Category: Wrestling

  • Mounties Finish 5th in CCC, Retano and Weiber Qualify for NAIA Tournament

    ATHERTON, Calif. – Eastern Oregon women’s wrestling team delivered a commendable performance at the Cascade Collegiate Conference Women’s Wrestling Championship Tournament on Sunday. Despite stiff competition, the Mountaineers secured a fifth-place finish with a total of 72.0 team points. Trinity Tafoya made a run at the CCC 191-pound title, before eventually falling to the #1…

  • Women’s Wrestling Headed to CCC Championships Ranked No. 20 in the Nation

    KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Eastern Oregon’s women’s wrestling team is gearing up for this weekend’s trip to Atherton, California, for the Cascade Collegiate Conference Championships with a national ranking of No. 20. In the final edition of the NAIA Women’s Wrestling Ratings for the 2023-24 season, the top five teams remained unchanged, with Menlo, Life,…

  • Qualifiers for NAIA Men’s Wrestling Championship Revealed

    KANSAS CITY, Mo. – After an impressive showing at the Cascade Collegiate Conference Championships last weekend, Eastern Oregon is gearing up for the upcoming NAIA Men’s Wrestling National Championship in Park City, Kansas. Hunter Sparks, Braden Carson, A.J. Rockwell, Kyle Knudtson, and Jay Smith have all secured their spots to compete on the national stage.…

  • Sparks Earns Second Consecutive Conference Title

    LA GRANDE, Ore. – For the second consecutive year, Hunter Sparks topped the podium of the Cascade Collegiate Conference’s 125-pound division. Sporting an impressive 17-1 record on the season, Sparks dominated the competition to claim a first-place finish and contributed 16.0 total team points for the Mounties. After advancing to the semifinals yesterday, the No.…