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Michels and Kirchner win titles at Last Shot Invitational

2/10/2025 10:11:00 AM

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)
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