COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa — You don't win 14 national championships by carrying on a tradition of laying down when things go bad.

No, North Idaho College, it's going to bring the fight.

NIC, fifth after the first day of the NJCAA Championships at the Mid-American Center on Friday, will send two wresters to the semifinal round this morning.

Freshman Jett Strickenberger (125 pounds) and freshman Ledger Petracek (165) advanced for the Cardinals, who have 79 points. NIC trails Western Wyoming by 1.5 points for fourth.

"Jett has been so dominant in this tournament," NIC interim coach Chase Clasen said. "I really don't see anyone touching him. Ledger was so dominant in the quarterfinals, I can't put it into words. Our guys, they're so tough and they've got to be ready for us."

Freshman Alfonso Martinez (157), sophomore Navarro Nanpuya (174), freshman Brant Porter (133), sophomore Cohle Feliciano (285) and freshman Devin Winston (184) clinched All-American status by advancing to the placing rounds this morning.

"We had a lot of talented wrestlers that we put away," Clasen said. "Brant knocked the No. 2 kid out, Navarro knocked the third seed out and Devin had a big win. These guys just dug deep. Cohle had a tough loss in the quarterfinals, but when they have some adversity, they just fight harder. Each match is a fight and we're not going to lay down."

Clackamas, the three-time champion, leads with 99 points and seven semifinalists.

Ethan Miller (184), Isaiah Laguna (197) and Ryan Graves (141) — all Post Falls High products — were eliminated for Ellsworth, which is 11th with 40.5 points.

Championship finals are scheduled to begin tonight at 5 PST.

TEAM SCORES (Top 20) — 1, Clackamas 99. 2, Iowa Central 86.5. 3, Northeast Oklahoma A&M 84. 4, Western Wyoming 80.5. 5, North Idaho 79. 6, Iowa Western 71. 7, NIACC 70.5. 8, Indian Hills 67. 9, Pratt 52. 10, Harper 41.5. 11, Ellsworth 40.5. 12, Rochester 38.5. 13, Cowley 37.5. 14, Nassau 34. 15, Southwestern Oregon 30. 16, Iowa Lakes 29.5. 17, Muskegon 27. 18, Niagara County 25.5. 19, Cloud County 24.5. 20, Triton 22.5.

CHAMPIONSHIP BRACKET

First round

125 — Jett Strickenberger, NIC, md. Christ Bustutll, Indian Hills, 12-0.

133 — Dalen Moore, Northeast Oklahoma A&M, p. Brant Porter, NIC, :17.

141 — Ryan Graves, Ellsworth, d. Sam Silveria, NIC, by medical forfeit.

149 — Brandon Bollinger, NIC, d. Gus Harrison, Northwest, 5-2.

157 — Alfonso Martinez, NIC, d. Destin Jones, Indian Hills, 10-5.

165 — Ledger Petracek, NIC, p. Matthew Kaiser, Camden County, 3:58.

174 — Navarro Nanpuya, NIC, d. Xavier Pommels, Nassau, 7-3.

184 — Deron Pulliam, Indian Hills, d. Devin Winston, NIC, 3-1.

197 — Hunter Suter, NIC, p. Mason Iverson, Northland, 2:03.

285 — Cohle Feliciano, NIC, p. Ibrahim Ameer, Cloud County, 6:49.

Second round

125 — Strickenberger, NIC, md. Kevin Lopez, Nassau, 16-3.

149 — Deville Dentis, NIACC, d. Bollinger, NIC, 4-3.

157 — Martinez, NIC, p. Riggen Cordingley, Western Wyoming, 3:24.

165 — Petracek, NIC, d. Richard Mack, Northeast Oklahoma A&M, 7-1.

174 — Nanpuya, NIC, d. Ross Abram, Jamestown, 8-2.

197 — Massoma Endene, Iowa Lakes, p. Suter, NIC, 2:23.

285 — Feliciano, NIC, p. Alex Christy, Jamestown, 4:53.

Quarterfinals

125 — Strickenberger, NIC, tf. Luqman Masud, Joliet, 15-0.

157 — William Vonruden, Rochester, d. Martinez, NIC, 4-3.

165 — Petracek, NIC, d. Justin McDougald, Niagara County, by medical forfeit.

174 — Jose Rodriguez, Iowa Central, md. Nanpuya, NIC, 13-5.

285 — Devon Dawson, Pratt, d. Feliciano, NIC, 6-4.

CONSOLATION BRACKET

First round

133 — Porter, NIC, tf. Lorenzo Paez, Itasca, 18-1.

141 — Chris Folkens, Middlesex County, d. Sam Silveria, NiC, by medical forfeit.

184 — Winston, NIC, received a bye.

Second round

133 — Porter, NIC, d. Jacob Schwenker, Carl Albert, 10-3.

184 — Winston, NIC, p. Jarvis Echols, Bryant and Stratton, 1:15.

197 — Suter, NIC, d. Wyatt Olson, Itasca, 6-5.

Third round

133 — Porter, NIC, tf. Tuvsin Zunnbayen, Harper, 18-3.

149 — Bollinger, NIC, p. Troy O’Connor, Middlesex County, 6:44.

184 — Winston, NIC, p. Nicholas Jalrdullo, Middlesex County, 1:28.

197 — Suter, NIC, d. Isaiah Laguna, Ellsworth, 5-1.

Quarterfinals

133 — Porter, NIC, d. Elon Rodriguez, Triton, 3-2.

149 — River Wardle, Western Wyoming, p. Bollinger, NIC, 1:48.

157 — Martinez, NIC, md. Noah Korenowski, Garrett, 19-6.

174 — Nanpuya, NIC, d. Jameel Coles, Northwest Kansas Tech, 3-1.

184 — Winston, NIC, d. Deston Miller, Pratt, 3-1.

197 — Tyler Scheurn, Western Wyoming, d. Suter, NIC, 8-2.

285 — Feliciano, NIC, p. Dean Setticase, :21.