Released by Duane Arnett
Colby Sports Information Director

The Colby Community College wrestling team competed in Mason City, Iowa this past weekend at the North Iowa Area Community College Open.  The Trojans had two first place finishers in LyubomirKuumbarov and Chris Kearn, and one second-place finisher in T.J. Hepburn. Also placing for the Trojans were Cole Garcia (4th) and Danny Manius (6th). The Trojans next compete at the Cowboy Open in Laramie, Wyo. on Saturday, Nov. 10. Here are complete results for each wrestler. No team scores were kept. 

#125 Akmal Adilov (4-2) 

5-3 dec. over Sean Alfreno (unattached) 

13-9 dec. to Collin Pitts (SOC) 

15-4 dec. over Eric Thavonekham (unattached) 

4-2 dec. over Nate Williams (ECC) 

By fall over Jeremiah Barkac (unattached) 

8-5 dec. to Taylor Louie (WPU) 



#133 Danny Manius (3-3, 6th place) 

6-0 dec. over Keith Klink (ECC) 

11-9 dec. to Matt Jacobson (DC) 

By fall over Jamal Williams (TC) 

5-2 dec. over Nathan Jones (NIACC) 

6-4 dec. to Ty Costa (DC) 

12-3 dec. to Ryan Pratt (BV) 



#141 Lyubomir Kumbarov (5-0, 1st place) 

12-8 dec. over Corey Johnson (WP) 

13-5 dec. over Evon Russell (TC) 

14-5 dec. over Michael Billings (WC) 

7-5 dec. over Luke Satern (BV) 

5-1 dec. over Dalton Jensen (ISU) 



#149 T.J. Hepburn (4-1, 2nd place) 

15-5 dec. over David Fuller (WC) 

8-7 dec. over Levi Price (NWC) 

7-1 dec. over Jerome Whitter (ISU) 

13-2 dec. over Kurt Simon (ECC) 

9-5 dec. to Albert White (NIACC) 



#157 Cole Garcia (3-2, 4th place) 

By fall over Tim Flanagan (TC) 

3-2 dec. over Brett Landrum (UNL) 

5-2 dec. to Dan Pray (DC) 

By fall over DaVaughn Perkins (NIACC) 

13-3 dec. to Brad Kruse (ISU) 



#165 Delanno Palmore (4-2) 

16-3 dec. over Tyler Hancock (NIAA) 

By fall to Andrew Sorensen (ISU) 

By fall over Seth Blind (WP) 

19-2 tech. fall over Sam Krueger (HC) 

15-12 dec. over Tyler Winkleman (BV) 

5-2 dec. to Kody Koster (BV) 



#174 Gabe Smull (2-2) 

By fall over David Bjorkstrand (NIACC) 

By fall to Adam Swalla (ECC) 

7-4 dec. over Onni Prestidge (ECC) 

By fall to Evan Brown (UD) 



#184 Chris Kearn (4-0, 1st place) 

By fall over Jeremy Hansen (HC) 

12-4 dec. over Austin Hayes (BV) 

8-2 dec. over Royce Thomas (WP) 

4-1 dec. over Cole Spree (NWC) 



#197 Andrew Williams (0-2) 

1-0 dec. to Scott Modder (BV) 

11-3 dec. to Jacob Elhorst (UD) 



#285 Gabe Walz (0-2) 

9-2 dec. to Kyle Simonson (ISU) 

5-2 dec. to Kirk Jackman (BV) 



BV - Buena Vista College 

TC - Triton College 

DC - Dana College (Neb.) 

ECC - Ellsworth Community College (Iowa) 

WP - William Penn College 

NC - Northwestern College 

SOC - St. Olaf College 

UNL - University of Neb.-Lincoln 

ISU - Iowa State Univ. (all wrestlers wrestled unattached)