Note: Look for Bedrock Sports Hawaii’s pound-for-pound final 2022 boys rankings to be posted on Sunday afternoon. The girls rankings are tentatively scheduled for a Monday afternoon release.
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Former Campbell state champion Zayren Terukina wrestled his way to second place today in the NCAA Division III Championships today at 141 pounds in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Terukina, a junior at Wartburg College (Waverly, Iowa) lost a one-point 3-2 title match to Jordan James of the University of Mount Union (Alliance, Ohio).
Previously in the tournament, Terukina defeated Zach Sato of the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire by 10-1 major decision, Hayden Brown of Johnson and Wales University (Providence, Rhode Island) 8-2, and Brandon Woody of Averett University (Danville, Virginia) by 12-1 major decision in the semifinals.
Terukina (27-2) is a three-time Hawaii state placer, winning the 132-pound state championship in 2017 and the 145-pound title in 2018 and taking third at 126 pounds in 2016.
Kysen Terukina Will Wrestle In NCAA Division I Championships Next Week
Zayren’s brother Kysen Terukina (15-6), a sophomore at Iowa State, will wrestle in the NCAA Division I Championships next weekend in Detroit.
Terukina’s preliminary match at 125 pounds is against Oklahoma State’s Trevor Mastrogiovanni (18-3).
Kysen won four state championships in Hawaii — 132 pounds in 2020, 126 in 2019, 120 in 2018, and 113 in 2017.
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