RENO, NEVADA - Grand View wrestler Blake Gonzalez took home an individual title from the Reno Tournament of Champions at 149 pounds, defeating two ranked wrestlers in the semifinals and finals while on his way to claiming. The Vikings finished in third overall as a team with a score of 130.5.

The 18th-ranked Oklahoma Sooners tallied 174.5 points in the 21-team tournament. Wyoming placed second with 150 points, while Grand View finished third with 130.5 points. Utah Valley took fourth with 76 points, and No. 9 Oklahoma State rounded out the top five with 65.5 points.

Altogether, Grand View had one champ, one runner-up, and five who placed in the top six of their respective bracket. The No. 1 Vikings tallied an overall record of 63-38 on Sunday in individual matches throughout the tournament. 

Blake Gonzalez, the Broken Arrow native, made history for the Vikings, becoming the first ever to claim a title at the prominent tournament from the NAIA.

The senior collected three tech-fall wins in the early matches of his bracket; in the quarterfinals, Gonzalez continued his dominance by recording a fall over Kobe Olson from Eastern Oregon. To highlight an impressive run by the 149-pounder, he defeated 23rd-ranked Gabe Willochell from Wyoming University to set himself up for a challenging match-up in the finals versus 19th-ranked Sooner Willie McDougald. Blake would claim his title outright by going for a decision win over McDougald, 4-2, claiming a well-deserved first placing. Gonzalez finished a collective 6-0 on the weekend with some hardware. 

Isaiah Luellen picked up his runner-up placing after recording 3-straight major decision wins over a wrestler from Corban, an unattached wrestler, and a foe from Wyoming. In the finals, Luellen would fall in a late decision to 30th-ranked (Open Mat) wrestler from Utah Valley, Jacob Armstrong, 8-3.

Top-ranked wrestlers Carson Taylor and Greg Hagan finished in third place for the Vikings. In the semifinals, Taylor fell to Iowa State Cyclone commit and current Valiant Prep wrestler Adrian Meza. Hagan missed the finals after a late decision win from 10th-ranked Oklahoma heavyweight Josh Heindselman, 2-1. 

Owen Braungardt collected a fourth-place finish, and Alex Reynolds and Jack Ervien finished sixth for the Vikings. 

The Vikings will prepare for the NWCA Duals, which have returned to Iowa. The Team will gear up for the duals, looking to grab their 12th straight on January 5-6th in Cedar Falls, Iowa. 

125 Pound Results - Aden Reeves 

Aden Reeves (Grand View) over Hayden Ancheta (San Francisco State) (MD 18-7)

Aden Reeves (Grand View) over Vonn Fenn (Southern Oregon) (MD 12-3)

Jore Volk (Wyoming) over Aden Reeves (Grand View) (Dec 3-1)

Aden Reeves (Grand View) over Sefton Douglass (Western Wyoming College) (MD 11-1)

Ane`e Vigil (Clackamas Community College) over Aden Reeves (Grand View) (Dec 18-15)

133 Pound Results - Carson Taylor & Jackson Cockrell 

Carson Taylor (Grand View) over David Saenz (Wyoming) (MD 11-0)

Carson Taylor (Grand View) over Chase DeBlaere (Oregon State) (MD 12-3)

Carson Taylor (Grand View)  over Tony Margiotta (San Francisco State) (TF 15-0 5:25)

Adrian Meza (Valiant Prep-UNATT) over Carson Taylor (Grand View) (Fall 0:58)

Carson Taylor (Grand View) over Garrett Ricks (Wyoming) (Fall 1:54)

Garrett Ricks (Wyoming) over Jackson Cockrell (Grand View) (MD 17-7)

Jackson Cockrell (Grand View) over Spencer Von Savoye (California Baptist) (TF 16-1 5:09)

Ramon Salazar (Eap-unatt) over Jackson Cockrell (Grand View) (Fall 2:39)

141 Pound Results - Tony Mendoza & Kyle Rice 

Kaden Smith (Oklahoma) over Tony Mendoza (Grand View) (Dec 9-2)

Carter Schmidt (Oklahoma) over Tony Mendoza (Grand View) (Fall 4:03)

Kyle Rice (Grand View) over Benjamin Wimberly (Mount Olive) (Fall 1:21)

Kyle Rice (Grand View) over Adam Stanley (Embry-Riddle (Ariz.)) (Fall 2:01)

Haiden Drury (Utah Valley) over Kyle Rice (Grand View) (MD 12-1)

Kyle Rice (Grand View) over Kaden Smith (Oklahoma) (MD 15-7)

Andrew Bloemhof (Oklahoma State) over Kyle Rice (Grand View) (Fall 2:10)

149 Pound Results - CHAMP Blake Gonzalez, Blake Haney, & Abel Gaitan 

Blake Haney (Grand View) over Sam Humphrey (Embry-Riddle (Ariz.)) (Fall 2:54)

Blake Haney (Grand View) over Conway Christensen (Western Wyoming College) (TF 15-0 3:23)

Willie McDougald (Oklahoma) over Blake Haney (Grand View) (Dec 4-3)

Blake Haney (Grand View) over Seth Johnson (Marian University (IN)) (Fall 2:08)

Blake Haney (Grand View) over Luke Van Orden (Utah Valley) (Fall 1:45)

Sammy Alvarez (Oklahoma State) over Blake Haney (Grand View) (SV-1 7-4)

Blake Gonzalez (Grand View) over Matthew Buck (California Baptist) (TF 18-1 2:11)

Blake Gonzalez (Grand View) over Tommy Dalton (Western Wyoming College) (TF 18-1 4:34)

Blake Gonzalez (Grand View) over Josh Hannan (Clackamas Community College) (TF 15-0 5:36)

Blake Gonzalez (Grand View) over Kobe Olson (Eastern Oregon University (OR)) (Fall 1:10)

Blake Gonzalez (Grand View) over Gabe Willochell (Wyoming) (Dec 13-10)

Blake Gonzalez (Grand View) over Willie McDougald (Oklahoma) (Dec 4-2)

Sammy Alvarez (Oklahoma State) over Abel Gaitan (Grand View) (Fall 2:34)

Abel Gaitan (Grand View) over Warren Carr (Wyoming) (Dec 9-7)

Carter Young (Oklahoma State) over Abel Gaitan (Grand View) (Fall 1:58)

157 Pound Results - Dylan Whitt, Cole Ferguson, & Cam Robinson

Dylan Whitt (Grand View) over Tristan Stafford (Western Wyoming College) (Dec 10-3)

Alex Ramirez (Mt San Antonio Community College) over Dylan Whitt (Grand View) (MD 13-2)

Murphy Menke (Oregon State) over Dylan Whitt (Grand View) (Dec 8-1)

Jared Hill (Oklahoma) over Cole Ferguson (Grand View) (Dec 5-0)

Cole Ferguson (Grand View) over Ryan Graves (Montana State-Northern) (TF 21-3 6:28)

Cole Ferguson (Grand View) over Julian Victoria (San Francisco State) (MD 15-7)

Cole Ferguson (Grand View) over Varrius Scanlan (Umpqua Community College) (TF 19-4 7:00)

Cole Ferguson (Grand View) over Dylan Straley (Southern Oregon) (Dec 11-8)

Cole Ferguson (Grand View) over Cam Robinson (Grand View) (For.)

Alex Ramirez (Mt San Antonio Community College) over Cole Ferguson (Grand View) (MD 14-3)

Cam Robinson (Grand View over Diego Cruz (Southern Oregon) (TF 15-0 2:00)

Cam Robinson (Grand View) over Christopher Hamblin (Oregon State) (TF 17-1 2:30)

Cam Robinson (Grand View) over Kayd Craig (Utah Valley) (Fall 0:48)

John Wiley (Oklahoma) over Cam Robinson (Grand View) (Dec 14-7)

Cole Ferguson (Grand View) over Cam Robinson (Grand View) (For.)

165 Pound Results - Easton Larson, Justin McCunn, & Jack Ervien 

Easton Larson (Grand View) over Anthony Thomas (Umpqua Community College) (TF 17-0 3:37)

Easton Larson (Grand View) over Tanner Lofthouse (Utah Valley) (Dec 16-9)

Kekana Fouret (Oregon State) over Easton Larson (Grand View) (MD 13-3)

Keller Rock (Embry-Riddle (Ariz.)) over Easton Larson (Grand View) (Fall 1:46)

Justin McCunn (Grand View) over Jesse Rubio (Corban University) (TF 16-0 5:12)

Justin McCunn (Grand View) over Noah Talavera (Southern Oregon) (TF 17-1 5:32)

Mannix Morgan (Oklahoma) over Justin McCunn (Grand View) (Dec 8-2)

Justin McCunn (Grand View) over Kyle Botelho (San Francisco State) (Dec 6-3)

Keller Rock (Embry-Riddle (Ariz.)) over Justin McCunn (Grand View (Iowa)) (Fall 2:47)

Cael Carlson (Oklahoma) over Jack Ervien (Grand View) (TF 16-1 4:50)

Jack Ervien (Grand View) over Josiah Hurd (San Francisco State) (Fall 3:16)

Jack Ervien (Grand View) over Diego Machado (St. Ambrose University) (Dec 7-1)

Jack Ervien (Grand View) over Tanner Lofthouse (Utah Valley) (Dec 4-2)

Jack Ervien (Grand View) over Brett McIntosh (Wyoming) (Dec 4-2)

Jack Ervien (Grand View) over Noah Talavera (Southern Oregon) (M. For.)

174 Pound Results - Caleb Swalla, Alex Reynolds, & Thomas Even 

Graham Gambrall (Oregon State) over Alex Reynolds (Grand View) (Fall 6:12)

Alex Reynolds (Grand View) over Evan Gilbert (CSU Bakersfield) (For.)

Alex Reynolds (Grand View) over TJ McDonnell (Oregon State) (Dec 8-2)

Alex Reynolds (Grand View) over Blake Skidgel (Oklahoma State) (Dec 11-8)

Alex Reynolds (Grand View) over Shay Addison (Arizona State) (Dec 9-6)

Alex Reynolds (Grand View) over Alex Hernandez (Southern Oregon) (M. For.)

Caleb Uhlenhopp (Utah Valley) over Alex Reynolds (Grand View) (SV-1 4-1)

Caleb Swalla (Grand View) over Keagen Kroeger (Vanguard University) (Fall 5:39)

Mason Reiniche (Oregon State) over Caleb Swalla (Grand View) (SV-1 2-1)

Alex Hernandez (Southern Oregon) over Caleb Swalla (Grand View) (MD 16-5)

Thomas Even (Grand View) over Paul Ortiz (Clackamas Community College) (Fall 2:57)

Thomas Even (Grand View) over Daniil Gorshkov (Embry-Riddle (Ariz.)) (Dec 7-6)

Tate Picklo (Oklahoma) over Thomas Even (Grand View) (M. For.)

Tyson Stover (Corban University) over Thomas Even (Grand View) (For.)

184 Pound Results - Isaiah Luellen 

Isaiah Luellen (Grand View) over Isaiah Twait (Corban University) (MD 19-7)

Isaiah Luellen (Grand View) over DeAlcapon Veazy (Unnatched-UNATT) (MD 12-1)

Isaiah Luellen (Grand View) over Quayin Short (Wyoming) (MD 15-6)

Jacob Armstrong (Utah Valley) over Isaiah Luellen (Grand View) (Dec 8-3)

197 Pound Results - Garavous Kouekabakilaho, Owen Braungardt, & Trayvonne Jackson 

Garavous Kouekabakilaho (Grand View) over Kabb Christensen (Southern Oregon) (TF 17-2 5:48)

Camden McDanel (Eap-unatt) over Garavous Kouekabakilaho (Grand View) (Dec 4-2)

Asaiah Kamplain (Clackamas Community College) over Garavous Kouekabakilaho (Grand View) (M. For.)

Owen Braungardt (Grand View) over Logan Holdaway (Western Wyoming College) (MD 14-3)

Owen Braungardt (Grand View) over Carl Hansen (Montana State-Northern) (MD 8-0)

Owen Braungardt (Grand View) over Jackson Mckinney (Oregon State) (Dec 6-1)

Stephen Buchanan (Oklahoma) over Owen Braungardt (Grand View) (Fall 5:24)

Justin Rademacher (Oregon State) over Owen Braungardt (Grand View (Dec 9-2)

Trayvonne Jackson (Grand View) over Tyler Casey (St. Ambrose University) (Fall 1:13)

Stephen Buchanan (Oklahoma) over Trayvonne Jackson (Grand View) (Fall 5:58)

Trayvonne Jackson (Grand View) over Tyreese Johnson (St. Ambrose University) (Fall 2:53)

Trayvonne Jackson (Grand View) over Laith Gilmore (San Francisco State) (MD 11-3)

Camden McDanel (Eap-unatt) over Trayvonne Jackson (Grand View) (Fall 3:17)

285 Pound Results - Greg Hagan 

Greg Hagan (Grand View) over Darrian Hoobery (Eastern Oregon University (OR)) (Fall 0:41)

Greg Hagan (Grand View) over Dmarian Lopez (Western Wyoming College) (Fall 5:45)

Greg Hagan (Grand View) over Chase Trussell (Utah Valley) (SV-1 6-3)

Josh Heindselman (Oklahoma) over Greg Hagan (Grand View) (Dec 2-1)

Greg Hagan (Grand View) over Kc Buday (Providence (Mont.)) (SV-1 4-1)