University of the Ozarks Athletics issued the following announcement on Feb. 22.
With an effortless smile and an affable and outgoing personality, it's sometime difficult to picture Ndayambaje John as one of the top NCAA Division III wrestlers in the country or as someone who grew up in a refugee camp in Africa.
John, a senior from Memphis, Tenn., will be one of 10 wrestlers from U of O who will compete in next week's NCAA Division III Lower Midwest Regional Wrestling Championships in Dubuque, Iowa. The top three finishers in each weight class will advance to the NCAA Division III National Championships in Iowa next month. John won the Southeast Conference Championships in Virginia earlier this month in the 165-pound division. He now heads to the regionals for the third time in his stellar four-year career at Ozarks.
"I think back on the last two times I was at regionals, as a freshman and sophomore, and it's a lot different this time," John said. "In the past I was a little bit in awe of the atmosphere and of the level of competition. I don't know that I truly believed I belonged there. Now, as a senior, I have so much more confidence and I can't wait to compete against the top wrestlers in the region."
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Source: University of the Ozarks Athletics
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