WICHITA, Kan. – Following the opening first and second sessions of the 2025 NAIA National Tournament, the No. 14-ranked Corban University Men's Wrestling team has six Warriors alive and well in their respective brackets heading into day two in Wichita, as the Navy and Gold have accumulated 24.0 team points thus far to sit in seventh overall within the team standings and in control of their own destiny with four rounds of wrestling remaining over the next two days.

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"We had some emotional wins and some emotional losses today, but overall, I'm proud of how the guys performed," Warriors' head coach Nolan Harris stated earlier this evening. "We were able to pick up bonus points in a lot of our wins and that has been a difference maker in the team race. To be in the top ten with six still vying for All-American status is a step in the right direction. Tomorrow will be critical for each of those six as well as the team race. There's still a lot of team points up for grabs, and we're hoping to see all six wrestling on Saturday, but they're going to have to do the little things right to get there. I'm excited for them and know that each one of them is excited for another opportunity to represent Christ through the sport of wrestling."

Of the six Warriors who have advanced to the second day of the 2025 national championships, three of them have yet to accept a loss and have thus secured spots in their respective national quarterfinals, represented by the team's top three nationally seeded grapplers. Qualifying for his fourth-straight national quarterfinal round and looking to advance to yet another national semifinal stage is redshirt senior and No. 3-seeded David Rubio at 157lbs, as he secured major decision victories over Cole Price of Concordia University (Neb.) and Diego Machado of St. Ambrose University, 18-4 and 11-3, respectively.

A pair of first round byes for No. 5-seeded sophomore Isaiah Twait (184lbs) and No. 3-seeded redshirt junior Antonio Garcia (285lbs) were followed by a 4-2 decision for Twait over No. 12-seeded Brice Parks of Campbellsville University and a 23-8 technical fall for Garcia over Wilbert Martin from Texas Wesleyan University.

Senior Tyson Stover, the Warriors' final nationally seeded wrestler at No. 13-overall for 184lbs, overcame his first-round loss this morning with a 7-6 decision over Montana State University-Northern and No. 14-seeded Devin Crawford to advance to the third round of the consolation bracket.

Also dropping their opening round matchups but securing back-to-back wins in the consolation bracket today were juniors Bo Davis and Luke Jensen over the 141-weight class, with the duo each clinching at least one win over a nationally seeded wrestler for 141lbs. Davis secured a 7-0 decision over Campbellsville's Bryant Beane before pinning the No. 11-seeded Adam Stanley of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University of Arizona. Meanwhile, Jensen pinned both No. 15-seeded Gage Hudson from the University of Cumberlands (Ky.) and No. 16-seeded Tristan Bremer from the University of Providence to keep his own national tournament appearance alive.

In both of their first national tournament appearances, junior Blake Runion (133lbs) and sophomore Jr Downing (149) each scored team points before bowing out in their consolation brackets, with Downing earning a first-round pin of the No. 14-seeded Pat Gould from Life University for 3.0 team points, while Runion defeated No. 6-seeded Chandlar Akins from Cumberlands in a stunning 3:37 fall. Graduate student Hunter James faced back-to-back nationally seeded wrestlers at 197lbs and was unable to carry his tournament run into day two's third, fourth, and fifth rounds.

Every Corban result from today's competition can be found below:

NAIA 133 – Blake Runion's place is unknown and has scored 2.5 team points.

Champ. Round 1 - 11 Izaeah Beavers (Campbellsville) won by fall over Blake Runion (Corban) (Fall 5:30)

Cons. Round 1 - Blake Runion (Corban) won by fall over 6 Chandlar Akins (Cumberlands) (Fall 3:37)

Cons. Round 2 - 12 Freddy Barajas (Saint Mary) won by major decision over Blake Runion (Corban) (Maj 9-1)

NAIA 141 – Bo Davis's place is unknown and has scored 3.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 - 12 Devin Avedissian (Doane) won in sudden victory - 1 over Bo Davis (Corban) (SV-1 5-2)

Cons. Round 1 - Bo Davis (Corban) won by decision over Bryant Beane (Campbellsville) (Dec 7-0)

Cons. Round 2 - Bo Davis (Corban) won by fall over 11 Adam Stanley (Embry-Riddle) (Fall 3:18)

NAIA 141 – Luke Jensen's place is unknown and has scored 5.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 - 2 Hartwell Taylor (Saint Mary) won by decision over Luke Jensen (Corban) (Dec 2-1)

Cons. Round 1 - Luke Jensen (Corban) won by fall over 15 Gage Hudson (Cumberlands) (Fall 4:50)

Cons. Round 2 - Luke Jensen (Corban) won by fall over 16 Tristan Bremer (Providence) (Fall 2:03)

NAIA 149 – Jr Downing's place is unknown and has scored 3.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 - Jr Downing (Corban) won by fall over 14 Pat Gould (Life) (Fall 4:31)

Champ. Round 2 - 3 Keegan Luton (Oklahoma City) won by decision over Jr Downing (Corban) (Dec 7-3)

Cons. Round 2 - 4 Jace Luchau (Cumberlands) won by fall over Jr Downing (Corban) (Fall 1:03)

NAIA 157 – 3 David Rubio's place is unknown and has scored 4.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 - 3 David Rubio (Corban) won by major decision over Cole Price (Concordia) (Maj 18-4)

Champ. Round 2 - 3 David Rubio (Corban) won by major decision over Diego Machado (St. Ambrose ) (Maj 11-3)

NAIA 174 – 13 Tyson Stover's place is unknown and has scored 1.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 - Benedict Holthaus (Friends) won by decision over 13 Tyson Stover (Corban) (Dec 7-6)

Cons. Round 1 - 13 Tyson Stover (Corban) received a bye () (Bye)

Cons. Round 2 - 13 Tyson Stover (Corban) won by decision over 14 Devin Crawford (Montana State - Northern) (Dec 7-6)

NAIA 184 – 5 Isaiah Twait's place is unknown and has scored 2.0 team points.

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

Champ. Round 2 - 5 Isaiah Twait (Corban) won by decision over 12 Brice Parks (Campbellsville) (Dec 4-2)

NAIA 197 – Hunter James's place is unknown and has scored 0.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 - 4 Ryker Blackburn (Saint Mary) won by decision over Hunter James (Corban) (Dec 6-0)

Cons. Round 1 - Hunter James (Corban) received a bye () (Bye)

Cons. Round 2 - 14 Elias Corona (Southern Oregon) won by decision over Hunter James (Corban) (Dec 12-6)

NAIA 285 – Antonio Garcia's place is unknown and has scored 3.5 team points.

Champ. Round 1 - 3 Antonio Garcia (Corban) received a bye () (Bye)

Champ. Round 2 - 3 Antonio Garcia (Corban) won by tech fall over Wilbert Martin (Texas Wesleyan) (TF 23-8)

The third, fourth, and fifth sessions of the NAIA National Championships will take place throughout tomorrow, where the six Warriors still in action will look to advance to Saturday's championship session.

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