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Rk Wrestler Year School Record PR Returning AA
125
1 Jacob Toledo Jr Central Florida 6-2 NR
2 Timothy Sakow Sr Central Florida 2-2 1 2nd - 125 '17, 2nd - 125 '16, 5th - 125 '15
3 Byron Smith Sr Middle Tennessee 6-1 2 3rd - 125 '17, 5th - 125 '16
4 Jiro DeLoach Sr Texas State 0-0 5 7th - 125 '17, 8th - 125 '16
5 Colton Messick So Apprentice 7-4 7
6 Elisha Potter So Middle Tennessee 0-1 6
7 Kolin Johnson Fr Apprentice 5-2 NR
8 Charles Smith Fr Mott CC 12-2 NR
9 Deonte Carter Fr UMBC 8-5 NR
10 Wiliam Moon Fr Emmanuel 2-2 NR
11 Andrew Willi So Houston 1-2 8
12 Melvin Rubio Fr Queens - Charlotte 4-3 NR
13 Manuel Canfijn So West Chester 2-0 10
14 Jeffrey Gress Fr Alfred State 3-2 NR
15 Domenic Curulla So Grays Harbor 0-0 13
16 Matthew Chun Sr M.I.T. 0-2 14
17 Patrick Lehman So Alfred State 2-3 15
18 Zion Clark Fr Kent State - Tuscarawas 4-4 NR
19 Justin Rodriguez Fr Kent State - Tuscarawas 5-3 NR
20 Rhett Plemmons Jr Clemson 0-0 18
133
1 Justus Griffith Sr Central Florida 0-0 1 1st - 133 '17
2 Hunter Haney Jr Washington State 0-0 2 3rd - 133 '17
3 Brendon Hazelton Jr Grand Valley State 4-0 3 @ 125 4th - 125 '17, 6th - 125 '16
4 Michael Perdomo Sr Penn State - Fayette 5-2 5 8th - 133 '17
5 De'Ante Evans Jr Toledo 9-4 6 4th - 133 '16
6 Noah Gilbert Fr Queens - Charlotte 3-2 NR
7 Anthony Monahan So Apprentice 4-4 4 @ 125 5th - 125 '17
8 Trey Hicks Fr Middle Tennessee 3-1 18
9 Emery Cline So Emmanuel 7-5 NR
10 Dylan Carlile Jr Emmanuel 5-4 7 6th - 125 '17, 6th - 133 '16
11 Arthur Payne Fr Mott CC 10-2 NR
12 Tyler Petrochko Sr Yale 0-0 8
13 Dakota Clark So Middle Tennessee 2-3 NR
14 Chris Vega So Springfield Tech 6-4 9
15 Blake Justis Fr Liberty 2-4 NR
16 Samuel Hodges Fr Richland 4-2 NR
17 Ke'Vionne Robbins So Grays Harbor 1-2 NR
18 Trey Boyd Fr Apprentice 4-5 NR
19 Joey Tharp Fr Colorado State 3-2 NR
20 Kendric Moore Jr Pittsburgh - Bradford 5-0 NR
20 Ashton Robinson So Liberty 4-5 10
20 Ryan Matthews Fr Akron 6-4 NR
20 David Silverberg Jr Delaware 1-1 14
141
1 Brent Waterman Jr Maine 0-0 1 1st - 141 '17
2 Tyler Sage Jr Florida 6-0 10
3 Michael Harris Fr Emmanuel 7-5 NR
4 Marcos Mercado Jr Springfield Tech 4-1 2 3rd - 141 '17
5 Jeff Hayden Jr Towson 0-0 3 5th - 141 '17, 8th - 141 '16
6 Carlos Garcia Sr Middle Tennessee 2-1 4 7th - 141 '17, 5th - 141 '15
7 Wesley Hollingsworth So East Carolina 8-1 8
8 Ty Boyd Jr Apprentice 1-2 5 5th - 133 '17, 7th - 125 '16
9 Nicholas Reddy Sr Grand Valley State 0-0 4 @ 133 7th - 133 '17
10 Nick Pipes Fr Macomb CC 10-2 NR
11 Dalton Flint Fr Emmanuel 7-5 NR
12 Zachary Alvardo Sr South Carolina 0-0 6 8th - 141 '17
13 Coltan Williams Fr North Texas 7-2 NR
14 Shalek Colon Jr Apprentice 2-4 9 @ 149
15 George Haskins So Richland 0-0 11
16 Tyler Carlyle Sr Brigham Young 5-4 12
17 Tristan Mabe So Apprentice 0-0 13
18 Tim Ellinger So Montana Tech 3-4 15
19 Dakota Smith Sr Akron 0-0 17
20 Ethan Fitzler So Wayne State 0-6 16
149
1 Dylan Dwyer So Grand Valley State 6-2 2 3rd - 149 '17
2 Jackson Myers Jr South Carolina 0-0 3 5th - 149 '17
3 Zach Blevins Fr Toledo 7-0 7
4 Matthew Seymour Jr Central Florida 6-3 7 @ 141 5th - 141 '16
5 Nick Puliti Fr Temple 9-1 NR
6 Simon Kitzis Sr Queens - Charlotte 0-2 NR
7 Tyler Weiss Jr Brigham Young 5-3 6 7th - 133 '16
8 Asad Muhammad So Richland 4-2 8
9 Santana Salas Fr Colorado State 6-1 NR
10 Tyler Everett Jr Maine 0-0 11
11 Hunter Quinn So Emmanuel 6-2 9 @ 141
12 Martin Mitchell Gr UMBC 4-2 NR
13 Taylor Dawal So Colorado State 5-3 NR
14 Chris Joner Fr Grays Harbor 7-4 NR
15 Chandler Saine Fr Emmanuel 8-5 NR
16 Hunter Weiss So Wayne State 3-4 13
17 Drew Linton Jr Utah State 3-2 NR
18 Pedro Tavarez Sr Penn State - Fayette 1-3 14
19 Austin Wilson Sr Rensselaer Polytechnic 7-2 14 @ 141
20 John Iacano Jr Akron 5-5 12
157
1 Jay Sheppard Jr Emmanuel 10-3 1 @ 149 3rd - 157 '17, 4th - 149 '16
2 Joe Staley Sr James Madison 0-0 1 4th - 157 '17, 6th - 157 '16, 7th - 149 '15
3 Ethan Kenney Sr Penn State - Fayette 0-2 2 5th - 157 '17
4 Adam Kehr Sr Ferris State 0-0 3 6th - 165 '17
5 Matt Yuste Sr Central Washington 0-0 4 6th - 157 '17
6 Bryson Woody So Apprentice 0-0 5 7th - 157 '17
7 Dan Ritz Jr Penn State WC 3-0 5 @ 149 7th - 149 '16
8 Josh Pine So Grays Harbor 3-2 8
9 Joe Posledni Fr Grand Valley State 13-3 NR
10 Josh Feuerbacher Jr Middle Tennessee 5-2 10 @ 149
11 Stephon Halliburton Fr Queens - Charlotte 6-4 NR
12 Clay Perry So Central Florida 8-3 7
13 Cole Hill So Montana Tech 3-2 9
14 Jacob Sobeck Jr Grand Valley State 5-1 11
15 Mitchell Ebert Fr Utah State 4-0 NR
16 Scott Akers Jr North Texas 3-1 NR
17 Kevin Almond Fr Emmanuel 7-3 NR
18 Tyler Rendina Jr UMBC 1-1 14
19 Stetson Potrykus Fr Wisconsin WC 2-2 NR
20 James Moore So Richland 7-1 15
165
1 Bailey Carlson So Brigham Young 7-3 1 2nd - 165 '17
2 John Austin Jones Sr Emmanuel 0-0 2 3rd - 165 '17
3 Joe Scott So Liberty 8-5 NR
4 Taylor Workman Sr Toledo 0-0 3 4th - 165 '16
5 Peter Becher Jr East Carolina 6-1 NR
6 Jerrod Mullins Fr Mott CC 16-0 NR
7 Tristan Almeter So Alfred State 0-0 4
8 Richard Viruet So Springfield Tech 17-3 NR
9 David Cox Fr Liberty 10-5 NR
10 Keith Brown Sr UConn 3-0 6
11 Jake Yatso Jr Wisconsin WC 0-0 7
12 Michael King Jr Middle Tennessee 0-2 6 @ 157 8th - 157 '17, 8th - 157 '16
13 Jeremy Mosley So Apprentice 7-5 NR
14 Zach Volk Jr Washington State 2-2 10
15 Mason Brestle So Maryland WC 2-0 NR
16 Dan Vossbein Jr West Chester 1-1 5
17 Luke Ely So Liberty 3-4 11
18 Ryan Shubert So MIT 2-2 13
19 Landon Darlington So Texas A&M 1-2 15
20 Braxton Freeman Fr Akron 5-4 NR
174
1 Javiair White Sr Rutgers WC 0-0 1 3rd - 174 '17
2 Shane Brown Sr Akron 7-0 3 6th - 174 '17, 8th - 174 '16
3 Noah Curreri Fr Queens - Charlotte 5-3 NR
4 Samuel Karel So Liberty 16-3 10
5 Chad Simmons Jr Apprentice 8-4 5 5th - 165 '17
6 Major Moore So Toledo 6-2 6
7 Brandon Buckingham Sr UMBC 5-0 8 @ 184
8 Jacob Berry Fr Springfield Tech 12-4 NR
9 Najee Banks Sr Georgia 0-0 7
10 Gabriel Urreola Jr UCLA 0-0 8
11 John Prentice Sr Penn State - DuBois 4-2 9 5th - 165 '16
12 Mark Patterson Sr Rowan 0-0 12
13 Thomas Hatzipavlides Sr Penn State WC 3-2 11
14 Trevor Pickett Jr Grand Valley State 3-0 NR
15 Brady Bischer So Grand Valley State 2-0 NR
16 Zach Woods Jr Massachusetts 3-1 15
17 Kyle McCullough Jr Idaho 0-0 16
18 Dylan Tarrence Fr Mott CC 9-3 NR
19 Ethan Ahrens Jr Central Florida 4-0 NR
20 Murat Molodgalii Fr Brigham Young 3-0 NR
184
1 George Vanvalen Sr Alfred State 4-0 1 2nd - 184 '17, 4th - 174 '16
2 River Robertson Sr Maine 0-0 2 3rd - 184 '17, 5th - 184 '16, 5th - 184 '15
3 Taylor Westlake Sr Liberty 9-5 3 4th - 184 '17
4 Bailey Bischer Sr Grand Valley State 0-0 2 @ 174 4th - 174 '17, 3rd - 174 '16, 6th - 157 '15
5 Vincent Levin So Florida Gulf Coast 3-0 NR
6 William Sorey So Apprentice 6-1 NR
7 Jerron Thomas Jr Mott CC 16-2 10
8 Jarrod Smiley So Central Florida 0-1 5 7th - 174 '17
9 Brenden DeVries So Grand Valley State 4-3 6
10 Cody Richmond So Liberty 6-4 NR
11 George Andrews Jr UConn 2-0 7 7th - 174 '16
12 Josh McIlhenny Sr Liberty 5-6 9
13 Costas Hatzipavlides So Iowa State WC 2-0 4 @ 174 8th - 174 '17
14 Jacob Balmas Fr Queens - Charlotte 3-4 NR
15 Tucker Hanson So Washington State 0-0 12
16 Forest Rutledge Sr Penn State WC 2-1 14
17 Cameron Dewey Jr West Chester 2-0 15
18 Joshua Godzin So Penn State - Fayette 0-0 16
19 Edward Maisey Jr Brigham Young 4-0 19
20 Cullin Brendeland Jr Iowa State WC 0-4 21
197
1 Maveric Rechsteiner Sr Emmanuel 7-2 1 1st - 197 '17, 1st - 197 '16
2 Kyler Slade Jr Ohio State WC 0-1 2 2nd - 197 '17, 6th - 197 '16
3 Sean Kennedy Jr Middle Tennessee 0-0 3 3rd - 197 '17
4 Danny Falconer Jr Clemson 0-0 4 4th - 197 '17
5 Jesse Slocum Jr Akron 3-1 5 6th - 197 '17, 8th - 197 '16
6 Ron Spera Sr James Madison 0-0 6 7th - 197 '17
7 Scott Grishaber Sr Michigan - Dearborn 0-0 7
8 Ahmad Khatib Jr Grand Valley State 0-0 4 @ 184 5th - 184 '17
10 Richard Walker Fr Emmanuel 7-5 NR
11 Brandyn Whitacre So Alfred State 4-1 9
12 Luke Kliegl Sr Iowa State WC 0-0 10
13 Anthony Rivera Jr Lehigh WC 0-0 11
14 Randolph Prud'Home Jr Central Florida 3-0 13 @ 184
15 Deontay Wadley Sr Penn State WC 3-0 12
16 Jacob Martin Sr Brigham Young 0-0 15 @ 235
17 Seth Manning So Dixie State 4-4 NR
18 Marqus Young Fr Kent State - Tuscarawas 7-4 NR
19 Ernest Tessein Sr Temple 5-7 15
20 Alex Hicks Fr Liberty 7-6 NR
20 William Graham So Apprentice 3-2 NR
235
1 Stevan Webb Sr UConn 4-0 1 1st -235 '17, 2nd - 235 '16, 8th - 235 '15
2 Harun Bogdanic Jr Grand Valley State 0-2 NR
3 Seth Brennock Sr Ohio State WC 6-2 2 4th - 235 '17
4 Giovanni Guarnero Jr Winona State 2-0 4 6th - 235 '17
5 Richie McClendon Sr Middle Tennessee 2-0 5 7th - 235 '17
6 Khaled Abdoun Jr Rensselaer Polytechnic 0-0 6 8th - 235 '17
7 Austin Amos Sr Liberty 8-3 7 8th - 197 '17
8 Alexander James Jr Michigan State WC 7-0 12
9 Jared Escribano So Springfield Tech 8-2 14 @ 197
10 Jermel Lewis So Emmanuel 4-5 NR
11 Jacob Childs Sr Brigham Young 5-0 8 @ 197
12 Andrew Carnes Sr South Carolina 0-0 10 7th - 235 '16
13 Zach Sintobin So Apprentice 8-5 22
14 David Vinson Sr Texas Tech 0-0 11
15 Hammond Raes Fr Alfred State 3-1 NR
16 Henry Gregory So UMBC 0-0 13
17 Andrius Duncia So Penn State WC 2-2 17
18 Kyle Johnson Fr Florida A&M 6-3 NR
19 Ikaika Neal Jr North Texas 5-3 19
20 Cameron Vaughn So Toledo 4-4 NR
285
1 Jesse Gaudin Sr Central Florida 8-2 1 2nd - 285 '17, 2nd - 285 '16
2 Dylan Stadel Sr Utah State 1-0 2 3rd - 285 '17, 3rd - 285 '16
3 Donavan Lozada Sr Springfield Tech CC 1-0 3 4th - 285 '17
4 Austin Wells Jr Middle Tennessee 0-0 4 4th - 285 '16
5 Dominick Johnson Jr Liberty 8-6 5 5th - 285 '17
6 Zachary Boyda Sr South Carolina 0-0 6 6th - 285 '17
7 Chukwudi Kalu Fr UMBC 11-4 NR
8 Gage Boyd Sr Brigham Young 2-1 NR
9 Marshall Frank Fr Queens - Charlotte 2-4 NR
10 Joseph Ingaglio Sr Lehigh WC 0-0 7
11 Bryce Hanley Jr Penn State - DuBois 5-2 8
12 Joseph Arce Jr North Texas 0-0 9
13 Eric An Jr Temple 1-3 10
14 George Lahar So Mott CC 1-1 11
15 Scott Betts Jr Temple 1-3 12
16 Tim Hudson Jr East Carolina 2-1 13
17 Kavrin Cox Sr Houston - Downtown 0-0 14
18 Kyle Pederson Jr William & Mary 1-2 15
19 Theodore Waskosky So Minnesota - Duluth 0-0 16
20 Tyler Burris So Grays Harbor 1-2 17
DIVISION 1
Rk Team Pts
1 Central Florida 43
2t Emmanuel College 42
2t Grand Valley State 42
4 Middle Tennessee 39
5 Liberty 35
6 Apprentice School 32
7 Toledo 27
8 Springfield Tech 24
9 Queens of Charlotte 23
10 Brigham Young 22
11 Maine 20
12 Alfred State 17
13 Mott CC 15
14 UMBC 13
15t Utah State 11
15t Washington State 11
17t Florida 9
17t Penn State - Fayette 9
19 Temple 8
20 Grays Harbor 7
Also receiving points: Florida Gulf Coast (6), Richland (6), RPI (6), North Texas (4),
Kent State - Tuscarawas (2), Penn State-DuBois (2), Wayne State (2)
TOTAL CONFERENCE STRENGTH*
Rk Conference Pts
1 Mid-Atlantic 179
2 Great Lakes 137
3 Southeast 103
4 Northeast 82
5 Mideast 63
6 West Coast 35
7 Northwest 27
8 Southwest 21
9 Great Plains 15
*Based on Power Rankings
DIVISION 2
Rk Team Pts
1 Akron 19
2 Ohio State WC 17
3 South Carolina 16
4 James Madison 14
5 UConn 12
6 East Carolina 11
7 Rutgers WC 10
8 Clemson 8
9t Ferris State 7
9t Penn State WC 7
9t Texas State 7
9t Winona State 7
13t Central Washington 6
13t Towson 6
15 Michigan-Dearborn 4
16t Colorado State 3
16t Michigan State WC 3
18t Georgia 2
18t Iowa State WC 2
18t Lehigh WC 2
18t MIT 2
18t Montana Tech 2
18t Wisconsin WC 2
Also receiving points: Delaware (1), Dixie State (1), Florida A&M (1), Houston (1), Houston-Downtown (1),
Iadho (1), Macomb CC (1), Maryland WC (1), Minnesota-Duluth (1), Pitt-Bradford (1),
Texas A&M (1), Texas Tech (1), UCLA (1), UMass (1), West Chester (1), William & Mary (1)

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