Wrestlers Win 2010 NJCAA Championship!Posted 02/28/2010 10:34AM
Harper College head wrestling coach Dan Loprieno sent 9 wrestlers to Des Moines for the 2010 NJCAA Championships and the team returns with the National Championship! This is the 4th national championship for the wrestling team (1994, 2001, 2006 and 2010), and the 10th national championship for Harper's athletic program.
The Hawks led the way with 137 team points - dominating second place Iowa Central Community College's 116 points. Iowa Central had won the title for the last 4 seasons.
Individually, Josh Kratovil captured the national title at 141 pounds, defeating Vinny Pisani of Iowa Central, 10-4.
Four additional Hawks earned All-American honors for their performance in the championship: Luke Roth took second place in the 157 pound class, Jordan Bakley finished in third place at 174 pounds, Eduardo Dominguez was fourth at 125 pounds, and Mike Dace also took fourth in the 165 pound weight class.
