The Wayland Baptist men’s team picked up a top 25 finish at the NCAA tournament, anchored by All-American Alex Pena. Pena finished at 133. Complete results are listed below.
NAIA National Championships Results for Wayland Baptist
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Jonathan Ortegon scored 1.5 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 – 7 Daniel Vargas (Doane) won by decision over Jonathan Ortegon (Wayland Baptist) (Dec 3-1)
- Cons. Round 1 – Jonathan Ortegon (Wayland Baptist) received a bye () (Bye)
- Cons. Round 2 – Jonathan Ortegon (Wayland Baptist) won by decision over 9 Billy Sullivan (Oklahoma City) (Dec 7-0)
- Cons. Round 3 – Jonathan Ortegon (Wayland Baptist) won by decision over Francisco Barrera (Southern Oregon) (Dec 10-4)
- Cons. Round 4 – 6 Isaac Crowell (Southeastern) won by decision over Jonathan Ortegon (Wayland Baptist) (Dec 3-2)
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Alex Pena’s place is 5th and has scored 11.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 – Alex Pena (Wayland Baptist) received a bye () (Bye)
- Champ. Round 2 – 4 Nick Kunz (Montana State – Northern) won by decision over Alex Pena (Wayland Baptist) (Dec 8-6)
- Cons. Round 2 – Alex Pena (Wayland Baptist) received a bye () (Bye)
- Cons. Round 3 – Alex Pena (Wayland Baptist) won by major decision over 12 Eli Walston (Providence) (Maj 18-5)
- Cons. Round 4 – Alex Pena (Wayland Baptist) won by major decision over 10 Taylor Vasquez (Morningside) (Maj 17-6)
- Cons. Round 5 – Alex Pena (Wayland Baptist) won by decision over 6 Mario Ybarra (Concordia) (Dec 5-2)
- Cons. Semi – 1 Matt Gimson (Indiana Tech) won by fall over Alex Pena (Wayland Baptist) (Fall 2:10)
- 5th Place Match – Alex Pena (Wayland Baptist) won by decision over 8 Dominick Arellano (Baker) (Dec 7-1)
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Seth Dixon scored 2.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 – 4 Sid Ohl (Life) won by decision over Seth Dixon (Wayland Baptist) (Dec 12-6)
- Cons. Round 1 – Seth Dixon (Wayland Baptist) received a bye () (Bye)
- Cons. Round 2 – Seth Dixon (Wayland Baptist) won by major decision over Gabriel Crawford (Concordia) (Maj 13-5)
- Cons. Round 3 – 6 Jordan Komac (Providence) won by decision over Seth Dixon (Wayland Baptist) (Dec 4-3)
NAIA Team Scores
Team | Abbr | Score | |
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1 | Life | LIUN | 158.0 |
2 | Grand View | GVI | 153.0 |
3 | Lindsey Wilson | LWK | 89.0 |
4 | Indiana Tech | INTE | 75.5 |
5 | Cumberland | CUTE | 74.0 |
6 | Reinhardt | Rein | 65.5 |
7 | Southeastern | SOEA | 60.5 |
8 | Thomas More | TMU | 49.0 |
9 | Graceland | GRUN | 48.5 |
10 | Cumberlands | CUKY | 42.0 |
11 | Montana State – Northern | MSN | 40.0 |
12 | Doane | DNEU | 38.5 |
13 | Baker | BAKA | 35.5 |
14 | Vanguard | VAN | 34.0 |
15 | Missouri Valley | MIVA | 31.5 |
16 | Lourdes | Lour | 30.5 |
17 | Marian | Mari | 24.5 |
18 | Eastern Oregon | EOU | 24.0 |
19 | Campbellsville | CAKY | 21.0 |
20 | Brewton-Parker | BPG | 20.0 |
21 | Midland | MINE | 20.0 |
22 | Williams Baptist | WILL | 18.0 |
23 | Morningside | MOIO | 17.5 |
24 | Wayland Baptist | WBT | 14.5 |
25 | Arizona Christian | ARCH | 14.0 |
26 | Providence | UP | 14.0 |
27 | Corban | COR | 12.0 |
28 | Hastings | HANE | 12.0 |
29 | Warner Pacific | WARN | 11.0 |
30 | York | YONE | 11.0 |
31 | Dakota Wesleyan | DWSD | 9.5 |
32 | Briar Cliff | BCI | 8.5 |
33 | Oklahoma City | OKCI | 8.5 |
34 | Ottawa | OTTA | 8.5 |
35 | Concordia | CUNE | 6.5 |
36 | Midway | Mid | 6.0 |
37 | Bluefield | Blu | 4.5 |
38 | Truett McConnell | TMG | 4.0 |
39 | Southern Oregon | SOOR | 3.5 |
40 | William Penn | WPI | 3.5 |
41 | Texas Wesleyan | TWU | 2.5 |
42 | Benedictine | BECO | 0.0 |
43 | Bethany | BEKA | 0.0 |
44 | Central Baptist | CBA | 0.0 |
45 | Central Methodist | CMU | 0.0 |
46 | Dickinson State | DSND | 0.0 |
47 | Lincoln | LICO | 0.0 |
48 | Lyon | LYON | 0.0 |
49 | Missouri Baptist | MBU | 0.0 |
50 | Montreat | Mon | 0.0 |
51 | Northwestern | NOIO | 0.0 |
52 | Saint Mary | STM | 0.0 |