Lynx Wrestling

Des Moines, IA - This past weekend the Lincoln College wrestling team traveled to Des Moines, Iowa to compete in the Junior College National Wrestling Tournament. Overall it was a successful weekend for the Lynx wrestlers who finished 7th in the tournament as a team with 3 All-Americans. Heavyweight De'Quince Goodman (Chicago, IL.) was the highest placing Lynx wrestler earning a 3rd place finish and the most falls award for the tournament. De'Quince had 5 falls during the two days. 157 lb wrestler Takil Agnew (Springfield, IL.) and 184 lb wrestler Archie Williams (Champaign, IL.) both earned 7th place finishes in the tournament. "I am very proud of all of the young men that competed in the tournament. It has been a long season and for it to come to an end with a 7th place finish is rewarding. I know that my coaching staff and wrestlers wanted more, but they can't be disappointed as we prepared well and fought hard." - Steven Bradley

The Lincoln College wrestling team traveled to Triton College to compete in the Region 24 tournament on Sunday February 10th. The Region Tournament is the team's National qualifying event. The team competed very well and finished as Region Champions with all 10 wrestlers qualifying for the National tournament. This was a great day for the team and the Lincoln College wrestling program. Each individual came prepared and wrestled well. I could not be more proud of my athletes. They fought hard and believed that they could win. It was a very fun day watching these young men compete. It has been a long season and seeing them achieve their goals was exciting. We finished the day with 4 champions, 2 runner-ups, 3 3rd place finishers and 1 5th place finisher. Takil Agnew was the Outstanding Wrestler of the tournament and Head Coach Steven Bradley was the Region Coach of the Year. Individual placements are as followed: 125 Ignace Hakizimana (Rock Island, IL.) 1st 133 Alex Jones (Shelbyville, IL.) 3rd 141 Darius Henderson (Rock Island, IL.) 5th 149 Takil Agnew (Springfield, IL.) 1st 157 Luke Dunn (Monticello, IL.) 3rd 165 Darnell Thomas (Cahokia, IL.) 2nd 174 Stephon Rudicil (Bloomington, IL.) 3rd 184 Archie Williams (Champaign, IL.) 1st 197 West Cathcart (Geneseo, IL.) 2nd Hwt De'Quence Goodman (Chicago, IL) 1st The national tournament is February 22nd and 23rd in Des Moines, IA. Hopefully we work hard to prepare and go into the national tournament with the same focus and determination as we did for the Region tournament.

This past weekend the wrestling team traveled to St. Charles, MO to compete in the Lindenwood Open at Lindenwood University. It was a tough weekend for the Lynx team as we walked away with no placers on the day. Many of our loses on the day came to division 1 opponents. Losing matches to Oklahoma State University, University of Iowa, University of Illinois, University of Missouri, and Oklahoma University. Taking on this type of competition can be tough, but our guys fought hard in their matches and didn't back down. Hopefully we walk away from this competition with our eyes wide open and come back to practice ready to work hard and improve every chance we get. Our next competition will be the Indiana Little State Tournament hosted by University of Indianapolis on Dec. 1st.

The Lincoln college wrestling team had another strong showing this weekend at the Muskegon Duals and Ben McMullin Open. The Lynx wrestlers opened there dual meet season on Friday evening with 2 wins over Olivet College 32-9 and NJCAA foe Niagara 30-18. These were both solid wins for the team. Saturday the team had 8 place winners in the open tournament. Place winners are as followed: 125- Ignace Hakizimana (Rock Island, IL) 2nd 133- J.R. Perry (Warren, OH) 1st 133- Alex Jones (Shelbyville, IL) 2nd 149- Takil Agnew (Springfield, IL) 2nd 184- Greg Cameron (Joliet, IL) 2nd 184- Stephon Rudicil (Bloomington, IL) 3rd 184- Deonte Adams (Champaign, IL) 4th 197- Archie Williams (Champaign, IL) 1st Next Saturday the team travels to St. Charles, MO to compete in an open tournament at Lindenwood University. This tournament will be a real test for our guys.

The Lincoln College wrestling team had a pretty good day on their opening weekend of the season at the Eastern Michigan University Open. The Lynx had 5 place winners and a number of other wrestlers win matches throughout the day. Place winners are as followed: 149- Takil Agnew (Springfield, IL) 5th 165- Darnell Thomas (Cahokia, IL) 6th 184- Greg Cameron (Joliet, IL) 4th 197- Archie Williams (Champaign, IL) 2nd Hwt- Dequince Goodman (Chicago, IL) 2nd Next weekend the team travels to Muskegon, MI. to compete in the Muskegon Duals and Muskegon Open.

The Lincoln College wrestling team finished their season this weekend in Rochester, Minnesota at the NJCAA National Wrestling Tournament. The team finished 3rd in the nation and had 6 All-Americans. It was an outstanding team performance by all 9 qualifiers for the Lynx team. Mike Johnson finished his sophomore season as the 197 pound national champion. Other lynx who placed were: 141- Ethan Raley 2nd 149- Mark Marianovich 3rd 157- Mike Togher 7th 184- Matt Dwyer 3rd Hwt- Gabe Berry 7th

Updated NJCAA rankings- The Lincoln College wrestling team moved up in the recent poll from 6th to 3rd. This is nice to see, but we all know that it only matters in the end. Individuals who are ranked are listed as followed: 125- Prentice Thomas 3rd 141- Ethan Raley 4th 149- Mark Marianovich 4th 157- Kameron James 12th 184- Mike Johnson 2nd 197- Matt Dwyer 4th Hwt- West Cathcart 5th Full rankings can be found at the following link: http://www.njcaa.org/sports_polls.cfm?category=Polls&sid=40&divid=0&slid=22

The #3 ranked Lincoln College wrestling team traveled to River Grove (Chicago), IL. to compete in the 22nd Art Kraft Memorial Tournament at Triton College.The competition of this tournament was majority junior college wrestlers. It was a good preview for our guys at the regional and national level. The Lynx had 13 place-winner's in the top 6 and the tournaments most falls award winner in Ethan Raley. The placers are as follows: 133- Prentice Thomas 6th 141- Ethan Raley 1st (Most Falls) 157- Mike Togher 2nd, Darnell Thomas 4th, Alex Young 6th 165- Steve Burling 6th 174- Colt Adye 5th 184- Mike Johnson 1st 197- Matt Dwyer 1st, TJ Hall 5th Hwt- Gabe Berry 3rd, Darvin Fridge 5th, West Cathcart 6th Today was an enjoyable day of wrestling for Lynx wrestling fans. I hope we have continued success in the weeks to come. Next weekend the starting line-up for the team will travel to Indianapolis to compete in the Midwest Classic Tournament. This will be a very good tournament for our guys to show case what they can do in front of many division 2 and 3 coaches.

The Lincoln College wrestling team traveled to Wabash College this weekend to compete in the Indiana Little State Tournament. The two day tournament had some ups and downs for the Lynx team. Overall it was a productive weekend with several lynx competing in their first competition of the year. 11 Lynx placed in the top 8 of the tournament with only one champion. Placers are as followed: 133- Kory Robinson 7th 144- Ethan Raley 1st, Anthony Higbee 6th 149- Mark Marianovich 3rd 157- Mike Togher 3rd, Alex Young 8th 165- Steve Burling 6th, Andre Foster 8th 184- Mike Johnson 2nd Hwt- West Cathcart 4th, Gabe Berry 7th Next weekend the team travels to River Grove, IL. (Chicago) to compete at the Triton Tournament. This is an important weekend for the Lynx because of regional seeding.

This weekend the Lincoln College Wrestling team traveled to St. Charles, MO to compete in the Lindenwood Open. The Lynx had a tough day competing against the likes of Iowa, Oklahoma, and Missouri among other top notch NCAA and NAIA schools. The team came away with 1 placer for the tournament in Prentice Thomas who finished 4th at the 125 lb weight class. Prentice's 2 losses both came from wrestlers for the University of Iowa. Today was a good day for out team to learn and grow as competitors. We need to continue to train hard and improve to make ourselves better for the future. In two weekends from now the team will be traveling to Wabash College to compete in the Indiana Little State Tournament.

The #6 ranked Lincoln College wrestling team traveled to Muskegon, MI. this past weekend to compete in the Muskegon Duals and the Ben McMullin Open. On Friday November 11th the team got their dual meet season started with victories over Olivet College and Niagara Community College. The results of the Dual meets are as followed: Lincoln College 44 vs. Olivet 6 125- Prentice Thomas won by fall over Henry McKeown in 5:43 133- Derek McIntosh won by fall over Brandon Dunbar in 1:30 141- Ethan Raley won by major decision over Justin Holm 13-2 149- Mark Marianovich won by decision over Kyle Witgen 5-3 157- Darnell Thomas won by Forfeit 165- Andre Foster won by Forfeit 174- Kyle Harris Lost by fall Mickey Emenaiser in 4:30 184- Mike Johnson won by major decision over Jake Blackmer 12-1 197- Matt Dwyer won by decision over Andy Ottenwess 7-3 Hwt- West Cathcart won by fall over Tony Giordano in :41 Lincoln College 41 vs. Niagara C.C. 9 125- Prentice Thomas won by tech. Fall over Dwann Hall 15-0 133- Derek McIntosh won by decision over Caleb Green 9-2 141- Mike Togher won by decision over Ryan Baer 9-4 149- Mark Marianovich won by fall over Irvin Buck in :22 157- Kameron James won by fall over Steve Litbler in 4:22 165- Andre Foster lost by Disqualification to Kris Schimek 174- Colt Adye won by fall over David Lyons in :51 184- Mike Johnson won by fall over Joe Serio in 3:55 197- Matt Dwyer won by fall over Karvin Cox in 1:07 Hwt- West Cathcart lost by decision to Lance Moore 9-5 On Saturday November 12th the team had 19 wrestlers compete in the Ben McMullin Open at Muskegon C.C. It was a very productive day for the Lynx team winning championships at 5 of the 10 weight classes and 10 of the 19 placing in the top 4 of the tournament. Winners for the Lynx were at 125 #5 Prentice Thomas defeated Collin Lesko of Alma 6-1. 141 #12 Ethan Raley major decision Steven Ruppert of Muskegon 12-2. 149 #1Mark Marianovich defeated #3 Sean Turner of Muskegon 4-3. 184 #2 Mike Johnson major decision Thomas Bolday of Muskegon 13-5. 197 #7 Matt Dwyer fall Mathew Henry of Muskegon 5:55. Others who placed for the Lynx: 133- Derek McIntosh 4th 141- Mike Togher 3rd 157- Steve Burling 3rd 174- Colt Adye 4th Hwt- West Cathcart 2nd Next weekend the team travels to St. Charles, MO. to compete in the Lindenwood Open. This will be a good test for our team and an opportunity to compete against some division 1 wrestlers.

The #6 ranked Lincoln College wrestling team season official began today Saturday November 5th at the Kaye Young Open hosted by Northern Iowa Area Community College (NIACC). The Lynx wrestling team got off to a good start winning championships at 4 of the 10 weight class. At 125 sophomore Prentice Thomas won by defeating Chase Flack of Iowa State in the finals 8-5. At 141 freshman Mike Togher won by defeating Matt White of Iowa State 5-2. At 184 sophomore Mike Johnson won by major decision over Kyle Soderblom of William Penn 19-7. At 197 redshirt freshman Matt Dwyer won by decision over Karl Spain of William Penn 1-0. 9 other Lynx wrestlers also placed in the top 6. 141- freshman Ethan Raley 3rd 141- freshman Jake Gregerson 4th 149- sophomore Mark Marianovich 3rd 157- freshman Kameron Jame 3rd 157- freshman Darnell Thomas 5th 157- freshman Alex Young 6th 165- sophomore Andre Foster 5th Hwt- freshman West Cathcart 3rd Hwt- frehman Darvin Fridge 6th The team will be competing next weekend at the Muskegon Duals and Muskegon open.