Council Bluffs, IA – The nationally ranked Indian Hills Men's and Women's Wrestling programs are set for the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA0 National Championships with action opening up Friday morning.
DETAILS: 2024 NJCAA Wrestling National Championship
Friday, March 1 – Saturday, March 2
Council Bluffs, IA | Mid-America Center
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WARRIOR RALLY
GoHillsTV, the official streaming platform of Indian Hills Community College, will host a Warrior Rally Thursday night at Barley's Bar & Grill in Council Bluffs. Open to the public, action gets underway at 7:00 PM with a full breakdown of this weekend's national championships for both programs.
Fans not in Council Bluffs can tune in live via the following platforms:
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MEN'S NOTES
The Indian Hills Men's Wrestling team will take on the NJCAA National Championship for the fourth consecutive year as the Warriors are set for 10 individuals to compete in the two-day event at the Mid-America Center.
- The Warriors head to nationals with three consecutive top-10 national finishes in the team's first three years of competition, inlcuidng a ninth-place showing last year.
- Peyton Asbury, who fell a match shy of All-American honors last year, is the lone returner to the national event for the Warriors this year. and will compete at 165lbs.
- Freshman Isaac Gibbs heads to Council Bluffs with a District championship in hand after winning the 125lb bracket at the NJCAA North Central District Championship. Gibbs, who earned the No. 7 seed in the national bracket, needs just one victory to become the program's all-time single season leader in victories. Gibbs currently sits at 27 wins this year.
- Sophomore Arojae Hart earned the team's highest seed heading into the weekend with a No. 4 spot at 133lbs.
- Jaquan East's standout freshman campaign earned the No. 9 seed in this weekend's 174lb bracket.
- The Warriors have earned at least four All-American honors in each of the last three seasons with 14 podium spots in total.
MEN'S BRACKETS
MEN'S PROJECTED LINEUP
| CLASS | NAME | SEED | 1ST ROUND OPPONENT |
| 125 | Isaac Gibbs | 7 | Beau Murphy (Cowley) |
| 133 | Arojae Hart | 4 | Kyle Stampfly (Southwestern Michigan) |
| 143 | Arieh Hart | Unseeded | Hunter Gartmann (Rochester) |
| 149 | Yaveion Freeman | Unseeded | Jermiah Zuniga (North Idaho) |
| 157 | Ayden Kingery | Unseeded | Sebastian Freeman (Trinidad State) |
| 165 | Peyton Asbury | Unseeded | Garrett Landon (Thaddeus Stevens) |
| 174 | Jaquan East | 9 | Cody Brott (Ridgewater) |
| 184 | Darion Thompson | Unseeded | Corey Hyatt (Southeast) |
| 197 | Ansel Cervantes | Unseeded | Simeon Hunte (Lackawanna) |
| 285 | Treyshawn White | Unseeded | Mike Clark (Patrick & Henry) |
WOMEN'S NOTES
The Indian Hills Women's Wrestling squad will look to run it back this year after the program captured the first-ever NJCAA Women's Wrestling National Invitational last season at the Mid-America Center.
- The Warriors return three individual national champoions from last year's championship run - Dutchess King (101lbs), Shammilka Miranda Diaz (116lbs), and last year's Most Outstanding Wrestler, Eliana Bommarito (235lbs).
- In total, the Warriors return nine All-Americans from last year's inaugral event.
- Indian Hills has captured three consecutive national titles, including the 2021 and 2022 Junior College National Championships (JCNC).
- 19 of the 22 individuals competing this year earned top-8 seeds, led by Bommarito and Tiffany White (191lbs) who earned the top overall seeds in their respective bracket.
- The Warriors took home 17 All-American honors last year and have secured 42 all-time All-American honorees over the last three seasons.
WOMEN'S BRACKETS
WOMEN'S PROJECTED LINEUP
| CLASS | NAME | SEED | 1ST ROUND OPPONENT |
| 101 | Dutchess King | 2 | BYE |
| 109 | Javanica Mickens | 2 | Alex Carty (Iowa Lakes) |
| 109 | Madison Leverknight | 6 | BYE |
| 116 | Shammilka Miranda Diaz | 2 | BYE |
| 123 | Angelica Vicente Gonzalez | 2 | Angelica Quintana (Trinidad State) |
| 130 | Amaria Ridgner | 3 | Simone Ruiz (Nassau) |
| 130 | Ruth Jimenez Batista | 5 | Ryanne Dunn (Ellsworth) |
| 136 | Abbi Smith | 6 | Madison Schlismann (Joliet) |
| 136 | Jayla Spring | Unseeded | BYE |
| 143 | Sarah Lewis | Unseeded | (1) Tarleen Saroya (Umpqua) |
| 155 | Jazmine Garcia | 5 | Christa Sindel (Southwestern Oregon) |
| 155 | Genesis Gilmore | 6 | Alexandra Martinez (Trinidad State) |
| 155 | Ja'nya Banks | 7 | Linlee Asbill (Carl Albert) |
| 170 | Yaracely Saenz | 3 | Valeria Davila (Trinidad State) |
| 170 | Tanihya Wilson | 6 | Isabela Barahona-Negrete (Southeast) |
| 170 | Chontel Griffin | 7 | BYE |
| 191 | Tiffany White | 1 | May Oo (Umpqua) |
| 191 | Norma Alejandro | 3 | Sue Paw (Morton) |
| 191 | Kharisma Graham | Unseeded | (2) Makinzie Parsons (Iowa Western) |
| 235 | Eliana Bommarito | 1 | |
| 235 | Brooke Burns | 2 | Rose Rother (Iowa Central |
| 235 | Karla Padilla Zepeda | 3 | Bye |
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