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Combest & Sams earn All-American status at 2021 NCAA DII Wrestling Championships

ST. LOUIS- A pair of Greyhounds earned All-American honors as the 2021 NCAA Division II Wrestling National Championships came to a close Saturday. Dawson Combest came away with a fourth place finish at 157, while Andrew Sams earned a fifth place finish at 174.

As a team, UIndy finished 15th with 20.5 total points. St. Cloud State earned its fifth national title in six years with 107 total points, with Nebraska-Kearney, Lindenwood, West Liberty and McKendree rounding out the top five.

Combest closed out his redshirt sophomore season at 12-4, earning his second All-American honor in as many seasons. The Greyhound 157 notched the 60th All-American finish in UIndy Wrestling history with his fourth place honors at this year's championships, after earning NWCA All-American honors as the seven-seed entering last year's canceled Nationals. Combest is the 17th Greyhound in program history to be a multiple-time All-American.

Sams finished his first season in a Greyhound singlet 12-3, earning his first career All-American honor. He becomes the 39th individual to All-American in UIndy Wrestling history, and put up the 61st All-American performance in program history. The redshirt junior finished fifth at 174, the first Greyhound 174 to All-American since Mike Jackson's runner-up finish in 2007.
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Players Mentioned

Dawson Combest

Dawson Combest

5' 8"
Redshirt Sophomore
Andrew Sams

Andrew Sams

5' 11"
Redshirt Junior

Players Mentioned

Dawson Combest

Dawson Combest

5' 8"
Redshirt Sophomore
Andrew Sams

Andrew Sams

5' 11"
Redshirt Junior
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