REDDING Calif. – (Final Results) Southern Oregon University was crowned the winner of the 2025 Cascade Collegiate Conference Men's Wrestling Championship, presented by U.S. Bank.
(Team Scores) No. 10 Southern Oregon University leads all teams with 150.5 total points. No. 5 Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University follows with 137 points. No. 14 Corban University was next, earning 127.5 points with No. 6 University of Providence close behind with 118 points. a No. 13 Montana State University-Northern earned 94.5 points and No. 19 Eastern Oregon University secured 91.5 points to sit in 6
th place. (RV) Arizona Christian University holds the 7th spot with 60.5 points and Westcliff University followed totaling 20.5 points. (RV) Simpson University and The Evergreen State College rounded out the teams with 18.5 and 15 points, respectively.
Other conference awards:
Outstanding Wrestler – Aaron Gandara (SOU)
Coach of the Year – Joel Gibson (SOU)
Team Sportsmanship – Westcliff University
Championship Matches:
125lbs- Landon Smith (ERAU) defeated Vonn Fenn (SOU) in the semifinals by a 7-1 decision. He then faced Kobi Johnson (UP) in the championship bout and won the title by sudden victory.
133lbs- Sean Archuleta (ACU) took a 9-8 decision from Simon Graeber (SOU) in the semifinals. He then defeated Blake Runion (CRB) by sudden victory in the championship bout.
141lbs- Evan Potter (SOU) faced Bo Davis (CRB) in the semifinals and won by 7-2 decision. He then competed against Adam Stanley (ERAU) in the championship bout and won by major decision.
149lbs- Jonah Chew (ERAU) defeated Tyler Diaz (SU) by major decision in the semifinals. He then took on Jaxon Morlan (EOU) in the championship bout and won by sudden victory.
157lbs- Aaron Gandara (SOU) defeated Aden Graves (UP) in the semifinals by a 2-0 decision. He then won against David Rubio (CRB) in the championship match by a 4-2 decision.
165lbs- Keller Rock (ERAU) defeated Blaze Sumiye (UP) in the semifinals and Bridger Hall (UP) in the championship
. He won both matches by technical fall.
174lbs- Daniil Gorshkov (ERAU) earned a 8-2 decision over Tyson Stover (CRB) in the semifinals. He then defeated Abel Nava (UP) in the championship bout by 5-4 decision.
184lbs- Isaiah Twait (CRB) took on Kyle Knudtson (EOU) in the semifinals and won by 8-6 decision. He then
defeated Sawyer Hobbs (UP) in the championship bout in overtime.
197lbs- Asher Ruchti (SOU) defeated Austin Vanek (MSUN) in the semifinals by a 8-1 decision. He then outscored Trenton Blomquist (ERAU) by a 5-3 decision in the championship.
285lbs- Antonio Garcia (Corban) won by 7-2 decision over Darrian Hoobery (EOU) in the semifinals. He then faced Nico Rodriguez (EOU) in the championship bout, earning a 4-2 tiebreaker.
2025 All-Conference Honorees:
125 –
Landon Smith (ERAU), Kobi Johnson (UP)
, Kolten Powers (MSUN)
133 –
Sean Archuleta (ACU), Blake Runion (CRB)
, Dylan Clark (SOU)
141 –
Evan Potter (SOU), Adam Stanley (ERAU), Bo Davis (CRB)
149 –
Jonah Chew (ERAU), Jaxon Morlan (EOU), Jr Downing (CRB)
157 –
Aaron Gandara (SOU), David Rubio (CRB), Aden Graves (UP)
165 –
Keller Rock (ERAU), Bridger Hall (UP), Travis Waldner (MSUN)
174 –
Daniil Gorshkov (ERAU), Abel Nava (UP)
, Braylin Ruchti (SOU)
184 –
Isaiah Twait (CRB), Sawyer Hobbs (UP), Kyle Knudtson (EOU)
197 –
Asher Ruchti (SOU), Trenton Blomquist (ERAU), Elias Corona (SOU)
285 –
Antonio Garcia (Corban), Nico Rodriguez (EOU)
, Kenneth Copley (ERAU)
2025 Cascade's Automatic Qualifiers:
125 – Landon Smith (ERAU), Kobi Johnson (UP), Kolten Powers (MSUN), Vonn Fenn (SOU), Eylar (EOU)
133 – Sean Archuleta (ACU), Blake Runion (CRB), Dylan Clark (SOU), Simon Graeber (SOU), Jason Ramirez (ACU)
141 – Evan Potter (SOU), Adam Stanley (ERAU), Bo Davis (CRB), Channing Porter (ACU), Tristan Bremer (UP)
149 – Jonah Chew (ERAU), Jaxon Morlan (EOU), Jr Downing (CRB), Tyler Diaz (SU)
157 – Aaron Gandara (SOU), David Rubio (CRB), Aden Graves (UP), Dylan Straley (SOU), Justin Windauer (MSUN), Tomas Jacobo (SU), Logan Hancey (ERAU)
165 – Keller Rock (ERAU), Bridger Hall (UP), Travis Waldner (MSUN), Orion Thivierge (MSUN)
174 – Daniil Gorshkov (ERAU), Abel Nava (UP), Braylin Ruchti (SOU), Tyson Stover (CRB)
184 – Isaiah Twait (CRB), Sawyer Hobbs (UP), Kyle Knudtson (EOU), Adrian Chavez-morales (SOU), Rylin Burns (MSUN)
197 – Asher Ruchti (SOU), Trenton Blomquist (ERAU), Elias Corona (SOU), Austin Vanek (MSUN), Eric Karas (EOU), Michael Moreno (ACU)
285 – Antonio Garcia (Corban), Nico Rodriguez (EOU), Kenneth Copley (ERAU), Ethan Deroche (UP), Darrian Hoobery (EOU), Shane Mattson (MSUN), Kaiden Cisneros (ACU)
There were three true placement matches for an automatic qualifying bid at 149lbs, 165lbs, 174lbs. These matches were to determine who earned the automatic bid and did not affect the final places or team scores.
Tyler Diaz of Simpson University earned a 13-9 decision victory over Jalen Vladic of UP at 149lbs.
Orion Thivierge of MSUN earned a 11-6 decision victory over Blaze Sumiye of UP at 165lbs.
Tyson Stover of Corban earned a 8-7 decision victory over Devin Crawford of MSUN at 174lbs.
After the conference tournaments have concluded, a 16-member committee consisting of conference raters and oversight members will meet to select the remaining at-large qualifiers, which will be released Tuesday, February 25, 2025, by 5 p.m. (CST) from the National Office.
The seeding and preliminary brackets will be announced on NAIA.org by 5 p.m. (CST) on Friday, February 28, 2025. Qualifiers from this weekend's event earned the right to compete at the 68th Men's Wrestling National Championship will be held March 6 – March 8, 2025, in Park City, Kansas.