Girls wrestling in first year as varsity sport in Ohio
Jennifer Long wasn’t allowed to wrestle as kid because of her gender.
Long has always been a part of a family of wrestlers. Her brother was a wrestler, and her husband Chad Long, Fremont Ross’ football coach, previously coached the Little Giants and Tiffin Columbian’s boys wrestling team.
A mother of three daughters and a son, Long and assistant coach Stephanie Hetrick helped spearhead Fremont Ross’ girls wrestling team as it jumped from a club team to a varsity sport.
“I think, on a personal level, it was giving my daughters as well as other girl athletes a chance at something they normally wouldn’t have been [able] to,” Long said. “It was a calling. It really was a calling. And last year, starting out in it, it was ‘OK, this is bigger than myself.’ This is something that needs to happen. I need to do this and kind of give girls a chance.”
Access to girls wrestling in northwest Ohio has changed in recent years. Since 2020, female wrestlers have had the opportunity to compete in an individual state tournament hosted by Ohio High School Wrestling Coaches Association.
The Ohio High School Athletic Association announced the addition of girls wrestling as an emerging sport for the 2022-2023 academic year in January. It was a unanimous decision, as well as boys volleyball, by the OHSAA board of directors.
“It seems like every year the competition level for the girls grows exponentially,” Rossford coach DJ Recknagel said. “The wrestling’s getting better and the tournaments are getting bigger. And it’s cool. It’s cool to see.”
Liv Hussar began wrestling in eighth grade. Her brother, sister — three-time state champion Zoe Hussar — and father, Rossford High School boys wrestling coach Randy, all participated in the sport.
Liv Hussar, a junior Rossford wrestler, stuck with wrestling once she began high school, where she was able to match up with other girls on the mat. … rest of story at Toledoblade.com/sports/high-school/2022/12/26/girls-wrestling-first-year-varsity-sport-ohio
Northwestern Wins Midlands Team Crown, Three ‘Cats Capture Individual Titles
Wildcats claim first Midlands team title in program history
HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. (December 30, 2022) – Hosting the 58th edition of the prestigious Ken Kraft Midlands Championships, three Wildcats took home individual titles as Northwestern won the Midlands team championship for the first time in program history.
Northwestern totaled 122.0 points to top the team leaderboard, while Penn (115.0), Pittsburgh (115.0), Wisconsin (114.5), and Illinois (104.5) rounded out the top five.
Lucas Davison was dominant at 285 pounds, shutting out his opponents across five victories on his way to the individual title. After opening the meet with a fall over Alex Semenenko (Brown), Davison steamrolled his way to the top of the podium, downing Dayton Pitzer (Pittsburgh) by a final count of 4-0 to claim the 285-pound crown.
Yahya Thomas notched a pair of major decision victories en route to the 149-pound semifinals, where he downed No. 10 Doug Zapf (Penn), 3-2. Thomas picked up another ranked win in the finals, staving off a late charge from No. 5 Kyle Parco (Arizona State) to secure a 4-3 victory. … rest of story at NUsports.com/news/2022/12/30/wrestling-central-northwestern-wins-midlands-team-crown-three-cats-capture-individual-titles
HOST NORTHWESTERN WINS MIDLANDS MEN’S TITLE, NORTH CENTRAL WINS INAUGURAL MIDLANDS WOMEN’S TITLE
Men’s Midlands wrap
A close title for the hometown squad.
Northwestern used three champions to win its first Midlands title on Saturday night in Hoffman Estates, Illinois.
The Wildcats entered the day in second but used its finals run to pull through. Penn jumped to runner-up while Pittsburgh,Wisconsin and Illinois finished the rest of the top five. Parity showed as Northwestern’s total — 122 points was only 15.5 ahead of fifth-place Illinois.
Yahya Thomas (149), Trevor Chumbley (157) and Lucas Davison (285) emerged as champions.
Speed showed at 149. Thomas edged Arizona State’s Kyle Parco, 4-3, in a battle of All-Americans. This clash showed high-level skills from guys that could be NCAA title contenders. Parco flexed his defense as he avoided several takedowns with some roll throughs. Tied 3-3 halfway in the third, Thomas escaped to score the final point.
In a match crucial to the team race, Chumbley stopped Wisconsin’s Drew Scharenbrock, 8-0, at 157. Chumbley dominated with 2:15 in riding time.
In the tournament’s final bout, Davison concluded his incredible shutout run with a 3-0 win over Pittsburgh’s Dayton Pitzer in the heavyweight final.
Back at 125, Wisconsin earned its first champion with Eric Barnett. He beat Arizona State’s Brandon Courtney, 6-2.
Though both are multi-time All-Americans, Barnett showed his skill on top with 2:42 of riding time. … rest of story at Teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Features/2022/December/30/Midlands
ABBOTT BLOG: THE TOP 10 WRESTLING STORIES OF 2022
To start this annual column, I’d like to mark a milestone in my life. In 1972, as a seventh grader at Oldfield Junior High in Greenlawn, N.Y., along with my older brother Jim, I joined the wrestling team. I started my career on the B team with six straight losses but rallied to win the last two matches. But I also found a new sport that I was determined to stay with. This holiday season marks 50 years that I have been involved in the sport of wrestling. I remember a while back when dear friend Doc Bennett told me he had been in wrestling 50 years, which then seemed like such a long time. Now that I have reached the half-century mark in the sport, I am tremendously grateful and amazingly humbled.
While it was a crazy year for me in 2022 for a lot of reasons, it was a crazy good year for Team USA on the mats, perhaps the best in our history. The hardest part of this column will be deciding the No. 1 selection. How do you choose between the greatest season ever for a young U.S. star, or the crowning of the greatest champion in U.S. wrestling history? Rather than declare a tie, I will force myself to decide. (PS – I changed my mind a few times).
1. Jordan Burroughs wins seventh World and Olympic title, the most golden U.S. wrestler ever – When Jordan Burroughs stood on top of the podium in Belgrade, Serbia as the World champion at 79 kg in men’s freestyle, he raised six fingers. This was accurate as it was his sixth Senior World title. I kind of wish he raised seven fingers, because that is what made his victory so historic. Jordan Burroughs won his seventh World and Olympic gold medal, breaking a tie he held with John Smith and Adeline Gray. In 1992, John Smith won his sixth straight World and Olympic title with a Barcelona Games gold medal. He never officially retired, focusing on coaching and other things. It took 30 years for another American to beat his record. Early in his career, Jordan Burroughs came up with the Twitter handle of @AllISeeIsGold and talked about breaking Smith’s record. Some saw it as brash, but I never did. Jordan was just being honest, sharing his goals and his belief in himself with the rest of the world. Jordan has reached this specific goal, and at the age of 34, he is not yet done. This new record may not last 30 more years. Jordan is still wrestling and could extend it. Adeline Gray, at six, is coming back. Kyle Dake has four World titles. Kyle Snyder has four combined golds and is just 27 years old. With seven golds and 10 medals at the World and Olympic level, Burroughs deserves the No. 1 story of 2022. There is a lot of talk about who the GOAT is within American wrestling, and deservedly so. Go ahead and debate that. It is good for wrestling.
2. Amit Elor wins U20, U23 and Senior World titles in the same year – On October 23, Jordan Burroughs tweeted this: “Now this is what you call the Triple Crown!” He was re-tweeting a FloWrestling graphic listing Amit Elor’s three World titles in 2022, at the U20, U23 and Senior World levels. Elor had the most remarkable season ever for a young U.S. athlete, and achieved something that had never been done before. In 2021, Elor won two World titles, at the U17 and U20 levels. In 2022, she moved up into two new higher age divisions, and won them both, the U23 and Senior level, while repeating at the U20 level. Clearly, the most impressive was winning the Senior World title at age 18 (our youngest Senior champion ever). … rest of story at Teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Features/2022/December/28/Top-10-stories-of-2022
2022-23 NAIA Men’s Wrestling Coaches’ Top 20 Poll – No. 3
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – For the fourth consecutive ratings period to begin the season, Grand View (Iowa) sits on top of the NAIA Men’s Wrestling Coaches’ Top 20 Poll. The rest of the Top Six teams remain the same with Life (Ga.), Southeastern (Fla.), Doane (Neb.), Indiana Tech, and Ottawa (Kan.) following in order. Oklahoma City and Thomas More (Ky.) capture spots 19 and 20 respectively, bumping out Missouri Valley and Montana State-Northern.
Poll Methodology
- The poll was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the eight conferences.
- Two days prior to the national poll, each qualifying group rater submits the top 10 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 25 individuals in each weight class is based on how each voter ranks the best individuals. An individual receives 25 points for each first place vote, 24 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 added to each team for every ballot
- For the complete Top 20 calendar, click here.
- … rest of story at NAIA.org/sports/mwrest/2022-23/Releases/4_National
College Women’s News
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 58th 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 3rd-place nods and three more 4th-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 4th-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 4th-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
D3WRESTLE.COM 2022-2023 RANKINGS #4
d3wrestle.com 2022-2023
Ranking #4
December 26, 2022
125 133 141 149 157
- Fry Johnson & Wales 1. Precin North Central 1. Terukina Wartburg 1. Petrella Baldwin Wallace 1. Shilson Augsburg
- Blasioli Millikin 2. Hinton Baldwin Wallace 2. Reed Ohio Northern 2. Gutierrez Stevens 2. Hertel La Crosse
- Decatur Baldwin Wallace 3. Perelka John Carroll 3. Slendorn Stevens 3. Burford Whitewater 3. Hollingsworth Wartburg
- Stanley Mount Union 4. Thompson Platteville 4. Rodriguez Castleton 4. Fleck Chicago 4. Villar North Central
- Hoerle Stevens 5. Cardenas Cortland 5. Wilson Greensboro 5. Estrada North Central 5. Brown Johnson & Wales
- Levy Wartburg 6. Rohrbaugh York 6. Stuhl Augsburg 6. Monn McDaniel 6. McGraw John Carroll
- Day Wabash 7. Pins Wartburg 7. Pena Centenary 7. Siu Averett 7. Smith Loras
- Barrett Averett 8. Bisek Concordia Moorhead 8. Dado Ozarks 8. Sims Brockport 8. Kane Williams
- Parker Washington & Lee 9. Fleetwood Eau Claire 9. Difrancescantonio TCNJ 9. Sumner Ohio Northern 9. Chapman Coast Guard
- Valtierrez North Central 10. Willis Augsburg 10. Leo Johnson & Wales 10. Goebel La Crosse 10. Alvarado Averett
165 174 184 197 285. - Lackman Rhode Island 1. Ross Johnson & Wales 1. Liegel Loras 1. Kawczynski La Crosse 1. King Olivet
- Lackman Alvernia 2. Mulder Wartburg 2. Shinhoster Whitewater 2. Yineman Oshkosh 2. Heldt Wabash
- Pontelandolfo NYU 3. Brossard La Crosse 3. Baczek Wabash 3. Spooner Coast Guard 3. Kim Augsburg
- Lamb RIT 4. Major Stevens 4. Sallah Roanoke 4. Byrne Baldwin Wallace 4. Fulmer Lycoming
- Reicosky John Carroll 5. Grygas Oswego 5. Bushey Wartburg 5. Linahon Central 5. Quick Luther
- Fuller Wartburg 6. Wynsma Platteville 6. Corn Luther 6. Chukwuezi Ithaca 6. Douglas La Crosse
- Vedner Whitewater 7. Geyer NYU 7. S-Ostermann Augsburg 7. Endene Wartburg 7. Wriedt Loras
- Bush Olivet 8. Devera John Carroll 8. Haddad TCNJ 8. Farrow York 8. Leka Johnson & Wales
- Leisgang La Crosse 9. Paul Johns Hopkins 9. Schoenfelder Eau Claire 9. Voss Coe 9. Peavey Southern Maine
- Massie Eau Claire 10. Fleming Castleton 10. Cory Penn College 10. Crebs Lycoming 10. Fibranz Chicago
2022 Collegiate Duals Pool Championship Final Results
Red Pool Championship Results
NC State 27 Northern Iowa 12
125 – Jarrett Trombley (NC State) dec Kyle Gollhofer (Northern Iowa) 8-4 (NC State 3-0)
133 – Kai Orine (NC State) dec Kyle Biscoglia (Northern Iowa) 8-5 (NC State 6-0)
141 – Ryan Jack (NC State) dec Cael Happel (Northern Iowa) 6-3 (NC State 9-0)
149 – Colin Realbuto (Northern Iowa) dec Jackson Arrington (NC State) 5-4 (NC State 9-3)
157 – Ed Scott (NC State) fall Colin Realbuto (Northern Iowa) :18 (NC State 15-3)
165 – Austin Yant (Northern Iowa) dec Matty Singleton (NC State) 5-2 (NC State 15-6)
174 – Alex Faison (NC State) dec Carson Babcock (Northern Iowa) 3-1 (NC State 18-6)
184 – Parker Keckeisen (Northern Iowa) fall Trent Hidlay (NC State) 3:54 (NC State 18-12)
197 – Isaac Trumble (NC State) fall Noah Glaser (Northern Iowa) 1:28 (NC State 24-12)
285 – Owen Trephan (NC State) dec Tyrell Gordon (Northern Iowa) 3-1SV (NC State 27-12)
2022 Collegiate Duals Blue Pool Championship Final Results
Blue Pool Championship Results
Penn State 22 Iowa State 12
125 – Corey Cabanban (Iowa State) dec Gary Steen (Penn State) 4-0 (Iowa State 3-0)
133 – Roman Bravo-Young (Penn State) maj Ramazan Attasauov (Iowa State) 10-2 (Penn State 4-3)
141 – Beau Bartlett (Penn State) dec Zach Redding (Iowa State) 8-3 (Penn State 7-3)
149 – Paniro Johnson (Iowa State) dec Shayne Van Ness (Penn State) 3-2 (Penn State 7-6)
157 – Levi Haines (Penn State) dec Jason Kraisser (Iowa State) 8-3 (Penn State 10-6)
165 – David Carr (Iowa State) dec Alex Facundo (Penn State) 4-2 (Penn State 10-9)
174 – Carter Starocci (Penn State) dec Julien Broderson (Iowa State) 5-1 (Penn State 13-9)
184 – Marcus Coleman (Iowa State) dec Aaron Brooks (Iowa State) 9-7 (Penn State 13-12)
197 – Max Dean (Penn State) dec Yonger Bastida (Iowa State) 4-1 (Penn State 16-12)
285 – Greg Kerkvliet (Penn State) FFT (Penn State 22-12)
Penn State Wrestling Takes Down No. 5 Iowa State 22-12 in Collegiate Duals Finale
NEW ORLEANS, La. – Penn State (7-0, 0-0 B1G) took down No. 5 Iowa State (7-2) 22-12 in the Blue Pool final at the 2022 Collegiate Duals. Penn State closed out the two-day event in New Orleans’ Morial Convention Center with a 3-0 record after the big win in the top-five match-up with the Cyclones.
The dual meet featured six bouts pitting ranked wrestlers against each other. The Nittany Lions sent four freshmen into action in the dual as well. All rankings listed are InterMat TPI and individual (12/13/22).
Action began at 125 where Penn State freshman Gary Steen lost a tough 4-0 decision to Corey Cabanban, giving Iowa State an early 3-0 lead. Roman Bravo-Young, ranked No. 1 at 133, quickly gave Penn State the lead however, dominating No. 21 Ramazan Attasauov. Bravo-Yong used two near fall points, three takedowns and an escape to post the 10-2 major decision and put Penn State up 4-3.
Beau Bartlett, ranked No. 5 at 141, dominated Zach Redding … rest of story at GOpsusports.com/penn-state-wrestling-takes-down-no-5-iowa-state-22-12-in-collegiate-duals-finale
DECEMBER 2022 | SCHOLASTIC COACHES DIRECTOR’S REPORT
GIRLS STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
So, now that we are shy of forty states with sanctioned girls wrestling scholastic state championships, what do they look like? I can tell you that they have some comparable experiences for their female athletes, while some have very unique protocols or formats. Much of this can be attributed to where each state is with the number of years they’ve conducted the tournaments. Some states are just getting out of the gate, some are on the doorstep, while others are waiting to get the green light from their state’s governing body while conducting an unsanctioned state tournament through their state’s coach’s associations. A few states have yet to gain interest or traction, but that will change soon as the girls wrestling movement continues to expand and gain in popularity. It’s incredible how fast this initiative has grown and continues to grow. If your school still needs to get a girls wrestling team, please consider helping find information about how to get one established. It continues to strengthen our participation numbers and local interest and, without a doubt, provides all the qualities, benefits, and outcomes that make our sport great and unique while serving a whole new group of athletes.
With regard to a girls state tournament, some of the questions I’ve heard are the following; Are there enough girls participating in your state to require a qualifying tournament for the state tournament. To this point in time, the answer is yes, for most states. States in transition may still have an open tournament with no qualifying process. Other questions to be answered are; how many regions a state should have and how many qualifiers make it to the state tournament. This is an area that does differ as determined by each state. Another issue; does the tournament have a double-elimination format, and how many place winners should be recognized? Again, most states have a double-elimination format, but the number of place winners recognized may vary (it seems like 4, 6, or 8). Most states have a full bracket (typically 16), with some stating that the last two weight classes may be just shy of the number to fill a bracket. Some states have found creative solutions, such as an at-large selection process from the regional tournament to add a couple of girls to the state tournament to fill the brackets in their weight class. Again, this is not a pervasive problem in most states, but there are a few. I like the way some states have addressed this issue. … rest of story at NWCAonline.com/december-2022-scholastic-coaches-directors-report
Girls wrestling getting closer to more organized tournaments, state championship in Pennsylvania
(WTAJ) — Pennsylvania’s fastest-growing youth sport is getting closer to its next big step.
As of Tuesday, Dec. 27, the state has 90 girls wrestling teams and needs just 10 more to become sanctioned by the PIAA, which would lead to more tournaments and an organized state championship.
It’s something wrestler Savannah Carfley from Curwensville, thinks will help expand the sport even more.
“It’s parent-driven, it’s girl-driven, not wanting to wrestle the guys,” Savannah said. “So I feel like opening that up where they have girls from almost every school that want to wrestle, that just shows you that something needs to be made here.”DuBois boxer ranked among the best in the country
The 11th-grader said she’s wanted to wrestle her whole life but had to watch her older brother wrestle for 12 years.
“I always begged my dad to let me wrestle,” Savannah said. “But he didn’t want me wrestling the guys.”
But she finally got her shot this year when her school was one of over 50 to start an all-girls team this year — and she convinced her dad to let her practice with the boys.
She said she likes practicing against them as an extra challenge, but understands why many girls would want to wrestle against only other girls. She said she loves wrestling and hopes the sanctioning will help other girls feel the same.
“Girl’s wrestling, as a whole, has grown so much, that it really shows that there’s girls out there that want to prove what they’re made of,” Savannah said. “Like it’s not just a guy’s sport.” … rest of story at WTAJ/news/girls-wrestling-getting-closer-to-more-organized-tournaments-state-championship-in-penn
Duke Splits Presbyterian, George Mason Duals
CLINTON S.C. – The Duke wrestling team (3-4) split two duals on the road Wednesday afternoon, narrowly defeating Presbyterian, 23-19, and falling to George Mason in a 35-3 decision.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Senior Jonah Niesenbaum secured the Blue Devils’ only three points against George Mason after a 9-2 decision over Donovan Sprouse. Niesenbaum, ranked 19th nationally, improved to 2-0 on the afternoon after a win over Morvens Saint Jean of Presbyterian.
- Junior Preston Decker‘s major decision over Michael Ramirez started the Blue Devils off strong in the opening match against Presbyterian.
- Freshman Gaetano Console followed at 165 pounds, earning six more points to extend the Blue Devils’ lead to 10-0.
- Presbyterian was able to even the score in the final three matches, however, redshirt-junior Patrick Rowland defeated Khalid Brinkley in a major decision, 10-2, to capture the Blue Devils’ victory.
UP NEXT
Duke returns to the mat on Sunday, Jan. 1, opening a two-day stint at the Southern Scuffle in Chattanooga, Tenn. … rest of story at GOduke.com/news/2022/12/21/wrestling-duke-splits-presbyterian-george-mason-duals
Mason Starts Season 8-0 after Wins against Duke and Presbyterian
Fairfax, Va.— The George Mason wrestling team is 8-0 in dual action after defeating Duke University and Presbyterian College today in Clinton, S.C.
Mason defeated Presbyterian 32-6 and Duke 35-3 to continue its best start since the 1994-95 season. Ironically, that season the Patriots defeated Duke 36-9, the last win against the Blue Devils. Mason has evened the all-time series at 4-4.
The Patriots won 18 of the 20 matches today.
Josh Jones earned two falls today, his third and fourth of the season, in the 133 pound weight class. Freshman Markel Baker (125) and Drew Dickson (165) each earned a technical fall against Presbyterian. Baker leads the team in tech falls with three. Baker is 14-6 in his inaugural season.
Dickson also earned a major decision against Presbyterian’s Tyler Chittum, 18-6. … rest of story at GOmason.com/news/2022/12/21/wrestling-mason
Miller Named National Wrestler of the Week
BOONE, N.C. — App State’s Will Miller has been named not just the SoCon Wrestler of the Week thanks to a 3-0 mark that included a big win at North Carolina, but the NCAA has also recognized Miller as its National Wrestler of the Week.
Miller’s unbeaten week included a 7-5 decision against eighth-ranked returning All-American Clay Lautt of North Carolina, a result that gave App State its final victory in a 19-16 road win at No. 21 UNC. Competing in a dual for just the second time, Miller delivered a tiebreaking takedown with 36 seconds left and finished on top to preserve the win.
Miller then went 2-0 in Tuesday night’s pair of duals, starting with a 3-1 decision against Bellarmine’s Devan Hendricks, a four-year starter who took a 46-28 career record to Boone. Miller capped the night with a 14-4 major decision against Queens’ Sebastian Shered.
Miller has won nine of his last 11 matches, starting that streak with a 5-0 run to an individual title at the Keystone Classic.
Miller joins Jon Jon Millner and Sean Carter as SoCon weekly winners from App State this season. … rest of story at APPstatesports.com/news/2022/12/21/-25-wrestling-miller-named-national-wrestler-of-the-week
NWCA Releases Division II Men’s Coaches Regular Season Poll #2
MANHEIM, PA – For the third time in as many rankings, there is a new team atop NCAA Division II wrestling. The Central Oklahoma Bronchos took the top spot in decisive fashion, jumping into the top spot with more than 30 points separating them from the No. 2 Nebraska-Kearney Lopers.
The Bronchos, who were last in the top spot in the rankings Feb. 18, 2022, amassed 114 total team points behind 10 ranked wrestlers. Six of those 10 wrestlers are in the top five individually, let by returning National Champion Dalton Abney atop the 197 rankings, while three more from UCO are ranked No. 2: Dylan Lucas at 133, Gabe Johnson at 157 and Shawn Streck at 285.
Nebraska-Kearney held its second-place ranking with 83 points after opening the season at No. 1. Last ranking’s No. 1, St. Cloud State, came in third place this ranking with 75 points, while West Liberty (60 pts.) and Lander (51 points) round out the top five.
Eight of the 10 top ranked wrestlers held onto their spots, with Devin Flannery of Millersville moving to the top of the 133 ranking, while Lee Herrington of Nebraska-Kearney took over the No. 1 spot at 285. The 10 ranked Bronchos lead the field, while St. Cloud features eight ranked individuals. UNK is the lone institution to feature multiple No. 1-ranked individuals, with Billy Higgins at 184 joining Herrington atop their respective weight classes.
Super Region 5 features six teams ranked in the top 25, with both Super Regions 4 and 6 close behind with five teams ranked in the top 25 each. Super Region 5 also has the most ranked individuals, with 29 ranked individuals. Another 27 ranked individuals come from Super Region 4, while 21 come from Super Region 6. Three of the top 10 ranked individuals come from Super Region 6, with Higgins and Herrington from UNK and Noah Hermosillo at 157 from Adams State. … rest of story at NWCAonline.com/nwca-releases-division-ii-mens-coaches-regular-season-poll-2
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