KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Notre Dame College (Ohio) is listed as the No. 1 team in the first regular season edition of the NAIA Wrestling Coaches' Top 20 Poll, the national office announced Tuesday. The Falcons earned 103 points in the poll. Missouri Valley is ranked second with 96 points and is followed by California Baptist with 95.25, Southern Oregon with 93 points and Lindenwood (Mo.) with 68 points.
Notre Dame, who was second in the preseason poll, boasts 10 ranked grapplers, including top-ranked Adam Koballa at 141 pounds and Tomas Straughn at 157 pounds. Two Falcons occupy a ranking at 125 and 157 pounds. At 125, Tyler Savage and Dante Rini are listed second and third, respectively. No. 3 Jeffrey Pelton and No. 9 Ashtin Primus are ranked at 149 pounds.
Southern Oregon also has a pair of top-ranked wrestlers in Mitchell Lofstedt and Chris Platt, headlining at 125 and 184 pounds, respectively. Enock Francois and Joshua Marquez come in as the No. 1 wrestlers at 174 pounds and heavyweight for California Baptist.
The poll was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the groupings. The next poll will be announced on Dec. 8.
| Rank |
School Name |
Total Team Points |
| 1 |
Notre Dame (Ohio) |
103 |
| 2 |
Missouri Valley (Mo.) |
96 |
| 3 |
California Baptist (Calif.) |
95.25 |
| 4 |
Southern Oregon (Ore.) |
93 |
| 5 |
Lindenwood (Mo.) |
68 |
| 6 |
Great Falls (Mont.) |
64.75 |
| 6 |
McKendree (Ill.) |
64.75 |
| 8 |
Grand View (Iowa) |
63 |
| 9 |
Oklahoma City (Okla.) |
45 |
| 10 |
Campbellsville (Ky.) |
37 |
| 11 |
Dana (Neb.) |
36.5 |
| 12 |
Dickinson State (N.D.) |
33.5 |
| 12 |
Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) |
33.5 |
| 14 |
Cumberland (Tenn.) |
29.5 |
| 15 |
Montana State-Northern (Mont.) |
28 |
| 16 |
Missouri Baptist (Mo.) |
19.25 |
| 17 |
Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) |
17 |
| 18 |
Northwestern (Iowa) |
12.5 |
| 19 |
Cumberlands (Ky.) |
11.75 |
| 20 |
Jamestown (N.D.) |
11 |
| 20 |
William Penn (Iowa) |
11 |
Others Receiving Votes: Waldorf (Iowa) 8; Morningside (Iowa) 7.5; Hastings College (Neb.) 5; Menlo (Calif.) 4.25; Bacone (Okla.) 1.5; Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) 1.25; Hannibal-LaGrange (Mo.) 1.
| Wt |
Rank |
Total Points |
Name |
School |
Group |
| 125 |
1 |
80 |
Mitchell |
Lofstedt |
Southern Oregon (Ore.) |
West Group |
| 125 |
2 |
64 |
Tyler |
Savage |
Notre Dame (Ohio) |
East Group |
| 125 |
3 |
54 |
Dante |
Rini |
Notre Dame (Ohio) |
East Group |
| 125 |
4 |
45 |
Angel |
Olea |
Dickinson State (N.D.) |
North Group |
| 125 |
5 |
38 |
Chauncey |
Philipps |
California Baptist (Calif.) |
West Group |
| 125 |
5 |
38 |
Paul |
Hansen |
Missouri Valley (Mo.) |
Central Group |
| 125 |
7 |
26.5 |
Clayden |
McKim |
Dana (Neb.) |
North Group |
| 125 |
8 |
19.5 |
Matt |
Chustz |
William Penn (Iowa) |
Central Group |
| 125 |
9 |
15 |
Larone |
Madison |
Cumberlands (Ky.) |
East Group |
| 125 |
10 |
4.5 |
Sean |
Blumhardt |
Jamestown (N.D.) |
North Group |
| 125 |
11 |
4 |
Keith |
Klink |
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
East Group |
| 125 |
11 |
4 |
Jason |
Moorhouse |
Menlo (Calif.) |
West Group |
|
| 133 |
1 |
69.5 |
Cameron |
Ream |
Oklahoma City (Okla.) |
Central Group |
| 133 |
2 |
65.5 |
Wade |
Lowe |
McKendree (Ill.) |
East Group |
| 133 |
3 |
54.5 |
Tommy |
Pretty |
Campbellsville (Ky.) |
East Group |
| 133 |
4 |
52.5 |
Ryan |
Luu |
Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) |
West Group |
| 133 |
5 |
45 |
Robert |
Costa |
Dana (Neb.) |
North Group |
| 133 |
6 |
26.5 |
John |
Rojas |
California Baptist (Calif.) |
West Group |
| 133 |
6 |
26.5 |
Anton |
Prater |
Missouri Baptist (Mo.) |
East Group |
| 133 |
8 |
23.5 |
Travis |
Evans |
Grand View (Iowa) |
Central Group |
| 133 |
9 |
10.5 |
Gary |
Brooks |
Missouri Baptist (Mo.) |
East Group |
| 133 |
10 |
9 |
Joseph |
Michel |
Jamestown (N.D.) |
North Group |
| 133 |
11 |
7.5 |
Joshua |
Chang |
Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) |
West Group |
| 133 |
12 |
3.5 |
Corey |
Duncan |
Lindenwood (Mo.) |
East Group |
|
| 141 |
1 |
60 |
Adam |
Koballa |
Notre Dame (Ohio) |
East Group |
| 141 |
2 |
48 |
Barry |
Johnson |
Southern Oregon (Ore.) |
West Group |
| 141 |
3 |
40.5 |
Jordan |
Harer |
Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) |
North Group |
| 141 |
4 |
35 |
Michael |
Davis |
Cumberland (Tenn.) |
East Group |
| 141 |
5 |
25.5 |
Eric |
Graham |
Missouri Valley (Mo.) |
Central Group |
| 141 |
6 |
20 |
Ian, |
Millan |
California Baptist (Calif.) |
West Group |
| 141 |
7 |
17 |
Drew |
Smith |
Morningside (Iowa) |
North Group |
| 141 |
8 |
12 |
Mitchell |
Newcomer |
Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) |
West Group |
| 141 |
9 |
11.5 |
Nick |
Coffman |
Grand View (Iowa) |
Central Group |
| 141 |
10 |
9 |
Adam |
Manz |
Dana (Neb.) |
North Group |
| 141 |
10 |
9 |
Jeff |
Steele |
Cumberlands (Ky.) |
East Group |
| 141 |
12 |
8 |
Christian |
Martinez |
Menlo (Calif.) |
West Group |
|
| 149 |
1 |
60 |
Matt |
Burns |
Grand View (Iowa) |
Central Group |
| 149 |
2 |
48 |
Samuel |
Schmitz |
Lindenwood (Mo.) |
East Group |
| 149 |
3 |
40.5 |
Jeffrey |
Pelton |
Notre Dame (Ohio) |
East Group |
| 149 |
4 |
37.5 |
Tyler |
Chang |
Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) |
West Group |
| 149 |
5 |
29 |
Brian |
Graham |
Missouri Valley (Mo.) |
Central Group |
| 149 |
6 |
28 |
Byron |
Kuylen |
Great Falls (Mont.) |
West Group |
| 149 |
7 |
15 |
Andrew |
Carrillo |
Dana (Neb.) |
North Group |
| 149 |
8 |
14.5 |
Benjamin |
Garcia |
California Baptist (Calif.) |
West Group |
| 149 |
9 |
13 |
Ashtin |
Primus |
Notre Dame (Ohio) |
East Group |
| 149 |
10 |
5.5 |
Andre |
Berry |
Cumberlands (Ky.) |
East Group |
| 149 |
11 |
4.5 |
Danny |
Hutcheson |
Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) |
North Group |
| 149 |
12 |
1.5 |
Tim |
McGoldrick |
Lindenwood (Mo.) |
East Group |
|
| 157 |
1 |
53.5 |
Thomas |
Straughn |
Notre Dame (Ohio) |
East Group |
| 157 |
2 |
47 |
Nikolas |
Turner |
Oklahoma City (Okla.) |
Central Group |
| 157 |
3 |
44.5 |
Tommie |
Norton/Hooper |
Southern Oregon (Ore.) |
West Group |
| 157 |
4 |
38.5 |
Joseph |
Cornejo |
Missouri Valley (Mo.) |
Central Group |
| 157 |
5 |
32.5 |
Ross |
Mosher |
Great Falls (Mont.) |
West Group |
| 157 |
6 |
20 |
Brian |
Oeschner |
Lindenwood (Mo.) |
East Group |
| 157 |
7 |
15 |
Jose |
Serrato |
Dickinson State (N.D.) |
North Group |
| 157 |
8 |
13 |
Josh |
Swanson |
William Penn (Iowa) |
Central Group |
| 157 |
9 |
12.5 |
Levi |
Price |
Northwestern (Iowa) |
North Group |
| 157 |
10 |
11.5 |
Josh |
Emmett |
Menlo (Calif.) |
West Group |
| 157 |
11 |
8 |
Trace |
Billet |
Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) |
West Group |
| 157 |
12 |
4 |
James |
Casadaban |
Cumberland (Tenn.) |
East Group |
|
| 165 |
1 |
60 |
Aaron |
Winning |
McKendree (Ill.) |
East Group |
| 165 |
2 |
48 |
John |
Murray |
Lindenwood (Mo.) |
East Group |
| 165 |
3 |
40.5 |
Lamar |
Reed |
California Baptist (Calif.) |
West Group |
| 165 |
4 |
35 |
Chris |
Chionuma |
Lindenwood (Mo.) |
East Group |
| 165 |
5 |
31.5 |
Brad |
Lower |
Grand View (Iowa) |
Central Group |
| 165 |
6 |
28 |
James |
Linker |
Campbellsville (Ky.) |
East Group |
| 165 |
7 |
19.5 |
Ryan |
Tuzon |
Dana (Neb.) |
North Group |
| 165 |
8 |
16.5 |
Rashad |
Moss |
Waldorf (Iowa) |
Central Group |
| 165 |
9 |
6 |
Brandon |
Porter |
Waldorf (Iowa) |
Central Group |
| 165 |
10 |
4.5 |
Kevin |
Hardy |
Notre Dame (Ohio) |
East Group |
| 165 |
11 |
3.5 |
David |
Dwyer |
McKendree (Ill.) |
East Group |
| 165 |
11 |
3.5 |
Noah |
Hatton |
Great Falls (Mont.) |
West Group |
|
| 174 |
1 |
56 |
Enock |
Francois |
California Baptist (Calif.) |
West Group |
| 174 |
2 |
45.5 |
Brendon |
DeCock |
Great Falls (Mont.) |
West Group |
| 174 |
3 |
42.5 |
Preston |
McKinney |
Missouri Valley (Mo.) |
Central Group |
| 174 |
4 |
36 |
Austin |
Ouellette |
Montana State-Northern (Mont.) |
West Group |
| 174 |
5 |
31.5 |
Christopher |
Knowland |
California Baptist (Calif.) |
West Group |
| 174 |
6 |
28 |
Glenn |
Rhees |
Grand View (Iowa) |
Central Group |
| 174 |
7 |
23 |
Kurt |
Wolff |
Notre Dame (Ohio) |
East Group |
| 174 |
8 |
13.5 |
Damion |
Stephenson |
Cumberlands (Ky.) |
East Group |
| 174 |
9 |
10.5 |
Jameon |
Rush |
Hastings College (Neb.) |
North Group |
| 174 |
10 |
5 |
Phillip |
Oudhuis |
Campbellsville (Ky.) |
East Group |
| 174 |
11 |
4.5 |
Anthony |
Clay |
Jamestown (N.D.) |
North Group |
| 174 |
12 |
4 |
Nathan |
Downs |
Hannibal-LaGrange (Mo.) |
Central Group |
|
| 184 |
1 |
60 |
Chris |
Platt |
Southern Oregon (Ore.) |
West Group |
| 184 |
2 |
48 |
Michael |
French |
Great Falls (Mont.) |
West Group |
| 184 |
3 |
40.5 |
Evan |
Hinebaugh |
Montana State-Northern (Mont.) |
West Group |
| 184 |
4 |
34 |
Spencer |
Adams |
Campbellsville (Ky.) |
East Group |
| 184 |
5 |
31.5 |
Jesse |
Alter |
Missouri Valley (Mo.) |
Central Group |
| 184 |
6 |
25.5 |
Chad |
Williams |
Missouri Valley (Mo.) |
Central Group |
| 184 |
7 |
23 |
Jacob |
Oberfoell |
Missouri Baptist (Mo.) |
East Group |
| 184 |
8 |
12.5 |
Mark |
Peiffer |
Dana (Neb.) |
North Group |
| 184 |
9 |
10 |
Alex |
Denman |
Notre Dame (Ohio) |
East Group |
| 184 |
10 |
5 |
Josh |
Geppert |
Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) |
North Group |
| 184 |
11 |
4.5 |
Thomas |
Tuck |
Lindenwood (Mo.) |
East Group |
| 184 |
12 |
2 |
Tanner |
Wolk |
McKendree (Ill.) |
East Group |
| 184 |
12 |
2 |
Shaun |
Ceremello |
Southern Oregon (Ore.) |
West Group |
|
| 197 |
1 |
60 |
Andrew |
Sanchez |
McKendree (Ill.) |
East Group |
| 197 |
2 |
45.5 |
Justin |
Rau |
Grand View (Iowa) |
Central Group |
| 197 |
3 |
43 |
Jake |
Kallestad |
Dickinson State (N.D.) |
North Group |
| 197 |
4 |
37.5 |
Alex |
Calvi |
Great Falls (Mont.) |
West Group |
| 197 |
5 |
30 |
Nicholas |
Leither |
Northwestern (Iowa) |
North Group |
| 197 |
6 |
21 |
Ronald |
Lee |
Southern Oregon (Ore.) |
West Group |
| 197 |
7 |
17.5 |
Derek |
Foore |
Notre Dame (Ohio) |
East Group |
| 197 |
8 |
14.5 |
Charlie |
Gibbs |
Missouri Valley (Mo.) |
Central Group |
| 197 |
9 |
13.5 |
Brandon |
Hudiburgh |
Hastings College (Neb.) |
North Group |
| 197 |
10 |
10 |
Evan |
Mattingly |
Montana State-Northern (Mont.) |
West Group |
| 197 |
11 |
4 |
James |
Alter |
Missouri Valley (Mo.) |
Central Group |
| 197 |
12 |
3.5 |
Joseph |
Lockett |
Morningside (Iowa) |
North Group |
|
| 285 |
1 |
56 |
Joshua |
Marquez |
California Baptist (Calif.) |
West Group |
| 285 |
2 |
47 |
Byron |
Stewart |
Cumberland (Tenn.) |
East Group |
| 285 |
3 |
45.5 |
John |
Bates |
Southern Oregon (Ore.) |
West Group |
| 285 |
4 |
32.5 |
Travis |
Ewart |
Missouri Valley (Mo.) |
Central Group |
| 285 |
5 |
31.5 |
Willie |
Wiggins |
Lindenwood (Mo.) |
East Group |
| 285 |
6 |
25.5 |
Corey |
Johnson |
Oklahoma City (Okla.) |
Central Group |
| 285 |
7 |
21 |
Cedric |
Powell |
McKendree (Ill.) |
East Group |
| 285 |
8 |
15.5 |
Willie |
Hernandez |
Jamestown (N.D.) |
North Group |
| 285 |
9 |
10.5 |
Michael |
Wakim |
Missouri Baptist (Mo.) |
East Group |
| 285 |
10 |
4.5 |
Michael |
Johnson |
Missouri Valley (Mo.) |
Central Group |
| 285 |
11 |
3.5 |
Jeremy |
Colbert |
Bacone (Okla.) |
Central Group |
| 285 |
12 |
3 |
Tyler |
Porras |
Lindenwood (Mo.) |
East Group |
| 285 |
12 |
3 |
Frank |
Lopez |
Dickinson State (N.D.) |
North Group |
