LA GRANDE, Ore. – After sending 12 grapplers to the mats today in the opening rounds of the 2024 Cascade Collegiate Conference Championships, hosted by Eastern Oregon University, the RV Corban University Men's Wrestling team has advanced ten of those student-athletes to the final day of the conference championships and look to qualify a new program-best in individuals for the upcoming national championships at the end of February.

To view the entire tournament results through day one of the CCC Championships, click HERE.

"It was a good day of wrestling for our group," Navy and Gold head coach Nolan Harris stated. "To advance 10 out of our 12 into day two of this tough tournament is a step in the right direction, and we were able to beat higher seeded wrestlers at both 141 and 184 in doing so." Luke found a way to score in overtime to advance, and Isaiah was able to erase a 7-2 deficit in the third round to win 9-8 and secure a spot in the semifinals. Bo along with David have been solid in picking up bonus points on their way to the semifinals as well."

Coach Harris carried on with his analysis by stating, "Tomorrow morning we have important rounds for both the team score and in each wrestler's quest to getting to the national tournament. There are still a lot of points to be scored, but in the end, we consider this a qualifier, and we're hoping to take a host of Warriors back to Wichita in two weeks' time."

The Warriors to move on to day two of the conference tournament with an unscathed record including defending weight class champion redshirt sophomore David Rubio and sophomores Bo Davis and Luke Jensen, who all moved to 2-0 on the day with impressive opening and quarterfinal victories. True freshman Isaiah Twait hit the mats only once today in a come-from-behind victory over Montana State University-Northern grappler Austin Vanek, moving him into the winner's semifinal stage tomorrow morning with Rubio, Davis, and Jensen.

Despite some opening and quarterfinal losses for several other Warriors, six more members of the Corban wrestling program will have the opportunity to move deeper into their respective brackets, which include senior Sven Lukner, juniors Tyson Stover and Markus Johnson, and sophomores Brayden Boyd, Lance Stover, and Blake Runion.

Corban Day One Results (Ascending by Weight Class):

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Champ. Round 1 - Brayden Boyd (Corban University) 23-11 won by decision over Kolten Powers (Montana State-Northern) 9-21 (Dec 9-5)

Quarterfinal - Nicolas Aguilar (Menlo (Calif.)) 1-0 won by fall over Brayden Boyd (Corban University) 23-11 (Fall 2:24)

Cons. Round 2 - Brayden Boyd (Corban University) 23-11 won by fall over Sulaiman Nasseri (Evergreen State College) 0-2 (Fall 3:37)

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Champ. Round 1 - Markus Johnson (Corban University) 3-2 won by tech fall over Zach Mauras (Eastern Oregon University (OR)) 6-5 (TF-1.5 4:08 (15-0))

Quarterfinal - Allan Hendricks (Embry-Riddle (Ariz.)) 23-15 won by decision over Markus Johnson (Corban University) 3-2 (Dec 7-0)

Cons. Round 2 - Markus Johnson (Corban University) 3-2 won by tech fall over Peyton MacDonald (Simpson (Calif.)) 4-14 (TF-1.5 3:35 (15-0))

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Champ. Round 1 - Julian Leon (Vanguard University) 2-1 won by decision over Blake Runion (Corban University) 8-6 (Dec 7-6)

Cons. Round 1 - Blake Runion (Corban University) 8-6 received a bye () (Bye)

Cons. Round 2 - Blake Runion (Corban University) 8-6 won by major decision over Jason Ramirez (Arizona Christian University) 18-11 (MD 17-9)

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Champ. Round 1 - Bo Davis (Corban University) 16-8 won by major decision over Jeramias Sandoval (Evergreen State College) 21-12 (MD 13-3)

Quarterfinal - Bo Davis (Corban University) 16-8 won by decision over Malikhi Espiritu (Vanguard University) 1-2 (Dec 13-9)

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Champ. Round 1 - Luke Jensen (Corban University) 24-9 won by fall over Josh Collins (Eastern Oregon University (OR)) 10-8 (Fall 2:09)

Quarterfinal - Luke Jensen (Corban University) 24-9 won in sudden victory - 1 over Carson Coy (Embry-Riddle (Ariz.)) 21-7 (SV-1 14-11)

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Champ. Round 1 - Travis Thorpe (Southern Oregon) 11-9 won by fall over Lance Stover (Corban University) 7-8 (Fall 2:09)

Cons. Round 1 - Lance Stover (Corban University) 7-8 received a bye () (Bye)

Cons. Round 2 - Lance Stover (Corban University) 7-8 won by fall over Jonathan Hernadez (Southern Oregon) 8-5 (Fall 4:09)

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Champ. Round 1 - David Rubio (Corban University) 27-2 won by tech fall over Ryan Graves (Montana State-Northern) 13-13 (TF-1.5 5:39 (17-1))

Quarterfinal - David Rubio (Corban University) 27-2 won by fall over Seth Dawkins (Evergreen State College) 18-10 (Fall 0:57)

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Champ. Round 1 - Sheldon Cole (Embry-Riddle (Ariz.)) 11-12 won by fall over Jesse Rubio (Corban University) 11-10 (Fall 0:42)

Cons. Round 1 - Cody Glenn (Eastern Oregon University (OR)) 11-12 won by major decision over Jesse Rubio (Corban University) 11-10 (MD 12-4)

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Champ. Round 1 - Keller Rock (Embry-Riddle (Ariz.)) 25-5 won by fall over Matthew Bartlett (Corban University) 16-9 (Fall 3:47)

Cons. Round 1 - Richard Motas (Vanguard University) 2-1 won by decision over Matthew Bartlett (Corban University) 16-9 (Dec 7-5)

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Champ. Round 1 - Tyson Stover (Corban University) 31-11 won by decision over Wylee Lindeen (Eastern Oregon University (OR)) 12-17 (Dec 4-2)

Quarterfinal - Alex Hernandez (Southern Oregon) 25-5 won by major decision over Tyson Stover (Corban University) 31-11 (MD 15-1)

Cons. Round 2 - Tyson Stover (Corban University) 31-11 won by medical forfeit over Marquize Brown (Vanguard University) 0-1 (M. For.)

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Champ. Round 1 - Isaiah Twait (Corban University) 19-5 received a bye () (Bye)

Quarterfinal - Isaiah Twait (Corban University) 19-5 won by decision over Austin Vanek (Montana State-Northern) 16-11 (Dec 9-8)

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Champ. Round 1 - Sven Lukner (Corban University) 19-9 received a bye () (Bye)

Quarterfinal - Jacob Vincent (Simpson (Calif.)) 23-4 won in sudden victory - 1 over Sven Lukner (Corban University) 19-9 (SV-1 4-1)

Cons. Round 2 - Sven Lukner (Corban University) 19-9 won by major decision over Leroy Garibay (Vanguard University) 0-2 (MD 9-0)

Bracket play will resume tomorrow morning in La Grande and end with weight class champions being crowned at Quinn Coliseum, alongside some 60 qualifiers announced that will wrestler on behalf of the CCC at the 2024 NAIA National Championships.

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