Harold Nichols – Junior 149-pounder Tyler Everson of Clinton; senior 125-pounder Kyle Blood of Cedar Rapids; senior 165-pounder Dustin Cooper of Urbandale; sophomore 184-pounder Romeo Djoumessi of Waverly; senior heavyweight Blake Gillis of Spencer; sophomore 141-pounder Blake Hoppenworth of Cambridge; sophomore 165-pounder Justin Hanson of Humboldt; junior 133-pounder Jake Helvey of Mitchellville; sophomore 141-pounder Zach McKray of Iowa City; junior 197-pounder T.J. Miller of Cedar Falls; junior 149-pounder Jacob Naig of Emmetsburg; sophomore 174-pounder Dan Schulte of Watertown, Minn.; junior 125-pounder Robert Struthers of Emmetsburg; freshman 157-pounder Aaron Wernimont of Pocahontas; and senior 174-pounder Jason Zastrow of Coon Rapids, Minn.
UW-SP Pointer Open – Senior heavyweight Brian Borchers of Holstein; sophomore 174-pounder Grant Jenkins of Manchester; junior 125-pounder Nate Behrendsen of Rolfe; sophomore 141-pounder David Varney of Waterloo; freshman 174-pounder Craig Abrahamson of Boone; freshman 157-pounder Joel Kennedy of Webster City; sophomore 133-pounder Kalen Lenz of Manchester; sophomore 125-pounder Ben McCorrison of Antioch, Calif.; freshman 141-pounder Chris Sandy of Spirit Lake; freshman 197-pounder Jake Shandri of Urbandale; freshman 157-pounder Mike Unruh of Elburn, Ill.; freshman 149-pounder Adam Weber of Waterloo; freshman 133-pounder Shawn White of Grand Junction, Colo.; freshman 157-pounder Dustin Jaeger of Manchester; and sophomore 174-pounder Matt Schrupp of Watertown, Minn.
IN THE POLLS - Wartburg has five individuals ranked in the top eight of their respective weight classes heading into this weekend's season openers. Junior 149-pounder Jacob Naig of Emmetsburg and senior heavyweight Blake Gillis of Spencer are each No. 1, while junior 197-pounder T.J. Miller of Cedar Falls is No. 2, sophomore 141-pounder Zach McKray of Iowa City is No. 4, and sophomore 184-pounder Romeo Djoumessi of Waverly is No. 5.
NWCA ALL-STAR HONOR - Gillis has already received a top honor this season, being selected for an exhibition match against NCAA Division II standout Tervel Dlagnev of Nebraska-Kearney, at the NWCA All-Star meet in Dallas, Texas, Monday, Nov. 20. Gillis is the first NCAA Division III wrestler to receive an invitation to this event. Ten matches will be contested between top individuals in NCAA Division I along with the featured exhibitions at the Dallas Convention Center. "This invitation is a great confidence booster to the beginning of my season, as well as my goal of a national title," Gillis said. Miller will join Gillis in Dallas as a coach on the all-star staff.
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