Centerville, IA – For the second consecutive year, Indian Hills Men's Wrestling will host perennial national power North Idaho College at the Multi-Purpose Building on the Indian Hills – Centerville campus. Action gets underway at 5:30 PM Friday night.
DETAILS: #1 Indian Hills vs. #11 North Idaho
Friday, November 14 | 5:30 PM
Centerville, IA | Multi-Purpose Building
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TICKETS: $5 General Admission - Indian Hills vs. North Idaho
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PROMOTION: 2025 NJCAA Men's Wrestling National Championship Ring Ceremony (Pre-match)
Two of the top junior college wrestling programs in the nation are set to square off for the second consecutive season as No. 1 nationally ranked Indian Hills Men's Wrestling will host No. 11 ranked North Idaho College at 5:30 PM on the Indian Hills Centerville campus.
NJCAA TEAM RANKINGS | NJCAA INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS | THEOPENMAT RANKINGS
BACK POINTS
The Warriors are set to make their home opener Friday night with an action-packed matchup vs. North Idaho.
- In a matchup between the top-two nationally ranked teams in the nation last year, Indian Hills upended No. 1 North Idaho 28-12.
- Four individuals - Gavyn Whitehead, Mohamed Tarek Abdelhady, Andrew Marquez, and Naasir Edmonds all earned wins over the Cardinals during last year's dual.
- The Warriors are coming off a dominant 50-6 ICCAC dual victory over Ellsworth Community College Wednesday night, dropping the Panthers 50-6.
- Read More: No. 1 Warriors roll Panthers in ICCAC Dual
- The Warriors have put together a strong showing to open the new year, outscoring both dual opponents by a margin of 102-9.
- Freshman Jahkari Clark was tapped as this week's ICCAC Men's Wrestler of the Week after leading the Warriors at the Millikin Open.
- Read More: Clark Named ICCAC Athlete of the Week
- The Warriors entered the 2025-26 campaign ranked No. 1 in the preseason NJCAA Men's Wreslting Poll, and No. 2 in TheOpenMat Team Tournament and Team Dual rankings.
- Friday's dual is the first of three consecutive home matchups for the Warriors.
- The Warriors will honor their 2025 NJCAA National Championship squad prior to the start of the match with the official ring ceremony.
SIZING UP THE CARDINALS
The Cardinals head back to Centerville for a second consecutive season after placing eighth overall at last year's NJCAA National Championship in Council Bluffs, IA.
- North Idaho is coming off a NJCAA top-20 dual victory with a 34-19 win over No. 16 ranked Big Bend Community College (WA) on November 7.
- The Cardinals have picked up four dual victories to open the year, including three over four-year universities.
- North Idaho heads to Centerville ranked No. 11 in the preseason NJCAA poll, No. 7 in TheOpenMat Team Tournament Poll, and No. 10 in TheOpenMat Team Dual Poll.
- The Cardinals feature five individuals ranked in TheOpenMat Poll and a pair in the NJCAA preseason rankings.
- The Cardinals return a pair of NJCAA National Qualifiers from a year ago in Hoyt Hvass (133lbs) and All-American Ray Griffin (285lbs).
- North Idaho saw four All-Americans transfer to four-year universities last season, including two-time All-American Elijah Carter who now competes at Grand View University
- The Cardinals hold the NJCAA record of most team national titles with 14.
- North Idaho has posted eight consecutive top-10 finishes at the national tournament.
HEAVYWEIGHT CLASH
The top-two nationally ranked individuals in the 285lb class are set to square off as No. 1 ranked Ray Griffin of North Idaho and No. 2 Naasir Edmonds of Indian Hills will match up in the final bout of the night.
- Griffin is ranked No. 1 overall in both the NJCAA and TheOpenMat rankings while Edmonds is ranked No. 2 in both nationall rankings.
- Both individuals earned All-American honors at last year's national championship, with Griffin taking fourth overall and Edmonds securing a sixth-place finish to earn a spot on the podium.
- Edmonds and Griffin both advanced to the quarterfinal round, with Griffin reaching the semifinals before bouncing to the consolation bracket where Griffin upended Edmonds in the consolation semifinals.
- Both individuals captured their respective 285lb NJCAA District Championship during the 2025 campaign.
- Edmonds is off to a 6-0 start on the year, winning the Millikin Open before earning his first dual victory of the year with a 15-3 major against Ellsworth on Wednesday night.
- Griffin is 2-1 to open the year, with dual victories over Montana State-Norther and Corban University, and a loss to No. 3 nationally ranked Hunter Tibodeau of Big Bend Community College.
WHAT'S NEXT
Indian Hills' homestand continues with an Iowa Community College Athletic Conference (ICCAC) clash vs. North Iowa Area Community College at 7:00 PM Wednesday, December 3 as part of a doubleheader with the women's squads.
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PROJECTED LINEUPS
| MEN | ||
| WEIGHT | #1 INDIAN HILLS | #11 NORTH IDAHO |
| 125 | Charlie Dykes | Owen Pritchard |
| 133 | Olli Webb | #7 / #7 Hoyt Hvass* |
| 141 | #1 / #2 Gavyn Whitehead+ | #- / #10 Parker Ballantyne |
| 149 | Jahkari Clark or #2 / #3 Shehabeldin Mohamed^ | Joe Sullivan |
| 157 | Amadi Cameron | #- / #8 Colton Tucker or Colton Theobald |
| 165 | #2 / #2 Cinsere Clark^ or Xavier Stermer | Dylan Block |
| 174 | #1 / #1 Mohamed Tarek Abdelhady^ | Beau Mares or #- / #7 Andre Leota |
| 184 | #- / #6 Johnathan Clohecy | #- / #8 Jackson Lougen or Seth Martin |
| 197 | #1 / #1 Andrew Marquez+ or Ryan Darnell | Rade Ostrander |
| 285 | #2 / #2 Naasir Edmonds^ | #1 / #1 Ray Griffin^ |
| Subject to change | ||
| + Returning National Champion | ||
| ^ Returning All-American | ||
| * Returning National Qualifier | ||
| # NJCAA Rank / # The Open Mat Rank | ||
NEW YEAR - WHAT TO KNOW
Fans can keep up the Indian Hills Men's Wrestling squad all year long through a number of ways:
- X (formerly Twitter): @IHCCAthletics | @IHCCWrestling
- Facebook: Indian Hills Athletics | Indian Hills Wrestling
- Instagram: @IndianHills_CC_Wrestling | @IHCCAthletics
- Youtube: Indian Hills Athletics
- Website: www.indianhillsathletics.com
- Catch up with the history of Indian Hills Men's Wrestling: Indian Hills Men's Wrestling Record Book
- Keep up with former Indian Hills Men's Wrestling standouts and where they are now | Next Level Warriors - Indian Hills Men's Wrestling
- All home duals take place at the Multi-Purpose Building on the Indian Hills Centerville Campus
HOW TO WATCH
As always, GoHillsTV provides free live broadcasts of all Indian Hills home wrestling duals. Fans can tune in a number of ways all season long:
- GoHillsTV App: Download the Iowa Media Network app on your android or ios device and navigate to the GoHillsTV section
- Website: https://www.iowamedianetwork.com/gohillstv to catch all live and archived information
- Roku Streaming Device (new): Have a Roku TV or streaming stick? Download the GoHillsTV app to start streaming today!
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