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Beauperthuy Named Men's Wrestler of the Year
Posted: Feb 25, 2026

Beauperthuy Named Men's Wrestler of the Year

CRETE, Neb. – Following a dominant performance at the 2026 GPAC Wrestling Championships, the Doane men's wrestling team was rewarded with eight All-GPAC selections, highlighted by Tyson Beauperthuy being named the Hauff Mid-America Sports/GPAC Wrestler of the Year.

The Tigers captured the GPAC Championship team title with 170 points, finishing 24 points ahead of runner-up Concordia. Doane crowned five individual conference champions and placed 11 wrestlers in the top six of their respective weight classes.

Beauperthuy, a redshirt senior from Colorado Springs, Colorado, earned GPAC Wrestler of the Year honors for the second straight season after winning the 184-pound conference championship. The top-ranked wrestler at the weight class recorded a pair of falls and a technical fall on his way to the title, including a championship-match pin of nationally ranked Barret Brandt of Concordia.

Joining Beauperthuy on the All-GPAC First Team were conference champions Ray Ray Harris (125), Matthew Terrence (133), and Jaren Jackson (197), along with 157-pound runner-up Ben Miller.

Harris claimed the 125-pound title in an all-Doane championship match, pinning teammate Isaac Gibbs in 1:07. The sophomore recorded a fall, technical fall and championship-match pin while helping the Tigers secure the conference crown.

Terrence dominated the 133-pound bracket, winning all four matches and recording two falls, a technical fall and a major decision in the championship bout against nationally ranked Paul Ruff of Concordia.

Jackson continued his outstanding redshirt freshman campaign by winning the 197-pound championship. The Arnold, Missouri, native earned a fall and two technical falls, including a 23-6 technical fall victory over nationally ranked Torrance Keehn of Concordia in the finals.

Miller earned First Team honors after advancing to the 157-pound championship match. The senior recorded a pair of first-period falls before narrowly falling 7-6 to eighth-ranked Hagen Heistand of Concordia in the title bout.

Doane added three wrestlers to the All-GPAC Second Team, including Isaac Gibbs (125), Jake Prudek (174), and Chase Stieb (197).

Gibbs advanced to the conference finals at 125 pounds, defeating Midland's Dylan Atherton in the semifinals before meeting Harris in the championship match.

Prudek earned runner-up honors at 174 pounds after posting two falls and a semifinal victory over Concordia's Hunter Weimer. He reached the finals before dropping a hard-fought 4-1 decision to nationally ranked Jagger Tyler of Dakota Wesleyan.

At 197 pounds, Stieb battled back from a semifinal loss to finish third. The senior closed the tournament with a 13-3 major decision victory over Morningside's Mekhi Bovee in the third-place match.

Doane's eight All-GPAC selections were tied for the most of any program in the conference and reflected a season that culminated with another GPAC championship trophy for the Tigers.

 

2026 Doane Men's Wrestling All-GPAC Honorees

First Team

Second Team

 

 

 

 

 

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