Week 7: GPAC Wrestlers of the Week

(Sioux City, Iowa) – The Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) and Hauff Mid-America Sports are proud to announce the following men's and women's wrestler-of-the-week for contests played December 8-14, 2025. Hauff Mid-America Sports is the presenting sponsor of the 2025-2026 GPAC Players-of-the-Week and Players and Coaches-of-the-Year awards program. 

Hauff Mid-America Sports/GPAC Wrestler-of-the-Week

MEN
Nicholas Freeland, Hastings College – 165lb Weight Class

Hastings wrestler Nicholas Freeland is this week's GPAC/Hauff Mid-America Sports Wrestler-of-the-Week.  Freeland, a junior from Topeka, Kansas, was dominant in his 18-1 tech fall win over Midland's Francisco Duran at 165, leading Hastings to a 36-18 dual victory.

WOMEN
Jayla Ford, Hastings College – 160lb Weight Class
Hastings College wrestler Jayla Ford is this week's GPAC/Hauff Mid-America Sports Wrestler-of-the-Week.  Ford, a freshman from Bixby, Oklahoma, won both matches at 160 by fall, leading to team wins of 27-21 against Sioux Falls and a 46-4 win over Colby Community College. She pinned Rachel Berger of Sioux Falls at the 5:08 mark and needed less than three minutes to pin Atavia Cain of Colby.