ACU Men's Wrestling competes in NWCA Nationals

Wrestling 1/10/2026 8:30:00 PM Natalie Lopez

ACU Shows Out In NWCA/USMC National Duals

Cedar Falls, Iowa- Arizona Christian University men's wrestling competed in the NWCA/USMC National Duals this past weekend and earned the 13th overall seed and went 2-2. In their first dual against Southeastern University, ACU struggled and lost 34-11. In their second dual, they competed against Campbellsville and lost 28-15. In their third dual, they got some momentum going and defeated St. Thomas University 36-8. In their last dual, they kept their momentum going as they competed against Central Methodist in a close match and defeated them 22-21.

RESULTS

FRIDAY, JANUARY 9

#3 Southeastern - 34, Arizona Christian - 11

125 lbs. – Brodie Christmas (Southeastern) won by decision over Julio Gonzales (ACU) 10-4. (Southeastern 3-0)
133 lbs. – Jason Ramirez (ACU) won by major decision over Erick Hair (Southeastern) 9-0. (ACU 4-3)
141 lbs. – Michael Trujillo (Southeastern) won by major decision over Drew Jones (Southeastern) 11-3. (ACU 8-3).
149 lbs. – Mario De La Torre (Southeastern) won by pin over Rico Robles (ACU) 0:14. (Southeastern 9-8)
157 lbs. – Justin Krebs (Southeastern) won by pin over Kadrick Lewallen (ACU) 2:52. (Southeastern 15-8)
165 lbs. – Anthony Federico (Southeastern) won by tech fall over Nicholas Pina (ACU) 19-4 (4:31). (Southeastern 20-8)
174 lbs. – Leonardo Galasso (ACU) won by decision over Husam Mustafa (Southeastern) 4-0. (Southeastern 20-11)
184 lbs. – Tyler Hanna (Southeastern) won by major decision over Kaden Martin (ACU) 14-5. (Southeastern 24-11)
197 lbs. – Kasten Grape (Southeastern) won by pin over Brandon Townsell (ACU) 2:33. ( Southeastern 30-11)
285 lbs. – Bryce Wheatley (Southeastern) won by major decision over Kaden Cisneros (ACU) 16-2. (Southeastern 34-11)

#7 Campbellsville - 28, Arizona Christian - 15

125 lbs. – Julio Gonzales (ACU) won by decision over Amari Harden (Campbellsville) 5-1. (ACU 3-0)
133 lbs. – Jason Ramirez (ACU) won by decision over Izaeah Beaners (Campbellsville) 7-6. (ACU 6-0)
141 lbs. – Nick Moore (Campbellsville) won by decision over Michael Trujillo (ACU) 4-3. (ACU 6-3)
149 lbs. – Nicholas Yancey (Campbellsville) won by first sudden victory over Rico Robles (ACU) 4-1. (Tie 6-6)
157 lbs. – Antwuan Burns (Campbellsville) won by pin over Kadrick Lewallen (ACU) 3:22. (Campbellsville 12-6)
165 lbs. – Jasitin Kubwim (Campbellsville) won by major decision over Nicholas Pina (ACU) (Campbellsville 16-6)
174 lbs. – Shadrick Slone (Campbellsville) won by pin over Leonardo Galasso (ACU) 2:25 (Campbellsville 22-6)
184 lbs. – Kaden Martin (ACU) won by decision over Kaiden Bates (Campbellsville) (Campbellsville 22-9)
197 – Ashton Boswell (Campbellsville) won by injury over Brandon Townsell (ACU) 1:23. (Campbellsville 28-9)
285 – Kaiden Cisneros (ACU) won by pin over Ethan Heady (Campbellsville) (5:20) (Campbellsville 28-15)

SATURDAY, JANUARY 10

Arizona Christian - 36, St. Thomas - 8

125 lbs. – Connor Hueck (STU) won by decision over Julio Gonzales (ACU) 13-8. (STU 3-0)
133 lbs. – Jason Ramirez (ACU) won by pin over Grady Bryant (STU) (4:13) (ACU 6-3)
141 lbs. – Channing Porter (ACU) won by tech fall over Lane Wishart (ACU 11-3)
149 lbs. – Rico Robles (ACU) won by pin over David Kerr (STU) 2:39. (ACU 17-3)
157 lbs. – Kadrick Lewallen (ACU) won by tech fall over Diego Escalante (STU) 15-0 (3:18). (ACU 22-3)
165 lbs. – Nicholas Pina (ACU) won by decision over Noah Catala (STU) 8-2. (ACU 25-3)
174 lbs. – Leonardo Galasso (ACU) won by tech fall over Shemar Barthelus (STU) 19-4 (3:00) (ACU 30-3)
184 lbs. – Bronson Swan (ACU) won by pin over Fabio Perezleguizamo (STU) (2:36) (ACU 36-3)
197 lbs. – Double Forfeit
285 lbs. – Gage Cook (STU) won by tech fall over Kaiden Cisneros (ACU) 18-3 (7:00) (ACU 36-8)

Arizona Christian - 22, #14 Central Methodist - 21

125 lbs. – Luis Acevedo (CMU) won by pin over Julio Gonzales (ACU) 3:46 (CMU 6-0)
133 lbs. – Jason Ramirez (ACU) won by pin over Warren Taylor (CMU) 1:46 (Tied 6-6)
141 lbs. – Michael Trujillo (ACU) won by decision over Arojae Hart (CMU) 5-4. (ACU 9-6)
149 lbs. – Channing Porter (ACU) won by major decision over Gavin Shoush (CMU) 11-0. (ACU 13-6)
157 lbs. – Rico Robles (ACU) won by decision over Drake Jenkins (CMU) 8-3. (ACU 18-6)
165 lbs. – Eric Hodge (CMU) won by decision over Kadrick Lewallen (ACU) (ACU 18-9)
174 lbs. – Peyton Asbury (CMU) won by decision over Nicholas Pina (ACU) (ACU 18-12)
184 lbs. – Bronson Swan (ACU) won by pin over Cody Hughes (CMU) 4:10. (ACU 22-12)
197 lbs. – Jacob Ruff (CMU) won by forfeit over Unknown (ACU 22-18)
285 lbs. – Garine Gibson (CMU) won by decision over Kaiden Cisneros (ACU) 6-2. (ACU 22-21)

Thoughts from Coach Butterfield
"I am extremely proud of our guys this weekend. Every single one of our guys competed at high levels and proved that we are one of the best teams in the country. Our first two duals had some very tough matchups with top 10 ranked teams. JJ Ramirez highlighted the weekend by going 4-0 at 133 lbs, with a huge win over the #4 ranked wrestler in the country from Campbellsville. Leo Galasso also took out the #11 ranked wrestler in the country from Southeastern. The final dual against Central Methodist was a complete team effort, with us coming out on top 22-21 against the #14 ranked team in the country. JJ Ramirez, Mikee Trujillo, Channing Porter, Rico Robles, and Bronson Swan all stepped up with big wins in the dual to help us walk away with the win. We are thankful for all of the opportunities to get better this weekend. God has been extremely good to our team this year and we are excited for what is to come."

Next Up
On Friday, ACU will host the Firestorm Duals against Grand Canyon University, OUAZ, and Utah Tech at the Firestorm Recreation Center starting at 5:30pm.

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Players Mentioned

Kaiden Cisneros: 6' 0"; Senior

Kaden Martin: 5' 11"; Senior

Channing Porter: 5' 10"; Junior

Jason Ramirez: 5' 7"; Junior

Rico Robles: 5' 7"; Graduate Student

Bronson Swan: 6' 3"; Junior

Brandon Townsell: Sophomore

Leonardo Galasso: Sophomore

Julio Gonzales: 5' 7"; Freshman

Kadrick Lewallen: 6' 1"; Freshman

Michael Trujillo: Freshman

Players Mentioned

Kaiden Cisneros
: 6' 0"; Senior

Kaden Martin
: 5' 11"; Senior

Channing Porter
: 5' 10"; Junior

Jason Ramirez
: 5' 7"; Junior

Rico Robles
: 5' 7"; Graduate Student

Bronson Swan
: 6' 3"; Junior

Brandon Townsell
: Sophomore

Leonardo Galasso
: Sophomore

Julio Gonzales
: 5' 7"; Freshman

Kadrick Lewallen
: 6' 1"; Freshman

Michael Trujillo
: Freshman