boasts two pins of his own in this year's tournament.

Team finishes are:

  1.  Clackamas
  2. Northeast Oklahoma
  3. Iowa Western
  4. Rochester
  5. Ellsworth
  6. Western Wyoming
  7. Nassau
  8. Iowa Central
  9. North Idaho
  10. Niagara.

Ellsworth's All American wrestlers are:

  1. Deejay McNeal (125), 5th place
  2. Hector Candelaria (133), 4th place
  3. Cardionte Wilson (149), 5th place
  4. Scott Cook (141), 4th place
  5. Rozell Baker (184), 2nd place
  6. Darrell Mason (285), 2nd place