The Snow College men's wrestling team finished in 18^th place at the NJCAA National Championship Tournament over the weekend in Council Bluffs, Iowa.  The top-20 finish improves on last season's 22^nd-place result.
 
Rylee Creasey highlighted the weekend for the Badgers as he finished in fourth place in the 285-pound heavyweight division and was named an All-American.  Creasey was the lone All-American awardee for the Badgers.
 
Creasey, a freshman from Morgan, Utah, entered the 285-pound division as a four seed following a season that saw him go 20-8 during the 2023-24 campaign.  Creasey opened up the tournament with a victory over Riley Butt of Northeastern Junior College via fall in just 2:15.
 
Creasey moved on to the round of 16 where he earned another victory via fall over Cayden Winter of Pratt Community College in just 1:36.  Creasey fell to the consolation bracket following a loss in the quarterfinal bout. 
 
After falling into the consolation bracket, Creasey won three consecutive matches, two by decision and the other via fall, to enter the 3^rd-place matchup.  He suffered a 5-1 defeat via decision against the top-seeded Dmarian Lopez of Western Wyoming Community College to finish in fourth place.
 
Chandler Thompson claimed an eighth-place finish in the 184-pound division.  He began the tournament with a pair of victories by decision but was defeated by the No. 2 seed in the quarterfinal match.
 
He dropped to the consolation bracket and earned a victory via major decision over Nathan Andrina of Southwestern Michigan College before being defeated in the following round and falling to the seventh-place bout.  He suffered a 7-4 loss via decision to finish in eighth place.
 
The Badgers finished the regular season with an 18-8 overall record and will now prepare for another full season next winter.