Wartburg is No. 1 in Div. III rankings going into qualifiers

The new NCAA Div. III rankings have been released, and Wartburg College (Iowa) retains the No. 1 ranking going into the post season.


Six qualifying events will be held around the country, each which qualifies wrestlers to the NCAA Division III National Championship March 13-14 in Hershey, Pa.


Wartburg won the National Duals in January, and is the defending NCAA Div. III national champion team.


Rounding out the top five in Div. III wrestling are UW-Whitewater (Wisc.) at No. 2, Wabash College (Ind.) at No. 3, Augsburg Collet (Minn.) at No. 4 and UW-LaCrosse (Wisc.) at No. 5.


The top five teams at the 2014 NCAA Div. III Nationals were Wartburg in first with 103.5 points, Wisconsin-Whitewater in second with 67 points, Messiah College in third with 64 points, Coe in fourth with 54 points and Augsburg in fifth with 43 points

National Wrestling Coaches Association Division III

Final Dual Team Ranking #8

February 25, 2015


Ranking/Team/Record/Previous Rank

1. Wartburg College (IA) (18 - 1) 1

2. University of Wisconsin – Whitewater (15 - 1) 2

3. Wabash College (IN) (12 - 2) 3

4. Augsburg College (MN) (12 - 4) 5

5. University of Wisconsin – La Crosse (16 - 5) 4

6. Concordia College – Moorhead (MN) (12 - 5) 6

7. University of Mount Union (OH) (14 - 3) 7

8. Messiah College (PA) (20 - 1) 8

9. Ithaca College (NY) (11 - 2) 9

10. Delaware Valley College (PA) (11 - 3) 10

11. Wilkes University (PA) (15 – 5) 11

12. Alma College (MI) (13 – 5) 12

13. Baldwin Wallace College (OH) (17 – 5) 13

14. Roger Williams University (RI) (17 - 1) 14

15. Johnson & Wales University (RI) (21 - 8) 15

16. Luther College (IA) (13 - 6) 16

17. Coe College (IA) (9 - 8) 17

18. Cornell College (IA) (13 - 8) 18

19. SUNY Brockport (NY) (4 - 1) 19

20. Lycoming College (PA) (13 - 3) 20

21. York College (PA) (21 - 5) 21

22. New York University (21 - 3) 22

23. Williams College (MA) (18 - 2) 23

24. Thiel College (PA) (12 – 6) 24

25. Waynesburg University (PA) (17 - 7) 25

26. The College of New Jersey (12 - 9) 26

27. SUNY Cortland (NY) (9 - 4) 27

28. Loras College (IA) (9 – 11) 28

29. Ohio Northern University (15 – 5) 29

30. United States Coast Guard Academy (13 – 6) 30

Ranking Committee: Kevin Bratland (US Coast Guard Academy), Mike Howard (Oswego State), Jon Laudenslager (Wilkes University), Eric Keller (Wartburg College), Matt Nagel (Concordia College - Moorhead), Joe Norton (North Central College)

Next Ranking: March 4, 2015

National Wrestling Coaches Association Division III Individual Ranking

February 25, 2015


125 lbs.

1. Mike Fuenffinger – Augsburg College (sr)

2. Lucas Malmberg – Messiah College (so)

3. Jesse Gunter – Baldwin Wallace College (jr)

4. Asher Kramer – SUNY Brockport (jr)

5. Paul Bewak – Johns Hopkins University (sr)

6. Jake Angnitsch – Wartburg College (sr)

7. Daniel Page – Central College (jr)

8. Nick Mancini – University of Mount Union (fr)

9. Guesseppe Rea – Wilkes University (jr)

10. Jimmy Kaishian – Ithaca College (so)

133 lbs.

1. Jeremy Border – University of Mont Union (jr)

2. Nathan Giorgio – US Coast Guard Academy (sr)

3. Ryan O’Boyle – McDaniel College (jr)

4. Alex Gomez – Ithaca College (sr)

5. Evan Obert – Luther College (jr)

6. Connor Campo – Wartburg College (so)

7. Sean Ambrocio – Concordia College Wisconsin (sr)

8. Brandon Preston – Trine University (jr)

9. Mat Grossmann – Wilkes University (fr)

10. Chad Bartschenfeld – Augsburg College (sr)

141 lbs.

1. Kaleb Loht – Messiah College (sr)

2. Drew Van Anrooy – Luther College (jr)

3. Brandon Jones – New York University (sr)

4. Jacoby Bergeron - Concordia College – Moorhead (sr)

5. Nick Steger – Loras College (jr)

6. Michael Ferrinde – Johnson & Wales University (sr)

7. Ben Henle – Saint John’s University (jr)

8. Matt Adcock - UW Whitewater (jr)

9. Layten Binion – North Central College (so)

10. Kaz Onoo – Wartburg College (fr)

149 lbs.

1. Vincent Fava – Delaware Valley College (sr)

2. Kenny Martin – Wartburg College (so)

3. Dan Mirman – John Carroll University (jr)

4. Luke Lohr – Waynesburg University (sr)

5. Elroy Perkin – UW Whitewater (sr)

6. Kasey Einerson – UW La Crosse (jr)

7. Brad Mayville – Rochester Institute of Technology (sr)

8. Derek Arnold – Ursinus College (so)

9. Ben Kazimir – University of Mount Union (sr)

10. Trevor Engle – Cornell College (jr)

157 lbs.

1. Nick Carr – Washington & Jefferson College (jr)

2. Reece Lefever – Wabash College (sr)

3. Jon Garrison – University of Mount Union (sr)

4. Steve Dewitt – Loras College (sr)

5. Jorge Lopez – Williams College (jr)

6. Drew Wagenhoffer – Wartburg College (sr)

7. Mike Polizzi – Stevens Institute of Technology (sr)

8. Richard Jasinkski – Ursinus College (sr)

9. Eric Hamrick – Springfield College (sr)

10. Larry Cannon – Messiah College (so)

165 lbs.

1. Farai Sewera – Coe College (jr)

2. Andrew Steiert - Wartburg College (so)

3. Jake Krogstad – Concordia College - Moorhead (sr)

4. Dylan Foley – Springfield College (sr)

5. Tyler Schneider – UW La Crosse (so)

6. Jesse Bader – Hunter College (sr)

7. Matt Tuttle – Alma College (sr)

8. Francisco Colom – Roger Williams University (jr)

9. Colt Lovejoy – Ohio Northern University (jr)

10. Terner Gott – John Carroll University (sr)

174 lbs.

1. Conner Lefever - Wabash College (jr)

2. Brandon Welter – Warburg College (sr)

3. Sebastian Gardner - Concordia College – Moorhead (jr)

4. Jordan Newman – UW Whitewater (fr)

5. Josh Thomson – Messiah College (jr)

6. Zach Zotollo – The College of New Jersey (sr)

7. Jamie Jakes – Alma College (jr)

8. AJ Kowal – Stevens Institute of Technology (fr)

9. Garrett Chase – Baldwin Wallace College (jr)

10. Ryan Harrington – Coe College (so)

184 lbs.

1. Riley Lefever – Wabash College (so)

2. Christopher Chorzepa – Williams College (so)

3. Jayden DeVilbiss - Luther College (jr)

4. Carlos Toribio – Ithaca College (so)

5. Tyler Beckwith – Cortland State (sr)

6. Richard Carlson – UW La Crosse (jr)

7. Jeff Palmeri – SUNY Brockport (jr)

8. Patrick Sheehan – New York University (sr)

9. Jon Deupree – University of Southern Maine (sr)

10. Ryan Aprahamian – UW Whitewater (jr)

197 lbs.

1. Aaron Karns – Delaware Valley College (sr)

2. Joe Giaramita – Cortland State (jr)

3. Eric Twohey - UW La Crosse (sr)

4. Shane Siefert – UW Whitewater (jr)

5. David Welch – Roger Williams University (jr)

6. Gerard Roman – Wartburg College (jr)

7. Matt Hechsel – Augsburg College (sr)

8. Matt Seabold – Central College (so)

9. Ryan Michaelis – Saint John’s University (sr)

10. Donnie Horner – Coe College (sr)

285 lbs.

1. Cody Lovejoy – Ohio Northern University (sr)

2. Mackenzie Green – Trine University (jr)

3. Donny Longendyke – Augsburg College (so)

4. Ben Nagle – Wartburg College (sr)

5. Terrance Jean-Jacques – Rhode Island College (so)

6. Zach Roseberry – Delaware Valley College (so)

7. Anthony Edgren – UW Whitewater (sr)

8. Nino Majoy – Heidelberg College (jr)

9. James Bethel – Oneonta State (fr)

10. Lance Moore – Cortland State (sr)