Jayhawks Venema topples two National Ranked wresters en route to MCCAA Wrestler of the Week honors

Muskegon Community College sophomore Kayleb Venema (Whitehall, MI/Whitehall) has been tabbed as the final MCCAA Wrestler of the Week. Venema went 3-0 at the NJCAA Great Lakes District Championship. Venema beat Triton College wrestler Jeivan Ross, who was the tenth ranked wrestler in the country in the quarterfinals pinning him in 2:11. In the semi-finals he faced top ranked Giovanni Jackson of Harper College and defeated him 13-11 to advance to the Championship.

In the championship match, he faced Jimmy Cooley of St. Clair County CC. Cooley had defeated Kayleb at the MCCAA Championship two weeks ago. This time Venema took the win with a fall at the 3:39 mark to claim the championship and an automatic bid to the National Championship. Venema was named MVP of the Great Lakes District Tournament.