Bronne back on top as national falls leader

Hayden Bronne is back on top as the leader in falls in Division II.
Hayden Bronne is back on top as the leader in falls in Division II.

Hayden Bronne is back on top as the leader in falls in NCAA Division II.

Hayden Bronne (184 pounds), who briefly was the national leader earlier this season, has spent the last few weeks in second in the country in Division II in falls but after a strong showing at the Super Regional, he has jumped ahead with 15. He jumped around Lawrence Phillips of St. Cloud St. and Mason Thompson of Central Oklahoma with 14. Bronne leads his weight class nationally in falls by a wide margin, as no other 184 pounder has more than 8.

Nicholas Mason (197), meanwhile, is 7th overall with 10 falls. He also leads all 197 pounders in pins, ahead of Colton Looper of Central Oklahoma with 9. 

Both wrestlers just missed qualifying for NCAA Nationals, as Bronne, a junior, finished 5th and Mason, a sophomore, was 6th at the Super Regional.