NCWA Men’s Division Preseason Rankings Released!
The 2019-2020 season starts this Saturday (11/2) and features a total of 56 returning All-Americans in the Men’s Division including EIGHT Returning Champions and TEN individuals with National Championships under their belt. The team race looks to be Liberty’s for the taking with mainstays Apprentice, Springfield Tech, Grand Valley State, and Central Florida not too far behind. #1 Ranked Wrestlers include: 125 – Colton Messick (Sr-Apprentice), 133 – Kolin Johnson (Jr-Apprentice), 141 – Danny Buteau (Jr-Husson), 149 – Ty’rae Carter (Jr-Texas A&M), 157 – Andrew Burgette (Sr-Liberty), 165 – Mason Brestle (Sr-Maryland WC), 174 – Sam Karel (Sr-Liberty), 184 – Jabari Irons (Sr-Florida Gulf Coast), 197 – Austin Amos (Sr-Liberty), 235 – William Farparan (Sr-Tampa), and 285 – Jeff Allen (So-Liberty). There is also potential for finals rematches at several weights this year with the #1 and #2 at 141, 149 and 174 all returning to the mat. The team race … Rest of the story and rankings at https://ncwa.net/news/2019/ncwa-mens-division-preseason-rankings-released
Life (Ga.) takes No. 1 spot in NAIA Women’s Wrestling Preseason Coaches’ Poll
BY NAIA | OCT. 25, 2019
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – In 2019 NAIA Women’s Wrestling Coaches’ Poll, Life (Ga.) took home the top spot with 163 points. The next installment of the Coaches’ Poll is scheduled for Nov. 26.
Top 25 Highlights
– The No. 1 Eagles had nine wrestlers in the top spots within their respective weight classes.
– Menlo had most No. 1 wrestlers with six: Alleida Martinez (109), Gracie Figueroa (116), Tiana Jackson (123), Solin Piearcy (136), Marilyn Garcia (143) and Precious Bell (170).
– Rounding out the top five were Menlo (Calif.), Cumberlands (Ky.), Wayland Baptist (Texas) and Jamestown (N.D.).
This is the second year for women’s wrestling as an NAIA invitational sport. Twenty-eight NAIA institutions sponsor women’s wrestling teams during the 2019-2020 season. Women’s wrestling will be eligible for championship status once 40 institutions sponsor a varsity women’s wrestling program.
Poll Methodology
The poll was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the four conferences and groupings.
Two days prior to the national poll, each qualifying group rater submits the top six individuals from each weight class in his conference into the system. Only wrestlers listed on a conference ballot are considered for the national ballot. Rest of the story and complete rankings here at https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Features/2019/October/25/NAIA-announces-preseason-womens-wrestling-rankings?mc_cid=936367f8e2&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
Men’s Wrestling Opens Season 4-0 at Simpson Duals
REDDING, Calif. – The Eastern Oregon men’s wrestling team began its season in dominant fashion, going 4-0 at the Simpson Duals on Saturday.
The Mountaineers (4-0) finished with team wins of 46-0 over Simpson, 38-6 over Sacramento City College, 38-12 against Lassen College and 35-9 over Sierra College. In all, the Mounties outscored their opponents 157-27 on the day. The shutout of Simpson marked the team’s first since the return of the program in 2016. EOU had a number of wrestlers go undefeated on the weekend, starting with sophomore Keegan Mulhill (4-0) who finished with three pins and an 8-1 decision victory at 174 pounds. Fellow sophomore Ryan Redford went 4-0 as well with two pins a pair of decision wins at 197 pounds. At 184 pounds, junior Marco Retano was undefeated as well with two pins, a major decision and win by forfeit. Redshirt-freshman Jesse Camacho was 4-0 at 157 pounds with a pin, major decision and two decision victories. John Bittinger went 3-1 at 165 pounds, Monte Zufelt was 2-0 along with two wins by forfeit. Senior Blake McNall went 2-1 at 141 pounds, redshirt-freshman Hunter Nees finished 2-2 at 125 pounds. Jared Brant also went 2-1 with another win by forfeit at 149 pounds. Rest of the story at https://eousports.com/news/2019/10/27/mens-wrestling-opens-season-4-0-at-simpson-duals.aspx?mc_cid=936367f8e2&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
Blue Takes Down Gray in Duke Wrestle-Offs
DURHAM, N.C. – The Blue team registered a 26-24 victory over the Gray team as Duke wrestling held its annual wrestle-offs on Sunday afternoon. “Was definitely good to see these guys get out there and compete,” head coach Glen Lanham said “A lot of them have been here over the summer wrestling each other, trying to establish weights, so you don’t know what you’re going to see. We have a lot of freshman. We have nine in the lineup right now, so it was good to see them working on what we’ve been trying to teach them early this year. It’s exciting. It’s going to be a rollercoaster season with as many young guys as we have but I like the effort overall. We just have to make some small adjustments to make some big gains.” Junior Ethan Krause, who was sidelined the last two years due to injury, had an impressive showing at 141 pounds defeating both Patrick Rowland and Ty Mills during his two bouts.
“Super proud to finally see Ethan get out there,” Lanham added. “For the last two years, we were just wanting him to be able to walk upright on campus. That first first year I didn’t know if he’d ever get out on a mat again. But that wasn’t our main concern. It was just that he can be healthy. So, to see him compete and to see him wrestle hard like that it brings some tears to your eyes. He’s just worked so hard this whole summer and the past two years to try to get himself in wrestling shape.” Earning two tech fall victories was Kaden Russell, who took down rookies Vincent Baker at 197 pounds and Jonah Niesenbaum at heavyweight (285 lbs.). Rest of the details and story at https://goduke.com/news/2019/10/27/wrestling-blue-takes-down-gray-in-duke-wrestle-offs.aspx?mc_cid=936367f8e2&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
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