NCAA.com | January 19, 2018
DII Coaches Wrestling Association releases Top 25, individual rankings
St. Cloud State is atop the DII wrestling poll.
The third rankings from the NCAA DII Coaches Wrestling Association have been released.
RELATED: NCAA wrestlng award standings
St. Cloud State held onto the No. 1 spot with 103 points from nine individual rankings. James Pleski (149) and Larry Bomstad (157) earned top individual rankings for the Huskies. Notre Dame (OH) jumped six spots to No. 2, also with nine individuals ranked among the 10 weight classes.
Below are the national rankings of each individual weight class, followed by the composite for the latest Top 25.
| Ranking | Student-Athlete | Institution | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 125 | |||
| 1 | Jordan Simpson | Newberry | 20 |
| 2 | Eli Hale | Central Oklahoma | 16 |
| 3 | Ivan McClay | Notre Dame | 13 |
| 4 | Carlos Jacquez | Lindenwood | 12 |
| 5 | Brett Velasquez | St Cloud State | 10 |
| 6 | Maleek Williams | Upper Iowa | 9 |
| 7 | Darek Huff | Adams State | 7 |
| 8 | Trent Piatt | Western State | 6 |
| 9 | Josh Portillo | Nebraska Kearney | 4 |
| 10 | Blake Glogouski | Lake Erie | 3 |
| 11 | Joe Arroyo | Parkside | 2 |
| 12 | Corey Secrist | West Liberty | 1 |
| Ranking | Student-Athlete | Institution | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 133 | |||
| 1 | Darius Bunch | West Liberty | 20 |
| 2 | Dustin Warner | Wheeling Jesuit | 16 |
| 3 | Airk Furseth | Parkside | 13 |
| 4 | Dustin Kirk | King | 12 |
| 5 | Anthony Sparacio | Long Island-Post | 10 |
| 6 | Josh Walker | Upper Iowa | 9 |
| 7 | Paul Garcia | Colorado Pueblo | 7 |
| 8 | Hunter Haralson | Lindenwood | 6 |
| 9 | Tate Barnhardt | Mary | 4 |
| 10 | Kelan McKenna | Notre Dame | 3 |
| 11 | Bryce Shoemaker | Nebraska Kearney | 2 |
| 12 | Lawrence Dudgeon | Ashland | 1 |
| Ranking | Student-Athlete | Institution | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 141 | |||
| 1 | Darren Wynn | McKendree | 20 |
| 2 | Nick Crume | Indianapolis | 16 |
| 3 | Jarred Oftedahl | St Cloud State | 13 |
| 4 | Chris Eddins | Pitt Johnstown | 12 |
| 5 | Cruz Velasquez | Simon Fraser | 10 |
| 6 | Drew Walker | Notre Dame | 9 |
| 7 | Clay Archer | Colorado Pueblo | 7 |
| 8 | Brandon Ball | Fort Hays State | 6 |
| 9 | Bryce Killian | King | 4 |
| 10 | Anthony Cheloni | Parkside | 3 |
| 11 | Bobby Mason | Ashland | 2 |
| 12 | Will Roark | Maryville | 1 |
| Ranking | Student-Athlete | Institution | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 149 | |||
| 1 | James Pleski | St Cloud State | 20 |
| 2 | Keith Surber | Nebraska Kearney | 16 |
| 3 | James Krischke | Maryville | 13 |
| 4 | Taylor Misuna | Notre Dame | 12 |
| 5 | Natrelle Demison | Adams State | 10 |
| 6 | Frank Yattoni | Parkside | 9 |
| 7 | Will Steltzen | Central Oklahoma | 7 |
| 8 | Rudy Guillen | Mary | 6 |
| 9 | Trey Grine | Tiffin | 4 |
| 10 | Isaiah Kemper | McKendree | 3 |
| 11 | Kyle Rathman | Mankato | 2 |
| 12 | Logan Grass | Mercyhurst | 1 |
| Ranking | Student-Athlete | Institution | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 157 | |||
| 1 | Larry Bomstad | St Cloud State | 20 |
| 2 | Cody Law | Pitt Johnstown | 16 |
| 3 | Pernevlon Sheppard | Parkside | 13 |
| 4 | Payton Tawater | Colorado Mesa | 12 |
| 5 | Austin Palmer | Newberry | 10 |
| 6 | Ryan Strope | McKendree | 9 |
| 7 | Brock Benitz | Upper Iowa | 7 |
| 8 | Fernie Silva | Notre Dame | 6 |
| 9 | Connor Craig | Wheeling Jesuit | 4 |
| 10 | Garret Hall | Ashland | 3 |
| 11 | Bryan Dutton | Central Oklahoma | 2 |
| 12 | Eric Lewandowski | Gannon | 1 |
| Ranking | Student-Athlete | Institution | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 165 | |||
| 1 | Tyler McLean | Simon Fraser | 20 |
| 2 | JaCobi Jones | Colorado Pueblo | 16 |
| 3 | Bret Romanzak | Ashland | 13 |
| 4 | Christian Smith | Cal Baptist | 12 |
| 5 | Mike Raccioppi | East Stroudsberg | 10 |
| 6 | Travis Holt | St. Cloud | 9 |
| 7 | Nick Vandermeer | Lake Erie | 7 |
| 8 | Alonzo Turner | Findlay | 6 |
| 9 | Shane Ruhnke | Millersville | 4 |
| 10 | Qiante Wagner | McKendree | 3 |
| 11 | Phillip Springsteen | Mary | 2 |
| 12 | Anthony Dailey | Notre Dame | 1 |
| Ranking | Student-Athlete | Institution | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 174 | |||
| 1 | Nick Becker | Parkside | 20 |
| 2 | Nolan Kistler | Cal Baptist | 16 |
| 3 | Kolton Eischens | St. Cloud | 13 |
| 4 | Nick Foster | McKendree | 12 |
| 5 | Brandon Supernaw | Western State | 10 |
| 6 | Dalton George | Ohio Valley | 9 |
| 7 | Zach Johnston | Mankato | 7 |
| 8 | Jordan Gundrum | Upper Iowa | 6 |
| 9 | Justan Rivera | Notre Dame | 4 |
| 10 | Adam Blees | Moorhead | 3 |
| 11 | Christian Price | Ashland | 2 |
| 12 | Nate Vandermeer | Findlay | 1 |
| Ranking | Student-Athlete | Institution | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 184 | |||
| 1 | JaVaughn Perkins | Colorado Pueblo | 20 |
| 2 | Jordan Murphy | Ashland | 16 |
| 3 | Nick Fiegener | Cal Baptist | 13 |
| 4 | Tony Vezzetti | Notre Dame | 12 |
| 5 | Brad Metz | Findlay | 10 |
| 6 | Corey Abernathy | Mankato | 9 |
| 7 | Aero Amo | Augustana | 7 |
| 8 | Brady Nelson | St. Cloud | 6 |
| 9 | Tyler Hughes | Lake Erie | 4 |
| 10 | Nick Costa | Gannon | 3 |
| 11 | Noel Torres | Newman | 2 |
| 12 | Brody Conner | Indianapolis | 1 |
| Ranking | Student-Athlete | Institution | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 197 | |||
| 1 | Luke Cramer | Ashland | 20 |
| 2 | Morgan Smith | Simon Fraser | 16 |
| 3 | Evan Ramos | Shippensburg | 13 |
| 4 | Luis Peguero | Coker | 12 |
| 5 | Konnor Schmidt | Western State | 10 |
| 6 | Vince Dietz | St Cloud State | 9 |
| 7 | Levi Niebauer | Pitt Johnstown | 7 |
| 8 | Matt Rudy | Limestone | 6 |
| 9 | Matthew Blome | Mankato | 4 |
| 10 | Wes Phipps | Mercyhurst | 3 |
| 11 | Nicholas Mason | Tiffin | 2 |
| 12 | Logan Kemp | West Liberty | 1 |
| Ranking | Student-Athlete | Institution | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 285 | |||
| 1 | Kameron Teacher | Notre Dame | 20 |
| 2 | Logan Hopp | Upper Iowa | 16 |
| 3 | Dylan Faulkenberg | Indianapolis | 13 |
| 4 | Caleb Cotter | Central Oklahoma | 12 |
| 5 | Ryan Appleby | Kutztown | 10 |
| 6 | Kevin Barrett | Nebraska Kearney | 9 |
| 7 | Nick Budd | Gannon | 7 |
| 8 | Dalton Weidl | Newman | 6 |
| 9 | Mimmo Lytle | Findlay | 4 |
| 10 | Lawrence Phillips | St Cloud State | 3 |
| 11 | Sam Alnassiri | San Fransisco State | 2 |
| 12 | Jacob Borgmeyer | Lindenwood | 1 |
| Rank2 | Rank3 | Rank | Team | 125 | 133 | 141 | 149 | 157 | 165 | 174 | 184 | 197 | 285 | Total Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | St Cloud State | 10 | 13 | 20 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 103 | 9 |
| 4 | 8 | 2 | Notre Dame | 13 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 80 | 9 |
| 35 | 2 | 3 | Parkside | 2 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 60 | 6 | |||
| 10 | 3 | 4 | Ashland | 1 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 16 | 20 | 57 | 7 | ||
| 7 | 7 | 5 | Colorado Pueblo | 7 | 7 | 16 | 20 | 50 | 4 | |||||
| 3 | 5 | 6 | McKendree | 20 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 47 | 5 | ||||
| 9 | 10 | 6 | Upper Iowa | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 47 | 5 | ||||
| 12 | 11 | 8 | Simon Fraser | 10 | 20 | 16 | 46 | 3 | ||||||
| 2 | 4 | 9 | Cal Baptist | 12 | 16 | 13 | 41 | 3 | ||||||
| 6 | 13 | 10 | Central Oklahoma | 16 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 37 | 4 | |||||
| 5 | 6 | 11 | Pitt Johnstown | 12 | 16 | 7 | 35 | 3 | ||||||
| 23 | 12 | 12 | Nebraska Kearney | 4 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 31 | 4 | |||||
| 11 | 9 | 13 | Indianapolis | 16 | 1 | 13 | 30 | 3 | ||||||
| 35 | 14 | 13 | Newberry | 20 | 10 | 30 | 2 | |||||||
| 33 | 17 | 15 | Western State | 6 | 10 | 10 | 26 | 3 | ||||||
| 19 | 20 | 16 | Mankato | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 22 | 4 | |||||
| NR | 21 | 16 | West Liberty | 1 | 20 | 1 | 22 | 3 | ||||||
| 18 | 16 | 18 | Findlay | 6 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 21 | 4 | |||||
| 23 | 24 | 19 | Wheeling Jesuit | 16 | 4 | 20 | 2 | |||||||
| 15 | 23 | 20 | Lindenwood | 12 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 3 | ||||||
| 27 | 43 | 21 | Adams State | 7 | 10 | 17 | 2 | |||||||
| 20 | 30 | 22 | King | 12 | 4 | 16 | 2 | |||||||
| 15 | 15 | 23 | Lake Erie | 3 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 3 | ||||||
| 17 | 19 | 23 | Maryville | 1 | 13 | 14 | 2 | |||||||
| 29 | 29 | 25 | Shippensburg | 13 | 13 | 1 | ||||||||
| 23 | 22 | 26 | Mary | 4 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 3 | ||||||
| NR | 40 | 26 | Coker | 12 | 12 | 1 | ||||||||
| 27 | 44 | 26 | Colorado Mesa | 12 | 12 | 1 | ||||||||
| 7 | 18 | 29 | Gannon | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 3 | ||||||
| 29 | 28 | 30 | Kutztown | 10 | 10 | 1 | ||||||||
| 26 | 33 | 30 | Long Island-Post | 10 | 10 | 1 | ||||||||
| 34 | 37 | 30 | East Stroudsberg | 10 | 10 | 1 | ||||||||
| 29 | 34 | 33 | Ohio Valley | 9 | 9 | 1 | ||||||||
| NR | 36 | 34 | Newman | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | |||||||
| 21 | 26 | 35 | Augustana | 7 | 7 | 1 | ||||||||
| 21 | 27 | 36 | Fort Hayes State | 6 | 6 | 1 | ||||||||
| 32 | 31 | 36 | Limestone | 6 | 6 | 1 | ||||||||
| 35 | 32 | 36 | Tiffin | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | |||||||
| 13 | 35 | 39 | Mercyhurst | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | |||||||
| NR | 41 | 39 | Millersville | 4 | 4 | 1 | ||||||||
| 38 | 38 | 41 | Moorhead | 3 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||
| 40 | 45 | 42 | San Fransisco State | 2 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||
| 13 | 25 | NR | Seton Hill | 0 | ||||||||||
| 39 | 39 | NR | Colorado School of Mines | 0 | ||||||||||
| NR | 42 | NR | Central Missouri | 0 | ||||||||||
| 41 | 46 | NR | Drury | 0 | ||||||||||
| 103 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 103 |
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