Park City, Kansas — The NAIA announced its list of qualifiers for the 2021 Wrestling National Championships and Luke Jenness will represent the Raiders at this years event. The 2021 championship will be held on March 5-6 at the Hartman Arena in Park City, Kan.
Jenness, a sophomore from Primghar, Iowa, is one of 26 wrestlers to qualify in the 184-pound weight class. Jenness finished second at last weekend’s GPAC Championship and led head coach Rik Dahl’s squad with a 20-2 record, six by fall. He is ranked 12th in the latest NAIA rankings and qualifies for nationals for the second consecutive season.
To qualify for nationals, wrestlers must finish first or second in their respective weight class at the GPAC Championship or earn one of six at-large bids allocated to the conference. Preliminary brackets for this year’s championship will be released on Friday, Feb. 26.
List of Qualifiers at 184: (ranking listed in front of name)
1. Riley Jaramillo, Saint Mary (Kan.)
2. Eric Vermillion, Indiana Tech
3. Ben Lee, Grand View
4. Chase Vincent, Oklahoma City
5. Tyler Hall, Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)
6. Karim Shakur, Missouri Valley
7. Drew Sams, Graceland
9. Sam Osho, Marian (Ind.)
10. Tyson Beauperthy, Midland (Neb.)
11. Trajan Hurd, Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)
12. Luke Jenness, Northwestern
13. Baker Hadwan, Life (Ga.)
15. Hayden Wempen, Missouri Valley
16. David Richardson, Campbellsville (Ky.)
17. John Olivieri, Cumberland (Tenn.)
19. Joey Ewalt, Baker
20. Kohl Drake, Southeastern (Fla.)
Malachi Kairbo, Baker
Gabe Jacobs, Cumberlands (Ky.)
Kyle Knudtson, Eastern Oregon
Myles Starke, Life (Ga.)
Hans Evatt, Truet McConnell (Ga.)
Carl Hansen, Montana State – Northern
Cameron Young-Leggett, Ottawa (Kan.)
Nikko Perovic, Williams Baptist (Ark.)
