Colby, currently ranked No. 4 in the country finished with seven placers and three champions. The Trojans of Colby matched up head to head with the Trojans of NIACC in seven weights with NIACC winning five of the seven. The tournament which is typically ran in a traditional 8-man bracket, was switched to a round-robin format due to a lack of numbers.
NIACC was led by it's three champions, T.J. Moen (141), Albert White (149) and Glenn Rhees (174) who has made his return from an early season injury. Moen claimed the championship with a big win over No. 3 rated Lyobomir Kumbarov of Colby by a score of 8-2. Albert White claimed his second tournament championship of the year by defeating the same wrestler he did for the first title in T.J. Hepburn of Colby who is rated No. 5. Rhees, in his first tournament action since placing sixth at the Harold Nichols Open completed the day 4-0 with three falls to claim the title at 174.
At 133, Cody Hogan finished second losing in the finals to Western Wyoming's Nick Mammalis. Despite only losing one match on the day, Aaron Hancock finished in third place at 165. The final placer was Beau Tudor at heavyweight placing third.
"We have been working very hard since our return from the holidays," stated head coach Richard Fergola. Our guys turned a huge corner at Colby that will help us in the long run.
The Trojans will have an action packed weekend starting with a home dual against region foe Minnesota West on Friday January 11th at 7:00 pm. The Trojans will then travel to Pella, IA for the Central College Open on Saturday January 12th at 9:00 am and then return home to host No. 3 rated Labette on Monday January 14th at 6:00 pm.
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