By: Scott DCamp, Northland Communications
Moorhead, Minn. -
Northland wrestlers
Gabriel Michels and Christian Kirchner won championships at Concordia College's Last Shot Invitational on Saturday, Feb. 8.
Michels went 3-0 with a pair of bonus-point wins to claim the 125-pound championship. Michels opened the day with a 15-0 technical fall win over Jeison Ingram of Concordia College. He overcame an early takedown and 3-0 deficit against Zairyn Ramos-Semana of the University of Jamestown with a second-period win by fall. In the championship match, Michels used a third-period ridout to secure a 4-2 win over Marcus Hayes of St. Johns.
Kirchner went 3-0 to claim the championship at 149 pounds. Competing in a five-man round robin, Kirchner defeated Concordia wrestlers Jack Major and Jackson Marr by scores of 8-4 and 2-1, and he won by 21-6 technical fall over Cohen Schleich of Dickinson State, before medically forfeiting to teammate
Kale Geiser in his final match.
Also placing for the Pioneers were
Kameron Palmer, fifth at 133;
Ethan Horn, sixth at 141;
Kale Geiser, fourth at 149;
Mitchell Christen, fifth at 157; and
Qilee Jackson, fourth at 184.
Last Shot Invite 125
Gabriel Michels' place is 1st and has scored 13.5 team points.
- Round 1 - Gabriel Michels (Northland Community & Technical College) won by tech fall over Jeison Ingram (Concordia-Moorhead) (TF 15-0)
- Round 2 - Gabriel Michels (Northland Community & Technical College) won by fall over Zairyn Ramos-Semana (Jamestown (N.D.)) (Fall 4:47)
- Round 3 - Gabriel Michels (Northland Community & Technical College) won by decision over Marcus Hayes (St. Johns (MN)) (Dec 4-2)
Last Shot Invite 133
Josiah Crandall's place is unknown and has scored 0.0 team points.
- Quarterfinal - Tegan Sherk (Ridgewater College) won by tech fall over Josiah Crandall (Northland Community & Technical College) (TF 22-5)
- Cons. Round 1 - Erick Solano (St. Johns (MN)) won by decision over Josiah Crandall (Northland Community & Technical College) (Dec 8-2)
Last Shot Invite 133
Kameron Palmer's place is 5th and has scored 8.0 team points.
- Quarterfinal - Dongjoon Gin (Unattached ) won by fall over Kameron Palmer (Northland Community & Technical College) (Fall 3:31)
- Cons. Round 1 - Kameron Palmer (Northland Community & Technical College) received a bye () (Bye)
- Cons. Semi - Johnny Colon (Jamestown (N.D.)) won by decision over Kameron Palmer (Northland Community & Technical College) (Dec 12-9)
- 5th Place Match - Kameron Palmer (Northland Community & Technical College) won by medical forfeit over Erick Solano (St. Johns (MN)) (MFF)
Last Shot Invite 141
Ethan Horn's place is 6th and has scored 5.0 team points.
- Round 1 - Ethan Horn (Northland Community & Technical College) won by major decision over Kyler Sherk (Ridgewater College) (Maj 9-1)
- Round 2 - Jace Goebel (Jamestown (N.D.)) won by medical forfeit over Ethan Horn (Northland Community & Technical College) (MFF)
- Round 3 - Riley Davis (Unattached ) won by medical forfeit over Ethan Horn (Northland Community & Technical College) (MFF)
- Round 4 - Donavin Shepherd (Jamestown (N.D.)) won by medical forfeit over Ethan Horn (Northland Community & Technical College) (MFF)
- Round 5 - Lance Fretwell (Concordia-Moorhead) won by medical forfeit over Ethan Horn (Northland Community & Technical College) (MFF)
Last Shot Invite 149
Christian Kirchner's place is 1st and has scored 11.5 team points.
- Round 1 - Christian Kirchner (Northland Community & Technical College) won by decision over Jack Major (Concordia-Moorhead) (Dec 8-4)
- Round 2 - Christian Kirchner (Northland Community & Technical College) won by decision over Jackson Marr (Concordia-Moorhead) (Dec 2-1)
- Round 4 - Christian Kirchner (Northland Community & Technical College) won by tech fall over Cohen Schleich (Unattached ) (TF 21-6)
- Round 5 - Kale Geiser (Northland Community & Technical College) won by medical forfeit over Christian Kirchner (Northland Community & Technical College) (MFF)
Last Shot Invite 149
Kale Geiser's place is 4th and has scored 3.0 team points.
- Round 2 - Kale Geiser (Northland Community & Technical College) won by decision over Cohen Schleich (Unattached ) (Dec 6-4)
- Round 3 - Jackson Marr (Concordia-Moorhead) won by tech fall over Kale Geiser (Northland Community & Technical College) (TF 17-2)
- Round 4 - Jack Major (Concordia-Moorhead) won by tech fall over Kale Geiser (Northland Community & Technical College) (TF 20-3)
- Round 5 - Kale Geiser (Northland Community & Technical College) won by medical forfeit over Christian Kirchner (Northland Community & Technical College) (MFF)
Last Shot Invite 157
Mitchell Christen's place is 5th and has scored 10.5 team points.
- Quarterfinal - Aidan Ruddy (Concordia-Moorhead) won by fall over Mitchell Christen (Northland Community & Technical College) (Fall 1:12)
- Cons. Round 1 - Mitchell Christen (Northland Community & Technical College) won by fall over Ayden Flanagan (Concordia-Moorhead) (Fall 1:50)
- Cons. Semi - Ian Mehrens (Dickinson State (N.D.)) won by major decision over Mitchell Christen (Northland Community & Technical College) (Maj 17-7)
- 5th Place Match - Mitchell Christen (Northland Community & Technical College) won by medical forfeit over Owen Carlson (St. Johns (MN)) (MFF)
Last Shot Invite 184
Qilee Jackson's place is 4th and has scored 7.0 team points.
- Round 1 - Qilee Jackson (Northland Community & Technical College) won in tie breaker - 2 over Dante Novembre (Concordia-Moorhead) (TB-2 4-3)
- Round 2 - Aden Jorgensen (Jamestown (N.D.)) won by fall over Qilee Jackson (Northland Community & Technical College) (Fall 1:05)
- Round 3 - Qilee Jackson (Northland Community & Technical College) won in sudden victory - 1 over Easton DeJong (Unattached ) (SV-1 8-1)
- Round 4 - Zach Hunter (St. Johns (MN)) won by fall over Qilee Jackson (Northland Community & Technical College) (Fall 0:50)
- Round 5 - Brody Duke (Concordia-Moorhead) won by major decision over Qilee Jackson (Northland Community & Technical College) (Maj 14-1)
Last Shot Invite 285
Lucas Urness's place is unknown and has scored 0.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Sam Dioszeghy (Concordia-Moorhead) won by fall over Lucas Urness (Northland Community & Technical College) (Fall 0:42)
- Cons. Round 1 - Lucas Urness (Northland Community & Technical College) received a bye () (Bye)
- Cons. Round 2 - Tucker Hugg (Ridgewater College) won by fall over Lucas Urness (Northland Community & Technical College) (Fall 1:26)
Last Shot Invite 285
Avant Jackson's place is unknown and has scored 0.5 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Antuan Duran (Jamestown (N.D.)) won by fall over Avant Jackson (Northland Community & Technical College) (Fall 0:52)
- Cons. Round 1 - Avant Jackson (Northland Community & Technical College) won by decision over Tom Allen (St. Johns (MN)) (Dec 8-1)
- Cons. Round 2 - Zach Carnes (Concordia-Moorhead) won by fall over Avant Jackson (Northland Community & Technical College) (Fall 3:00)