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Penn State adds to lead as No. 1 team in TrackWrestling rankings, with Hall now at top spot at 174

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by Andy Hamilton, TrackWrestling

Penn State started the season with a comfortable lead over the rest of the country in the Trackwrestling Division I Rankings presented by Resilite, and the Nittany Lions have only added to their cushion since.

True freshman Roman Bravo-Young has stabilized the 133-pound spot in the Penn State lineup and given the Nittany Lions another high-scoring, high-upside freshman, and Brady Berge has done the same at 149 pounds. Anthony Cassar has supplanted two-time All-American Nick Nevills and has become a force at heavyweight.

And now the Nittany Lions have another top-ranked wrestler to go with their trio of two-time national champions.

Mark Hall is back on top of the 174-pound rankings after downing Arizona State's Zahid Valencia 4-0 on Friday in a clash of national champions. Hall's ascent to the No. 1 spot increased Penn State's projected NCAA placement and advancement point total to 121, giving the Nittany Lions a 41-point lead over second-ranked Ohio State.

The Buckeyes (80), continue to hold a slight edge over No. 3 Iowa (77), while Oklahoma State (56.5) remains fourth and Michigan (53) is fifth, followed by North Carolina State (49), Minnesota (45) and Arizona State (38). Northwestern (36) climbed another notch to No. 9, while Oregon State (35.5) and Princeton (35.5) checked into the Top 10 for the first time in the three-year history of the Trackwrestling rankings.

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 121
2 Ohio State 80
3 Iowa 77
4 Oklahoma State 56.5
5 Michigan 53
6 North Carolina State 49
7 Minnesota 45
8 Arizona State 38
9 Northwestern 36
T-10 Oregon State 35.5
T-10 Princeton 35.5
12 Missouri 35
13 Rutgers 34
14 Illinois 32.5
15 Nebraska 31
16 Lehigh 30.5
17 Virginia Tech 27.5
18 Cornell 26
19 Wisconsin 24
T-20 Iowa State 22.5
T-20 Northern Iowa 22.5
22 South Dakota State 21.5
23 North Carolina 19
24 Purdue 17
25 Lock Haven 16.5
26 Pittsburgh 16
T-27 Clarion 11.5
T-27 Maryland 11.5
T-27 Utah Valley 11.5
30 Virginia 10.5
31 Duke 10
T-32 Army 9.5
T-32 Campbell 9.5
T-34 North Dakota State 7.5
T-34 Oklahoma 7.5
T-36 Stanford 5.5
T-36 Wyoming 5.5
38 Old Dominion 5
39 Michigan State 4.5
40 Navy 4

TrackWrestling Individual Rankings
Rank/Wrestler/School/Year

125 pounds

1 Spencer Lee Iowa So.
2 Sebastian Rivera Northwestern So.
3 Ronnie Bresser Oregon State Sr.
4 Nicholas Piccininni Oklahoma State Jr.
5 Sean Russell Minnesota Sr.
6 Ryan Millhof Arizona State Sr.
7 Sean Fausz North Carolina State Sr.
8 Brent Fleetwood North Dakota State Sr.
9 RayVon Foley Michigan State So.
10 Pat Glory Princeton Fr.
11 Drew Mattin Michigan So.
12 Travis Piotrowski Illinois Jr.
13 Zeke Moisey Nebraska Sr.
14 Connor Brown Wisconsin So.
15 Devin Schroder Purdue So.
16 Rico Montoya Northern Colorado Sr.
17 Colby Smith Missouri
18 Louie Hayes Virginia So.
19 Vitali Arujau Cornell Fr.
20 Jacob Schwarm Northern Iowa Jr.
21 Gabe Townsell Stanford Jr.
22 Drew Hildebrandt Central Michigan
23 Shakur Laney Ohio Sr.
24 Korbin Meink Campbell So.

133 pounds
1 Seth Gross South Dakota State Sr.
2 Nick Suriano Rutgers Jr.
3 Stevan Micic Michigan Jr.
4 Tariq Wilson North Carolina State Jr.
5 Daton Fix Oklahoma State Fr.
6 Micky Phillipi Pittsburgh So.
7 Luke Pletcher Ohio State Jr.
8 Ethan Lizak Minnesota Sr.
9 John Erneste Missouri Sr.
10 Austin Gomez Iowa State Fr.
11 Austin DeSanto Iowa So.
12 Matthew Schmitt West Virginia So.
13 Josh Terao American Sr.
14 Roman Bravo-Young Penn State Fr.
15 Brandon Paetzell Lehigh Jr.
16 Montorie Bridges Wyoming So.
17 Charles Tucker Cornell Sr.
18 Cam Sykora North Dakota State Jr.
19 Sean Nickell CSU Bakersfield Sr.
20 Korbin Myers Virginia Tech Jr.
21 Dylan Duncan Illinois So.
22 Noah Gonser Campbell Jr.
23 Ben Thornton Purdue Sr.
24 Codi Russell Appalachian State So.
25 Colin Valdivez Northwestern So.

141 pounds

1 Yianni Diakomihalis Cornell So.
2 Joey McKenna Ohio State Sr.
3 Jaydin Eierman Missouri Jr.
4 Nick Lee Penn State So.
5 Mitch McKee Minnesota Jr.
6 Michael Carr Illinois So.
7 Kanen Storr Michigan So.
8 Dom Demas Oklahoma So.
9 Kaid Brock Oklahoma State Jr.
10 Bryan Lantry Buffalo Sr.
11 Tristan Moran Wisconsin Jr.
12 Josh Alber Northern Iowa Sr.
13 Jamal Morris North Carolina State Sr.
14 Sa`Derian Perry Old Dominion Jr.
15 Sam Krivus Virginia Jr.
16 Ian Parker Iowa State So.
17 Max Murin Iowa Fr.
18 Chad Red Nebraska So.
19 Sam Turner Wyoming So.
20 Nicholas Gil Navy Sr.
21 Austin Headlee North Carolina Jr.
22 Lorenzo Bentley Pittsburgh Sr.
23 Nate Limmex Purdue Jr.
24 Matt Findlay Utah Valley So.
25 Ryan Diehl Maryland Sr.

149 pounds
1 Matthew Kolodzik Princeton Jr.
2 Anthony Ashnault Rutgers Sr.
3 Micah Jordan Ohio State Sr.
4 Austin O`Connor North Carolina Fr.
5 Brock Zacherl Clarion Sr.
6 Mitch Finesilver Duke Sr.
7 Jarrett Degen Iowa State So.
8 Justin Oliver North Carolina State Sr.
9 Joshua Heil Campbell Jr.
10 Brock Mauller Missouri Fr.
11 Max Thomsen Northern Iowa Jr.
12 Pat Lugo Iowa Jr.
13 Henry Pohlmeyer South Dakota State Jr.
14 Kaden Gfeller Oklahoma State Fr.
15 Anthony Artalona Pennsylvania Fr.
16 Alfred Bannister Maryland Sr.
17 Jared Prince Navy Jr.
18 Cole Martin Wisconsin Jr.
19 Brady Berge Penn State Fr.
20 Joshua Maruca Arizona State Jr.
21 Thomas Thorn Minnesota Sr.
22 Requir van der Merwe Stanford Jr.
23 Khristian Olivas Fresno State Jr.
24 Russell Rohlfing CSU Bakersfield
25 Tejon Anthony George Mason Sr.

157 pounds

1 Jason Nolf Penn State Sr.
2 Ryan Deakin Northwestern So.
3 Alec Pantaleo Michigan Sr.
4 Kaleb Young Iowa So.
5 Griffin Parriott Purdue So.
6 Tyler Berger Nebraska Sr.
7 Hayden Hidlay North Carolina State So.
8 Ke-Shawn Hayes Ohio State Jr.
9 Taleb Rahmani Pittsburgh Sr.
10 Kennedy Monday North Carolina So.
11 Larry Early Old Dominion Jr.
12 Eric Barone Illinois Jr.
13 Paul Fox Stanford Sr.
14 Steve Bleise Minnesota Sr.
15 Josh Humphreys Lehigh Fr.
16 Tyler Marinelli Gardner-Webb Sr.
17 Hunter Willits Oregon State So.
18 Dan Reed Columbia Sr.
19 Andrew Shomers Oklahoma State Jr.
20 John Van Brill Rutgers Sr.
21 Christian Pagdilao Arizona State Sr.
22 Luke Weiland Army Jr.
23 Zach Hartman Bucknell Fr.
24 BC LaPrade Virginia Tech So.
25 Jarrett Jacques Missouri Fr.

165 pounds
1 Vincenzo Joseph Penn State Jr.
2 Evan Wick Wisconsin So.
3 Chandler Marsteller Lock Haven Sr.
4 Alex Marinelli Iowa So.
5 Joshua Shields Arizona State Jr.
6 Isaiah White Nebraska So.
7 Mehki Lewis Virginia Tech Fr.
8 Demetrius Romero Utah Valley Jr.
9 Logan Massa Michigan Jr.
10 Branson Ashworth Wyoming Sr.
11 Chandler Rogers Oklahoma State Sr.
12 Bryce Steiert Northern Iowa Jr.
13 Connor Flynn Missouri Jr.
14 Joseph Gunther Illinois Jr.
15 Ebed Jarrell Drexel Jr.
16 Jonathan Viruet Brown Sr.
17 Andrew Fogarty North Dakota State Jr.
18 Zac Carson Ohio Jr.
19 Jake Wentzel Pittsburgh Jr.
20 Vincent Deprez Binghamton Sr.
21 Thomas Bullard North Carolina State So.
22 Jesse Dellavecchia Rider Jr.
23 Stephan Glasgow Rutgers Fr.
24 Cam Coy Virginia Fr.
25 Bryce Martin Indiana Sr.

174 pounds
1 Mark Hall Penn State Jr.
2 Zahid Valencia Arizona State Jr.
3 Myles Amine Michigan Jr.
4 Daniel Lewis Missouri Sr.
5 David McFadden Virginia Tech Jr.
6 Jordan Kutler Lehigh Jr.
7 Jacobe Smith Oklahoma State Sr.
8 Taylor Lujan Northern Iowa Jr.
9 Mikey Labriola Nebraska Fr.
10 Spencer Carey Navy Jr.
11 Dylan Lydy Purdue Jr.
12 Johnny Sebastian Northwestern Sr.
13 Te`shan Campbell Ohio State Sr.
14 Ryan Christensen Wisconsin Sr.
15 Seldon Wright Old Dominion Sr.
16 Daniel Bullard North Carolina State So.
17 Carver James Illinois Jr.
18 Brit Wilson Northern Illinois So.
19 Devin Skatzka Minnesota Jr.
20 Kimball Bastian Utah Valley Jr.
21 Matt Finesilver Duke So.
22 Brandon Womack Cornell Sr.
23 Marcus Coleman Iowa State Fr.
24 Drew Hughes Michigan State So.
25 Ben Harvey Army Jr.

184 pounds

1 Myles Martin Ohio State Sr.
2 Emory Parker Illinois Sr.
3 Shakur Rasheed Penn State Sr.
4 Nick Reenan North Carolina State So.
5 Ryan Preisch Lehigh Sr.
6 Drew Foster Northern Iowa Sr.
7 Taylor Venz Nebraska So.
8 Zachary Zavatsky Virginia Tech Sr.
9 Lou Deprez Binghamton Fr.
10 Maxwell Dean Cornell So.
11 Chip Ness North Carolina Sr.
12 Dakota Geer Oklahoma State So.
13 Nino Bonaccorsi Pittsburgh So.
14 Cameron Caffey Michigan State Fr.
15 Will Schany Virginia Sr.
16 Samuel Colbray Iowa State So.
17 Cash Wilcke Iowa Jr.
18 Corey Hazel Lock Haven Jr.
19 Jelani Embree Michigan Fr.
20 Jordan Atienza Central Michigan Sr.
21 Noah Stewart Army Jr.
22 Kordell Norfleet Arizona State So.
23 Will Sumner Utah Valley Sr.
24 Bryce Gorman Northern Illinois Sr.
25 Jackson Hemauer Fresno State Fr.

197 pounds
1 Bo Nickal Penn State Sr.
2 Kollin Moore Ohio State Jr.
3 Patrick Brucki Princeton So.
4 Jacob Warner Iowa Fr.
5 William Miklus Iowa State Sr.
6 Preston Weigel Oklahoma State Sr.
7 Rocco Caywood Army Sr.
8 Jay Aiello Virginia So.
9 Nathan Traxler Stanford Jr.
10 Jake Jakobsen Lehigh So.
11 Eric Schultz Nebraska So.
12 Jacob Seely Northern Colorado Jr.
13 Malik McDonald North Carolina State Sr.
14 Christian Brunner Purdue Jr.
15 Greg Bulsak Clarion So.
16 Tom Sleigh Virginia Tech Sr.
17 Tanner Orndorff Utah Valley Jr.
18 Benjamin Honis Cornell Sr.
19 Stephen Loiseau Drexel Sr.
20 Jake Woodley Oklahoma So.
21 Jackson Striggow Michigan Jr.
22 Garrett Hoffman Bucknell Jr.
23 Sawyer Root The Citadel Sr.
24 Corey Griego Oregon State Sr.
25 Noah Adams West Virginia Fr.

Heavyweight
1 Amar Dhesi Oregon State Sr.
2 Gable Steveson Minnesota Fr.
3 Sam Stoll Iowa Sr.
4 Anthony Cassar Penn State Sr.
5 Derek White Oklahoma State Sr.
6 Youssif Hemida Maryland Sr.
7 Jordan Wood Lehigh So.
8 Jere Heino Campbell Sr.
9 Trent Hillger Wisconsin Fr.
10 Tate Orndorff Utah Valley Fr.
11 Billy Miller Virginia Tech Sr.
12 Thomas Haines Lock Haven Sr.
13 Zach Elam Missouri Fr.
14 Jake Gunning Buffalo Sr.
15 Demetrius Thomas Pittsburgh Jr.
16 Cory Gilliland-Daniel North Carolina Sr.
17 Matt Voss George Mason Sr.
18 Chase Singletary Ohio State So.
19 Brian Andrews Wyoming So.
20 Joseph Goodhart Drexel Sr.
21 AJ Nevills Fresno State So.
22 Matt Stencel Central Michigan So.
23 Carter Isley Northern Iowa Jr.
24 Jake Boyd Oklahoma So.
25 Conan Jennings Northwestern Sr.

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