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Race between No. 1 Penn State and No. 2 Ohio State tightens in Trackwrestling Div. I rankings

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The duals are are in the books, the regular-season shuffling is complete and the postseason has arrived.

And so, too, has another set of Trackwrestling Division I rankings presented by Resilite.

This weekend’s Pac-12 Championships kicks off college wrestling’s path to Cleveland, and Penn State remains No. 1 in the team standings, but the margin at the top has gotten tighter after Ohio State’s 29-6 win against North Carolina State and 141-pounder Joey McKenna’s two-spot surge after knocking off then-No. 3 Kevin Jack on Sunday.

The Nittany Lions check in this week with 115 projected NCAA advancement and placement points, five more than the second-ranked Buckeyes. Iowa remains No. 3 at 80 points, followed by Missouri (76), Michigan (74.5), North Carolina State (54.5), Lehigh (49) and Oklahoma State (44). Arizona State and Virginia Tech switched spots with the Sun Devils moving up to No. 9 with 42 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.

McKenna moved up to No. 5 this week at 141 after posting a 6-2 win against Jack, who dropped from No. 3 to 6.

The rankings are compiled by David Mirikitani.

Rank/School/Points
1 Penn State 115
2 Ohio State 110
3 Iowa 80
4 Missouri 76
5 Michigan 74.5
6 North Carolina State 54.9
7 Lehigh 49
8 Oklahoma State 44
9 Arizona State 42
10 Virginia Tech 39
11 Cornell 37.5
12 Wyoming 37
13 Rutgers 32.5
14 Illinois 29.5
15 South Dakota State 28
16 Northwestern 20
17 Northern Iowa 19.5
18 Central Michigan 17
19 Duke 16.5
T-20 Minnesota 15.5
T-20 Nebraska 15.5
22 North Carolina 14
23 Clarion 13.5
24 Lock Haven 13
25 Utah Valley 10.5
T-26 Maryland 10
T-26 Rider 10
T-26 Virginia 10
29 Navy 9.5
30 Drexel 9
T-31 North Dakota State 7.5
T-31 Stanford 7.5
T-33 Purdue 7
T-33 Wisconsin 7
T-35 Edinboro 6.5
T-35 Hofstra 6.5
T-35 Princeton 6.5
38 American 6
39 Pittsburgh 5.5
40 Oklahoma 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 Kaid Brock Oklahoma State So.
6 Jack Mueller Virginia So.
7 John Erneste Missouri Jr.
8 Austin DeSanto Drexel Fr.
9 Josh Terao American Jr.
10 Dom Forys Pittsburgh Sr.
11 Scott Parker Lehigh Jr.
12 Mitch McKee Minnesota So.
13 Jason Renteria Nebraska Fr.
14 Scott Delvecchio Rutgers Sr.
15 Bryan Lantry Buffalo Jr.
16 Korbin Myers Edinboro Jr.
17 Ali Naser Arizona State Jr.
18 Dennis Gustafson Virginia Tech Jr.
19 Cameron Kelly Ohio Jr.
20 Tariq Wilson North Carolina State So.
21 Zachary Sherman North Carolina Fr.
22 Corey Keener Penn State Sr.
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 Yianni Diakomihalis Cornell Fr.
4 Brock Zacherl Clarion Jr.
5 Joey McKenna Ohio State Jr.
6 Kevin Jack North Carolina State Sr.
7 Dean Heil Oklahoma State Sr.
8 Nick Lee Penn State Fr.
9 Josh Alber Northern Iowa Jr.
10 Mason Smith Central Michigan So.
11 Tyler Smith Bucknell Sr.
12 Michael Carr Illinois So.
13 Chad Red Nebraska So.
14 Cole Weaver Indiana Jr.
15 A.C. Headlee North Carolina Jr.
16 Thomas Thorn Minnesota Jr.
17 Nick Zanetta Pittsburgh Sr.
18 Luke Karam Lehigh Fr.
19 Nicholas Gil Navy Jr.
20 Alex Madrigal Old Dominion So.
21 Nate Limmex Purdue So.
22 Vincent Turk Iowa So.
23 Ian Parker Iowa State 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 Tsirtsis 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 Davion Jeffries Oklahoma Jr.
25 Jarrett Degen Iowa State Fr.

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 Joshua Shields Arizona State Jr.
6 Alec Pantaleo Michigan Jr.
7 Micah Jordan Ohio 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 Tyler Berger Nebraska Sr.
13 John Van Brill Rutgers Jr.
14 Paul Fox Stanford Sr.
15 Mike D`Angelo Princeton Jr.
16 Markus Scheidel Columbia Sr.
17 Garett Hammond Drexel Sr.
18 Andrew Shomers Edinboro Jr.
19 Andrew Crone Wisconsin Sr.
20 Coleman Hammond CSU Bakersfield Sr.
21 Taleb Rahmani Pittsburgh So.
22 Kennedy Monday North Carolina So.
23 Jake Short Minnesota Sr.
24 Colin Heffernan Central Michigan Sr.
25 B.J. Clagon Rider 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 Richie Lewis Rutgers Sr.
9 Evan Wick Wisconsin Fr.
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 Keilan Torres Northern Colorado Sr.
24 Andrew Fogarty North Dakota State So.
25 Drew Daniels Navy Sr.

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 Matt Finesilver Duke Fr.
20 Forrest Przybysz Appalachian State Jr.
21 Ryan Christensen Wisconsin Jr.
22 Ty Schoffstall Edinboro Sr.
23 Brandon Womack Cornell Jr.
24 Josef Johnson Harvard Sr.
25 Seldon Wright Old Dominion Jr.

184 pounds
1 Bo Nickal Penn State Jr.
2 Myles Martin Ohio State Jr.
3 Ryan Preisch Lehigh Jr.
4 Domenic Abounader Michigan Sr.
5 Zachary Zavatsky Virginia Tech Jr.
6 Pete Renda North Carolina State Sr.
7 Emory Parker Illinois Jr.
8 Taylor Venz Nebraska Fr.
9 Drew Foster Northern Iowa Jr.
10 Maxwell Dean Cornell Fr.
11 Nick Gravina Rutgers Sr.
12 Ricky Robertson Wisconsin 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 Martin Mueller South Dakota State So.
25 Mitch Sliga Northwestern Sr.

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 Michael Macchiavello North Carolina State Sr.
7 Shakur Rasheed Penn State Jr.
8 Cash Wilcke Iowa So.
9 Jeric Kasunic American Sr.
10 Nate Rotert South Dakota State Sr.
11 Patrick Brucki Princeton Fr.
12 Frank Mattiace Pennsylvania Sr.
13 Kevin Beazley Michigan Sr.
14 Jacob Holschlag Northern Iowa Jr.
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.

Heavyweight
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 Matt Stencel Central Michigan Fr.
25 Gage Hutchison Eastern Michigan Sr.

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