It will be a return performance for a pair of Bees at the NAIA Men's Wrestling Championships. Diego Machado and Jayden Terronez will represent St. Ambrose at the National Tournament beginning March 6 at Park City Arena in Park City, Kan.

Machado will be making his second straight appearance at Nationals. The 157-pounder was added to the bracket after rolling to a 3-1 record at the Heart of America Championships. Machado earned all-Heart honorable mention by placing third at the conference meet.

This will be the third Nationals appearance from Terronez, who qualified in both 2022 and 2023. He earned an automatic bid thanks to his fourth-place conference finish at 165 pounds. After dropping his first match, Terronez won back-to-back matches on the consolation side to punch his ticket to Nationals.

The NAIA Championships will feature six sessions over three days. The first day will include Sessions I and II, advancing through the second round of both the championship and consolation brackets. Action will continue March 7 and 8.

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Thursday, March 6 - Session I

Both Bees picked up a victory in Session I on the first day of the NAIA Men's Wrestling Championships.

Diego Machado picked up a 10-4 decision over No. 14 Justin Windauer of Montana State-Northern in a first-round bout at 157 pounds. He will face No. 3 David Rubio, of Corban, Thursday night with the winner advancing to the championship quarterfinals.

Jayden Terronez dropped his opener in the 165-pound bracket to No. 7 Matt Jenkins of Reinhardt. He bounced back to keep his season alive with a 14-10 decision over Saint Mary's Michael Ager. Terronez will wrestle a second-round consolation match Thursday night.

Thursday, March 6 - Session II

Diego Machado was knocked into the consolation bracket but used a third-period rally to keep his season alive while Jayden Terronez saw his season come to a close in Session II of the NAIA Men's Wrestling Championships.

Machado lost his second-round match at 157 pounds to No. 3 David Rubio of Corban, 11-3. Bounced to the consolation side, he trailed 1-0 entering the third period against Ezavian Ortega of Friends. Machado knotted the score with an early escape, and then midway through the third, got a takedown and held on for the 4-2 win. Machado will fave No. 5 Elliott Rodgers of Marian Friday morning.

Terronez lost to No. 8 Cameron Hargrove in the consolation bracket of the 165-pound division to wrap up his SAU career. It was a pair of four-point nearfalls, one in each of the second and third periods, that proved to be the difference in the 11-2 setback. It was Terronez's fourth loss of the season to Hargrove.

Friday, March 7 - Session III

Diego Machado saw his season come to an end with an 8-4 loss to Elliott Rodgers of Marian, the No. 5-ranked wrestler in the 157-pound bracket. Machado led 4-3 midway through the second period before an escape and a takedown late in the second turned the match around.