Wichita, Kansas –
Alex Pena,
John Bray and
Emmett Bivens represented Wayland Baptist in the 2025 NAIA Men's Wrestling National Championship this past weekend and
Alex Pena placed 4
th in the 149 lb. weight class.
Following are the results from the meet:
149 lb.
Champ. Round 1 –
Alex Pena (WBU) won by decision over Nikolas Slatoff (Baker) (Dec 9-6)
Champ. Round 2 –
Alex Pena (WBU) won in sudden victory over Jonah Chew (Embry-Riddle) (SV-1 8-5)
Quarterfinal –
Alex Pena (WBU) won by decision over Nathan Lendt (Doane) (Dec 4-2)
Semifinal – Hagen Heistand (Concordia) won by decision over
Alex Pena (WBU) (Dec 13-8)
Cons. Semi –
Alex Pena (WBU) won by decision over Mario De La Torre (Southeastern) (Dec 7-6)
3
rd Place Match – Victor Guzman (Cumberland) won by fall over
Alex Pena (WBU) (Fall 2:10)
197 lb.
Champ. Round 1 – Burton Brandt (Midland) won by decision over
John Bray (WBU) (Dec 10-9)
Cons. Round 1 –
John Bray (WBU) received a bye
Cons. Round 2 – Elijah Hynes (Missouri Valley) won by fall over
John Bray (WBU) (Fall 3:55)
285 lb.
Champ. Round 1 –
Emmett Bivens (WBU) won by major decision over Johnny Cruz (Indiana Tech) (Maj 11-2)
Champ. Round 2 – Austin Foye (Central Methodist) won by fall over
Emmett Bivens (WBU) (Fall 2:02)
Cons. Round 2 – Mason Garcia (Concordia) won by major decision over
Emmett Bivens (WBU) (Maj 10-2)
In the team standings, the Pioneers placed 28
th with 14.5 points.
For complete meet results, please click
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