Wrestling slips four spots to No. 19 in national rankings

After two weeks at No. 15 in the Division II Wrestling Coaches Association Poll, Fort Hays State University slipped for spots to No. 19 in the latest rankings, released Wednesday. FHSU received 30 votes in the poll compared to 51 votes in the previous version.

FHSU (7-6, 3-2 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association) is coming off a 30-11 win over MIAA opponent Central Missouri, closing out the conference portion of its schedule. Just one regular season dual remains as well, taking place Wednesday (Feb. 11) at Adams State.

Josh Rodriguez (174), Jon Inman (184) and Trey Page (285) remained in the rankings, where they’ve been all season, while Noah Killip (141) made his debut at No. 8 after posting a 23-3 record so far this season. Rodriguez (15-4) moved up one spot to seventh, while Inman (29-5) dropped to eighth. At heavyweight, Page stayed put at No. 5 with a 37-2 record on the year.

After the Adams State dual, FHSU will turn its attention to postseason action with the MIAA Championships in Warrensburg, Mo., on Sunday.

The complete Division II Wrestling Coaches Association rankings for Feb. 11.










































































































































Rank School (State) Points Last
1 St. Cloud State (Minn.) 154 2nd
2 Maryville (Mo.) 152 1st
3 Notre Dame (Ohio) 143 3rd
4 Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) 139 4th
5 Mercyhurst (Pa.) 117 7th
6 Colorado Mesa 113 13th
7 Western State (Colo.) 104 5th
8 McKendree (Ill.) 101 11th
9 Nebraska-Kearney 87 6th
10 Upper Iowa 86 10th
11 North Carolina-Pembroke 72 20th
12 Lindenwood (Mo.) 69 9th
13 Newberry (S.C.) 59 16th
14 Central Oklahoma 58 12th
15 Kutztown (Pa.) 49 14th
16 Pittsburgh-Johnstown (Pa.) 37 19th
17 Lake Erie (Ohio) 35 8th
18 California Baptist 31 18th
19 Fort Hays State (Kan.) 30 15th
20 Findlay (Ohio) 22 NR


Others receiving votes: Augustana (S.D.), Central Missouri, Minnesota State-Mankato, Seton Hill (Pa.), Shorter (Ga.).


125 Pounds

1. T.J. North, Augustana (S.D.)

2. Matt Turek, Gannon (Pa.)

3. Jerry Huff, Adams State (Colo.)

4. Willie Bohince, Mercyhurst (Pa.)

5. Garrett Evans, Ouachita Baptist (Ark.)

6. Da’Wayne Robertson, Minnesota State-Mankato

7. Marco Tamayo, Lindenwood (Mo.)

8. Josh Kieffer, Indianapolis (Ind.)


133 Pounds

1. Daniel DeShazer, Nebraska-Kearney

2. Michael Labry, Ashland (Ohio)

3. Nate Rodriguez, Ouachita Baptist (Ark.)

4. Dustin Reed, Central Oklahoma

5. Mike Rhone, St. Cloud State (Minn.)

6. Blake Bosch, Minnesota State-Moorhead

7. Nick Crume, Indianapolis (Ind.)

8. Zak Hale, Anderson (S.C.)


141 Pounds

1. Josh Myers, Ouachita Baptist (Ark.)

2. Daniel Ownbey, North Carolina-Pembroke

3. Maurice Miller, Notre Dame (Ohio)

4. Josh Hawk, St. Cloud State (Minn.)

5. Kyle Webb, Lindenwood (Mo.)

6. Sam Hanau, Pittsburgh-Johnstown (Pa.)

7. Darren Wynn, McKendree (Ill.)

8. Noah Killip, Fort Hays State (Kan.)


149 Pounds

1. Keenan Hagerty, Maryville (Mo.)

2. Frank Cagnina, Central Missouri

3. Terrel Wilbourn, Lindenwood (Mo.)

4. Destin McCauley, Nebraska-Kearney

5. Cameron Throckmorton, Shippensburg (Pa.)

6. Nick Goebel, Findlay (Ohio)

7. Jeremy Landowski, Mercyhurst (Pa.)

8. Scott Bosak, Belmont Abbey (N.C.)


157 Pounds

1. Clint Poster, St. Cloud State (Minn.)

2. Jon Rivera, Notre Dame (Ohio)

3. James Martinez, Colorado Mesa

4. Jordan Rinken, Upper Iowa

5. Adam Cooling, Minnesota State-Mankato

6. Francis Mizia, Mercyhurst (Pa.)

7. Alex Abono, San Francisco State (Calif.)

8. Chase White, Nebraska-Kearney


165 Pounds

1. Chris Watson, Central Oklahoma

2. Gabe Fogarty, St. Cloud State (Minn.)

3. Nick Haferkamp, McKendree (Ill.)

4. Angelo Bortoluzzi, Mercyhurst (Pa.)

5. Cody Quinn, Minnesota State-Mankato

6. Dimitri Willis, Maryville (Mo.)

7. Tyler Reinhart, Pittsburgh-Johnstown (Pa.)

8. Nick Fishback, Wisconsin-Parkside


174 Pounds

1. Joey Davis, Notre Dame (Ohio)

2. Elliot Copeland, Western State (Colo.)

3. Zeb Wahle, Maryville (Mo.)

4. Terrence Zaleski, North Carolina-Pembroke

5. August Mizia, Mercyhurst (Pa.)

6. Payne Hatter, Ouachita Baptist (Ark.)

7. Josh Rodriguez, Fort Hays State (Kan.)

8. Jacob Begin, Southwest Minnesota


184 Pounds

1. Garrett Lineberger, Notre Dame (Ohio)

2. Dallas Smith, Ouachita Baptist (Ark.)

3. Terrence Smith, Shorter (Ga.)

4. Kyle Piatt, Western State (Colo.)

5. Blake Sorensen, Upper Iowa

6. John Vogt, McKendree (Ill.)

7. Nick Burghardt, Maryville (Mo.)

8. Jon Inman, Fort Hays State (Kan.)


197 Pounds

1. Romero Cotton, Nebraska-Kearney

2. Julian Smith, McKendree (Ill.)

3. Ryan Beltz, Maryville (Mo.)

4. Kenny Breaux, Lindenwood (Mo.)

5. Jayd Docken, Augustana (S.D.)

6. Sam Mangum, Western State (Colo.)

7. Huston Evans, Newberry (S.C.)

8. Andrew Reggi, San Francisco State (Calif.)


285 Pounds

1. Ziad Haddad, Kutztown (Pa.)

2. Garrett Gray, Tiffin (Ohio)

3. Austin Goergen, St. Cloud State (Minn.)

4. Donnell Walker, Maryville (Mo.)

5. Trey Page, Fort Hays State (Kan.)

6. Chris Giddens, North Carolina-Pembroke

7. Cole Wilson, Southwest Minnesota

8. Jordan Passehl, Colorado Mesa


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