Kaden Glass Wins 197-lb NJCAA National Championship

Kaden Glass Wins 197-lb NJCAA National Championship
Posted: Mar 02, 2024

The No. three ranked Pratt Community College wrestling team headed into day two sitting in third place at the NJCAA men's wrestling championships in Council Bluff, Iowa on Saturday, Mar. 2. The action got underway at 9:30 a.m. for the Beavers as five wrestlers were scheduled for semi-final matches. In addition, Kaden Spragis was scheduled in the consolation round of four.  

Three of the five wrestlers advanced to their respective championship matches including Easton Taylor (141-lbs), Cayleb Atkins (165-lbs), and Kaden Glass (197-lbs). Both Taylor and Atkins finished their championship weekends as NJCAA national runners-up with Taylor doing so back-to-back years.  

The story of the weekend was Kaden Glass who became the only unseeded wrestler to make it to the championship round. Glass ended his weekend facing the No. one seeded wrestler in his bracket and came out on top in a 4-2 decision for the national championship at the 197-lb weight class. Glass secured a top three finish for the Beavers with 134.5 points.  

Other finishers and NJCAA all-Americans for the Beavers include Kaden Spragis (125-lbs), Gabe Maki (149-lbs), and Blake Jouret (184-lbs). See the full results and placements for all ten Beaver wrestlers.  

125-lbs: #5 Kaden Spragis Results (4th Place) (NJCAA All-American) 

  • Round of 32: wins by Technical Fall over Naci Robinson of Union College 18-2 

  • Roud of 16: wins by Technical Fall over #9 Keiichi Kong of Rochester 17-1 

  • Quarter-Final: loses by Major Decision to Anthony Schickel of Triton 11-3 

  • Consi of 8 #2: wins by Fall in the First Period over Chris Kish of Harper College (0:44) 

  • Consi of 4: wins by Decision over #7 Isaac Gibbs of Indian Hills 5-4 

  • Consi Semi-Final: wins by Decision over #3 Elijah Cater of North Idaho 3-0 

  • 3rd Place Match: loses by Technical Fall to #4 Anthony Schickel of Triton 16-0. 

133-lbs: #10 Kolton Field Results 

  • Round of 64: loses by Fall in the Second Period to Jamey Bruner of Iowa Central (4:23)  

  • Consi of 32 #2: wins by Fall in the First Period over Mckenley Charlus of NIACC (2:05) 

  • Consi of 16 #1: loses by Fall in the First Period to #8 Kasey Curtis of Snow (2:54) 

141-lbs: #1 Easton Taylor Results (2x NJCAA National Runner- Up) (2x NJCAA All-American) (2x NJCAA National Finalist) 

  • Round of 32: wins by Major Decision over #6 River Wardel of Western Wyoming 9-0 

  • Round of 16: wins by Fall in the First Period over Chris Casale of Sussex CCC (0:28) 

  • Quarter-Final: wins by Major Decision over Jazen Brown of Labette CC 15-2  

  • Semi-Final: wins by Fall in the Second Period over #3 Isaac Church of NIACC (3:42) 

  • Championship Match: loses by Decision to #2 Malachi Bordovsky of Iowa Western 2-1 

149-lbs: #3 Gabe Maki Results (6th Place) (NJCAA All-American) 

  • Round of 32: wins by Technical Fall over Jamarius Koshko of Labette 21-2 

  • Round of 16: wins by Technical Fall over Michael Marzano of Middlesex College 17-2 

  • Quarter-Final: wins by Decision over Elijah Reece of NEO 15-10 

  • Semi-Final: loses by Technical Fall to #1 Matt Sarbo of Iowa Central 19-4 

  • Consi Semi-Final: loses by Fall in the First Period to #8 Cohen Wiste of Rochester (6:12) 

  • 5th Place Match: loses by Major Decision to #5 Reggie Raiz of Clackamas 17-7 

157-lbs: Nick Carlson Results 

  • Round of 64: loses by Major Decision to Benny Butler of Harper 11-2 

  • Consi of 32 #2: wins by Decision over Jack Lounsbury of Northwest Wyoming 13-7 

  • Consi of 16 #1: wins by Fall in the Second Period over Linden Amtoung of Garrett (4:02) 

  • Consi of 16 #2: loses by Major Decision to Kace Cook of Niagara 15-1 

165-lbs: #1 Cayleb Atkins Results (NJCAA National Runner-Up) (2x NJCAA All-American) 

  • Round of 32: wins by Fall in the First Period over Dallas Porter of Otero Junior College (1:35) 

  • Round of 16: wins by Fall in the First Period over Matthew Smith of Labette CC (0:52) 

  • Quarter-Final: wins by Major Decision over #6 Leo Tukhlynovych of Rochester 13-3 

  • Semi-Final: wins by Fall in the First Period over #5 Orrin Jackson of Northwest Wyoming (5:17) 

  • Championship Match: loses by Decision to #3 Rocky Raby of Clackamas 6-9 

174-lbs: Drew Withington Results 

  • Round of 32: wins by Fall in the First Period over Tyberious Clayton of Garrett (0:36) 

  • Round of 16: wins by Decision over Kolby Larson of Iowa Western 9-3 

  • Quarter-Final: loses by Fall to Isaac White of Southeast (1:52) 

  • Consi of 8 #2: loses by Decision to Jaquan East of Indian Hills 10-3 

184-lbs: #4 Blake Jouret Results (3rd Place) (NJCAA All-American) 

  • Round of 32: wins by Major Decision over Bryce Goucher of Cowley CC 11-1 

  • Round of 16: wins by Fall in the First Period over Jonathan Braun of Middlesex College (5:14) 

  • Quarter-Final: wins by Decision over Antony Tuttle of Rochester 7-5 

  • Semi-Final: loses by Decision to #2 Aziz Fayzullaev of Northwest Wyoming 8-3 

  • Consi Semi-Final: wins by Fall in the Second Period over #6 Brent Greenfield of Ellsworth (4:20) 

  • 3rd Place Match: wins by Decision over #3 Lazaro Crespo of Northwest Tech 7-2 

197-lbs: Kaden Glass Results (NJCAA National Champion) (NJCAA All-American) 

  • Round of 32: wins by Major Decision over Connor Lorden of Harper College 13-2 

  • Round of 16: wins by Decision over Christian Slack of Snow 8-7 

  • Quarter-Final: wins by Decision over #2 Wesley Reeves of Western Wyoming 5-1 

  • Semi-Final: wins by Sudden Death over #1 Matthew Marcum of Labette 4-1 

  • Championship Match: wins by Decision over #3 Luke MacDonald 4-2 

285-lbs: Cayden Winter Results 

  • Round of 32: wins by Decision over Faustino Chaydez of Northwest Tech 4-1 

  • Round of 16: loses by Fall in the First Period to #4 Rylee Creasey of Snow (1:36) 

  • Consi of 8 #1: wins by Major Decision over Peyton Wentzel of Thaddeus Stevens 12-1 

  • Consi of 8 #2: loses by Fall in the Second Period to #5 Dj Moehring of Iowa Central (3:46)