ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Sal Silva, North Idaho College

Sal Silva

North Idaho College

Silva, a sophomore, beat defending national champion Jacob Beeson of Platt (Kan.) by a 3-1 decision to capture the 149-pound title on Thursday, becoming the 55th wrestler in program history to capture a national title. Silva is the program's first individual champion since Dajour Reece won the 2016 title at 165 pounds. "I'm really happy and proud of him," NIC coach Mike Sebaaly said. "It's a night he's going to remember for a long time."