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Trackwrestling Div. I rankings released for Week 1 shows changes at the top

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We’re one week into the college wrestling season and we’ve already seen as much turnover at the top as we did all of last season.

Two returning NCAA champions fell Sunday at the NWCA All-Star Classic. Oklahoma State’s Nick Piccininni defeated Lehigh’s Darian Cruz 8-5 at 125 pounds and Arizona State’s Zahid Valencia used a takedown with 18 seconds remaining to top Penn State’s Mark Hall 3-2 at 174.

Piccininni moved up two spots to No. 2 in the Trackwrestling rankings and vaulted 2015 NCAA champion Nathan Tomasello of Ohio State into the top spot at 125. Valencia’s victory pushed him up to the No. 1 slot.

Just two weight classes experienced change at the top in last season’s Trackwrestling rankings — and Tomasello and Valencia were beneficiaries then as well.

Tomasello took over the No. 1 spot at 133 in January and Valencia grabbed the top-ranking at 174 in February. Both wound up placing third at the NCAA Championships.

Penn State remains No. 1 in the projected team standings, but the margin has tightened at the top. The Nittany Lions check in this week with 120 points. Ohio State is second with 114.5. Penn State held a 17-point lead over the Buckeyes in the preseason rankings.

Michigan took over at No. 3 with 84.5 points after claiming six individual titles at the Michigan State Open. Oklahoma State dropped 15 points from the preseason — mostly due to the news that two-time All-American Joe Smith is likely to redshirt — and the Cowboys slid down one notch to No. 4 with 80 points.

The Trackwrestling team rankings are based off the number of advancement and placement points each squad would accumulate if its wrestlers finished in those ranking slots at the NCAA Championships. Top-ranked wrestlers earn 20 points, followed by 16 for second, 13.5 for third, 12.5 for fourth, 10 for fifth, 9 for sixth, 6.5 for seventh, 5.5 for eighth, 2 for spots 9-12, 1.5 for spots 13-16 and 1 for 17-25.

The rankings are compiled by David Mirikitani.

Rank School Points
1 Penn State 120
2 Ohio State 114.5
3 Michigan 84.5
4 Oklahoma State 80
5 Missouri 56
6 Arizona State 49.5
7 North Carolina State 43.5
8 Minnesota 41
T9 Iowa 40
T9 Virginia Tech 40
11 Rutgers 39.5
12 Lehigh 33.5
13 Northern Iowa 33
14 Nebraska 29.5
15 Illinois 28
16 South Dakota State 24
17 Edinboro 21
18 Rider 20
19 Central Michigan 16
20 Oregon State 15.5
21 Wyoming 15
22 Virginia 13
23 Navy 12.5
T24 Cornell 12
T24 Pittsburgh 12
T24 Princeton 12
27 Duke 11
28 Wisconsin 9.5
T29 Buffalo 8.5
T29 Maryland 8.5
T29 Michigan State 8.5
32 Stanford 8
T33 Lock Haven 6.5
T33 Northwestern 6.5
T35 CSU Bakersfield 5.5
T35 North Carolina 5.5

Individual rankings
Rank/Wrestler/School/Year


125 pounds
1 Nathan Tomasello Ohio State Senior
2 Nick Piccininni Oklahoma State Sophomore
3 Darian Cruz Lehigh Senior
4 Ethan Lizak Minnesota Junior
5 Nick Suriano Rutgers Sophomore
6 Sean Russell Edinboro Junior
7 Ryan Millhof Arizona State Junior
8 Sean Fausz N.C. State Junior
9 Ronnie Bresser Oregon State Senior
10 Shakur Laney Ohio Junior
11 Louie Hayes Virginia Freshman
12 Taylor LaMont Utah Valley Freshman
13 Connor Schram Stanford Senior
14 Travis Piotrowski Illinois Sophomore
15 Jake Gromacki Clarion Junior
16 Zeke Moisey West Virginia Junior
17 Jay Schwarm Northern Iowa Sophomore
18 Brock Hudkins Northern Illinois Sophomore
19 Sergio Mendez CSU Bakersfield Senior
20 Kyle Akins Buffalo Junior
21 Johnny Jimenez Wisconsin Senior
22 Elijah Oliver Indiana Junior
23 Barlow McGhee Missouri Senior
24 Dalton Macri North Carolina Junior
25 Luke Welch Purdue Senior

133 pounds
1 Seth Gross South Dakota State Junior
2 Stevan Micic Michigan Sophomore
3 Kaid Brock Oklahoma State Sophomore
4 Scott Parker Lehigh Junior
5 Jack Mueller Virginia Sophomore
6 Mitch McKee Minnesota Sophomore
7 Bryan Lantry Buffalo Junior
8 Scott Delvecchio Rutgers Senior
9 Luke Pletcher Ohio State Sophomore
10 Dom Forys Pittsburgh Senior
11 John Erneste Missouri Junior
12 Korbin Myers Edinboro Sophomore
13 Cam Sykora North Dakota State Sophomore
14 Austin Eicher Michigan State Junior
15 Corey Keener Penn State Senior
16 Nathan Boston Campbell Junior
17 Josh Terao American Junior
18 Chris Debien Chattanooga Junior
19 Anthony Tutolo Kent State Junior
20 Rico Montoya Northern Colorado Junior
21 DJ Fehlman Lock Haven Sophomore
22 Dennis Gustafson Virginia Tech Junior
23 Cameron Kelly Ohio Junior
24 Gabe Townsell Stanford Sophomore
25 Noah Gonser Eastern Michigan Sophomore

141 pounds
1 Dean Heil Oklahoma State Senior
2 Kevin Jack N.C. State Senior
3 Bryce Meredith Wyoming Senior
4 Jaydin Eierman Missouri Sophomore
5 Anthony Ashnault Rutgers Senior
6 Joey McKenna Ohio State Junior
7 Chad Red Nebraska Freshman
8 Tommy Thorn Minnesota Junior
9 Tyler Smith Bucknell Senior
10 Jared Prince Navy Sophomore
11 Jack Hathaway Oregon State Senior
12 Josh Alber Northern Iowa Junior
13 Brock Zacherl Clarion Junior
14 Javier Gasca III Michigan State Senior
15 Mike Longo Oklahoma Senior
16 Ryan Diehl Maryland Junior
17 Noah Forrider Ohio Senior
18 Kanen Storr Iowa State Freshman
19 Cole Martin Wisconsin Sophomore
20 Sal Profaci Michigan Sophomore
21 Mason Smith Central Michigan Sophomore
22 Colt Schilling Cal Poly Senior
23 Russell Rohlfing CSU Bakersfield Sophomore
24 Nick Zanetta Pittsburgh Senior
25 Luke Karam Lehigh Freshman

149 pounds
1 Zain Retherford Penn State Senior
2 Brandon Sorensen Iowa Senior
3 Max Thomsen Northern Iowa Sophomore
4 Solomon Chishko Virginia Tech Junior
5 Matt Kolodzik Princeton Sophomore
6 Justin Oliver Central Michigan Junior
7 Colton McCrystal Nebraska Senior
8 Steve Bleise Minnesota Junior
9 Boo Lewallen Oklahoma State Sophomore
10 Ke-Shawn Hayes Ohio State Sophomore
11 Ryan Deakin Northwestern Freshman
12 Josh Maruca Arizona State Sophomore
13 Alfred Bannister Maryland Junior
14 Troy Heilmann North Carolina Senior
15 Matt Zovistoski Appalachian State Junior
16 Coleman Hammond CSU Bakersfield Senior
17 Ronnie Perry Lock Haven Senior
18 Davion Jeffries Oklahoma Junior
19 Hunter Ladner Harvard Sophomore
20 Samuel Krivus Virginia Sophomore
21 Jamal Morris N.C. State Junior
22 Zander Wick Wisconsin Freshman
23 Chris Vassar Gardner-Webb Senior
24 Joey Galasso Cornell Junior
25 Grant Leeth Missouri Junior

157 pounds
1 Jason Nolf Penn State Junior
2 Joey Lavallee Missouri Senior
3 Michael Kemerer Iowa Sophomore
4 Tyler Berger Nebraska Junior
5 Micah Jordan Ohio State Junior
6 BJ Clagon Rider Senior
7 Richie Lewis Rutgers Senior
8 Alec Pantaleo Michigan Senior
9 Jake Short Minnesota Senior
10 Josh Shields Arizona State Sophomore
11 Mitch Finesilver Duke Junior
12 Colin Heffernan Central Michigan Senior
13 Andrew Crone Wisconsin Senior
14 Taleb Rahmani Pittsburgh Sophomore
15 Kyle Langenderfer Illinois Senior
16 Luke Zilverberg South Dakota State Senior
17 Larry Early Old Dominion Freshman
18 Paul Fox Stanford Junior
19 Clayton Ream North Dakota State Junior
20 Hayden Hidlay N.C. State Freshman
21 Jake Danishek Indiana Junior
22 Caden McWhirter Northern Illinois Sophomore
23 Alex Klucker Lock Haven Sophomore
24 Casey Sparkman Kent State Junior
25 Jonce Blaylock Oklahoma State Junior

165 pounds
1 Vincenzo Joseph Penn State Sophomore
2 Isaiah Martinez Illinois Senior
3 Logan Massa Michigan Sophomore
4 Chandler Rogers Oklahoma State Junior
5 Chad Walsh Rider Senior
6 David McFadden Virginia Tech Sophomore
7 Anthony Valencia Arizona State Sophomore
8 Nick Wanzek Minnesota Senior
9 TeShan Campbell Ohio State Junior
10 Alex Marinelli Iowa Freshman
11 Austin Matthews Edinboro Senior
12 Isaiah White Nebraska Junior
13 Chance Marsteller Lock Haven Junior
14 Branson Ashworth Wyoming Junior
15 Keilan Torres Northern Colorado Senior
16 Andrew Fogarty North Dakota State Sophomore
17 Brian Hamann North Carolina State Senior
18 Jake Wentzel Pittsburgh Freshman
19 Jonathan Schleifer Princeton Senior
20 Evan Wick Wisconsin Freshman
21 Jacob Morrissey Purdue Senior
22 Tyrel White Columbia Senior
23 Gordon Wolf Lehigh Junior
24 May Bethea Pennsylvania Senior
25 Demetrius Romero Utah Valley Sophomore

174 pounds
1 Zahid Valencia Arizona State Sophomore
2 Mark Hall Penn State Sophomore
3 Bo Jordan Ohio State Senior
4 Myles Amine Michigan Sophomore
5 Daniel Lewis Missouri Junior
6 Brandon Womack Cornell Junior
7 Jadaen Bernstein Navy Senior
8 Drew Hughes Michigan State Sophomore
9 Taylor Lujan Northern Iowa Sophomore
10 Yoanse Mejias Oklahoma Senior
11 Christian Brucki Central Michigan Junior
12 Jordan Kutler Lehigh Sophomore
13 Jacobe Smith Oklahoma State Junior
14 Bryce Carr Chattanooga Senior
15 Keaton Subjeck Stanford Senior
16 Ben Harvey Army Sophomore
17 Ethan Ramos North Carolina Senior
18 Ty Schoffstall Edinboro Senior
19 Johnny Sebastian Northwestern Sophomore
20 Ryan Christensen Wisconsin Junior
21 Josef Johnson Harvard Junior
22 Jordan Pagano Rutgers Junior
23 David Kocer South Dakota State Senior
24 Joey Gunther Iowa Sophomore
25 Beau Breske Nebraska Freshman

184 pounds
1 Bo Nickal Penn State Junior
2 Myles Martin Ohio State Junior
3 Pete Renda N.C. State Senior
4 Drew Foster Northern Iowa Junior
5 Domenic Abounader Michigan Senior
6 Emory Parker Illinois Junior
7 Nicholas Gravina Rutgers Senior
8 Dakota Geer Edinboro Sophomore
9 Jordan Ellingwood Central Michigan Senior
10 Michael Coleman Navy Senior
11 Ricky Robertson Wisconsin Senior
12 Ryan Preisch Lehigh Junior
13 Zack Zavatsky Virginia Tech Junior
14 Steve Schneider Binghamton Senior
15 Nick Corba Cleveland State Senior
16 Mitch Sliga Northwestern Senior
17 Joe Heyob Pennsylvania Senior
18 Alex DeCiantis Drexel Senior
19 Bobby Steveson Minnesota Sophomore
20 Michael Fagg-Daves Rider Senior
21 Christian LaFragola Brown Junior
22 Garrett Hoffman Bucknell Sophomore
23 Max Dean Cornell Freshman
24 Ian Baker Princeton Junior
25 Keegan Moore Oklahoma State Freshman

197 pounds
1 Kollin Moore Ohio State Sophomore
2 Jared Haught Virginia Tech Senior
3 Willie Miklus Missouri Senior
4 Preston Weigel Oklahoma State Junior
5 Kevin Beazley Michigan Senior
6 Matt McCutcheon Penn State Senior
7 Cash Wilcke Iowa Sophomore
8 Mike Macchiavello N.C. State Senior
9 Frank Mattiace Pennsylvania Junior
10 Matt Williams CSU Bakersfield Senior
11 Steban Cervantes Navy Senior
12 Jacob Smith West Virginia Senior
13 Nathan Rotert South Dakota State Senior
14 Corey Griego Oregon State Junior
15 Christian Brunner Purdue Sophomore
16 Jeric Kasunic American Senior
17 Hunter Ritter Wisconsin Sophomore
18 Tom Sleigh Bucknell Senior
19 Jacob Holschlag Northern Iowa Sophomore
20 Ben Darmstadt Cornell Freshman
21 Scottie Boykin Chattanooga Senior
22 Rocco Caywood Army Junior
23 Eric Schultz Nebraska Sophomore
24 Nathan Traxler Stanford Freshman
25 Dan Chaid North Carolina Senior

Heavyweight
1 Kyle Snyder Ohio State Senior
2 Adam Coon Michigan Senior
3 Nick Nevills Penn State Junior
4 Tanner Hall Arizona State Junior
5 Amarveer Dhesi Oregon State Senior
6 Jacob Kasper Duke Senior
7 Ryan Solomon Pittsburgh Senior
8 Youssif Hemida Maryland Junior
9 Conan Jennings Northwestern Junior
10 Thomas Haines Lock Haven Junior
11 Mike Hughes Hofstra Senior
12 Nathan Butler Stanford Senior
13 Billy Miller Edinboro Junior
14 Garrett Ryan Columbia Senior
15 Dustin Dennison Utah Valley Senior
16 Jordan Wood Lehigh Freshman
17 Joe Goodhart Drexel Senior
18 Brett Dempsey American Junior
19 Jere Heino Campbell Senior
20 Gage Hutchison Eastern Michigan Senior
21 Jake Gunning Buffalo Junior
22 Cory Daniel North Carolina Junior
23 Sam Stoll Iowa Junior
24 Carter Isley Northern Iowa Freshman
25 Shawn Streck Purdue Freshman



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