Isiah Royal wins DII National Championship at 141 Pounds Isiah Royal captures his first wrestling national championship Saturday night. (Source: Ralph Patterson) By Stevie Larson | March 13, 2021 at 10:36 PM EST - Updated March 13 at 10:36 PM
ST. LOUIS, Mo. It’s been a wild ride for senior Isiah Royal over the last year, having gone from having the 2020 national championships cancelled to sitting on top of the championship podium after beating St. Cloud State’s Joey Banchini 5-4 in the national championship match Saturday night. This is his first national championship, and just the fourth all-time for the Wolves. The last national champion for Newberry was current assistant coach Bryant Blanton in 2010.