McMINNVILLE, Ore. – It was all Warriors today in the 2025 edition of the Mat 'Cat Invitational, as the annual invite tournament hosted by NCAA DIII Linfield University was littered with student-athletes from the No. 13-ranked Corban University Men's Wrestling team who showed up in style for their first appearance of the new year. Out of the ten weight class brackets from today's tourney, half of the divisions were taken by Warriors, as the program secured individual titles at 125, 149, 174, and 285, while two Corban grapplers shared the 197-weight class to give the squad 153.0 total team points, over double that of runner-up Southwestern Oregon Community College (70.5).

"It was a good day of wrestling and a great tournament overall for us," Corban head coach Nolan Harris explained earlier this afternoon. "We went 40-11 overall and came away with ten placers and five individual champions. For some, it was a good tune-up for this coming week and the national duals. For others, it was a great opportunity to get good matches in during a tournament format. I'm proud of how our guys competed throughout the tournament and their attention to opening up and scoring points. It will be critical to continue this approach as we head into the second half of our season, with both the conference and national tournaments quickly approaching. Our performance today was a step in the right direction."

To view the complete results from today's tourney, click HERE.

Despite winning five of the ten weight classes, technically six different student-athletes from the Corban Men's Wrestling team can boast about taking a division title today in McMinnville, with the 197lb championship matchup featuring Warriors' junior Asaiah Kamplain and freshman Ethan Graham, who had both posted 2-0 records in the quarterfinals and semifinals to meet in today's championship round. As to be expected when a pair of teammates meet in a regular season tournament title setting, the two Warriors agreed on a double forfeit to retain their spotless records on the day and share the weight class crown.

Moving from the lightest weight class up, junior Brayden Boyd was as technical as ever in his dismantling of the featherweights, as he utilized a 12-3 major decision over Chase Rj Manski from Umpqua Community College followed by back-to-back pins against Malachi Wallway from The Evergreen State College and unattached Manuel Martir to secure the division championship.

The second individual weight class tourney title of the 2024-25 season for sophomore Jr Downing came in convincing fashion, as the Redmond native posted a pair of technical falls in the opening rounds at 149lbs before a major decision over Simpson University's Colton Silva clinched him a spot in the semifinals. In one of the most stacked weight classes of the day, Downing then secured a 10-4 decision over unattached Tristin Andrade and snagged his title against Matthew Hernandez from Clackamas Community College via a 4-2 decision.

Redshirt junior German Munoz was on a roll through the 174-weight class on his way to the title bout, posting back-to-back-to-back pins against Simpson's Ryan Galvan, Evergreen State's Justin Pritchard, and SWOCC's Will Abrams to secure a matchup with Linfield's Ethan Ensrud on the Wildcat's home mats. Able to fight off both Ensrud and the hometown crowd was Munoz in his championship bout, as he clinched an 8-2 decision to take home Corban's third weight class title thus far throughout the day.

Finally, nationally ranked redshirt junior Antonio Garcia matched Munoz with three-consecutive pins of his own, all three of which represented his only matchups of the day as he steamrolled his way through the 285 class. Ranked No. 10-overall in the NAIA, Garcia secured falls over Michael Hause from Pacific Lutheran University, Raul Garcia from San Jose State, and Garrett Olbrich from Pacific University.

In addition to the numerous first place winners, the Navy and Gold saw four more student-athletes place within the top four of their weight classes for podium finishes, including a runner-up at 165 represented by true freshman Armando Nicacio. Earning fourth place finishes in the consolation bracket were junior Lance Stover and sophomore Gus Menne at 149 and 157lbs, respectively.

Brayden Boyd's place is 1st and has scored 17.0 team points.

Quarterfinal - Brayden Boyd (Corban University) won by major decision over Chase Rj Manski (Umpqua Community College) (Maj 12-3)

Semifinal - Brayden Boyd (Corban University) won by fall over Malachi Wallway (Evergreen) (Fall 5:21)

1st Place Match - Brayden Boyd (Corban University) won by fall over Manuel Martir (Unattached) (Fall 1:49)

Blake Runion's place is unknown and has scored 3.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 - Blake Runion (Corban University) won by major decision over Mason Culp (Clackamas Community College) (Maj 10-2)

Quarterfinal - Blake Runion (Corban University) won by decision over Atridad Feizi (Menlo) (Dec 7-3)

Semifinal - Horacio Godinez (Evergreen) won by decision over Blake Runion (Corban University) (Dec 4-1)

Cons. Semi - Jeramias Sandoval (Evergreen) won by decision over Blake Runion (Corban University) (Dec 7-6)

Lance Stover's place is 4th and has scored 16.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 - Lance Stover (Corban University) received a bye () (Bye)

Champ. Round 2 - Lance Stover (Corban University) won by tech fall over Shawn Parker (Southwestern Oregon Community College) (TF 15-0)

Quarterfinal - Carlos Kisokwa (Linfield University) won by fall over Lance Stover (Corban University) (Fall 6:47)

Cons. Round 4 - Lance Stover (Corban University) won by major decision over Will Walton (Southwestern Oregon Community College) (Maj 8-0)

Cons. Round 5 - Lance Stover (Corban University) won by fall over George Kovchegov (Clackamas Community College) (Fall 2:07)

Cons. Semi - Lance Stover (Corban University) won by major decision over Tristin Andrade (Unattached) (Maj 17-4)

3rd Place Match - Seth Dawkins (Evergreen) won by fall over Lance Stover (Corban University) (Fall 1:36)

Jr Downing's place is 1st and has scored 20.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 - Jr Downing (Corban University) won by tech fall over Isaias Rodriguez (Unattached) (TF 24-9)

Champ. Round 2 - Jr Downing (Corban University) won by tech fall over Davian Arevalo (Umpqua Community College) (TF 19-3)

Quarterfinal - Jr Downing (Corban University) won by major decision over Colton Silva (Simpson (Calif.)) (Maj 19-6)

Semifinal - Jr Downing (Corban University) won by decision over Tristin Andrade (Unattached) (Dec 10-4)

1st Place Match - Jr Downing (Corban University) won by decision over Matthew Hernandez (Clackamas Community College) (Dec 4-2)

Gus Menne's place is 4th and has scored 15.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 - Gus Menne (Corban University) received a bye () (Bye)

Champ. Round 2 - Gus Menne (Corban University) won by tech fall over Luke Schriber (Clackamas Community College) (TF 16-1)

Quarterfinal - Gus Menne (Corban University) won by fall over Logan Chapman (Umpqua Community College) (Fall 2:30)

Semifinal - Trae Frederick (Clackamas Community College) won by major decision over Gus Menne (Corban University) (Maj 17-7)

Cons. Semi - Gus Menne (Corban University) won by major decision over Kellen Kolka (Umpqua Community College) (Maj 10-0)

3rd Place Match - Joseph Downing (Southwestern Oregon Community College) won by fall over Gus Menne (Corban University) (Fall 2:45)

Armando Nicacio's place is 2nd and has scored 13.5 team points.

Champ. Round 1 - Armando Nicacio (Corban University) received a bye () (Bye)

Quarterfinal - Armando Nicacio (Corban University) won by tech fall over Carlos Martinez (Simpson (Calif.)) (TF 17-0)

Semifinal - Armando Nicacio (Corban University) won by fall over Brian Galeno (Umpqua Community College) (Fall 3:19)

1st Place Match - William Schwertscharf (Simpson (Calif.)) won by major decision over Armando Nicacio (Corban University) (Maj 11-3)

German Munoz's place is 1st and has scored 19.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 - German Munoz (Corban University) won by fall over Ryan Galvan (Simpson (Calif.)) (Fall 2:09)

Quarterfinal - German Munoz (Corban University) won by fall over Justin Pritchard (Evergreen) (Fall 2:27)

Semifinal - German Munoz (Corban University) won by fall over Will Abrams (Southwestern Oregon Community College) (Fall 1:16)

1st Place Match - German Munoz (Corban University) won by decision over Ethan Ensrud (Linfield University) (Dec 8-2)

Ethan Graham's place is 2nd and has scored 12.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 - Ethan Graham (Corban University) received a bye () (Bye)

Quarterfinal - Ethan Graham (Corban University) won by fall over Cody Vance (Unattached) (Fall 1:26)

Semifinal - Ethan Graham (Corban University) won in overtime over Hunter Hammer (Umpqua Community College) (OT 9-6)

1st Place Match - Asaiah Kamplain (Corban University) and Ethan Graham (Corban University) (DFF)

Cole Langford's place is 4th and has scored 5.5 team points.

Champ. Round 1 - Cole Langford (Corban University) received a bye () (Bye)

Quarterfinal - Nicholas Sigrah (Unattached) won by decision over Cole Langford (Corban University) (Dec 5-3)

Cons. Round 2 - Cole Langford (Corban University) won by major decision over Amin Qouchbane (Clackamas Community College) (Maj 12-3)

Cons. Round 3 - Cole Langford (Corban University) won by major decision over Nestor Diaz Salazar (Linfield University) (Maj 8-0)

Cons. Semi - Cole Langford (Corban University) won by decision over Hunter Hammer (Umpqua Community College) (Dec 7-3)

3rd Place Match - Cody Vance (Unattached) won by decision over Cole Langford (Corban University) (Dec 4-1)

Asaiah Kamplain's place is 2nd and has scored 13.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 - Asaiah Kamplain (Corban University) received a bye () (Bye)

Quarterfinal - Asaiah Kamplain (Corban University) won by fall over Nestor Diaz Salazar (Linfield University) (Fall 1:44)

Semifinal - Asaiah Kamplain (Corban University) won by major decision over Nicholas Sigrah (Unattached) (Maj 16-2)

1st Place Match - Asaiah Kamplain (Corban University) and Ethan Graham (Corban University) (DFF)

Antonio Garcia's place is 1st and has scored 19.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 - Antonio Garcia (Corban University) received a bye () (Bye)

Quarterfinal - Antonio Garcia (Corban University) won by fall over Michael Hause (Pacific Lutheran University) (Fall 5:55)

Semifinal - Antonio Garcia (Corban University) won by fall over Raul Garcia (San Jose State Club Team) (Fall 0:30)

1st Place Match - Antonio Garcia (Corban University) won by fall over Garrett Olbrich (Pacific (OR)) (Fall 6:39)

Next weekend, the Warriors will travel to Cedar Falls, Iowa for a massive tournament hosted by the National Wrestling Coaches' Association, where Corban men's wrestling will square off in various duals against nationally ranked opponents across January 10th and 11th. Their opening dual will be announced by the NWCA later this week, and all future duals will be available on the Corban men's wrestling online schedule as information comes available.

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