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South Beach Duals shake up NWCA Division I Coaches Poll to kick off 2019

Manheim, Pennsylvania – Missouri went 4-0 at the South Beach Duals in Fort Lauderdale, Florida over the holiday break to push its win streak to 30 and move up one spot to No. 5 into the NWCA Division I Wrestling Coaches Poll released Tuesday. The Tigers improved to 10-0 on the season. Missouri’s move was one of a number related to the second-year event. The Tigers beat three ranked teams – then-No. 13 Purdue 41-3, then-No. 8 Cornell 22-9 and then-No. 21 Lehigh 21-12. The top four teams – Penn State, Ohio State, Oklahoma State and Iowa stayed put to open up the new calendar year. This week’s poll splits two very well-attended individual tournaments as the Ken Kraft Midlands Championships concluded on December 30, while the Southern Scuffle, hosted at Chattanooga, kicked off today.
Prior to the South Beach Duals, Missouri topped Virginia in a packed gym at Park Hill High School in Kansas City, with All-American Daniel Lewis securing the dual with a fall in the dual’s final bout. The shift in the top 10 primarily came to Wyoming’s 22-21 criteria victory over then-No. 7 NC State. It dropped the Wolfpack (9-1) two spots to No. 9, while the Cowboys (6-3) moved up five spots from No. 18 to sit at No. 13 this week. Wyoming also topped Michigan State and SIU Edwardsville, but fell to Cornell (5-1). NC State did top ranked teams Purdue and Utah Valley in Florida.
Rest of the story at http://www.nwcaonline.com/south-beach-duals-shake-up-nwca-division-i-coaches-poll-to-kick-off-2019/

January 5, 2019 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized