Lower Midwest Region 2023-24 Team Previews
Augustana College – Head Coach Tony Willaert – 10-8 in 2022-2023 – Facebook
2023 NCAA Qualifier: 285 Daniel Skold
Returning NCAA Qualifier: Skold
Other top returning starters: 133 Trevor Boryla (5th Region), 165 Jack Patting (22-12), 174 AJ Joyner
184 Clay DeBaillie, 197 Jacob Badger (21-16)
Blackburn College – Head Coach Khris Whelan – new program in 2023
Top starters: Jaidya Lee, Keaton Wilhelm, Quinten Amen, Marco Nova
Buena Vista University – Head Coach Sean White – 3-13 in 2022-2023 – Twitter | Facebook
Top returning starters: 133 Nolan Nguyen, 141 Roberto Delgado, 149 Axel Hernandez (8th Region), 165 Max Mashek, 184 Jesus Ceja, Michael De La Cruz, 197 Luis Salazar
Cornell College – Head Coach Brenton Hamm – 9-3 in 2022-2023
2023 NCAA Qualifier: 174 Jacob Scherzer
Top returning starters: 125 Jase Van Pelt (7th Region), 133 Eli Sneed, 149 Landon Card (5th Region 157), 157 Gabriel Smith, 184 Cael McLaren (4th Region), 197 Treyten Steffen (7th Region), 285 Landen Schemmel
Fontbonne University – Head Coach Chad Cook – 1-8 in 2022-2023 – Twitter | Facebook
Top returning starters: 125 Daniel Bauer, 157 Joe Beck, 165 Micah Dennis, 174 Connor Morin, 184 Harry Rodriguez, 197 Hassan Fofana, Bradyn Rawlins
Huntingdon College – Head Coach Matt Oliver – 4-7 in 2022-2023 – Twitter | Facebook
Top returning starters: 165 David Burgess (7th Region), 174 Cade Sousa (17-8), 184 Nick Brashear (5th Region), 285 Jack Haury (8th Region)
Nebraska Wesleyan University – Head Coach Brandon Bradley – 1-12 in 2022-2023 – Twitter | Facebook
Top returning starters: 125 Isaiah Graves, 149 Jared Gallub, 157 Travis Guzman, 174 Zeth Gerkensmeyer (7th Region), 184 Rylee Iburg
North Central College – Head Coach Zach Cook – 12-3 in 2022-2023 – Twitter | Facebook
2023 NCAA Qualifiers: 125 Christian Guzman (3rd), 133 Robbie Precin (1st), 141 Brad Rosen, 149 Javen Estrada (2nd), 157 Alex Villar, 165 Cole Cervantes
Returning NCAA Qualifiers: Guzman, Precin, Rosen, Estrada, Villar, Cervantes, 285 Robby Bates (NCAA 6th 2022)
Other top returning starters: 125 Julian Valtierrez, 133 Josh Robison, 174 Casey Aikman, 184 Payton Geigner (7th Region)
University of the Ozarks – Head Coach Vinny Barber – 3-5 in 2022-2023 – Twitter | Facebook
Top returning starters: 133 Gabriel Brandenburg, 141 Jacob Dado (4th Region), 149 Hayden Rofkahr, 174 Johnathon Ward, 197 Daniel Benoit, 285 Ka’Ron Lewis, Shelton Chastain
Wartburg College – Head Coach Eric Keller – 14-1 in 2022-2023 – Twitter | Facebook
2023 NCAA Qualifiers: 133 Joe Pins, 141 Zayren Terukina (6th), 149 Kris Rumph, 157 David Hollingsworth (6th), 165 Nathan Fuller (5th), 174 Zane Mulder (1st), 197 Massoma Endene (1st)
Returning NCAA Qualifiers: Pins (2x AA), Fuller, Mulder, Endene
Other top returning starters: 125 James Levy (5th Region), 141 Kyler Romero
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