Pelton (149) and Chang (157) become three-time All-Americans with third-place finishes

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa -(Updated Brackets | PDF) Jeffery Pelton of Notre Dame (Ohio) and Embry-Riddle's (Ariz.) Tyler Chang each earned their third All-America accolade during the fifth session of the 2011 NAIA Wrestling National Championships in the U.S. Cellular Center Saturday. Thirteen grapplers became two-time All-Americans and 45 others earned the honor for the first time wrestling in the third, fifth and seventh-place matches. 

The championship finals will start Saturday at 7 p.m. CST. All 10 bouts will be streamed live by NeuLion for a $7.95 fee and by clicking here. Real-time results will be available through the NWCA Live Scorebook by clicking here. 

Notre Dame is on top of the team standings with 150 points heading into the final session. Lindenwood (Mo.) is in second with 137 points, followed by McKendree in third with 130.5 points, Great Falls (Mont.) in fourth with 104.5 points and Grand View in fifth with 98 points.

Pelton became a three-time All-American with a 3-1 decision over McKendree senior Ryan Jahn (36-9) in the third-place match at 149 pounds. A national champion at 149 last year, Pelton went 5-1 while in Cedar Rapids, recording one technical fall and one major decision. It is the second time he has placed third at the event. The junior ends his campaign with a record of 30-5. With his fourth-place finish, Jahn has his career as a Bearcat come to an end with his second All-America finish. 

Chang blanked Vince Hannon of Lindenwood, 3-0, to take third at 157 pounds. The Embry-Riddle senior earned his second All-America honor at 157 pounds and his third overall after finishing fifth at 141 in 2008. Chang went 5-1 at the NAIA National Championships, including a pair of pins and a technical fall, to push his final record to 40-1. His only loss of the season came in Friday's semifinals. Hannon's fourth-place finish earned him his first All-America honor and a final record of 22-11. 

Last year's national champ at 133 pounds, Tommy Pretty of Campbellsville (Ky.) rallied from a 9-5 loss in the semifinals to take third at 141 pounds. The now two-time All-American edged Southern Oregon's Kyle Wirkuty 5-4 to wrap up his junior season with a 29-4 record. Wirkuty also earned his second All-American honor and finishes his junior campaign at 24-13.