KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Elijah Chacon of Indiana Tech is the NAIA Men's Wrestler of the Week. The winner was selected based on their performances from January 13-19 and was chosen out of a pool of conference/Continental Athletic Conference (Independents)/unaffiliated group nominees.
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NAIA Men's Wrestler of the Week
Elijah Chacon, Indiana Tech - SR – 157
- Went 4-0 in the 157-pound weight class at the Spartan Mat Classic, recording three falls.
- Recorded falls with the times of 1:08, 40 seconds, and 4:24.
- Registered a 17-0 technical fall in the quarterfinal round.
- In the finals, he pinned the seventh-ranked wrestler in his weight class, Elliott Rodgers of Marian (Ind.).
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