Montana State Northern Lights & Skylights Athletics

2023…NaKoda earned his starting spot at 174 and was a force in the NAIA.  Ranked in the Top 5 all season long, Koda posted a record of 30-6 with 6 pins.  He placed 1^st at the Trapper Open, Co-Champ at the Spokane Open, 1^st at Battle of the Rockies, 5^th at the Reno TOC, 2^nd at the Missouri Valley Invitational and 2^nd at the Cascade Conference Championships.  IIn his second trip to the NAIA National Championships, he earned his second All-American honor placing 4^th.  NaKoda was named MSU-Northern Male Athlete of the Year in 2022-23. 
2022…Koda became the starter at 174 and became an All-American in 2021-22.  NaKoda placed 4^th at the CMU Open, 1^st at the Spokane Open, 4^th at the Missouri Valley Invite, 2^nd at the Cascade Conference Championships before take 5^th at the NAIA National Championships to earn his first All-American honors.  NaKoda entered the NAIA Championships as the #10 seed and had to battle hard through the consolations to earn AA honors after falling in the second round to the #7 seed by a score or 2-3.  In the consolations, NaKoda had 2 wins before facing the #5 seed from Grand View and Siegel was victorious by a score of 5-3 in sudden victory OT.  In the consolation semifinals, Koda fell to the #3 seed putting him in the 5^th place match.  In his final match of the season, NaKoda bested the #6 seed by a score of 10-4 and giving him that first All-American credential.  
2021…In the 2020-21 season, NaKoda took the season off and trained for the upcoming 2021-22 season.
2020…After transferring in during the Spring of 2020, NaKoda stepped in a starting role and made the most of his opportunity for the Lights.  During the Spring he placed 2^nd at the Tyler Plummer Classic and 6^th at the Cascade Conference Championships, narrowly missing a National Qualifying spot.  While NaKoda was here, he bested many ranked opponents, earning him a National Ranking in the short 2 months he competed. 
2019…Nakoda spent the Fall Semester of 2018 at Campbell University competing as a Redshirt during the semester before transferring the MSU-Northern for the Spring term 2019.
HIGH SCHOOL…A 2x Montana State Champion and 4x Placer going 1^st, 1^st, 4^th and 4^th.
PERSONAL…Born 8-15-00…Trades Management Major
PARENTS…Jon Currier and Angie Currier, Brent Siegel