Camp & Banda Headline at Conner/Oppenheim Open in Nebraska
December 8, 2024
Conner/Oppenheim Doane Open Tournament
At Doane University
In Crete, Nebraska
Saturday, 12/07/2024
• Reinhardt University Wrestling competed in eight of the ten weight classes
125 Weight Class
Angel Banda and Lee Camp had the most success for the Eagles at the tournament with both making it to the finals. This was Banda's first matches at 125 this season after starting the year at 133 weight class.
- Angel Banda went 4-0 to make it to the finals; Win over #20 & #22 Ranked wrestlers in NAIA!
- Lee Camp went 3-0 to make it to the finals; Win over #4 Ranked wrestler in NAIA!
- Angel Banda and Lee Camp both made it to the championship final but did not wrestle each other ending the tournament as co-champions.
141 Weight Class
- Garrett Pace went 2-2 in his matches at 141.
- He had a bye in the first round, won in the second round, and then lost in the third round sending him to the consolation rounds.
- Pace won one match in the consolation rounds ending the tournament with a 2-2 record.
149 Weight Class
- CJ Shadinger and Devin Griffen both wrestled for Reinhardt in the 149 weight class.
- Devin Griffen made it to the semifinals before losing and went to the consolation rounds. He lost in the consolations and finished with a record of 4-1; He finished in 3rd place and wins over #3 Ranked wrestler in NAIA
- CJ Shadinger lost in the second round after receiving a first-round bye. He won one match in the consolation rounds, ending with a 1-2 record.
157 Weight Cass
- AuShaud Evans made it to the third round before losing and headed to the consolation rounds. He was beaten by the eventual champion - Ben Miller of Doane University.
- Evans lost in the first match in the consolation round, ending with a record of 3-2. Medical Forteit in the final match.
165 Weight Class
- Matt Jenkins and Nate Napolitano competed for the Eagles. Both were Top 6 in the tournament!
- Nate Napolitano ended with a record of 5-1. After winning his first match, he lost in the second sending him to the consolation rounds.
- In the consolation rounds, Nate Napolitano had a lot of success winning four matches losing to the 3rd place finisher in the consolation semifinals. Wins over #16 & #18 Ranked wrestlers in NAIA!
- Matt Jenkins made it to the semifinals of the championship rounds. He lost in the semis sending him to the consolation round semifinals. He ended the tournament with a 2-2 record.
174 Weight Class
- Wyatt Higgins lost in the second round moving him to the consolation rounds. Higgins was able to win two matches in the consolation rounds ending with a 2-2 record in the tournament.
197 Weight Class
- John Lovett won one match in the championship rounds before losing in the second round moving him to the consolation rounds. He picked up two wins in the consolation rounds before losing and finishing with a record of 2-2.
- Top 6 finish!
285 Weight Class
- Caleb Pruitt won one match in the championship rounds before losing in the second round moving him to the consolation rounds. He picked up two wins in the consolation rounds before losing and finishing with a record of 2-2.
Going into the tournament, the NAIA Open Mat released its current rankings for each weight class. The Eagles had seven ranked wrestlers.
- Lee Camp #12 at 125
- Angel Banda #20 at 133 (this will change if moves to 125 permanently.
- Devin Griffen #13 at 149
- CJ Shadinger #16 at 149
- All-American Trevor Burdick is currently ranked #10 at 157
- All-American Matt Jenkins is currently ranked #5 at 165
- John Lovett #16 at 197
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