NCAA Division 2 Wrestling Rankings

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NCAA Division II
Wrestling Ran kings
Contact: Mike Kirk Office Phone: (405) 974-2142 E-mail: mkirk@uco.edu
Wednesday, Dec. 2 (For Immediate Release)
EDMOND, Okla. -- Nebraska-Omaha maintained its stranglehold on the NCAA Division II wrestling rankings Wednesday as the defending national champion Mavericks were the unanimous No. 1 pick in the first regular season poll, it was announced by the NCAA Division II Wrestling Coaches Association.
UNO received all eight first-place votes in balloting of coaches from around the country to finish with 160 points. The Mavericks were No. 1 in all seven polls last season en route to running away with their fifth Division II national title.
Newberry (S.C.) moved up one spot to No. 2 with 152 points, while Adams State (Colo.) and Central Oklahoma both jumped two spots in coming in third and fourth, respectively, and Pittsburgh-Johnstown (Pa.) jumped from 10th to fifth.
Western State (Colo.), Augustana (S.D.), Nebraska-Kearney, Minnesota State and St. Cloud State (Minn.) rounded out the top 10. Augustana made the biggest leap in the rankings, moving from 19th in the preseason poll to No. 7.
UNO is led by top-ranked individuals Esai Dominguez (149 ) and Aaron Denson (174) and has three more wrestlers ranked second -- 133 Cody Garcia, 197 Jacob Marrs and heavyweight Elijah Madison.
The 2010 NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships will be held March 12-13 in Omaha, Neb.
The top 20 poll, with points and the teams’ ranking in the preseason following by the top-eight rankings at each weight:
Rank School (State) Points Last Ranking
1. Nebraska-Omaha 160 1st
2. Newberry (S.C.) 152 3rd
3. Adams State (Colo.) 137 5th
4. Central Oklahoma 126 6th
5. Pittsburgh-Johnstown (Pa.) 120 10th
6. Western State (Colo.) 117 7th
7. Augustana (S.D.) 116 19th
8. Nebraska-Kearney 113 4th
9. Minnesota State 95 2nd
10. St. Cloud State (Minn.) 99 8th
11. Wisconsin-Parkside 76 12th
12. Upper Iowa 75 9th
13. Fort Hays State (Kan.) 62 14th
14. West Liberty (W.Va.) 54 16th
15. San Francisco State (Calif.) 44 13th
16. Central Missouri 41 15th
17. Gannon (Pa.) 37 17th
18. Mercyhurst (Pa.) 17 11th
19. Findlay (Ohio) 12 NR
T20. Chadron State (Neb.) 9 18th
T20. North Carolina-Pembroke 9 NR
Others receiving votes: Kutztown (Pa.), Mesa State (Colo.), Minnesota State-Moorhead.

NCAA Division II

Individual Rankings

125 Pounds
1. Arsenia Barksdale, Adams State (Colo.)
2. Tommy Edgmon, Fort Hays State (Kan.)
3. Matt Oliver, Newberry (S.C.)
4. Andy Forstner, Minnesota State
5. Chris Sheetz, Kutztown (Pa.)
6. Casy Rowell, Central Oklahoma
7. Russell Weakley, North Carolina-Pembroke
8. Cody Zimmerman, Wisconsin-Parkside

133 Pounds
1. Shane Valko, Pittsburgh-Johnstown (Pa.)
2. Cody Garcia, Nebraska-Omaha
3. Naveed Bagheri, San Francisco State (Calif.)
4. Joey Morrison, Nebraska-Kearney
5. Trison Graham, Central Oklahoma
6. Kyle Pedretti, Upper Iowa
7. Rhett Breed, Mesa State (Colo.)
8. Nick Wykoff, West Liberty (W.Va.)

141 Pounds
1. Ben Lockett, San Francisco State (Calif.)
2. Jay Sherer, Augustana (S.D.)
3. Jeremy Parker, Limestone (S.C.)
4. Jimmy Savala, Chadron State (Neb.)
5. Nate Nauroth, Shippensburg (Pa.)
6. Adam Whetsone, Pittsburgh-Johnstown (Pa.)
7. Gabe Suarez, St. Cloud State (Minn.)
8. Cory Bloodgood, Central Missouri

149 Pounds
1. Esai Dominguez, Nebraska-Omaha
2. Craig Becker, Wisconsin-Parkside
3. Mitch Smith, West Liberty (W.Va.)
4. William Forrest, Central Missouri
5. Joey Deaguero, Adams State (Colo.)
6. Colby Robinson, Central Oklahoma
7. Jacob Roberts, St. Cloud State (Minn.)
8. Jordan Shields, Mercyhurst (Pa.)

157 Pounds
1. Andy Lamancusa, Mercyhurst (Pa.)
2. Danny Grater, Fort Hay State (Kan.)
3. Denis Ryzhov, Central Missouri
4. Noomis Jones, Adams State (Colo.)
5. Ryan Etherton, Nebraska-Kearney
6. Travis Elg, Minnesota State
7. John Sundgren, St. Cloud State (Minn.)
8. Michael Lybarger, Findlay (Ohio)

165 Pounds
1. Josh Shields, Mercyhurst (Pa.)
2. Travis Eggers, Upper Iowa
3. Tad Merritt, St. Cloud State (Minn.)
4. Taylor May, Nebraska-Kearney
5. Kyle Keane, Pittsburgh-Johnstown (Pa.)
6. Skye Wells, Western State (Colo.)
7. Gavin Nelson, Augustana (S.D.)
8. Ryan Pankoke, Nebraska-Omaha

174 Pounds
1. Aaron Denson, Nebraska-Omaha
2. Mitch Norton, Upper Iowa
3. J.J. Davis, North Carolina-Pembroke
4. Chris Barrick, Shippensburg (Pa.)
5. Justin Shannon, Findlay (Ohio)
6. Luke Rynish, Wisconsin-Parkside
7. Ben Becker, Minnesota State
8. Carl Serk, Augustana (S.D.)

184 Pounds
1. Kyle Sand, Adams State (Colo.)
2. Bryant Blanton, Newberry (S.C.)
3. Austin Boehm, Nebraska-Omaha
4. Lucas Haag, Wisconsin-Parkside
5. Nick Henning, Augustana (S.D.)
6. Patrick Walsh, Pittsburgh-Johnstown (Pa.)
7. Charlie Pipher, Western State (Colo.)
8. Derek Ross, Nebraska-Kearney

197 Pounds
1. Keeno Griffin, Newberry (S.C.)
2. Jacob Marrs, Nebraska-Omaha
3. Ty Copsey, Augustana (S.D.)
4. Donavan McMahill, Western State (Colo.)
5. Pat Mahan, Minnesota State
6. Lucas Munkelwitz, St. Cloud State (Minn.)
7. Scott Snyder, Kutztown (Pa.)
8. Tony Chavarria, Colorado State-Pueblo

285 Pounds
1. Brady Wilson, Minnesota State-Mankato
2. Elijah Madison, Nebraska-Omaha
3. Dustin Finn, Central Oklahoma
4. Charlie Alexander, Western State (Colo.)
5. Frank McGrath, Gannon (Pa.)
6. Steve Franklin, San Francisco State (Calif.)
7. Nathan Sharp, Mercyhurst (Pa.)
8. Jeff Schossow, Adams State (Colo.)

[Hungary Jack]

Thanks. I was really wondering about who was ranked after Lucas Munkelwitz.

[MrCrowesGarden]

It's good to know the alma mater is on top of something after a disappointing football year.

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NCAA Division II
Wrestling Ran kings
Contact: Mike Kirk Office Phone: (405) 974-2142 E-mail: mkirk@uco.edu
Wednesday, Jan. 20 (For Immediate Release)
EDMOND, Okla. -- Nebraska-Omaha easily kept its perch atop the NCAA Division II wrestling rankings Wednesday, with the defending national champion Mavericks the unanimous No. 1 pick in the NCAA Division II Wrestling Coaches Association poll.
UNO received all eight first-place votes in balloting of coaches from around the country to finish with 160 points in the fourth regular-season poll after also topping the preseason rankings. The Mavericks, who were No. 1 in all seven polls last season en route to winning their fifth Division II national title, captured the NWCA Division II National Duals crown Jan. 9-10 in Cedar Falls, Iowa.
Newberry (S.C.) received all eight second-place votes and stayed No. 2 with 152 points after a runner-up finish at the National Duals, with Pittsburgh-Johnstown (Pa.) -- who didn’t compete in the National Duals -- moving from fifth to third.
There was quite a shakeup in the rest of the top 10 due to results from the National Duals. Minnesota State jumped from 12th to fourth in the rankings following a third-place finish, Gannon (Pa.) leaped from 16th to No. 5 after taking fourth and Upper Iowa went from 11th to sixth in the poll following a fifth-place showing.
Rounding out the top 10 is Wisconsin-Parkside, St. Cloud State (Minn.), Nebraska-Kearney and Augustana (S.D.).
The 2010 NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships will be held March 12-13 in Omaha, Neb.
The top 20 poll, with points and the teams’ last ranking following by the top-eight rankings at each weight:
Rank School (State) Points Last Ranking
1. Nebraska-Omaha 160 1st
2. Newberry (S.C.) 152 2nd
3. Pittsburgh-Johnstown (Pa.) 142 5th
4. Minnesota State 135 12th
5. Gannon (Pa.) 125 16th
6. Upper Iowa 123 11th
7. Wisconsin-Parkside 114 T-6th
8. St. Cloud State (Minn.) 94 9th
9. Nebraska-Kearney 92 T-3rd
10. Augustana (S.D.) 87 8th
11. Central Oklahoma 78 T-3rd
12. West Liberty (W.Va.) 66 13th
13. Western State (Colo.) 62 T-6th
14. Adams State (Colo.) 56 10th
T15. Findlay (Ohio) 41 15th
T15. Kutztown (Pa.) 41 NR
17. Fort Hays State (Kan.) 35 14th
18. San Francisco State (Calif.) 24 17th
19. Grand Canyon (Ariz.) 15 NR
20. Central Missouri 11 19th
Others receiving votes: Chadron State (Neb.), East Stroudsburg (Pa.), Indianapolis (Ind.), Limestone (S.C.), Mercyhurst (Pa.), Mesa State (Colo.).
NCAA Division II
Individual Rankings
125 Pounds
1. Tommy Edgmon, Fort Hays State (Kan.)
2. Terrell McKinney, Nebraska-Omaha
3. Arsenia Barksdale, Adams State (Colo.)
4. Andy Forstner, Minnesota State
5. Cody Zimmerman, Wisconsin-Parkside
6. Tyler Mumbalo, Upper Iowa
7. Matt Oliver, Newberry (S.C.)
8. Casy Rowell, Central Oklahoma
133 Pounds
1. Shane Valko, Pittsburgh-Johnstown (Pa.)
2. Cody Garcia, Nebraska-Omaha
3. Naveed Bagheri, San Francisco State (Calif.)
4. Sheridan Moran, Newberry (S.C.)
5. Corey Bowers, Gannon (Pa.)
6. Joey Morrison, Nebraska-Kearney
7. Todd Wilcox, Grand Canyon (Ariz.)
8. Blake Fischer, Newman (Kan.)
141 Pounds
1. Josh Hensley, Adams State (Colo.)
2. Andre Harrison, Fort Hays State (Kan.)
3. Mario Morgan, Nebraska-Omaha
4. Ben Lockett, San Francisco State (Calif.)
5. Jeremy Parker, Limestone (S.C.)
6. Nate Nauroth, Shippensburg (Pa.)
7. J.R. Baker, Upper Iowa
8. Jay Sherer, Augustana (S.D.)
149 Pounds
1. Craig Becker, Wisconsin-Parkside
2. Mitch Smith, West Liberty (W.Va.)
3. Esai Dominguez, Nebraska-Omaha
4. T. J. Hepburn, Nebraska-Kearney
5. Jesse Snider, Colorado School of Mines
6. Colby Robinson, Central Oklahoma
7. Nate Herda, Augustana (S.D.)
8. Demond Carter, Southwest Minnesota
157 Pounds
1. Marcus Edgington, Augustana (S.D.)
2. George Ivanov, Nebraska-Omaha
3. Andy Lamancusa, Mercyhurst (Pa.)
4. Joey Deaguero, Adams State (Colo.)
5. Chase Walker, Mesa State (Colo.)
6. Danny Grater, Fort Hay State (Kan.)
7. Zack McKendree, Gannon (Pa.)
8. John Sundgren, St. Cloud State (Minn.)
NCAA Division II
Individual Rankings
165 Pounds
1. Josh Shields, Mercyhurst (Pa.)
2. Travis Eggers, Upper Iowa
3. Kyle Keane, Pittsburgh-Johnstown (Pa.)
4. Ryan Pankoke, Nebraska-Omaha
5. Tad Merritt, St. Cloud State (Minn.)
6. Taylor May, Nebraska-Kearney
7. Victor Carazo, Grand Canyon (Ariz.)
8. Blake Malloy, Fort Hays State (Kan.)
174 Pounds
1. Marty Usman, Nebraska-Kearney
2. Aaron Denson, Nebraska-Omaha
3. Mitch Norton, Upper Iowa
4. Justin Shannon, Findlay (Ohio)
5. J.J. Davis, North Carolina-Pembroke
6. Chris Barrick, Shippensburg (Pa.)
7. Luke Rynish, Wisconsin-Parkside
8. Ben Becker, Minnesota State
184 Pounds
1. Bryant Blanton, Newberry (S.C.)
2. Charlie Pipher, Western State (Colo.)
3. Lucas Haag, Wisconsin-Parkside
4. Mitchell Schultz, Upper Iowa
5. Derek Skala, St. Cloud State (Minn.)
6. Austin Boehm, Nebraska-Omaha
7. Tim Darling, Kutztown (Pa.)
8. Patrick Walsh, Pittsburgh-Johnstown (Pa.)
197 Pounds
1. Jacob Marrs, Nebraska-Omaha
2. Ty Copsey, Augustana (S.D.)
3. Keeno Griffin, Newberry (S.C.)
4. Kyle Sand, Adams State (Colo.)
5. Donavan McMahill, Western State (Colo.)
6. Lucas Munkelwitz, St. Cloud State (Minn.)
7. Mitch Knapp, West Liberty (W.Va.)
8. Tony Chavarria, Colorado State-Pueblo
285 Pounds
1. Brady Wilson, Minnesota State
2. Elijah Madison, Nebraska-Omaha
3. Dustin Finn, Central Oklahoma
4. Charlie Alexander, Western State (Colo.)
5. Frank McGrath, Gannon (Pa.)
6. Jacob Kahnke, St. Cloud State (Minn.)
7. Lynn Panko, Indianapolis (Ind.)
8. Steve Franklin, San Francisco State (Calif

[docellis]

HOT HOT HOT

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Top Ten Reasons To Date a Wrestler

10. Knows how to ride

9. Never stalls on the bottom

8. Can score from any position

7. Knows how to use his hips

6. Can work a 2-on-1

5. Goes hard from start to finish

4. Endurance, endurance, endurance.

3. Knows when to push and pull

2. Will eat anything

1. Always wears his headgear

[TabascoElvis]

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Nice.

A tad off topic but...

I got hooked on the NCAA Tourney this year. I haven't been to a meet in years and watched all the coverage the ESPN had on the last day. Some really amazing matches. That one legged kid from ASU is something.

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NCAA Division II
Wrestling Ran kings
Contact: Mike Kirk Office Phone: (405) 974-2142 E-mail: mkirk@uco.edu
Wednesday, Feb. 3 (For Immediate Release)
EDMOND, Okla. -- Nebraska-Omaha maintained its No. 1 ranking in the NCAA Division II wrestling rankings Wednesday, with the defending national champion Mavericks the unanimous first-place pick in the NCAA Division II Wrestling Coaches Association poll.
UNO received all eight first-place votes in balloting of coaches from around the country to finish with 160 points in the sixth poll of the season. The Mavericks have been No. 1 in 13 straight polls the past two years, having topped the rankings in all seven polls in 2008-09 en route to winning their fifth Division II national title.
Newberry (S.C.) received all eight second-place votes and stayed No. 2 with 152 points, while Upper Iowa jumped from sixth to third, Pittsburgh-Johnstown (Pa.) fell a spot to fourth and Wisconsin-Parkside moved up two spots to fifth.
Rounding out the top 10 is Augustana (S.D.), Minnesota State, Gannon (Pa.), St. Cloud State (Minn.) and Nebraska-Kearney.
The 2010 NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships will be held March 12-13 in Omaha, Neb.
The top 20 poll, with points and the teams’ last ranking following by the top-eight rankings at each weight:
Rank School (State) Points Last Ranking
1. Nebraska-Omaha 160 1st
2. Newberry (S.C.) 152 2nd
3. Upper Iowa 138 6th
4. Pittsburgh-Johnstown (Pa.) 130 3rd
5. Wisconsin-Parkside 123 7th
6. Augustana (S.D.) 107 10th
7. Minnesota State 106 4th
8. Gannon (Pa.) 103 5th
T9. St. Cloud State (Minn.) 96 8th
T9. Nebraska-Kearney 96 9th
11. North Carolina-Pembroke 71 NR
12. Western State (Colo.) 70 13th
13. Central Oklahoma 60 11th
14. Findlay (Ohio) 53 T15th
15. Fort Hays State (Kan.) 51 17th
16. Adams State (Colo.) 50 14th
17. West Liberty (W.Va.) 37 12th
18. Kutztown (Pa.) 34 T15th
19. San Francisco State (Calif.) 22 18th
20. Grand Canyon (Ariz.) 11 19th
Others receiving votes: Central Missouri, East Stroudsburg (Pa.), Indianapolis (Ind.), Mesa State (Colo.), Northern State (S.D).
NCAA Division II
Individual Rankings
125 Pounds
1. Seth Wright, New Mexico Highlands
2. Terrell McKinney, Nebraska-Omaha
3. Arsenia Barksdale, Adams State (Colo.)
4. Tommy Edgmon, Fort Hays State (Kan.)
5. Tyler Mumbalo, Upper Iowa
6. Andy Forstner, Minnesota State
7. Casy Rowell, Central Oklahoma
8. Russell Weakley, North Carolina-Pembroke
133 Pounds
1. Shane Valko, Pittsburgh-Johnstown (Pa.)
2. Cody Garcia, Nebraska-Omaha
3. Naveed Bagheri, San Francisco State (Calif.)
4. Sheridan Moran, Newberry (S.C.)
5. Corey Bowers, Gannon (Pa.)
6. Todd Wilcox, Grand Canyon (Ariz.)
7. Nick Wykoff, West Liberty (W.Va.)
8. Kyle Pedretti, Upper Iowa
141 Pounds
1. Josh Hensley, Adams State (Colo.)
2. Andre Harrison, Fort Hays State (Kan.)
3. Mario Morgan, Nebraska-Omaha
4. Ben Lockett, San Francisco State (Calif.)
5. Adam Whetstone, Pittsburgh-Johnstown (Pa.)
6. Jeremy Parker, Limestone (S.C.)
7. Jay Sherer, Augustana (S.D.)
8. J.R. Baker, Upper Iowa
149 Pounds
1. Craig Becker, Wisconsin-Parkside
2. Mitch Smith, West Liberty (W.Va.)
3. Esai Dominguez, Nebraska-Omaha
4. T. J. Hepburn, Nebraska-Kearney
5. Nate Herda, Augustana (S.D.)
6. Demond Carter, Southwest Minnesota
7. Colby Robinson, Central Oklahoma
8. Kevin McElhaney, Gannon (Pa.)
157 Pounds
1. Marcus Edgington, Augustana (S.D.)
2. George Ivanov, Nebraska-Omaha
3. Andy Lamancusa, Mercyhurst (Pa.)
4. Danny Grater, Fort Hay State (Kan.)
5. Joey Deaguero, Adams State (Colo.)
6. Chase Walker, Mesa State (Colo.)
7. Zack McKendree, Gannon (Pa.)
8. John Sundgren, St. Cloud State (Minn.)

165 Pounds
1. Josh Shields, Mercyhurst (Pa.)
2. Travis Eggers, Upper Iowa
3. Kyle Keane, Pittsburgh-Johnstown (Pa.)
4. Ryan Pankoke, Nebraska-Omaha
5. Tad Merritt, St. Cloud State (Minn.)
6. Victor Carazo, Grand Canyon (Ariz.)
7. Blake Malloy, Fort Hays State (Kan.)
8. Derrick Adkins, Central Oklahoma
174 Pounds
1. Marty Usman, Nebraska-Kearney
2. Aaron Denson, Nebraska-Omaha
3. Mitch Norton, Upper Iowa
4. J.J. Davis, North Carolina-Pembroke
5. Ben Becker, Minnesota State
6. Curtis Chenoweth, Newberry (S.C.)
7. Luke Rynish, Wisconsin-Parkside
8. Justin Shannon, Findlay (Ohio)
184 Pounds
1. Charlie Pipher, Western State (Colo.)
2. Mitchell Schultz, Upper Iowa
3. Derek Skala, St. Cloud State (Minn.)
4. Austin Boehm, Nebraska-Omaha
5. Lucas Haag, Wisconsin-Parkside
6. Tim Darling, Kutztown (Pa.)
7. Bryant Blanton, Newberry (S.C.)
8. Landon Hall, Limestone (S.C.)
197 Pounds
1. Jacob Marrs, Nebraska-Omaha
2. Keeno Griffin, Newberry (S.C.)
3. Ty Copsey, Augustana (S.D.)
4. Donavan McMahill, Western State (Colo.)
5. Kyle Sand, Adams State (Colo.)
6. Lucas Munkelwitz, St. Cloud State (Minn.)
7. Mitch Knapp, West Liberty (W.Va.)
8. Vince Bordi, San Franciso State (Calif.)
285 Pounds
1. Brady Wilson, Minnesota State
2. Elijah Madison, Nebraska-Omaha
3. Dustin Finn, Central Oklahoma
4. Charlie Alexander, Western State (Colo.)
5. Frank McGrath, Gannon (Pa.)
6. Jacob Kahnke, St. Cloud State (Minn.)
7. Lynn Panko, Indianapolis (Ind.)
8. Steve Franklin, San Francisco State (Calif.)