Wrestling up one spot to No. 16 in final poll; Inman and Page ranked

After qualifying four wrestlers for the NCAA Championships last weekend, the Fort Hays State University Wrestling program moved up one spot to No. 16 in the Division II Wrestling Coaches Top 20, released Wednesday  by the organization.

Individually, Jon Inman (184) and Trey Page (285) remained in the rankings while Noah Killip (141) dropped out. Inman moved up one spot to No. 7 after taking third in the NCAA West Super Regional and Trey Page jumped to fourth (from No. 5) after winning the NCAA West Super Regional. Killip and Bradley Little (157) joined the two ranked Tigers in earning berths to the NCAA Championships with Top 4 finishes in NCAA West Super Regional.

The complete Division II Wrestling Coaches Association rankings for March 4.

Rank School Points Last
1 Notre Dame (Ohio) 157 4th
2 Maryville (Mo.) 155 2nd
3 Nebraska-Kearney 139 7th
4 St. Cloud State (Minn.) 136 1st
5 Mercyhurst (Pa.) 121 6th
6 Western State (Colo.) 115 8th
7 Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) 111 3rd
8 Colorado Mesa 97 10th
9 McKendree (Ill.) 91 5th
10 Lindenwood (Mo.) 90 15th
11 Lake Erie (Ohio) 81 19th
12 Ashland (Ohio) 73 NR
13 Kutztown (Pa.) 60 18th
14 North Carolina-Pembroke 44 9th
15 Augustana (S.D.) 31 12th
16 Fort Hays State (Kan.) 26 17th
T17 Pittsburgh-Johnstown (Pa.) 24 NR
T17 Tiffin (Ohio) 24 NR
19 Minnesota State-Mankato 22 13th
20 Newberry (S.C.) 20 16th

Others receiving votes: Adams State (Colo.), Central Missouri, Central Oklahoma, Colorado State-Pueblo, Findlay (Ohio), Gannon (Pa.), San Francisco State (Calif.), Shorter (Ga.), Southwest Minnesota, Wheeling Jesuit (W.Va.), Upper Iowa.

125 Pounds
1. T.J. North, Augustana (S.D.)
2. Jerry Huff, Adams State (Colo.)
3. Willie Bohince, Mercyhurst (Pa.)
4. Da’Wayne Robertson, Minnesota State-Mankato
5. Matt Turek, Gannon (Pa.)
6. Tim Prescott, St. Cloud State (Minn.)
7. Josh Kieffer, Indianapolis (Ind.)
8. Garrett Evans, Ouachita Baptist (Ark.)

133 Pounds
1. Daniel DeShazer, Nebraska-Kearney
2. Michael Labry, Ashland (Ohio)
3. Nate Rodriguez, Ouachita Baptist (Ark.)
4. Nick Crume, Indianapolis (Ind.)
5. Sam White, Notre Dame (Ohio)
6. Jordan Gurrola, San Francisco State (Calif.)
7. Eric Hughes, Colorado State-Pueblo
8. Dakota Bauer, Maryville (Mo.)

141 Pounds
1. Daniel Ownbey, North Carolina-Pembroke
2. Maurice Miller, Notre Dame (Ohio)
3. Kyle Webb, Lindenwood (Mo.)
4. Darren Wynn, McKendree (Ill.)
5. Josh Myers, Ouachita Baptist (Ark.)
6. Preston Bowshier, Wheeling Jesuit (W.Va.)
7. Sam Hanau, Pittsburgh-Johnstown (Pa.)
8. Alphonso Vruno, Minnesota State-Mankato

149 Pounds
1. Frank Cagnina, Central Missouri
2. Keenan Hagerty, Maryville (Mo.)
3. Terrel Wilbourn, Lindenwood (Mo.)
4. Cameron Throckmorton, Shippensburg (Pa.)
5. Nick Goebel, Findlay (Ohio)
6. Destin McCauley, Nebraska-Kearney
7. Jeremy Landowski, Mercyhurst (Pa.)
8. Reis Humphrey, New Mexico Highlands

157 Pounds
1. Clint Poster, St. Cloud State (Minn.)
2. Jon Rivera, Notre Dame (Ohio)
3. James Martinez, Colorado Mesa
4. Francis Mizia, Mercyhurst (Pa.)
5. Chase White, Nebraska-Kearney
6. Sean Turner, Anderson (S.C.)
7. Derrick Weller, Lindenwood (Mo.)
8. Greg Hegarty, Maryville (Mo.)

165 Pounds
1. Chris Watson, Central Oklahoma
2. Cody Quinn, Minnesota State-Mankato
3. Gabe Fogarty, St. Cloud State (Minn.)
4. Nick Haferkamp, McKendree (Ill.)
5. Dimitri Willis, Maryville (Mo.)
6. Angelo Bortoluzzi, Mercyhurst (Pa.)
7. Juan Stimpson, North Carolina-Pembroke
8. Bo Candelaria, Kutztown (Pa.)

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. Jacob Begin, Southwest Minnesota
7. Payne Hatter, Ouachita Baptist (Ark.)
8. Joe Pittman, Newberry (S.C.)

184 Pounds
1. Dallas Smith, Ouachita Baptist (Ark.)
2. John Vogt, McKendree (Ill.)
3. Nick Burghardt, Maryville (Mo.)
4. Garrett Lineberger, Notre Dame (Ohio)
5. Jacob Waste, California Baptist
6. Kyle Piatt, Western State (Colo.)
7. Jon Inman, Fort Hays State (Kan.)
8. John McArdle, Lindenwood (Mo.)

197 Pounds
1. Sam Mangum, Western State (Colo.)
2. Romero Cotton, Nebraska-Kearney
3. Julian Smith, McKendree (Ill.)
4. Ryan Beltz, Maryville (Mo.)
5. Jayd Docken, Augustana (S.D.)
6. Huston Evans, Newberry (S.C.)
7. Jake Cramer, Tiffin (Ohio)
8. Evan Rosborough, Lake Erie (Ohio)

285 Pounds
1. Ziad Haddad, Kutztown (Pa.)
2. Garrett Gray, Tiffin (Ohio)
3. Austin Goergen, St. Cloud State (Minn.)
4. Trey Page, Fort Hays State (Kan.)
5. Jordan Passehl, Colorado Mesa
6. Andrew Ewers, Shorter (Ga.)
7. Cole Wilson, Southwest Minnesota
8. Logan Hopp, Upper Iowa

 

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