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NC State, UNI, Minnesota move up in this week's TrackWrestling rankings

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The first big weekend on the college dual front produced big changes inside the top 10 in this week's edition of the Trackwrestling Division I rankings presented by Resilite.

The jammed-up back half of the top 10 got reshuffled again this week when North Carolina State moved up four spots to No. 5 and Northern Iowa cracked the top 10 for the first time this season.

Minnesota made the biggest move this week, climbing 10 spots to No. 8, despite losing Sunday to Oklahoma State. The Gophers surged thanks to the debut of freshman heavyweight Gable Steveson, who moves into the rankings at No. 2 after handling No. 3 Derek White of Oklahoma State 8-2 on Sunday.

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 113
2 Ohio State 87
3 Iowa 77
4 Oklahoma State 75.5
5 North Carolina State 49
6 Michigan 46
7 Missouri 44.5
8 Minnesota 44
9 Cornell 42.5
T-10 Nebraska 35
T-10 Northern Iowa 35
T-12 Arizona State 34.5
T-12 Virginia Tech 34.5
T-14 Lehigh 31
T-14 Rutgers 31
16 Northwestern 29
17 Princeton 28.5
18 Illinois 27.5
19 Wisconsin 24
20 South Dakota State 21
21 North Carolina 19.5
22 Lock Haven 18.5
23 Oregon State 16.5
24 Kent State 16
25 Iowa State 14
26 Maryland 13.5
27 American 11.5
28 Virginia 11
29 Stanford 10.5
30 Purdue 9
31 Clarion 7.5
T-32 Campbell 6.5
T-32 Navy 6.5
T-32 Pittsburgh 6.5
T-32 Utah Valley 6.5
36 Wyoming 6
T-37 North Dakota State 4.5
T-37 Drexel 4.5
T-39 Army 4
T-39 Buffalo 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 Gage Curry American So.
6 Louie Hayes Virginia So.
7 Sean Russell Minnesota Sr.
8 Ryan Millhof Arizona State Sr.
9 Zeke Moisey Nebraska Sr.
10 Travis Piotrowski Illinois Jr.
11 Rico Montoya Northern Colorado Sr.
12 Connor Schram Lehigh Sr.
13 Sean Fausz North Carolina State Sr.
14 Connor Brown Wisconsin So.
15 RayVon Foley Michigan State So.
16 Brock Hudkins Northern Illinois Jr.
17 Pat Glory Princeton Fr.
18 Colby Smith Missouri So.
19 Kyle Norstrem Virginia Tech So.
20 Jacob Schwarm Northern Iowa Jr.
21 Devin Schroder Purdue So.
22 Gabe Townsell Stanford Jr.
23 Brent Fleetwood North Dakota State Sr.
24 Drew Hildebrandt Central Michigan Fr.
25 Drew Mattin Michigan So.

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

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 Kaid Brock Oklahoma State Jr.
7 Michael Carr Illinois So.
8 Nicholas Gil Navy Sr.
9 Sa`Derian Perry Old Dominion Jr.
10 Max Murin Iowa Fr.
11 Ryan Diehl Maryland Sr.
12 Bryan Lantry Buffalo Sr.
13 Matt Findlay Utah Valley So.
14 Chad Red Nebraska So.
15 Tristan Moran Wisconsin Jr.
16 Josh Alber Northern Iowa Sr.
17 Dom Demas Oklahoma So.
18 Real Woods Stanford Fr.
19 Kyle Shoop Lock Haven Jr.
20 Nate Limmex Purdue Jr.
21 Jamal Morris North Carolina State Sr.
22 Sam Krivus Virginia Jr.
23 Sam Turner Wyoming So.
24 Chris Debien UT-Chattanooga Sr.
25 Austin Headlee North Carolina Jr.

149 pounds
1 Matthew Kolodzik Princeton Jr.
2 Micah Jordan Ohio State Sr.
3 Anthony Ashnault Rutgers Sr.
4 Grant Leeth Missouri So.
5 Max Thomsen Northern Iowa Jr.
6 Justin Oliver North Carolina State Sr.
7 Brock Zacherl Clarion Sr.
8 Boo Lewallen Oklahoma State Jr.
9 Mitch Finesilver Duke Sr.
10 Jarrett Degen Iowa State So.
11 Cortlandt Schuyler Lehigh Sr.
12 Pat Lugo Iowa Jr.
13 Alfred Bannister Maryland Sr.
14 Khristian Olivas Fresno State Jr.
15 Austin O`Connor North Carolina Fr.
16 Joshua Maruca Arizona State Jr.
17 Henry Pohlmeyer South Dakota State Jr.
18 Jared Prince Navy Jr.
19 Thomas Thorn Minnesota Sr.
20 Frank Garcia Binghamton Jr.
21 Ryan Blees Virginia Tech Sr.
22 Cole Martin Wisconsin Jr.
23 Russell Rohlfing CSU Bakersfield Jr.
24 Anthony Artalona Pennsylvania Fr.
25 Jarod Verkleeren Penn State So.

157 pounds
1 Jason Nolf Penn State Sr.
2 Hayden Hidlay North Carolina State So.
3 Tyler Berger Nebraska Sr.
4 Alec Pantaleo Michigan Sr.
5 Ryan Deakin Northwestern So.
6 Ke-Shawn Hayes Ohio State Jr.
7 Kennedy Monday North Carolina So.
8 Paul Fox Stanford Sr.
9 Steve Bleise Minnesota Sr.
10 Taleb Rahmani Pittsburgh Sr.
11 Ian Brown Lehigh Sr.
12 Kaleb Young Iowa So.
13 Tyler Marinelli Gardner-Webb Sr.
14 Griffin Parriott Purdue So.
15 Hunter Willits Oregon State So.
16 Dan Reed Columbia Sr.
17 Luke Weiland Army Jr.
18 Larry Early Old Dominion Jr.
19 Andrew Shomers Oklahoma State Jr.
20 Alexander Klucker Lock Haven Jr.
21 BC LaPrade Virginia Tech So.
22 John Van Brill Rutgers Sr.
23 Zach Hartman Bucknell Fr.
24 Alex Smythe Buffalo Sr.
25 Quincy Monday Princeton 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 Jon Jay Chavez Cornell Sr.
6 Chandler Rogers Oklahoma State Sr.
7 Joshua Shields Arizona State Jr.
8 Bryce Steiert Northern Iowa Jr.
9 Branson Ashworth Wyoming Sr.
10 Logan Massa Michigan Jr.
11 Joseph Gunther Illinois Jr.
12 Connor Flynn Missouri Jr.
13 Mehki Lewis Virginia Tech Fr.
14 Ebed Jarrell Drexel Jr.
15 Isaiah White Nebraska So.
16 Demetrius Romero Utah Valley Jr.
17 Jonathan Viruet Brown Sr.
18 Gordon Wolf Lehigh Sr.
19 Andrew Fogarty North Dakota State Jr.
20 Zac Carson Ohio Jr.
21 Seldon Wright Old Dominion Sr.
22 Jake Wentzel Pittsburgh Jr.
23 Vincent Deprez Binghamton Sr.
24 Thomas Bullard North Carolina State So.
25 Stephan Glasgow Rutgers Fr.

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

184 pounds
1 Myles Martin Ohio State Sr.
2 Emory Parker Illinois Sr.
3 Taylor Venz Nebraska So.
4 Zachary Zavatsky Virginia Tech Sr.
5 Shakur Rasheed Penn State Sr.
6 Chip Ness North Carolina Sr.
7 Maxwell Dean Cornell So.
8 Nick Reenan North Carolina State So.
9 Cash Wilcke Iowa Jr.
10 Ryan Preisch Lehigh Sr.
11 Nick Gravina Rutgers Sr.
12 Christian LaFragola Brown Sr.
13 Drew Foster Northern Iowa Sr.
14 Corey Hazel Lock Haven Jr.
15 Lou Deprez Binghamton Fr.
16 Dakota Geer Oklahoma State So.
17 Kordell Norfleet Arizona State So.
18 Owen Webster Minnesota Jr.
19 Greg Bulsak Clarion So.
20 Bryce Gorman Northern Illinois Sr.
21 Alan Clothier Appalachian State So.
22 Cameron Caffey Michigan State Fr.
23 Kayne MacCallum Oklahoma Sr.
24 Nino Bonaccorsi Pittsburgh So.
25 Jelani Embree Michigan Fr.

197 pounds
1 Bo Nickal Penn State Sr.
2 Kyle Conel Kent State Sr.
3 Kollin Moore Ohio State Jr.
4 Jacob Holschlag Northern Iowa Jr.
5 William Miklus Iowa State Sr.
6 Preston Weigel Oklahoma State Sr.
7 Patrick Brucki Princeton So.
8 Jacob Warner Iowa Fr.
9 Nathan Traxler Stanford Jr.
10 Rocco Caywood Army Sr.
11 Stephen Loiseau Drexel Sr.
12 Christian Brunner Purdue Jr.
13 Jacob Seely Northern Colorado Jr.
14 Randall Diabe Appalachian State Sr.
15 Sawyer Root The Citadel Sr.
16 Corey Griego Oregon State Sr.
17 Tom Sleigh Virginia Tech Sr.
18 Malik McDonald North Carolina State Sr.
19 Chris Weiler Lehigh So.
20 Jay Aiello Virginia So.
21 Thomas Lane Cal Poly Jr.
22 Benjamin Honis Cornell Sr.
23 Eric Schultz Nebraska So.
24 Tanner Orndorff Utah Valley Jr.
25 Garrett Hoffman Bucknell Jr.

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

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