By Drew Hughes
The 2021 NAIA Wrestling National Championships are set to take place March 5-6 in Park City, Kansas. There are 12 Indiana natives that will be competing at this tournament with 5 of the 11 being ranked in the top 8 of the latest NAIA rankings. Listed below are the NAIA National qualifiers.
|
Name |
School |
Hometown/High School |
Weight |
Ranking |
|
Ty Haskins |
Marian (Ind.) |
Valparaiso, Portage High School |
125 |
19th |
|
Matt Gimson |
Indiana Tech |
Elkhart, Jimtown High School |
133 |
2nd |
|
Connor Gimson |
Indiana Tech |
Elkhart, Jimtown High School |
133 |
7th |
|
Blake Mulkey |
Marian (Ind.) |
Brownsburg, Brownsburg High School |
141 |
5th |
|
Bailey Moore |
Marian (Ind.) |
Indianapolis, Beech Grove High School |
149 |
9th |
|
Brice Coleman |
Indiana Tech |
Indianapolis, Warren Central High School |
157 |
18th |
|
Tristan Sellmer |
Campbellsville |
Jeffersonville, Floyd Central high School |
157 |
NR |
|
Elliott Rodgers |
Marian (Ind.) |
Noblesville, Cathedral High school |
165 |
15th |
|
Kolby Ferris |
Indiana Tech |
Fishers, Hamilton Southeastern High School |
174 |
7th |
|
Jarod Swank |
Cumberlands (Ky.) |
Granger, Penn High School |
165 |
9th |
|
Sam Osho |
Marian (Ind.) |
Avon, Avon High School |
184 |
9th |
|
Jack Servies |
Marian (Ind.) |
Indianapolis, Perry Meridian High School |
197 |
13th |
|
Ethan Bunce |
Marian (Ind.) |
Indianapolis, Lawrence Central High School |
285 |
8th |
For those that may be unfamiliar with how NAIA works, a team can enter 2 individuals at a weight for 2 different weight classes. With that being said, that is how brothers Matt and Connor Grimson both qualified at the same weight and took 1st and 2nd at their conference. Also winning conference titles where Blake Mulkey, Brice Coleman, Elliot Rodgers, Kolby Ferris, Jack Servies, and Jarod Swank.
With the exception of Jarod Swank, who competed in the Mid-South Conference, all of the other Indiana Natives competed in the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference. This was the first year of this conference where Indiana Tech beat Marian in the team race by a score of 163.5 to 144.
With in person attendance likely limited, the tournament will be on trackwrestling where you can follow the brackets and even watch live for a fee.
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