By: Dana Becker 

Messenger Sports Staff 

COUNCIL BLUFFS — The run put together at Iowa Central by Luke Moffitt in unparalleled at the junior college wrestling level.

Moffitt has led the Tritons to seven national titles, a dozen Top-3 finishes and has placed inside the Top-8 each year under his guidance.

Led by returning national champion Matt Sarbo and nine other qualifiers, Iowa Central looks to keep that trend going when NJCAA tournament action begins here Friday inside the Mid-America Center.

Sarbo, the top-seed and top-ranked wrestler at 149 pounds, looks to become the first repeat champion for Moffitt since Todd Small in 2017-18.

"Everybody is healthy and ready to go," Moffitt said. "We've been staying in shape and focusing on keeping our weights where they need to be. Now, it is just about going out and seeing which guys show up to perform.

"Ultimately, that's all that matters. If you show up, it doesn't really matter who you are wrestling."

Joining Sarbo will be Jaydale Whitlock, Jamey Bruner, Benjamin Fosdick, Darnai Heard, Michael Myers, Lawrence Rosario, Trystin Irvin, Joseph Lewis and DJ Moehring.

Heard is the No. 2 seed at 157 pounds and received a bye like Sarbo, Fosdick, Myers, Rosario, Irvin, Lewis and Moehring.

Whitlock will face Jacob Campbell of Henry Ford and Bruner meets Kolton Field from Pratt.

Rosario is the No. 4 seed at 174 with Myers (165), Irvin (184) and Moehring (285) all seeded sixth. Lewis at No. 9 at 197.

"Our schedule has allowed us to see plenty of the top teams and wrestlers," Moffitt said. "We've done our research and feel good about our preparation."

Western Wyoming features eight returning All-Americans and enters the meet as the favorites. Clackamas, Pratt, Iowa Western and Iowa Central will all be chasing them.

"It's spread around pretty well," Moffitt said. "But with that many returning All-Americans, Western Wyoming is definitely the favorite. It's pretty unheard of at any level to have that many guys coming back, especially junior college."