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NCWA Individual Rankings PRESEASON
Date: October 26, 2017
Rk Wrestler Year School Record Returning AA 2017 Conf Other
125
1 Timothy Sakow Sr Central Florida 2nd - 125 '17, 2nd - 125 '16, 5th - 125 '15 2nd SEC
2 Byron Smith Sr Middle Tennessee 3rd - 125 '17, 5th - 125 '16 1st MAC
3 Brendon Hazelton Jr Grand Valley State 4th - 125 '17, 6th - 125 '16 1st GLC
4 Anthony Monahan So Apprentice 5th - 125 '17 2nd MAC
5 Jiro DeLoach Sr Texas State 7th - 125 '17, 8th - 125 '16 1st SWC
6 Elisha Potter So Middle Tennessee 4th MAC t-9th - 125 '17
7 Colton Messick So Apprentice 3rd MAC t-13th - 125 '17
8 Andrew Willi So Houston 2nd SWC t-9th - 125 '17
9 Christian Antoine Sr Springfield Tech CC 1st NEC t-13th - 125 '17
10 Manuel Canfijn So West Chester 1st MEC t-13th - 125 '17
11 Josh Tarum Jr Wisconsin WC 3rd GLC
12 Khalil Brown Jr Grand Valley State 4th GLC t-17th - 125 '17
13 Domenic Curulla So Grays Harbor 1st NWC t-17th - 125 '17
14 Matthew Chun Sr M.I.T. 2nd NEC t-17th - 125 '17
15 Patrick Lehman So Alfred State 3rd NEC t-17th - 125 '17
Rk Wrestler Year School Record Returning AA 2017 Conf Other
133
1 Justus Griffith Sr Central Florida 1st - 133 '17 2nd SEC
2 Hunter Haney Jr Washington State 3rd - 133 '17 1st NWC
3 Maripo Gasarabaga So Richland 1st SWC
4 Nicholas Reddy Sr Grand Valley State 2nd GLC
5 Michael Perdomo Sr Penn State - Fayette 1st MEC
6 De'Ante Evans Jr Toledo 4th - 133 '16 1st GLC t-9th - 133 '17
7 Dylan Carlile Jr Emmanuel 6th - 125 '17, 6th - 133 '16 1st SEC 125
8 Tyler Petrochko Sr Yale 1st NEC t-9th - 133 '17
9 Chris Vega So Springfield Tech 2nd NEC t-9th - 133 '17
10 Ashton Robinson So Liberty 3rd MAC t-13th - 133 '17
11 John Hurley Jr Notre Dame 3rd GLC t-13th - 133 '17
12 Chris Ruf So Iowa State WC 1st GPC t-17th - 133 '17
13 Nicolas Gonzalez Jr Wayne State 2nd GPC t-17th - 133 '17
14 David Silverberg Jr Delaware 3rd MEC t-17th - 133 '17
15 Garrett Troisi So Rowan 2nd MEC
Rk Wrestler Year School Record Returning AA 2017 Conf Other
141
1 Brent Waterman Jr Maine 1st - 141 '17 1st NEC
2 Marcos Mercado Jr Springfield Tech 3rd - 141 '17 2nd NEC
3 Jeff Hayden Jr Towson 5th - 141 '17, 8th - 141 '16 1st MEC
4 Carlos Garcia Sr Middle Tennessee 7th - 141 '17, 5th - 141 '15 1st MAC
5 Ty Boyd Jr Apprentice 5th - 133 '17, 7th - 125 '16 1st MAC 133
6 Zachary Alvardo Sr South Carolina 8th - 141 '17 3rd MAC
7 Matthew Seymour Jr Central Florida 5th - 141 '16 2nd SEC t-9th - 141 '17
8 Wesley Hollingsworth So East Carolina 5th MAC t-9th - 141 '17
9 Hunter Quinn So Emmanuel 3rd SEC t-9th - 141 '17
10 Tyler Sage Jr Florida n/a transfer from ASU
11 George Haskins So Richland 1st SWC t-13th - 141 '17
12 Tyler Carlyle Sr Brigham Young 1st WCC t-13th - 141 '17
13 Tristan Mabe So Apprentice 4th MAC
14 Austin Wilson Sr Rensselaer Polytechnic 4th NEC t-17th - 141 '17
15 Tim Ellinger So Montana Tech 1st NWC t-13th - 141 '17
Rk Wrestler Year School Record Returning AA 2017 Conf Other
149
1 Jay Sheppard Jr Emmanuel 3rd - 157 '17, 4th - 149 '16 1st SEC 157
2 Dylan Dwyer So Grand Valley State 3rd - 149 '17 1st GLC
3 Jackson Myers Jr South Carolina 5th - 149 '17 2nd MAC
4 Robert Gaddis Sr Texas A&M 7th - 149 '17 2nd SWC
5 Dan Ritz Jr Penn State WC 7th - 149 '16 2nd MEC t-9th - 149 '17
6 Tyler Weiss Jr Brigham Young 7th - 133 '16 1st WCC t-9th - 149 '17
7 Zach Blevins Fr Toledo n/a transfer from EMU
8 Asad Muhammad So Richland 3rd SWC t-17th - 149 '17
9 Shalek Colon Jr Apprentice 4th MAC 133 t-9th - 133 '17
10 Josh Feuerbacher Jr Middle Tennessee 4th MAC t-13th - 149 '17
11 Tyler Everett Jr Maine 1st NEC t-17th - 149 '17
12 John Iacano Jr Akron 5th GLC 149 t-17th - 157 '17
13 Hunter Weiss So Wayne State 2nd GPC
14 Pedro Tavarez Sr Penn State - Fayette 4th MEC
15 James Manikas Jr Northeastern 3rd NEC
Rk Wrestler Year School Record Returning AA 2017 Conf Other
157
1 Joe Staley Sr James Madison 4th - 157 '17, 6th - 157 '16, 7th - 149 '15 1st MAC
2 Ethan Kenney Sr Penn State - Fayette 5th - 157 '17 1st MEC
3 Adam Kehr Sr Ferris State 6th - 165 '17 3rd GLC 165
4 Matt Yuste Sr Central Washington 6th - 157 '17 1st NWC
5 Bryson Woody So Apprentice 7th - 157 '17 3rd MAC
6 Michael King Jr Middle Tennessee 8th - 157 '17, 8th - 157 '16 4th MAC
7 Clay Perry So Central Florida 3rd SEC t-9th - 157 '17
8 Josh Pine So Grays Harbor 3rd NWC t-9th - 157 '17
9 Cole Hill So Montana Tech 2nd NWC t-9th - 157 '17
10 Cole Berg So Akron 1st GLC t-17th - 157 '17
11 Jacob Sobeck Jr Grand Valley State 2nd GLC t-13th - 157 '17
12 Ricky Bacon Jr Ohio State WC 3rd GLC t-13th - 157 '17
13 Youssef Aref Sr UCLA 1st WCC t-17th - 157 '17
14 Tyler Rendina Jr UMBC 2nd MEC t-17th - 157 '17
15 James Moore So Richland 2nd SWC t-17th - 157 '17
Rk Wrestler Year School Record Returning AA 2017 Conf Other
165
1 Bailey Carlson So Brigham Young 2nd - 165 '17 1st WCC
2 John Austin Johns Sr Emmanuel 3rd - 165 '17 2nd SEC
3 Taylor Workman Sr Toledo 4th - 165 '16 1st GLC t-9th - 165 '17
4 Tristan Almeter So Alfred State 1st NEC t-9th - 165 '17
5 Dan Vossbein Jr West Chester 3rd MEC t-9th - 165 '17
6 Keith Brown Sr UConn 5th NEC t-13th - 165 '17
7 Jake Yatso Jr Wisconsin WC 4th GLC t-17th - 165 '17
8 Tristan Briggs So Ferris State 5th GLC t-13th - 165 '17
9 Noah Villemarette Sr Texas State 1st SWC t-17th - 165 '17
10 Zach Volk Jr Washington State 2nd NWC t-17th - 165 '17
11 Luke Ely So Liberty 4th MAC
12 Hunter Reese Jr Rowan 4th MEC
13 Ryan Shubert So MIT 2nd NEC
14 Cody Houston Sr Penn State WC 3rd MEC t-17th - 157 '17
15 Landon Darlington So Texas A&M 2nd SWC
Rk Wrestler Year School Record Returning AA 2017 Conf Other
174
1 Javiair White Sr Rutgers WC 3rd - 174 '17 6th MEC
2 Bailey Bischer Sr Grand Valley State 4th - 174 '17, 3rd - 174 '16, 6th - 157 '15 Med GLC
3 Shane Brown Sr Akron 6th - 174 '17, 8th - 174 '16 1st GLC
4 Costas Hatzipavlides So Iowa State WC 8th - 174 '17 2nd GPC
5 Chad Simmons Jr Apprentice 5th - 165 '17 3rd MAC 165
6 Major Moore So Toledo 2nd GLC t-13th - 174 '17
7 Najee Banks Sr Georgia 2nd SEC t-13th - 174 '17
8 Gabriel Urreola Jr UCLA 1st WCC t-9th - 174 '17
9 John Prentice Sr Penn State - DuBois 5th - 165 '16 1st MEC 165 t-13th - 165 '17
10 Samuel Karel So Liberty 2nd MAC t-13th - 174 '17
11 Thomas Hatzipavlides Sr Penn State WC 2nd MEC 165 t-13th - 165 '17
12 Mark Patterson Sr Rowan 2nd MEC t-17th - 174 '17
13 Jason Nicholson Sr Washington State 3rd NWC t-17th - 174 '17
14 Eric Mongiello So Temple 4th MEC t-17th - 174 '17
15 Zach Woods Jr Massachusetts 4th NEC t-17th - 174 '17
Rk Wrestler Year School Record Returning AA 2017 Conf Other
184
1 George Vanvalen Sr Alfred State 2nd - 184 '17, 4th - 174 '16 1st NEC
2 River Robertson Sr Maine 3rd - 184 '17, 5th - 184 '16, 5th - 184 '15 2nd NEC
3 Taylor Westlake Sr Liberty 4th - 184 '17 1st MAC
4 Ahmad Khatib Jr Grand Valley State 5th - 184 '17 3rd GLC
5 Jarrod Smiley So Central Florida 7th - 174 '17 1st SEC
6 Brenden DeVries So Grand Valley State 1st GLC t-9th - 184 '17
7 George Andrews Jr UConn 7th - 174 '16 1st NEC t-9th - 174 '17
8 Brandon Buckingham Sr UMBC n/a Inj
9 Josh McIlhenny Sr Liberty 3rd MAC t-9th - 184 '17
10 Jerron Thomas Jr Mott CC 2nd GLC t-9th - 184 '17
11 Frank Berduo Sr California - Merced 1st WCC t-13th - 184 '17
12 Tucker Hanson So Washington State 2nd NWC t-13th - 184 '17
13 Randolph Prud'Home Jr Central Florida 2nd SEC t-13th - 184 '17
14 Forest Rutledge Sr Penn State WC 3rd MEC 197 t-17th - 197 '17
15 Cameron Dewey Jr West Chester 4th MEC t-17th - 184 '17
Rk Wrestler Year School Record Returning AA 2017 Conf Other
197
1 Maveric Rechsteiner Sr Emmanuel 1st - 197 '17, 1st - 197 '16 1st SEC
2 Kyler Slade Jr Ohio State WC 2nd - 197 '17, 6th - 197 '16 1st GLC
3 Sean Kennedy Jr Middle Tennessee 3rd - 197 '17 2nd MAC
4 Danny Falconer Jr Clemson 4th - 197 '17 1st MAC
5 Jesse Slocum Jr Akron 6th - 197 '17, 8th - 197 '16 3rd GLC
6 Ron Spera Sr James Madison 7th - 197 '17 3rd MAC
7 Scott Grishaber Sr Michigan - Dearborn 2nd GLC t-9th - 197 '17
8 Jacob Childs Sr Brigham Young 1st WCC t-9th - 197 '17
9 Brandyn Whitacre So Alfred State 4th NEC t-9th - 197 '17
10 Luke Kliegl Sr Iowa State WC 1st GPC t-13th - 197 '17
11 Anthony Rivera Jr Lehigh WC 1st MEC t-13th - 197 '17
12 Deontay Wadley Sr Penn State WC 3rd MEC 174 t-9th - 174 '17
13 Derek Desloover Sr Grand Valley State 4th GLC t-13th - 197 '17
14 Jared Escribano So Springfield Tech 3rd NEC 235 t-13th - 235 '17
15 Ernest Tessein Sr Temple 2nd MEC t-17th - 197 '17
Rk Wrestler Year School Record Returning AA 2017 Conf Other
235
1 Stevan Webb Sr UConn 1st -235 '17, 2nd - 235 '16, 8th - 235 '15 1st NEC
2 Seth Brennock Sr Ohio State WC 4th - 235 '17 3rd GLC Inj.
3 Luttere Eglaus Gr Central Florida 5th - 235 '17 2nd SEC
4 Giovanni Guarnero Jr Winona State 6th - 235 '17 1st GPC
5 Richie McClendon Sr Middle Tennessee 7th - 235 '17 1st MAC
6 Khaled Abdoun Jr Rensselaer Polytechnic 8th - 235 '17 2nd NEC
7 Austin Amos Sr Liberty 8th - 197 '17 4th MAC 197
8 Trae Rodriguez Sr Texas State 4th SWC 285 t-9th - 285 '17
9 Isaih Taltoan Sr Williamson Trade 1st MEC t-9th - 235 '17
10 Andrew Carnes Sr South Carolina 7th - 235 '16 3rd MAC t-13th - 235 '17
11 David Vinson Sr Texas Tech 1st SWC t-13th - 235 '17
12 Alexander James Jr Michigan State WC 4th GLC t-13th - 235 '17
13 Henry Gregory So UMBC 3rd MEC t-17th - 235 '17
14 Enrique Carranza Sr UCLA 1st WCC t-17th - 235 '17
15 Jacob Martin Sr Brigham Young 2nd WCC t-17th - 235 '17
Rk Wrestler Year School Record Returning AA 2017 Conf Other
285
1 Jesse Gaudin Sr Central Florida 2nd - 285 '17, 2nd - 285 '16 2nd SEC
2 Dylan Stadel Sr Utah State 3rd - 285 '17, 3rd - 285 '16 1st WCC
3 Donavan Lozada Sr Springfield Tech CC 4th - 285 '17 1st NEC
4 Austin Wells Jr Middle Tennessee 4th - 285 '16 n/a Medical
5 Dominick Johnson Jr Liberty 5th - 285 '17 1st MAC
6 Zachary Boyda Sr South Carolina 6th - 285 '17 3rd MAC
7 Joseph Ingaglio Sr Lehigh WC 1st MEC t-9th - 285 '17
8 Bryce Hanley Jr Penn State - DuBois 3rd MEC t-13th - 285 '17
9 Joseph Arce Jr North Texas 1st SWC t-13th - 285 '17
10 Eric An Jr Temple 2nd MEC t-17th - 285 '17
11 George Lahar So Mott CC 2nd GLC t-17th - 285 '17
12 Scott Betts Jr Temple 4th MEC t-17th - 285 '17
13 Tim Hudson Jr East Carolina 5th MAC t-17th - 285 '17
14 Kavrin Cox Sr Houston - Downtown 2nd SWC
15 Kyle Pederson Jr William & Mary 6th MAC
DIVISION 1
Rk Team Pts
1 Central Florida 54
2 Middle Tennessee 43
3 Grand Valley State 42
4 Emmanuel College 35
5 Springfield Tech 29
6 Apprentice School 27
7 Toledo 22
8 Liberty 21
9t Alfred State 20
9t Brigham Young 20
9t Maine 20
12 Penn State - Fayette 16
13 Richland College 13
14 Washington State 12
15 Utah State 9
Also receiving points: RPI (6), Penn State-DuBois (5), Grays Harbor (4), UMBC (4),
Temple (3), Mott CC (2), North Texas (2), Wayne State (2), Williamson Trade (2), Florida (1)
DIVISION 2
Rk Team Pts
1t Ohio State WC 19
1t South Carolina 19
3 UConn 18
4 Akron 16
5 James Madison 15
6t Ferris State 11
6t Texas State 11
8t Penn State WC 10
8t Rutgers WC 10
10 Iowa State WC 9
11t Texas A&M 8
11t Towson 8
11t West Chester 8
14t Clemson 7
14t Winona State 7
Also receiving points: Lehigh WC (5), UCLA (5), Wisconsin WC (5), East Carolina (4), Georgia (4), Mich-Dearborn (4),
Houston (3), Montana Tech (3), Rowan (3), Yale (3), MIT (2), Delaware (1), Houston-Downtown (1),
Mich State WC (1), Northeastern (1), Notre Dame (1), UMass (1), UC-Merced (1), William & Mary (1)
TOTAL CONFERENCE STRENGTH*
Rk Conference Pts
1 Mid-Atlantic 137
2 Great Lakes 123
3 Northeast 100
4 Southeast 94
5 Mideast 75
6 Southwest 38
7 West Coast 35
8 Northwest 19
9 Great Plains 18
*Based on Power Rankings

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