The Lion wrestlers won the NCWA Great Plains Conference Championships on Saturday, beating second place Air Force by 120 points. Lindenwood finished the tournament with a team score of 247.
Of the 10 different weight classes, a Lindenwood wrestler finished first in six of them. Blayne Shockley (125 lbs.),
Craig Chiles (141 lbs.),
Luke Roth (165 lbs.),
Matt Greene (174 lbs.),
Jake Landals (184 lbs.), and
Josh Carlyle (285 lbs.) all won their respective division titles.
The Lions finished with the top two wrestlers in two different weight classes. Chiles and teammate
Jacob Janes both advanced to the finals in the 141-pound division, while Landals and
Brett Kingsley both made it to the 184-pound finals.
The Lions will wrestle for the final time this season Mar. 14-16 in Allen, Tex. when they compete in the NCWA National Championships.