LOCH SHELDRAKE — The No. 12 Jamestown Community College wrestling team finished fourth of six teams at the annual NJCAA Eastern A District Championships hosted by SUNY Sullivan County CC on Sunday.

The Jayhawks had four wrestlers qualify for the NJCAA National Championships with Dan Torres (174) placing second, Seth MacTavish (157) placing third, and Taige Jones (141) and Otto Davidson (165) both placing fourth and earning wild-card bids.

“Today’s competition presented some good outcomes and some bad,” Jamestown CC head coach Kris Schimek said. “Ultimately, I would have liked to push another guy through, but we will have to work with the guys we got.”

Torres received a bye in the quarterfinals, placing him in the semifinals match. Torres was awarded a medical forfeit win as Hunter Derry of Mercyhurst North East was unable to compete. In the first-place match, Torres was defeated, 6-1, by Jordan Bushey of Niagara County CC.

“It was a tough loss for Torres, but we lost to another guy that was ranked first in the country and it was a good match to get out of the way,” Schimek said.

MacTavish started out his day hot, picking up a fall at 2:04 over Matt Gawron of Niagara County CC in the quarterfinal match. In the semifinal match, MacTavish was defeated by Gavin Leath of Nassau CC by a 9-3 decision.

Knowing he still had a chance to qualify for the nationals, MacTavish needed to run the table. In the consolation semifinals, MacTavish got back to his winning ways, recording a fall over Anas Samir of SUNY Sullivan, needing 2:52 to do so. In the third-place match, MacTavish posted a 16-0 technical fall at 4:05 over Daniel Heffner of SUNY Sullivan.

Jones started his day with a bye in the quarterfinals, placing him in the semifinals against Connor Llewelyn of Nassau. Llewelyn got the best of Jones, getting a 19-2 technical fall. Jones got his first win of the day in the consolation semifinals, a fall over Zach Rosenthal of SUNY Sullivan, needing 52 seconds to do so. In the third-place match, Jones fell to Isaaiah Smith of Mercyhurst North East via fall in 1:52.

Davidson’s day started out with a loss against Dyn Muscarella of Mercyhurst North East, falling in an 8-3 decision. Moving to the consolation side of the bracket, Jones received a bye in the first round. In the consolation semifinals, Davidson picked up a 7-2 decision victory over Dirani Haynes of SUNY Sullivan. In the third-place match, Davidson faced Muscarella once again, and Muscarella came away with a 7-4 decision.

“It was a great showing for Seth, Taige and Otto, who also competed against some tough competition,” Schimek said.

Jesse Storch also picked up one victory for the Jayhawks.

“From here on out, it’s one match at a time. It doesn’t matter how you win at nationals as long as you win. It’s the grind from here on out, (and) time to embrace the spartan mindset,” Schimek said.

Jamestown CC will be off until March 6-7 when the team travels to Council Bluffs, Iowa, where it will compete in the national championships at the Mid-America Center.