St. Cloud State is No. 1 in D2Wrestle.com Coaches Poll for January 2017
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by D2Wrestle.com
INDIANAPOLIS-- Defending national champion St. Cloud State holds on to the top spot in NCAA Division II Wrestling in the first edition of the Division II Wrestling Coaches Association poll of the New Year, released Wednesday morning on D2wrestle.com
The Huskies feature seven nationally-ranked wrestlers, led by Brett Valazquez at 125 and Austin Goergen at 285, with both student-athletes topping their weight class in the individual rankings. Notre Dame and Maryville switched spots, with the Falcons taking the two-spot over the Saints at #3. Nebraska-Kearney moved into the #4 position, with Wisconsin-Parkside making a huge leap from outside the top 25 into the #5 spot.
Joining the Rangers moving into the top 25 are Colorado State-Pueblo (21), Kutztown (22), Lindenwood (T23) and Newman (T23), while Lake Erie’s six-spot jump and Findlay’s five-spot move them the biggest movers in this edition of the Top 25, aside from Wisconsin-Parkside’s jump into the rankings.
The next ranking will be published during the last week of January.
Also Receiving Points: Indianapolis, Ouachita Baptist, Limestone, Western State, Minnesota State-Moorhead, King, Wheeling Jesuit, Shippensburg, Upper Iowa, Adams State, Alderson Broaddus, Colorado Mesa, Belmont Abbey, Chadron State, Colorado Mines, East Stroudsburg, Drury, Shorter, Gannon
Individual Rankings
The Huskies feature seven nationally-ranked wrestlers, led by Brett Valazquez at 125 and Austin Goergen at 285, with both student-athletes topping their weight class in the individual rankings. Notre Dame and Maryville switched spots, with the Falcons taking the two-spot over the Saints at #3. Nebraska-Kearney moved into the #4 position, with Wisconsin-Parkside making a huge leap from outside the top 25 into the #5 spot.
Joining the Rangers moving into the top 25 are Colorado State-Pueblo (21), Kutztown (22), Lindenwood (T23) and Newman (T23), while Lake Erie’s six-spot jump and Findlay’s five-spot move them the biggest movers in this edition of the Top 25, aside from Wisconsin-Parkside’s jump into the rankings.
The next ranking will be published during the last week of January.
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TEAM RANKINGS |
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Rank |
School |
PR |
Points |
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1. |
St. Cloud State |
1 |
68 |
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2. |
Notre Dame |
3 |
58 |
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3. |
Maryville |
2 |
51 |
|
4. |
Nebraska-Kearney |
5 |
47 |
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5. |
Wisconsin-Parkside |
RP |
38 |
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6. |
Mercyhurst |
6 |
34 |
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7. |
Northern State |
T7 |
30 |
|
8. |
Findlay |
13 |
26 |
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Central Oklahoma |
14 |
26 |
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Pitt.-Johnstown |
T9 |
26 |
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McKendree |
4 |
26 |
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12. |
California Baptist |
T9 |
25 |
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13. |
Ashland |
T11 |
21 |
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14. |
Tiffin |
T15 |
18 |
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15. |
Lake Erie |
T21 |
17 |
|
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Seton Hill |
17 |
17 |
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17. |
Newberry |
T11 |
16 |
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18. |
Fort Hays State |
18 |
15 |
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UNC-Pembroke |
T21 |
15 |
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Augustana |
T23 |
15 |
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21. |
Colorado State-Pueblo |
RP |
13 |
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22. |
Kutztown |
RP |
12 |
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23. |
Simon Fraser |
19 |
11 |
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Lindenwood |
RP |
11 |
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Minnesota State-Mankato |
T23 |
11 |
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Newman |
RP |
11 |
Individual Rankings
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125 |
133 |
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1. Brett Valazquez, So. St. Cloud State |
1. Michael Labry, Sr. Ashland |
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141 |
149 |
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1. Nate Rodriguez, Sr. Maryville |
1. Nic Goebel, Sr. Findlay |
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157 |
165 |
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1. Destin McCauley, Jr. Nebraska Kearney |
1. Francis Mizia, Sr. Mercyhurst |
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174 |
184 |
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1. Nick Becker, Jr. Wisconsin-Parkside |
1. Garrett Lineberger, Sr. Notre Dame |
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197 |
285 |
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1. Jake Waste, Sr. Cal Baptist |
1. Austin Goergen, Sr. St. Cloud State |
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