RICE ROBINS LEADS YOUNG JAYHAWK GRAPPLERS AT NATIONAL TOURNAMENT Mid America Center – Council Bluffs, IA – NJCAA National Championships – March 2^nd & 3^rd, 2024

The Jayhawks traveled to the NJCAA National Championships with 5 wrestlers looking to show their mettle. The Jayhawks finished 38^th overall behind the strong showing of sophomore team captain Rice Robins of Holton who went 2-2 and scored bonus points in both wins at 174 pounds, falling just 2 matches short of All-American Honors. Freshman Hunter Leonard (Fruitport) scored a fall in his first match at 184 pounds to round out the wins for the Jayhawks. The Jayhawks finished 38^th overall. Two Jayhawks earned Scholar All-American Honors in 133-pound National Qualifier, Joe Perez (Lakeview) and 165-pound National Qualifier Parker Holt (Whitehall). “This team battled adversity all season and I am very proud of them for stepping up and improving week in and week out,” said Coach Cody Carpenter. “We will definitely build on this as we work through the off-season into next year!”

1          Western Wyoming D1            161
2          Iowa Central D1                     139.5
3          Pratt D1                                   134.5
4          Clackamas D1                         134
5          Iowa Western D1                    123.5
6          North Idaho D1                       110
7          Indian Hills D1                       92.5
8          Rochester D3                          86
9          Northwest D1                         82.5
10        Southeast D1                           75.5
11        Labette D1                              74
12        Carl Albert State D1               71
13        Northwest Kansas D1             68
14        Niacc D1                                 66.5
15        Nassau D3                               64
16        Harper D3                               58.5
17        Triton D1                                55
18        Snow D1                                 54.5
19        Ridgewater D3                        49.5
20        Minnesota North-Itasca D3    46.5
21        Cowley College D1                40
22        Southwestern Michigan D1    39.5
23        Ellsworth D1                           33.5
24        Northeast Oklahoma D1         30.5
25        Niagara D3                             27
26        Iowa Lakes D1                        26
27        Southwestern Oregon D1       21
28        Cloud County D1                    16
29        Northeastern Junior D1          15.5
30        Ancilla                                     14.5
31        Bergen D3                               14
32        Sussex County D1                  13
33        Joliet Junior D3                      11
34        Lackawanna D1                      10.5
35        Northland D3                          10
36        Neosho County D1                 8.5
37        Umpqua D1                            7.5
38        Middlesex D3                         7
38        Muskegon D1                         7
38        St. Clair County D1                7
41        Morton D1                              6.5
42        Trinidad State D1                   6
43        Camden County D3                5.5
43        Henry Ford D1                        5.5
43        Otero Junior D1                      5.5
46        Thaddeus Stevens D3             4.5
47        Minnesota West D3                4
48        Garrett D1                               3
49        Jamestown D3                        2
49        RCSJ – Gloucester D3            2
51        Colby D1                                1
52        Mott D1                                  0.5
53        Barton D1                               0
53        Patrick & Henry D3                0
53        Union College D3                   0