MASON CITY – The NIACC wrestling team claimed three individual titles at the seventh annual Kaye Young Open Saturday at the NIACC Recreation Center.
Winning titles for the Trojans were freshman Nosomy Pozo (Miami, Fla.) at 149 pounds, freshman Yoanse Mejias (Miami, Fla.) at 157 pounds and sophomore Shakheim Chapman (Gumee, Ill.) at 285 pounds.
The three NIACC champions Saturday became the fifth, sixth and seventh Trojan wrestlers to claim Kaye Young Open titles.
NIACC also received a second-place finish from sophomore Blake Spotts (Nora Springs, Ia.).
Also for NIACC, freshman Andy Glaser (Ionia, Ia.) was third at 184 pounds, freshman Tristin Luther (Verona, Wis.) was fourth at 165 pounds, sophomore Thomas Daniels (Stockbridge, Ga.) was fourth at 174 pounds and freshman Michael Ruffino (Columbia, Conn.) was fifth at 125 pounds.
The NIACC wrestling team returns to action Nov. 16 at the Luther College Open in Decorah, Ia.
NIACC’S Kaye Young Champions
2013
149 – Nosomy Pozo; 157 – Yoanse Mejias; 285 – Shakheim Chapman.
2011
133 – Kirk Sallis.
2010
133 – Wismit Moinius; 165 – Isaiah Tatum.
2007
149 – Albert White.
2013 Kaye Young Open results
(Top three finishers)
125 – De’Shaun Brown (unattached), Bo Bettinson (Waldorf), Kyle Larson (Iowa State).
133 – Joao Vicente (William Penn), Alfredo Rodriguez (Iowa Lakes), Austen Schott (unattached).
141 – John Meeks (Iowa State), Blake Spotts (Iowa State), Mike Stewart (Ellsworth).
149 – Nosomy Pozo (NIACC), Miguel Calixto (Iowa Lakes), John Stetzel (Iowa State).
157 – Yoanse Mejias (NIACC), Colin Strickland (Iowa State), Blayne Briceno (Iowa State).
165 – Ishmael Rempson (William Penn), Elijah Dennis (Iowa Lakes), Ritchie Guillaume (Ellsworth).
174 – Cameron Thompson (Iowa State), David Frazier (Lincoln College), Brandon Sorenson (Iowa Lakes).
184 – Matt Hurford (Ellsworth), Dakota Downs (Lincoln College), Andy Glaser (NIACC).
197 – Jacyn Goebel (Iowa State), Sharod Wilson (Ellsworth), Stephon Rudicil (Lincoln College).
285 – Shakheim Chapman (Iowa State), Skip Connor (William Penn), Tyler Swope (Iowa State).
