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Funakoshi and Copley to Wrestle for NAIA National Title

Photo by Griffin Garypie
Yoshiya Funakoshi and Kenneth Copley will wrestle Saturday evening in for NAIA National Titles and Daniil Gorshkov and Trenton Blomquist are still alive in the consolation bracket at the NAIA National Championships in Wichita, Kansas.  

Funakoshi won his quarterfinal match 9-8 and then his semifinal match by major decision 11-2 to move to the final.  He will face Logan Wagner in the championship match.  

At 174lbs, Gorshkov won his first match of the day 5-2 before he dropped the semifinal match.  Gorshkov will wrestle at 11am Saturday as he works back towards 3rd place.  

Blomquist lost his quarterfinal match but then won the next two as he also works his way back to 3rd place.  After dropping a 4-2 match, Blomquist won 8-3 and 11-2 to continue his tournament.  

At 285lbs, Copley won by tech fall 19-4 and then 3-2 to move to the championship match.

Funakoshi and Copley will wrestle at 7pm and Blomquist and Gorshkov will be at the 11am session.  
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Players Mentioned

Kenneth Copley

Kenneth Copley

5' 10"
Freshman
Daniil Gorshkov

Daniil Gorshkov

5' 8"
Redshirt
Trenton Blomquist

Trenton Blomquist

6' 3"
Sophomore
Yoshiya Funakoshi

Yoshiya Funakoshi

5' 5"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Kenneth Copley

Kenneth Copley

5' 10"
Freshman
Daniil Gorshkov

Daniil Gorshkov

5' 8"
Redshirt
Trenton Blomquist

Trenton Blomquist

6' 3"
Sophomore
Yoshiya Funakoshi

Yoshiya Funakoshi

5' 5"
Junior