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Martinez, Coon now No. 1, Michigan up to No. 5 in biggest turnover in Trackwrestling Div. I rankings

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It might have been the wildest weekend yet of the college wrestling season. At the very least, it was the biggest week of turnover at the top of the Trackwrestling Division I rankings presented by Resilite.

Two returning NCAA champions suffered losses. Two more unbeatens and another returning NCAA finalist stumbled.

Two-time national champion Isaiah Martinez of Illinois returned to the top of the 165-pound rankings after Iowa freshman Alex Marinelli toppled returning NCAA champ and previously unbeaten Vincenzo Joseph of Penn State. Marinelli surged up to No. 2 in this week’s rankings, one spot ahead of Joseph.

Michigan’s Adam Coon handed three-time World and Olympic champion Kyle Snyder of Ohio State his first collegiate loss in nearly three years on Sunday and supplanted Snyder as the top-ranked heavyweight. The Wolverines knocked off two other higher-ranked Buckeyes earlier in the night, getting victories from Stevan Micic over then-No. 2 and formerly unbeaten Luke Pletcher at 133 and a last-second win from Myles Amine over returning national finalist Bo Jordan at 174.

Penn State capped its 28-13 win against Iowa with heavyweight Nick Nevills’ 3-2 victory against previously unbeaten and then-No. 3 Sam Stoll.

After all the individual dominoes fell, the Nittany Lions remained on top in the team race with a 117.5 projected NCAA advancement and placement points. Ohio State is second with 109, followed by Iowa (80), Missouri (75) and Michigan (73.5), which climbed to fifth.

North Carolina State (61), Lehigh (57), Oklahoma State (45.5) and Virginia Tech (39) held onto spots inside the top 10, while Arizona State (38.5) returned to the No. 10 spot.

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 117.5
2 Ohio State 109
3 Iowa 80
4 Missouri 75
5 Michigan 73.5
6 North Carolina State 61
7 Lehigh 57
8 Oklahoma State 45.5
9 Virginia Tech 39
10 Arizona State 38.5
11 Wyoming 37
12 Cornell 36.5
13 Illinois 29
14 Rutgers 28.5
15 South Dakota State 27
16 Northwestern 20
17 Northern Iowa 19.5
18 Duke 16.5
19 Central Michigan 16
20 Nebraska 15.5
21 Minnesota 15
22 North Carolina 13.5
23 Lock Haven 13
24 Wisconsin 11.5
25 Clarion 11
26 Utah Valley 10.5
T-27 Maryland 10
T-27 Rider 10
29 Navy 9.5
T-30 North Dakota State 7.5
T-30 Stanford 7.5
T-30 Virginia 7.5
33 Purdue 7
T-34 Edinboro 6.5
T-34 Hofstra 6.5
T-36 American 6
T-36 Princeton 6
38 Drexel 5.5
T-39 Oklahoma 5
T-39 Pittsburgh 5

Individual rankings
Rank/Wrestler/School/Year


125 pounds
1 Nick Suriano Rutgers So.
2 Darian Cruz Lehigh Sr.
3 Spencer Lee Iowa Fr.
4 Nathan Tomasello Ohio State Sr.
5 Sean Fausz North Carolina State Jr.
6 Taylor LaMont Utah Valley Fr.
7 Ethan Lizak Minnesota Jr.
8 Nick Piccininni Oklahoma State So.
9 Sebastian Rivera Northwestern Fr.
10 Sean Russell Edinboro Jr.
11 Zeke Moisey West Virginia Jr.
12 Ryan Millhof Arizona State Jr.
13 Ronnie Bresser Oregon State Jr.
14 Drew Mattin Michigan Fr.
15 Luke Welch Purdue Sr.
16 Christian Moody Oklahoma So.
17 RayVon Foley Michigan State Fr.
18 Jake Gromacki Clarion Jr.
19 Jacob Schwarm Northern Iowa Jr.
20 Louie Hayes Virginia Fr.
21 Michael McGee Old Dominion Fr.
22 Gabe Townsell Stanford So.
23 Korbin Meink Campbell Fr.
24 Travis Piotrowski Illinois So.
25 Connor Brown South Dakota State Fr.

133 pounds
1 Seth Gross South Dakota State Jr.
2 Stevan Micic Michigan So.
3 Luke Pletcher Ohio State So.
4 Montorie Bridges Wyoming Fr.
5 Scott Parker Lehigh Jr.
6 Kaid Brock Oklahoma State So.
7 Jack Mueller Virginia So.
8 John Erneste Missouri Jr.
9 Austin DeSanto Drexel Fr.
10 Josh Terao American Jr.
11 Mitch McKee Minnesota So.
12 Jason Renteria Nebraska Fr.
13 Scott Delvecchio Rutgers Sr.
14 Dom Forys Pittsburgh Sr.
15 Bryan Lantry Buffalo Jr.
16 Korbin Myers Edinboro Jr.
17 Tariq Wilson North Carolina State So.
18 Ali Naser Arizona State Jr.
19 Dennis Gustafson Virginia Tech Jr.
20 Zachary Sherman North Carolina Fr.
21 Corey Keener Penn State Sr.
22 Cameron Kelly Ohio Jr.
23 Ben Thornton Purdue Jr.
24 Cam Sykora North Dakota State So.
25 Colin Valdivez Northwestern Fr.

141 pounds
1 Bryce Meredith Wyoming Sr.
2 Jaydin Eierman Missouri So.
3 Kevin Jack North Carolina State Sr.
4 Yianni Diakomihalis Cornell Fr.
5 Brock Zacherl Clarion Jr.
6 Dean Heil Oklahoma State Sr.
7 Joey McKenna Ohio State Jr.
8 Nick Lee Penn State Fr.
9 Josh Alber Northern Iowa Jr.
10 Mason Smith Central Michigan So.
11 Tyler Smith Bucknell Sr.
12 Luke Karam Lehigh Fr.
13 Michael Carr Illinois So.
14 Chad Red Nebraska So.
15 Ian Parker Iowa State So.
16 Cole Weaver Indiana Jr.
17 A.C. Headlee North Carolina Jr.
18 Thomas Thorn Minnesota Jr.
19 Nicholas Gil Navy Jr.
20 Alex Madrigal Old Dominion So.
21 Nate Limmex Purdue So.
22 Nick Zanetta Pittsburgh Sr.
23 Carter Happel Iowa Fr.
24 Salvatore Profaci Michigan So.
25 Javier Gasca III Michigan State Sr.

149 pounds
1 Zain Retherford Penn State Sr.
2 Brandon Sorensen Iowa Sr.
3 Ryan Deakin Northwestern So.
4 Grant Leeth Missouri Jr.
5 Justin Oliver Central Michigan Jr.
6 Ke-shawn Hayes Ohio State So.
7 Max Thomsen Northern Iowa Jr.
8 Troy Heilmann North Carolina Sr.
9 Colton McCrystal Nebraska Sr.
10 Matthew Kolodzik Princeton So.
11 Eleazar Deluca Rutgers Sr.
12 Jason Tsirtis Arizona State Sr.
13 Beau Donahue North Carolina State Sr.
14 Boo Lewallen Oklahoma State So.
15 Steve Bleise Minnesota Jr.
16 Ronald Perry Lock Haven Sr.
17 Cortlandt Schuyler Lehigh Jr.
18 Ryan Blees Virginia Tech Jr.
19 Alfred Bannister Maryland Jr.
20 Michael Sprague American Jr.
21 Malik Amine Michigan Jr.
22 Jared Prince Navy So.
23 Sam Turner Wyoming Fr.
24 Joshua Heil Campbell So.
25 Davion Jeffries Oklahoma Jr.

157 pounds
1 Jason Nolf Penn State Jr.
2 Michael Kemerer Iowa So.
3 Hayden Hidlay North Carolina State So.
4 Joseph Lavallee Missouri Sr.
5 Alec Pantaleo Michigan Jr.
6 Micah Jordan Ohio State Jr.
7 Joshua Shields Arizona State Jr.
8 Clayton Ream North Dakota State Sr.
9 Archie Colgan Wyoming Sr.
10 Luke Zilverberg South Dakota State Sr.
11 Mitch Finesilver Duke Jr.
12 Andrew Crone Wisconsin Sr.
13 Tyler Berger Nebraska Sr.
14 Mike D`Angelo Princeton Jr.
15 Paul Fox Stanford Sr.
16 Markus Scheidel Columbia Sr.
17 John Van Brill Rutgers Jr.
18 Garett Hammond Drexel Sr.
19 Andrew Shomers Edinboro Jr.
20 Kennedy Monday North Carolina So.
21 Coleman Hammond CSU Bakersfield Sr.
22 Taleb Rahmani Pittsburgh So.
23 Jake Short Minnesota Sr.
24 B.J. Clagon Rider Sr.
25 Solomon Chishko Virginia Tech Sr.

165 pounds
1 Isaiah Martinez Illinois Sr.
2 Alex Marinelli Iowa Fr.
3 Vincenzo Joseph Penn State Jr.
4 David McFadden Virginia Tech So.
5 Chance Marsteller Lock Haven Jr.
6 Chad Walsh Rider Sr.
7 Chandler Rogers Oklahoma State Jr.
8 Evan Wick Wisconsin Fr.
9 Richie Lewis Rutgers Sr.
10 Nick Wanzek Minnesota Sr.
11 Logan Massa Michigan So.
12 Isaiah White Nebraska So.
13 Branson Ashworth Wyoming Jr.
14 Te`shan Campbell Ohio State Jr.
15 Anthony Valencia Arizona State So.
16 Demetrius Romero Utah Valley So.
17 Jonathan Schleifer Princeton Sr.
18 Jonathon Chavez Cornell Jr.
19 Gordon Wolf Lehigh Jr.
20 Connor Flynn Missouri So.
21 May Bethea Pennsylvania Sr.
22 DaWaylon Barnes Oklahoma Sr.
23 Drew Daniels Navy Sr.
24 Keilan Torres Northern Colorado Sr.
25 Andrew Fogarty North Dakota State So.

174 pounds
1 Zahid Valencia Arizona State So.
2 Mark Hall Penn State So.
3 Daniel Lewis Missouri Jr.
4 Jordan Kutler Lehigh So.
5 Myles Amine Michigan So.
6 Bo Jordan Ohio State Sr.
7 Taylor Lujan Northern Iowa So.
8 Jadaen Bernstein Navy Sr.
9 Keaton Subjeck Stanford Sr.
10 Jacobe Smith Oklahoma State Jr.
11 David Kocer South Dakota State Sr.
12 Ethan Ramos North Carolina Sr.
13 Yoanse Mejias Oklahoma Sr.
14 Dylan Lydy Purdue So.
15 Christian Brucki Central Michigan Sr.
16 Johnny Sebastian Northwestern Jr.
17 Devin Skatzka Indiana Jr.
18 Joey Gunther Iowa So.
19 Seldon Wright Old Dominion Jr.
20 Ryan Christensen Wisconsin Jr.
21 Ty Schoffstall Edinboro Sr.
22 Josef Johnson Harvard Sr.
23 Brandon Womack Cornell Jr.
24 Matt Finesilver Duke Fr.
25 Forrest Przybysz Appalachian State Jr.

184 pounds
1 Bo Nickal Penn State Jr.
2 Myles Martin Ohio State Jr.
3 Pete Renda North Carolina State Sr.
4 Ryan Preisch Lehigh Jr.
5 Domenic Abounader Michigan Sr.
6 Zachary Zavatsky Virginia Tech Jr.
7 Emory Parker Illinois Jr.
8 Taylor Venz Nebraska Fr.
9 Ricky Robertson Wisconsin Sr.
10 Drew Foster Northern Iowa Jr.
11 Maxwell Dean Cornell Fr.
12 Nick Gravina Rutgers Sr.
13 Steven Schneider Binghamton Sr.
14 Bryce Carr UT-Chattanooga Sr.
15 Canten Marriott Missouri Fr.
16 Jordan Ellingwood Central Michigan Sr.
17 Michael Coleman Navy Sr.
18 Chip Ness North Carolina Sr.
19 Alexander DeCiantis Drexel Sr.
20 Brandon Krone Minnesota Jr.
21 Christian LaFragola Brown Jr.
22 Mitchell Bowman Iowa Jr.
23 Joe Heyob Pennsylvania Sr.
24 Mitch Sliga Northwestern Sr.
25 Dylan Gabel Northern Colorado Jr.

197 pounds
1 Ben Darmstadt Cornell Fr.
2 Kollin Moore Ohio State So.
3 Jared Haught Virginia Tech Sr.
4 Willie Miklus Missouri Sr.
5 Preston Weigel Oklahoma State Jr.
6 Anthony Cassar Penn State So.
7 Michael Macchiavello North Carolina State Sr.
8 Cash Wilcke Iowa So.
9 Frank Mattiace Pennsylvania Sr.
10 Jeric Kasunic American Sr.
11 Nate Rotert South Dakota State Sr.
12 Kevin Beazley Michigan Sr.
13 Jacob Holschlag Northern Iowa Jr.
14 Patrick Brucki Princeton Fr.
15 Stephen Loiseau Drexel Jr.
16 Matt Williams Csu Bakersfield Sr.
17 Corey Griego Oregon State Jr.
18 Daniel Chaid North Carolina Sr.
19 Scottie Boykin UT-Chattanooga Sr.
20 Eric Schultz Nebraska So.
21 Nathan Traxler Stanford So.
22 Jacob Seely Northern Colorado Jr.
23 Hunter Ritter Wisconsin So.
24 Jacob Smith West Virginia Sr.
25 Christian Brunner Purdue So.

285 pounds
1 Adam Coon Michigan Sr.
2 Kyle Snyder Ohio State Sr.
3 Jacob Kasper Duke Sr.
4 Nick Nevills Penn State Jr.
5 Sam Stoll Iowa Jr.
6 Youssif Hemida Maryland Jr.
7 Mike Hughes Hofstra Sr.
8 Tanner Hall Arizona State Jr.
9 Derek White Oklahoma State Jr.
10 Amar Dhesi Oregon State Sr.
11 Nathan Butler Stanford Sr.
12 Jordan Wood Lehigh Fr.
13 Thomas Haines Lock Haven Jr.
14 Garrett Ryan Columbia Sr.
15 Michael Boykin North Carolina State Sr.
16 Ryan Solomon Pittsburgh Sr.
17 Conan Jennings Northwestern Jr.
18 Shawn Streck Purdue Fr.
19 Jake Gunning Buffalo Jr.
20 William Miller Edinboro Sr.
21 Cory Gilliland-Daniel North Carolina Jr.
22 Brett Dempsey American Sr.
23 Andrew Dunn Virginia Tech So.
24 Gage Hutchison Eastern Michigan Sr.
25 Matt Stencel Central Michigan Fr.

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