Jacen Jackson
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- Hometown:
- Mustang, OK
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- Year:
- So
Bio
A talented returner who won three matches at last year’s NJCAA Division I National Wrestling Championships. He is expected to wrestle in the 157 or 165-pound weight class.
News mentions
With the duo of Evan Rodriguez and Jacen Jackson garnering All-American honors, the Cowley College wrestling program placed 18th at the NJCAA Men’s Wrestling Championships held Friday and Saturday in Council Bluffs, IA.
Qualifying a school-record eight student-athletes to compete at the NJCAA Men’s Wrestling Championships in Council Bluffs, IA, the Cowley College wrestling team is in 23rd place after Friday’s opening day of the tournament.
Placing third in the Jayhawk Conference, the Cowley College wrestling team had three wrestlers named to the 2024-25 KJCCC Wrestling All-Conference teams.
Cowley College freshman Evan Rodriguez showed why he is the top-ranked wrestler at 141 pounds as he captured the district title with a win over Colby’s Jamdarrious Goolsby in the championship match. The No. 10-ranked Tigers placed seventh out of 12 schools at the NJCAA South Central District Championships held Saturday in Colby, KS.
In a battle of ranked teams, the No. 14-ranked Cowley College wrestling squad defeated No. 22-ranked Cloud County 28-18 on Wednesday inside W.S. Scott Auditorium.
Hosting No. 5-ranked Fort Hays Tech and 13th-ranked Labette on Tuesday inside W.S. Scott Auditorium, the No. 14-ranked Cowley College wrestling team battled hard, but a few open weights led to its downfall. The Tigers opened with a 34-21 loss against Fort Hays Tech before falling 34-16 against the Cardinals.
Hosting the first of four straight home duals on Friday inside W.S. Scott Auditorium, the No. 14-ranked Cowley College wrestling team defeated Northern-Oklahoma College by a score of 45-11.
Taking part in a tri-dual in Great Bend on Thursday, the No. 14-ranked Cowley College wrestling team had no problem defeating host Barton County before taking down Neosho County. The Tigers defeated the Cougars 42-15 while slipping past Neosho County 29-22.
Showcasing the strength of its squad, the No. 14-ranked Cowley College wrestling team took down a pair of ranked opponents while going 7-2 at the NJCAA Coaches Duals held Friday and Saturday in Miami, OK.
In its first dual of the season, the Cowley College wrestling team won six of nine matches in a 30-13 win at Northern Oklahoma College-Tonkawa on Sunday.
With only four sophomores on the roster, the Cowley College wrestling team viewed Saturday’s season-opener at the Friends University Invite in Wichita as a learning tool and a way to see what they need to work on moving forward.
Returning only three wrestlers from last year’s team, the Cowley College wrestling squad will have a new look entering the 2024-25 season.