Top-ranked Cards improve to 8-1

| January 19, 2013 8:00 PM

COOS BAY, Ore. - North Idaho College's Kyle Sweedman won by pin at 174 pounds and the NJCAA top-ranked Cardinals wrestling team defeated Southwestern Oregon Community College 32-12 on Friday night.

"Everyone survived, but it wasn't pretty," NIC coach Pat Whitcomb said. "We will have to wrestle better tomorrow against Clackamas, who is No. 3 in the nation."

Nicholas Moreno (157) and Caleb Rivera (184) added major decision victories for the Cardinals (8-1), who wrestle at Clackamas (Ore.) tonight and compete in the Clackamas Open on Sunday.

125 - Micheal Nguyen, SOCC, d. Brock Banta, 11-8. 133 - Kyle Johnston, SOCC, by forfeit. 141 - Jarrett Morrill, NIC, d. Quinn Johnston, 6-0. 149 - Jeremy Golding, NIC, by forfeit. 157 - Nicholas Moreno, NIC, md. Bryce McMahan, 10-1. 165 - Tyler Strenke, SOCC, d. Jake Mason, 5-0. 174 - Kyle Sweedman, NIC, p. Simon Esparaza, 1:26. 184 - Caleb Rivera, NIC, md. Reid Chivers, 13-2. 197 - VJ Giulio, NIC, by forfeit. 285 - Curtis Berger, NIC, d. Tyler Wooldridge, 8-5.