69th ANNUAL NAIA MEN'S WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS
March 5-7 | Hartman Arena | Park City, Kan.
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Following the successful defense of its Cascade Conference title, the No. 6-ranked Southern Oregon men's wrestling team is ready for a grand finale at the NAIA Championship.

Brackets were finalized on Wednesday and the tournament begins at 9 a.m. PT on Thursday morning inside Hartman Arena. The Raiders were one of six teams to hit the qualifier cap at 12, joining No. 1 Grand View (Iowa), No. 2 Life (Ga.), No. 3 Southeastern (Fla.), No. 5 Indiana Tech, and No. 7 Cumberlands (Ky.).

In SOU's lineup are five individuals who got their first taste of the national tournament last season, when the team notched its best finish since 2017 in ninth place. Asher Ruchti is a returning All-American at 197 pounds and leads all Raiders as a No. 3 seed. They have additional top-16 seeds in No. 4 Adrian Chavez-Morales (184 pounds), No. 6 Isaac Hampton (125), No. 7 Avant Stepherson (157), No. 10 Braylin Ruchti (174), No. 13 Tyler Rhue (141), and No. 14 Elias Corona (197).

For the third year in a row, the tournament has a three-day, six-session format. Wrestling begins at 9 a.m. PT every morning; they'll get through the first two rounds on Thursday, the championship semifinals and consolation quarterfinals on Friday, and the placement rounds on Saturday.

A look at SOU's lineup follows:

125 – Isaac Hampton
Record: 22-5
Seed: No. 6
1st Opponent: Isaac Gibbs, Doane (Round of 32)
NAIA Championship Appearances: 1st
Cascade Conference finish: 1st place

125 – Kyle Sieminski
Record: 18-8
Seed: Unseeded
1st Opponent: No. 1 Ray Ray Harris, Doane (Round of 32)
NAIA Championship Appearances: 1st
Cascade Conference finish: 5th place

141 – Tyler Rhue
Record: 24-6
Seed: No. 13
1st Opponent: Guiseppe Guerra, St. Ambrose (Round of 32)
NAIA Championship Appearances: 1st
Cascade Conference finish: 1st place

141 – Dylan Clark
Record: 15-10
Seed: Unseeded
1st Opponent: No. 14 Horacio Godinez, Evergreen
NAIA Championship Appearances: 2nd (0-2 at 133 in 2025)
Cascade Conference finish: 4th place

149 – Kolton Malone
Record: 18-8
Seed: Unseeded
1st Opponent: No. 9 Jaden Two Lance, Wayland Baptist (Round of 32)
NAIA Championship Appearances: 1st
Cascade Conference finish: No place

157 – Avant Stepherson
Record: 20-5
Seed: No. 7
1st Opponent: Carlos Valdez, Eastern Oregon (Round of 32)
NAIA Championship Appearances: 1st
Cascade Conference finish: 1st place

157 – Cole Zoller
Record: 14-13
Seed: Unseeded
1st Opponent: No. 9 Jake Moon, Oklahoma City (Round of 32)
NAIA Championship Appearances: 1st
Cascade Conference finish: 5th place

174 – Braylin Ruchti
Record: 16-8
Seed: No. 10
1st Opponent: Joseph Lashuay, Cornerstone (Round of 32)
NAIA Championship Appearances: 2nd (0-2 at 174 in 2025)
Cascade Conference finish: 3rd place

174 – Jackson Potts
Record: 19-9
Seed: Unseeded
1st Opponent: No. 1 Tate Picklo, Oklahoma City (Round of 32)
NAIA Championship Appearances: 1st
Cascade Conference finish: 5th place

184 – Adrian Chavez-Morales
Record: 22-3
Seed: No. 4
1st Opponent: Chris Wohrley, Graceland
NAIA Championship Appearances: 2nd (2-2 at 184 in 2025)
Cascade Conference finish: 1st place

197 – Asher Ruchti
Record: 21-2
Seed: No. 3
1st Opponent: KJ Fry, Graceland (Round of 32)
NAIA Championship Appearances: 2nd (4-2, 5th place at 197 in 2025)
Cascade Conference finish: 1st place

197 – Elias Corona
Record: 14-4
Seed: No. 14
1st Opponent: Hunter Hall, Baker (Round of 32)
NAIA Championship Appearances: 2nd (2-2 at 197 in 2025)
Cascade Conference finish: 3rd place