Dana senior Blair Alderman was the 197 pound champion and was named the 2006 GPAC Outstanding Wrestler. Alderman pinned Andrew Lundgren from Northwestern to win the individual title
Morningside scored 73 points and had one individual champion to finish as the runner-up. Northwestern had 51.50 points followed by Dakota Wesleyan with 42.5 and Briar Cliff with 20.5.
Morningside's Jake Stevenson won 6-0 over Northwestern's Enock Francois to earn the 174 pound title and give the Mustangs their lone individual championship.
Dakota Wesleyan had both wrestlers in the heavyweight championship. Lionel Riley defeated AJ Stensrud 6-1 to earn a berth to the national tournament. Andrew Leggot at 125 pounds, Cameron Nevins at 133 pounds and Spencer Novotny at 141 pounds all placed third for the Tigers.
The 133 pound title went to Dana's Sonny Silva who had a 9-4 decision over Chris Ustech from Morningside. Terrence Almond defeated Jared Pickett 14-6 for the 141 pound championship. In the 165 pound division Trent Leichleiter scored a major decision (15-2) over Joe Keleher from Morningside.
At 125, 149 and 157 pounds, Dana had both wrestlers in the finals and just declared wrestlers winner by default without wrestling the match.
Willie Parks from Dana won by injury default over Joe Rodman from Briar Cliff at 184 pounds.
Each team from the GPAC will be able to compete in the Central Regional Tournament next weekend (Feb. 18) in Sioux City, Iowa, at the Long Lines Family Center (old Sioux City Auditorium). Briar Cliff is the host for the Central Regional.
The NAIA National Wrestling Tournament will be back in Sioux City at the Tyson Events Center/Gateway Arena on Friday and Saturday, March 3 and 4.
125-Craig Tramp/ Burke Barnes Champions
133-Sonny Silva Champion
141-Terrence Almond Champion
149-Jason Lozier/ Anthony Haukenberry Champions
165-Scott Taylor/ Ben Henderson Champions
174-no Dana wrestler
184-Willie Parks Champion
197-Blair Alderman Champion
Hwt. Wade Jordan 3rd
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