Seniors Mike Cavanaugh, Josh Emmett, and Cody Gibson; juniors Adrian Gonzales and Jason Moorhouse; and sophomore Christian Martinez will try to wrap up the Oaks transitional season on a high note. Menlo is in its first season under interim head coach Joey Martinez, and has had to overcome the loss of five All-Americans and two national champions whose eligibility ran out last season.

Martinez placed seventh at 141 pounds - his current weight class - to earn Honorable Mention NAIA All-American status at last year's tournament. He placed third two weekends ago at the NAIA West National Qualifier in Havre, Mont. Moorhouse (125) also placed third at the regional event and is the Oaks highest rated wrestler in the final NAIA individual ratings, where he is ranked eighth.

Emmett (157) and Cavanaugh (174) each placed fourth at the national qualifier while Gonzales (165) was fifth and Gibson (149) sixth. Menlo placed fourth out of seven teams, finishing ahead of three nationally-ranked teams: No. 11 Simon Fraser, No. 16 Montana State-Northern, and No. 18 Embry-Riddle.

Competition at the national tournament begins with preliminary and first round matches at 1 p.m. local time (11 a.m. PST) on Thursday. The quarterfinals will begin at 10 a.m. on Friday followed by the semifinals at 6 p.m. the same day. Saturday will feature the third, fifth, and seventh-place matches at 10 a.m. before the championship finals begin one at a time at 6:30 p.m.

Live video from the event will be available at WatchNAIA.com while updated results and brackets can be found all tournament long at NAIA.CSTV.com.