The Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) is proud to announce the 2012 Wrestling All-Conference Teams.  Morningside's Joe Sievert, at174 pounds, has been named the Hauff Mid-America Sports/GPAC Wrestler-of-the-Year, while Morningside Head Coach Tim Jager has been named the Hauff Mid-America Sports/GPAC Wrestling Coach-of-the-Year after guiding the Mustangs to the GPAC Championship.

Grand View (Iowa), Campbellsville (Ky.), Midland (Neb.) and Southern Oregon claimed team championships in the NAIA Qualifying Group Tournaments on Saturday. The event serves as a last chance qualifier for individuals looking to punch their ticket to the 55th Annual Wrestling National Championships in Des Moines, Iowa, March 1-3.

Morningside College's Kory Kistner, a junior 125 pounder from Sioux City, has been named the NAIA National Wrestler of the Week.  Kistner won his only match of the week when he pinned Briar Cliff University's Nate Garcia in 1:08 to help the Mustangs wrap up the 2011-12 GPAC championship with a 42-3 dual meet victory against the Chargers last Wednesday. Morningside finished unbeaten in the GPAC with a 6-0 record.