Neuman secures national tournament bid, Barton wrestling finishes 9th at NJCAA South Central District #GoBarton

The Barton Community College wrestling team came away with one national qualifier, five placers and a 9th place team finish in Saturday's hosting of the NJCAA South Central District Championships. 

Charles Neuman (165-division) punched the Cougars lone ticket to the 2024 National Championships held March 1st-2nd at the Mid-America Center in Council Bluffs, IA.

As a squad, Barton compiled 32 points to finish ninth in the stout field of 10 teams which featured five ranked inside the nation's top-15. 14th ranked Labette Community College upended 3rd ranked Pratt Community College 159.5-155.5, for the program's first ever District Championship.

The Cougars nearly came away with a second qualifier as Kaden Blake (149 division) finished seventh falling just a spot outside a qualifying berth.

Opening his day, Neuman made quick short work needing 26-second to produce a fall over Carl Albert's Mason Gordon to lock himself into the semifinals and clinch his national tournament berth. The freshman's hopes of a title bout took a slight turn in the semifinals dropping a 10-0 major decision to top ranked and eventual runner-up Cayleb Atkins of Pratt. Suffering a second straight major decision, Neuman settled for fifth place receiving a medical forfeit victory over Northwest Tech's Micah Castro for a 2-2 day on the mat.

Blake's first time on the mat following his opening round bye was met by top ranked and eventual 149-division champion Jaden Tow Lance of Carl Albert State. Sent to the consolation side, Blake suffered a 17-3 major decision before rebounding concluding his freshman campaign on the positive side distributing a 13-5 major decision to Cloud County's Tarik Adkins.

Three other Cougars reached the 7th place matches but came up short, Avery Wolf (133-division), Keenon Gonzales-Brown (184 division) and Dorian Hippen (197 division).

Stephen Baldwin (141-division), Deryk Yott (157-division) and Nathan Agudzi-Addo (285-division) were the lone Cougars to come up empty in their matches. 

Team Results
1 - #14 Labette Community College (159.5)
2 - #3 Pratt Community College (155.5)
3 - #T-11 Carl Albert State (145.5)
4 – #8 Northwest Kansas Tech (125.5)
5 – Cloud County Community College (107.5)
6 – Cowley College (106.5)
7 – #10 Northeast Oklahoma (105.5)
8 – Neosho County Community College (57)
9 – Barton Community College (32)
10 – Colby Community College (15) 

Barton Individual Results
133 Division – Avery Wolf (13-12) placed 8th and scored 5.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Avery Wolf (Barton) 13-12 received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal - Cooper Evans (Carl Albert State) 12-12 won by fall over Avery Wolf (Barton) 13-12 (Fall 4:03)
Cons. Round 2 - Avery Wolf (Barton) 13-12 won by tech fall over Jarrdarrious Goolsby (Colby Community College) 3-14 (TF-1.5 1:30 (15-0))
Cons. Round 3 - Karim Allal (Northeast Oklahoma) 5-14 won by fall over Avery Wolf (Barton) 13-12 (Fall 3:18)
7th Place Match - Kolton Field (Pratt Community College) 22-9 won by decision over Avery Wolf (Barton) 13-12 (Dec 11-5)

141 Division – Stephan Baldwin (5-14) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Cale Glover (Carl Albert State) 11-15 won by decision over Stephan Baldwin (Barton) 5-14 (Dec 11-7)
Cons. Round 1 - Stephan Baldwin (Barton) 5-14 received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 - Ryker Agee (Cowley College) 3-1 won in sudden victory - 1 over Stephan Baldwin (Barton) 5-14 (SV-1 9-6)

149 Division – Kayden Blake (11-14) placed 7th and scored 5.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Kayden Blake (Barton) 11-14 received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal - Jaden Two Lance (Carl Albert State) 23-2 won by tech fall over Kayden Blake (Barton) 11-14 (TF-1.5 0:00 (19-3))
Cons. Round 2 - Kayden Blake (Barton) 11-14 received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 3 - Jace Tapia (Neosho County Community College) 2-3 won by major decision over Kayden Blake (Barton) 11-14 (MD 17-3)
7th Place Match - Kayden Blake (Barton) 11-14 won by major decision over Tarik Adkins (Cloud County Community College) 0-3 (MD 13-5)

157 Division – Deryk Yott (8-17) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Nick Carlson (Pratt Community College) 20-15 won by major decision over Deryk Yott (Barton) 8-17 (MD 12-2)
Cons. Round 1 - Deryk Yott (Barton) 8-17 received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 - Hunter Jennings (Neosho County Community College) 1-3 won by decision over Deryk Yott (Barton) 8-17 (Dec 12-10)

165 Division – CJ Neuman (3-5) placed 5th and scored 13.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - CJ Neuman (Barton) 3-5 received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal - CJ Neuman (Barton) 3-5 won by fall over Mason Gordon (Carl Albert State) 10-14 (Fall 0:26)
Semifinal - Cayleb Atkins (Pratt Community College) 10-1 won by major decision over CJ Neuman (Barton) 3-5 (MD 10-0)
Cons. Semi - Easton Boone (Cloud County Community College) 3-1 won by major decision over CJ Neuman (Barton) 3-5 (MD 13-0)
5th Place Match - CJ Neuman (Barton) 3-5 won by medical forfeit over Micah Castro (Northwest Kansas Technical College) 4-12 (M. For.)

174 Division – Kaden Foster (7-25) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Kaden Foster (Barton) 7-25 received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal - Matthan Mason (Carl Albert State) 22-11 won by tech fall over Kaden Foster (Barton) 7-25 (TF-1.5 2:16 (15-0))
Cons. Round 2 - Dante Brown (Colby Community College) 1-20 won by fall over Kaden Foster (Barton) 7-25 (Fall 1:16)

184 Division – Keenon Gonzales-Brown (4-18) placed 8th and scored 3.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Keenon Gonzales-Brown (Barton) 4-18 received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal - Gabriel Commons (Northeast Oklahoma) 22-9 won by fall over Keenon Gonzales-Brown (Barton) 4-18 (Fall 2:04)
Cons. Round 2 - Keenon Gonzales-Brown (Barton) 4-18 received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 3 - corey chillcoat (Labette Community College) 12-11 won by fall over Keenon Gonzales-Brown (Barton) 4-18 (Fall 1:38)
7th Place Match - Wyatt Powell (Cloud County Community College) 2-2 won by fall over Keenon Gonzales-Brown (Barton) 4-18 (Fall 0:44)

197 Division – Dorian Hippen (4-13) placed 8th and scored 3.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Dorian Hippen (Barton) 4-13 received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal - Hunter Hall (Carl Albert State) 15-13 won by fall over Dorian Hippen (Barton) 4-13 (Fall 2:21)
Cons. Round 2 - Dorian Hippen (Barton) 4-13 received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 3 - Gavin Dodge (Northwest Kansas Technical College) 12-13 won by major decision over Dorian Hippen (Barton) 4-13 (MD 14-5)
7th Place Match - Dilen Barrington-Miller (Neosho County Community College) 2-2 won by fall over Dorian Hippen (Barton) 4-13 (Fall 4:01)

285 Division – Nathan Agudzi-Addo (15-17) place is unknown and scored 3.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Nathan Agudzi-Addo (Barton) 15-17 won by fall over Aidan Strube (Neosho County Community College) 0-2 (Fall 1:00)
Quarterfinal - Stefaan Fearon (Cowley College) 3-0 won by decision over Nathan Agudzi-Addo (Barton) 15-17 (Dec 17-13)
Cons. Round 2 - Austin Tischer (Carl Albert State) 16-14 won by decision over Nathan Agudzi-Addo (Barton) 15-17 (Dec 11-7)