Nanpuya 184 Championship Bound After Day Two at NAIA National Championships

PARK CITY, Kan. – Navarro Nanpuya will wrestle in the 184-pound championship match after remaining undefeated at the NAIA National Championships on Friday in the Heartland Credit Union Arena.

Doug Dittmer lost to No. 13-seeded Barret Brandt via pin to see his championship run end before No. 7 Navarro Nanpuya took the mat.

Nanpuya continued his dominant performance in Kansas with an impressive day. First, he took down No. 2-seeded Kendall Norfleet via sudden victory before defeating No. 3-seeded Tre Morrisette via decision to punch his way into the 184-pound championship match on Saturday.

Luke Cox advanced via a disqualification from Seth Suvak but was forced to medically forfeit in the next round against Jordan Sommers, ending his run at the championships.
 
Day One Recap

HOW IT HAPPENED – DAY TWO
184: No. 13 Barret Brandt (Concordia) def. Doug Dittmer (Fall 4:15)
184: No. 7 Navarro Nanpuya def. No. 2 Kendall Norfleet (Life) (SV 4-3)
184: No. 7 Navarro Nanpuya def. No. 3 Tre Morrisette (Life) (Dec 9-5)
197: No. 14 Elias Corona (Southern Oregon) def. No. 12 Marcus James (MD 15-4)
285: No. 9 Luke Cox def. Seth Suvak (Dickinson State) (DQ 1-4)
285: Jordan Sommers (Keiser) def. No. 9 Luke Cox (Medical Forfeit)

W-L Record at NAIA National Championships:
Leland Reeves: 1-2
Doug Dittmer: 2-2
Navarro Nanpuya: 4-0
Marcus James: 2-2
Luke Cox: 3-2

UP NEXT
Navarro Nanpuya wrestles tomorrow night in the championship match in 184 against No. 1-seeded Tyson Beauperthuy from Doane University.