Three Earned All-Conference Honors; Mullins Named Coach of the Year
Overland Park, Kan. – The Heart of America Athletic Conference announced the Heart Conference All-Conference wrestlers.
The Vikings collected 229 total points, defeating second-place Graceland, who earned 148.5 points. Grand View finished in first-place in eight brackets.
Zack Mullins was named 2024 Coach of the Year. He coached his season to a 5-4 dual finish. AT the Heart Conference Championship all 12 athletes placed top six. Three placed in the top three. In his years at Graceland he has Coach 33 national qualifiers.
Heart First Team All-Conference;
Jackson Wenberg | Sr. | Miami, Fla.
Wenburg finished his season with a record of 27-8. He placed first at the Heart Conference Championship in the 141 lbs. weight class.
Heart Second Team All-Conference;
Jett Nelson | Jr. | Boise, Idaho
Nelson finished second at the Heart Conference Championship in the 141 lbs. weight class. He finished his first season with the Yellowjackets with an overall record of 19-13.
Heart Honorable Mention;
Joseph Teguia | Jr. | Pine Hill, NJ
In the 174 lbs. weight class would finish third. His overall record was 19-11 in his first year as a Yellowjacket.
The conference also handed out some hardware on Saturday, as the following award winners were announced.
2024 Coach of the Year – Zack Mullins - Graceland
2024 Assistant Coach of the Year – Paul Reedy – Grand View
2024 Heart Conference Co-Tournament Outstanding Wrestler – Greg Hagan – Grand View and Owen Braungardt - Grand View
2024 Heart Conference Wrestler of the Year – Greg Hagan – Grand View
2024 Heart Newcomer of the Year – Chase Zollmann – Missouri Valley
2024 Heart Freshman of the Year – Dylan Whitt – Grand View
2024 Heart Men's Wrestling Conference Championship Team Scores:
1st Place – Grand View University – 212 points
2nd Place – Graceland – 148.5
3rd Place – Missouri Valley – 110
4th Place – Dickinson State – 99
5th Place – Baker – 89
6th Place – Central Methodist 75
7th Place – William Penn – 51
8th Place – Benedictine – 37.5
9th – St. Ambrose – 35.5
10th – Waldorf - 14
2024 Heart Men's Wrestling Individual Weight Class Conference Champions:
125 Pounds – Aden Reeves - Grand View
133 Pounds – Carson Taylor/Jackson Cockrell (Co-Champions) – Grand View
141 Pounds – Jackson Wenberg – Graceland
149 Pounds – Blake Gonzalez – Grand View
157 Pounds – Dylan Whitt – Grand View
165 Pounds – Cameron Hargrove – William Penn
174 Pounds – Alex Reynolds– Grand View
184 Pounds – Isaiah Luellen/Jameel Coles (Co-Champions) – Grand View
197 Pounds – Owen Braungardt – Grand View
285 Pounds – Greg Hagan – Grand View
FULL RESULTS (TRACK WRESTLING)
FULL RESULTS (PDF)