Men's Wrestling | 3/13/2026 9:26:00 PM

THE EVENT FACTS 

What: NCAA DII National Championships 

Location: Sioux Falls, SD 

Date: March 13th, 2026 

THE TOP TEN TEAMS 
1- Nebraska-Kearney (48 points) 

2- Wisconsin-Parkside (46.5) 

3- Lander (44.5) 

4- McKendree (44) 

5- Central Oklahoma (43.5) 

6- St. Cloud State (37) 

7- Grand Valley State (33.5) 

8- Adams State (32.5) 

9- GANNON (31) 

9- Glenville State (31) 

SIOUX FALLS, SD – Friday was a day of fighting back for Gannon in the first day of the 2026 NCAA DII Men's Wrestling National Championships. Following a strong first round, four Golden Knights were able to battle back from losses to earn all-American status and advance to day two.  

Dorian Crosby (Erie, Pa./Cathedral Prep) remains as GU's lone competitor in the championship bracket. He'll wrestle in the 285 pound semifinals on Saturday morning.  

Meanwhile, four other Golden Knights took home all-American status on Friday. Logan Sallot (Erie, PA/McDowell High School) (125), Holden Huhn (Loveland, Ohio/La Salle) (149), Pat Jackson (184) and Joey Lyons (Wooster, Ohio/Wooster) (197) all bounced back from losses earlier in the evening to take home all-American status and remain in the hunt for third entering Saturday. 

GANNON INDIVIDUAL RESULTS 

125 lbs: Logan Sallot (Erie, PA/McDowell High School) 
R1 – Defeated Sloan Johannsen (NSU) via dec. (3-2) 

QF – Lost to Isaiah Gamez (ASU) via MD (11-2) 

Conso R2 – Defeated Cooper Davis (UNCP) via dec. (8-4) 
 
133 lbs: Jerry Echevarria (Long Beach, N.Y./Long Beach) 
R1 - Defeated Zach Parker (GSU) via dec. (9-4) 

QF –Lost to Jacob Strausbaugh (UMARY) via dec. (5-0) 

Conso R2 – Lost to Tanner Halling (FROST) via dec. (9-7) 
 

141 lbs: Jake Niffenegger (Mason, Ohio/La Salle) 
R1 – Lost to Josh Taylor (UCO) via SV-1 (8-5) 
 
Conso R1 – Lost to Colton Hush (MSU) via dec. (8-4) 
 

149 lbs: Kenny Kiser (Meadville, Pa./Saegertown) 
R1 – Defeated Skylar Caban (BAC) via dec. (13-6) 

QF – Lost Chris Donathan (GVSU) via dec. (4-2) 

Conso R2 – Lost to Angel Flores (ASU) via dec. (7-5) 
 

157 lbs: Holden Huhn (Loveland, Ohio/La Salle) 
R1 – Defeated Maclain Morency (GVSU) via fall (2:25) 

QF – Lost to Joel Jesuroga (SCSU) via dec. (8-3) 

Conso R2 – Defeated Basil Othman (SFS) via dec. TB1 (8-6) (ALL-AMERICAN) 
 
165 lbs: Grant MacKay (New Castle, Pa./Laurel) 
R1 – Defeated Cason Lindsey (FHSU) via SV-2 (1-1, FSHU called for stalling) 

QF – Lost to Trenton Munoz (UNK) via dec. (4-1) 

Conso R2 – Lost to Ivan Smith Jr (NMH) via dec. (4-2) 
 
184 lbs: Patrick Jackson (Harpers Ferry, WV/Spring Mills High) 
R1 – Defeated Charlie Petit (AUG) via dec. (3-1) 

QF – Lost to Keegan Gelhausen (CSC) via decision (5-3) 

Conso R2 – Defeated Dylan Kohn (LAN) via decision (5-0) (ALL-AMERICAN)
 
197 lbs: Joey Lyons (Wooster, Ohio/Wooster) 
R1 – Lost to Max Ramburg (AUG) via dec. (4-1) 

Conso R1 – Defeated Ben Tonnessen (ASU) via TF (19-4 7:00) 

Conso R2 – Defeated Brayden Mirjavadi (GVSU) via dec. (5-1) (ALL-AMERICAN)
 
285 lbs: Dorian Crosby (Erie, Pa./Cathedral Prep) 
R1 – Defeated James Bankston (UNCP) via dec. (2-1) 

QF – Defeated Tyler Doyle (CSU) via dec. (4-1) (ALL-AMERICAN)
 
 
THE KNIGHT CAP – SESSION 1 

• Decisions, Decisions - Gannon, in most every case, came up clutch in tight matches in session one. Logan Sallot (Erie, PA/McDowell High School) began the day with a win by decision in his first match thanks to a takedown just 1:18 into the bout. Meanwhile, Grant MacKay (New Castle, Pa./Laurel) was able to force sudden victory, and in SV-2 forced a stall call on his opponent at 165 to earn the win and advance to the quarterfinals. In other tight results, a reversal from Pat Jackson in the second period propelled him to his first win at the NCAA tournament after an 0-2 finish a year ago. Dorian Crosby (Erie, Pa./Cathedral Prep) earned a 2-1 decision to move on to the final eight.  

• Not Holding Back - Holden Huhn (Loveland, Ohio/La Salle) continues to defy the odds in his freshman season. Huhn picked up right where he left off from the regional to secure Gannon's lone extra point win of the first session, winning his match by fall at the 2:25 mark.  

• Piling on the Points - Kenny Kiser (Meadville, Pa./Saegertown) and Jerry Echevarria (Long Beach, N.Y./Long Beach) were Gannon's top scorers of round one. Kiser, slow out of the gate, trailed 6-1 before rattling of 12 straight points to advance in the 149 pound bracket, while Echevarria, a two-time all-American, put up seven points in the third to win 9-4.  

• Other Notes – Jake Niffenegger (Mason, Ohio/La Salle) fell in his first-round match by sudden victory ... Joey Lyons (Wooster, Ohio/Wooster) put up a strong fight against the top seed  at 197, ultimately falling by a 4-1 decision ... Gannon was the only team in the field to advance seven to the quarterfinal round ... only team with nine competitors left in the tournament. 

THE KNIGHT CAP – SESSION 2 

• The Man – Is what Dorian Crosby (Erie, Pa./Cathedral Prep) has been all season and continues to be. The graduate student earn a win via decision (4-1) in the quarterfinals to advance to the semis and earn all-American status for a second straight year. He is two wins away from a National Championship.  

• All-American Fight – Four other Golden Knights took home all-American status on Friday. Logan Sallot (Erie, PA/McDowell High School) (125), Holden Huhn (Loveland, Ohio/La Salle) (149), Pat Jackson (184) and Joey Lyons (Wooster, Ohio/Wooster) (197) all bounced back from losses earlier in the evening to take home all-American status and remain in the hunt for third entering Saturday.  

• Last Second Heartbreakers – Three other Gannon competitors were quite literally seconds away from claiming all-American status themselves. Jerry Echevarria (Long Beach, N.Y./Long Beach), Kenny Kiser (Meadville, Pa./Saegertown), and Grant MacKay (New Castle, Pa./Laurel) all suffered defeats with mere seconds remaining in their consolation bouts.  

NEXT UP 

Day two of the NCAA DII National Championships begins tomorrow at 11:00 am for the five remaining Golden Knights.  
 
This story was written using the support of AI.