Ellsworth is No. 1, North Iowa Area is No. 2 in first NJCAA ranking of new season
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The first National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) rankings for the new season were released on October 30.
Coming in at No. 1 in the initial rankings was Ellsworth CC of Iowa, which placed seventh as a team in the 2015 NJCAA National Championships.
Taking the No. 2 ranking is North Iowa Area CC, which was third in last year’s NJCAA Nationals.
No. 3 is Muskegon of Michigan, with Clackamas CC of Oregon at No. 4 and Iowa Central at No. 5. At last year’s national tournament, Iowa Central was the team champion and Clackamas was the team runner-up.
Individual rankings were also released. A pair of 2015 NJCAA national champions return with No. 1 rankings this year, J.J. Alfau at 141 pounds and Tyler Hoffman at 184. Both wrestle for Iowa Central.
Two runners-up from the 2015 Nationals hold No. 1 rankings in the new season, Oscar Ramirez of Iowa Western at 149 pounds and Dajor Reece of North Idaho at 165 pounds.
NJCAA WRESTLING TEAM RANKINGS
10/30/2015
Rank Team Total Points
1 Ellsworth, 62
2 NIACC, 60
3 Muskegon, 49
4 Clackamas, 42
5 Iowa Central, 39
6 Iowa Lakes, 37
7 Pratt, 34
8 Nassau, 33
9 Springfield Tech , 31
10 Iowa Western, 30
11 North Idaho, 26
12 Colby, 25
13 Gloucester, 23
14 Mercyhurst NE, 21
14 Northeastern Oklahoma, 21
16 Northwest Kansas Tech, 20
17 Highline, 18
18 Niagara ,16
19 Neosho , 13
20 (tie) Northwest Wy, 12
20 (tie) Western Wy, 12
22 (tie) Harper, 10
22 (tie) Ridgewater, 10
24 Labette, 9
25 Jamestown, 6
Others Receiving Votes: Itasca, 4; Spartansburg, 4; Triton, 3
NJCAA INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS
10/30/2015
125
1.) Paul Mascarenas – NIACC
2.) Josh Antoine – Nassau
3.) Christian Antoine – Springfield Tech
4.) Andres Tereza – Highline
5.) Josiah Seaton – Colby
6.) Cole Verner – Western Wyoming
7.) Dorian Sapien – Clackamas
8.) Printice Walls – Iowa Western
133
1.) Shiquan Hall - NIACC
2.) Eduardo Penha – Northwest Wyoming
3.) Kyle McGregor – Niagara
4.) Detric McCoy – Mercyhurst North East
5.) Duke Bogivic – Harper
6.) Isaac Aguilar – North Idaho
7.) Nick Arroyo – Springfield Tech
8.) Michael Knoblauch – Clackamas
141
1.) JJ Alfau – Iowa Central
2.) Andres Gonzalez – Iowa Lakes
3.) John Dillon – Northwest Kansas Tech
4.) Zachary Schridde – Pratt
5.) Colton Adams – Iowa Western
6.) Zane Corey – Muskegon
7.) Jordan Hall – North Idaho
8.) Matt Conrad – Harper
149
1.) Oscar Ramirez – Iowa Western
2.) Kristian Holguin-Mendez – Northeastern Oklahoma A&M
3.) Abbas Tamaradze – Springfield Tech
4.) Andrew Beck – Pratt
5.) Ryne Cokeley – Iowa Central
6.) Nate Skinezney – Jamestown
7.) Toby Hague – Gloucester
8.) Blake Marolf – Iowa Lakes
157
1.) TJ Barnes – Muskegon
2.) Leivon Lewis – Ellsworth
3.) Christopher Schmidt – Ridgewater
4.) Kevin Wesolowski – Mercyhurst North East
5.) Sam Schwartzaofel – Nassau
6.) Jon Lado – Gloucester
7.) Quincy Kalkbrenner – NIACC
8.) Josh Fontanez – Springfield Tech
165
1.) Dajor Reece – North Idaho
2.) Matthew Rodriguez-Kirkland – Ellsworth
3.) Davon Jackson – Muskegon
4.) Shae Conley – Labette
5.) Dom Ruggiero – Gloucester
6.) Zach Colgan – Niagara
7.) Andrew Tate – Iowa Lakes
8.) Colton Looper – Neosho
174
1) Sadarriss Patterson - Ellsworth
2) Gavin Grater - Colby
3) Darick Jones - Neosho
4) Travis Quarterman - Pratt
5) Deuly Espinal - Nassau
6) Connor Donahue - Gloucester
7) Tanner Chambers – Spartanburg Methodist
8) Colt Doyle – Clackamas
184
1.) Tyler Hoffman – Iowa Central
2.) De’Andre Jones - Ellsworth
3.) LaVonte Perdue - Muskegon
4.) Wesley Schultz – Iowa Lakes
5.) Micah Felton - Pratt
6.) Adrian Mack – Western Wyoming
7.) Domenic Liquori – Springfield Tech
8.) Jacob Hill – Northeastern Oklahoma A&M
197
1.) John Morin - Clackamas
2.) Kyler Mathews - NIACC
3.) Brice Mason – Northwest Kansas Tech
4.) Elias Mason - Highline
5.) Josh Colegrove - Muskegon
6.) Josh Latham – Northeastern Oklahoma A&M
7.) Chris Pagan – Iowa Western
8.) Tyler Mattison – Mercyhurst North East
285
1.) Brandon Johnson - Clackamas
2.) Lawrence Phillips - NIACC
3.) Dalonte Holland - Ellsworth
4.) Guy Henson – Iowa Lakes
5.) Jenard Rosemond - Nassau
6.) Zell Beiberlie - Colby
7.) Kyle Chromy - Itasca
8.) Bobby Carson - Triton
Coming in at No. 1 in the initial rankings was Ellsworth CC of Iowa, which placed seventh as a team in the 2015 NJCAA National Championships.
Taking the No. 2 ranking is North Iowa Area CC, which was third in last year’s NJCAA Nationals.
No. 3 is Muskegon of Michigan, with Clackamas CC of Oregon at No. 4 and Iowa Central at No. 5. At last year’s national tournament, Iowa Central was the team champion and Clackamas was the team runner-up.
Individual rankings were also released. A pair of 2015 NJCAA national champions return with No. 1 rankings this year, J.J. Alfau at 141 pounds and Tyler Hoffman at 184. Both wrestle for Iowa Central.
Two runners-up from the 2015 Nationals hold No. 1 rankings in the new season, Oscar Ramirez of Iowa Western at 149 pounds and Dajor Reece of North Idaho at 165 pounds.
NJCAA WRESTLING TEAM RANKINGS
10/30/2015
Rank Team Total Points
1 Ellsworth, 62
2 NIACC, 60
3 Muskegon, 49
4 Clackamas, 42
5 Iowa Central, 39
6 Iowa Lakes, 37
7 Pratt, 34
8 Nassau, 33
9 Springfield Tech , 31
10 Iowa Western, 30
11 North Idaho, 26
12 Colby, 25
13 Gloucester, 23
14 Mercyhurst NE, 21
14 Northeastern Oklahoma, 21
16 Northwest Kansas Tech, 20
17 Highline, 18
18 Niagara ,16
19 Neosho , 13
20 (tie) Northwest Wy, 12
20 (tie) Western Wy, 12
22 (tie) Harper, 10
22 (tie) Ridgewater, 10
24 Labette, 9
25 Jamestown, 6
Others Receiving Votes: Itasca, 4; Spartansburg, 4; Triton, 3
NJCAA INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS
10/30/2015
125
1.) Paul Mascarenas – NIACC
2.) Josh Antoine – Nassau
3.) Christian Antoine – Springfield Tech
4.) Andres Tereza – Highline
5.) Josiah Seaton – Colby
6.) Cole Verner – Western Wyoming
7.) Dorian Sapien – Clackamas
8.) Printice Walls – Iowa Western
133
1.) Shiquan Hall - NIACC
2.) Eduardo Penha – Northwest Wyoming
3.) Kyle McGregor – Niagara
4.) Detric McCoy – Mercyhurst North East
5.) Duke Bogivic – Harper
6.) Isaac Aguilar – North Idaho
7.) Nick Arroyo – Springfield Tech
8.) Michael Knoblauch – Clackamas
141
1.) JJ Alfau – Iowa Central
2.) Andres Gonzalez – Iowa Lakes
3.) John Dillon – Northwest Kansas Tech
4.) Zachary Schridde – Pratt
5.) Colton Adams – Iowa Western
6.) Zane Corey – Muskegon
7.) Jordan Hall – North Idaho
8.) Matt Conrad – Harper
149
1.) Oscar Ramirez – Iowa Western
2.) Kristian Holguin-Mendez – Northeastern Oklahoma A&M
3.) Abbas Tamaradze – Springfield Tech
4.) Andrew Beck – Pratt
5.) Ryne Cokeley – Iowa Central
6.) Nate Skinezney – Jamestown
7.) Toby Hague – Gloucester
8.) Blake Marolf – Iowa Lakes
157
1.) TJ Barnes – Muskegon
2.) Leivon Lewis – Ellsworth
3.) Christopher Schmidt – Ridgewater
4.) Kevin Wesolowski – Mercyhurst North East
5.) Sam Schwartzaofel – Nassau
6.) Jon Lado – Gloucester
7.) Quincy Kalkbrenner – NIACC
8.) Josh Fontanez – Springfield Tech
165
1.) Dajor Reece – North Idaho
2.) Matthew Rodriguez-Kirkland – Ellsworth
3.) Davon Jackson – Muskegon
4.) Shae Conley – Labette
5.) Dom Ruggiero – Gloucester
6.) Zach Colgan – Niagara
7.) Andrew Tate – Iowa Lakes
8.) Colton Looper – Neosho
174
1) Sadarriss Patterson - Ellsworth
2) Gavin Grater - Colby
3) Darick Jones - Neosho
4) Travis Quarterman - Pratt
5) Deuly Espinal - Nassau
6) Connor Donahue - Gloucester
7) Tanner Chambers – Spartanburg Methodist
8) Colt Doyle – Clackamas
184
1.) Tyler Hoffman – Iowa Central
2.) De’Andre Jones - Ellsworth
3.) LaVonte Perdue - Muskegon
4.) Wesley Schultz – Iowa Lakes
5.) Micah Felton - Pratt
6.) Adrian Mack – Western Wyoming
7.) Domenic Liquori – Springfield Tech
8.) Jacob Hill – Northeastern Oklahoma A&M
197
1.) John Morin - Clackamas
2.) Kyler Mathews - NIACC
3.) Brice Mason – Northwest Kansas Tech
4.) Elias Mason - Highline
5.) Josh Colegrove - Muskegon
6.) Josh Latham – Northeastern Oklahoma A&M
7.) Chris Pagan – Iowa Western
8.) Tyler Mattison – Mercyhurst North East
285
1.) Brandon Johnson - Clackamas
2.) Lawrence Phillips - NIACC
3.) Dalonte Holland - Ellsworth
4.) Guy Henson – Iowa Lakes
5.) Jenard Rosemond - Nassau
6.) Zell Beiberlie - Colby
7.) Kyle Chromy - Itasca
8.) Bobby Carson - Triton
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