Barton's Mader and Truman earn All-Conference wrestling honors, Cougars begin national tournament on Friday #GoBarton

Jarret Mader and Derek Truman of the Barton Community College wrestling team have been named to the 2024-25 KJCCC All-Conference teams.

Mader headlines the selections in being named to the 2nd team of the 149 Division, placing 3rd overall at the NJCAA South Central District Championships leading five Cougar berths to the upcoming national tournament. Truman's body of work led to a 3rd team selection in the 174 weight class but came up short for a qualifying bid on an unlucky District draw.

Joining Mader as national qualifiers are Jamal Garrett (125), Skyler McMullen (141), Kayden Blake (157), and Nathan Agudzi-Addo (285).

The five head to Council Bluffs, Iowa, this week for the NJCAA National Championships held Friday and Saturday at the Mid-America Center.

Barton's first matches at Nationals:
Bout #1024 – Rd of 64 – Mader (23-14) vs *Josh Hannan of Clackamas *Unseeded but ranked #4
Bout #1029 – Rd of 64 – Blake (8-16) vs Jase Salin of Triton College
Bout #1073 – Rd of 32 – Garrett (14-23) vs 14th seed Gabriel Michels of Northland
Bout #1106 – Rd of 32 – McMullen (16-19) vs 11th seed Jacob Finlinson of Snow College
Bout #1215 – Rd of 32 – Agudzi-Addo (23-23) vs 4th seed *Ray Griffin of North Idaho *Ranked 3rd

NJCAA National Championship Information:
Championship Central Page
Brackets/Results
Live stream viewing available on the NJCAA Network