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Trio of Bronze Finishes for PC at Midlands Championships; Three More Take 4th

HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. – On a landmark day for the sport that signified the return of one of collegiate wrestling’s most celebrated events, the 58^th edition of the acclaimed Ken Kraft Midlands Championships made its triumphant return on Friday afternoon just outside the Chicago sector, including a women’s field for the first time in the tournament’s storied history. One of the standouts across what will go down as perhaps the most top-heavy bracket over the entire 2022-23 campaign, the Presbyterian women’s team garnered a top-four placement or better from all six competitors on the grand stage, continuing the group’s trend of excellent performances in a multi-team structure.

Of the 12 schools submitted throughout the women’s lineup, nine of them currently rank inside the NWCA’s top 20, including six listed in the top ten. The Blue Hose approached the tourney as one of those highly-publicized programs (checking in at #7 in the latest national poll), proving their stripes by gathering three 3^rd-place nods and three more 4^th-place earnings at the NOW Arena in Hoffman Estates.

The Northwestern Wildcats served as the hosting party for the Midlands Championships’ reemergence into the national spotlight after back-to-back health-related cancellations, seeing Samantha Miller (101), Ainslie Lane (116), and Paige Wehrmeister (136) climb to a podium spot by posting six victories between them. Cassandra Lopez (109), Catherine “CG” Bertrand (123), and Sierra Marie Miller (130) rounded out PC’s impressive day by all grabbing 4^th-place honors.

Over the course of four tournament appearances, head coach Zach Sheaffer‘s squad has measured up to 16 top-three efforts after bringing home three more such awards from Illinois. That number increased to 23 when taking into account Presbyterian’s seven 4^th-place feats since November, … rest of story at GObluehose.com/womens-wrestling-trio-of-bronze-finishes-for-pc-at-midlands-championships-three-more-take-4th

2022-23 NAIA Women’s Wrestling Coaches’ Top 20 Poll – No. 3

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Southern Oregon continues its grasp on the final NAIA Women’s Wrestling Coaches’ Top 20 Poll of the 2022 calendar year. Grand View (Iowa) narrowly edges out Life (Ga.) for second place with Campbellsville continuing to hold onto the fourth position. Menlo (Calif.) and Providence (Mont.) foes from the Cascade are tied in fifth place. 

Poll Methodology

• The poll was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the five conferences.
• 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.
• The top 20 individuals in each weight class is based on how each voter ranks the best individuals. An individual receives 20 points for each first place vote, 19 for second place and so on through the list. This same point system is used to determine the team ranking.
• The highest and lowest ranking for each team (a non-rating is considered a low rating) is removed and the team’s ranking will be recalculated with an additional point … rest of story at NAIA.org/sports/wwrest/2022-23/Releases/4_National

January 2, 2023 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized