Wichita, Kan. - Central Methodist junior grappler Brenden Shelton represented the Eagles at this year's NAIA Men's Wrestling National Championships, held March 4-5 at Hartman Arena in Wichita, Kan.
Shelton is now a two-time national qualifer, and is the first men's wrestler to qualify for nationals in program history for Central.
The Colon, Mich. native posted an 0-2 record at this year's championship. He fell to No. 2 seeded Odgerel Batkhishig of Doane (Neb.) by Fall at 2:40 in the 285-pound championship bracket. After receiving a bye, Shelton concluded his tournament run with a loss to Indiana Tech's Braydon Erb by Fall at 2:25 in the consolation bracket.
He finishes the year with a 12-9 overall record, and was ranked individually six times in 2022, climbing as high as No. 6 in mid-December.
To view the results of Brenden's national tournament run, please see below.
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Brenden Shelton's place is unknown and has scored 0.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - 2 Odgerel Batkhishig (Doane) won by fall over Brenden Shelton (Central Methodist) (Fall 2:40)
- Cons. Round 1 - Brenden Shelton (Central Methodist) received a bye () (Bye)
- Cons. Round 2 - Braydon Erb (Indiana Tech) won by fall over Brenden Shelton (Central Methodist) (Fall 2:25)
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