Centerville, IA – 10 members of the Indian Hills Men's Wrestling squad learned their first round opponent for the upcoming national tournament after the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Men's Wrestling committee released the brackets for the 10 respective weight classes.
The Warriors, who placed fourth at the NJCAA North Central District Championship on February 12, received all 10 bids to the national tournament which is set for March 3-4 at the Mid-America Center in Council Bluffs, IA.
Three individuals will enter the national tournament with one of the top-16 seeds in their respective weight class. Returning All-American and 2023 district champion Kawaun Deboe (Erie, PA/Cathedral Prep) earned the No. 3 overall seed in the 285lb bracket. Sophomore Manuel Limon (Rock Island, IL/Rock Island), who has surged into the national rankings in recent weeks, earned the No. 10 seed in the 133lb bracket. Sophomore Nevertessone Lahens (Immokalee, FL/Immokalee) enters the 149lb bracket as the No. 13 seed.
The Warriors capped the year winning five of six Iowa Community College Athletic Conference (ICCAC) duals and are ranked No. 12 in the final national rankings of the regular season.
The two-day NJCAA Women's Wrestling Invitational can be seen live via the NJCAA Network with live updates throughout the weekend via GoHillsTV.
BRACKETS
125 | 133 | 143 | 149 | 157 | 165 | 174 | 184 | 197 | 285
WARRIORS AT NATIONALS
| CLASS | NAME | SEED | 1ST ROUND OPPONENT |
| 125 | Riley Bettich | Unseeded | (14) Zayne Brown (Itasca) |
| 133 | Manuel Limon | 10 | Bray Skinner (Cloud County) |
| 143 | Matthew Lewis | Unseeded | (9) Jager Kwiatkowski (Henry Ford) |
| 149 | Nevertesonne Lahens | 13 | Joe Casella (Sussex County) |
| 157 | Weston Milnes-Bowers | Unseeded | (16) Nik Pagaon (Sussex County) |
| 165 | Peyton Asbury | Unseeded | (5) Cayleb Atkins (Pratt) |
| 174 | Lucas Henderson | Unseeded | (1) Aziz Fayzullaev (Northwest) |
| 184 | Cade Linn | Unseeded | (7) Jack Farinaro (Bergen) |
| 197 | Tobias Bell | Unseeded | (5) Ryker Blackburn (Northwest) |
| 285 | Kawaun Deboe | 3 | Tegan Carson (Ellsworth) |
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