Kendell Cummings
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- Weight:
- 141
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- Hometown:
- Evanston, WY
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- Year:
- Sophomore
Bio
Favorite Movie: Pulp Fiction
Favorite Food: Toast
Best Athletic Accomplishment: Beat my dad in a match
Favorite Athlete: Bo Nickal
Why did you choose NWC: I love the mountains and I love the team
News mentions
Kendell Cummings isn’t sure what he’ll do when he returns home after graduating from Northwest College, but he’ll be taking a rare medal with him when he goes. The Trapper wrestler who grabbed a grizzly bear by the ear to save his friend has now been honored for his heroism.
Nearly three months competing away from home will come to an end for the Northwest College wrestling team, as they host the Apodaca Duals on Friday and Saturday. That will be the first action after returning home from the NJCAA Coaches Duals on Jan. 12 and 13 in Miami, Oklahoma, where the Trappers had strong individual performances but finished 1-3 in duals.
The Northwest College wrestling team battled hard at the Battle of the Rockies Duals and Open in Great Falls, Montana. The Trappers split a pair of duals on Friday before placing seven wrestlers on Saturday to wrap up first semester action.
Bouncing back on the road last weekend the Northwest College wrestling team earned a pair of dual victories over Northeastern Junior College and Otero Junior College in Sterling, Colorado, before finishing the trip at the Younes Hospitality Open at the University of Nebraska-Kearney.
After a resurgence in the 2022-23 season, the Northwest College wrestling team will open its season at home this Saturday in Cabre Gym.
After a resurgence in the 2022-23 season the Northwest College wrestling team will return two All-Americans to its roster this season including a defending national champion, while also expecting the return of Kendell Cummings after injuries sustained in a bear attack kept him off the mat a season ago.