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Campbellsville is No. 1 in final NAIA Women's Top 20 poll

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Campbellsville (Ky.) claimed the No. 1 spot for the second week in a row in the final edition of the 2019-20 NAIA Women's Wrestling Coaches' Poll. The Tigers earned 203 points.

Top 20 Highlights


* Rounding out the top five this week was Menlo (Calif.), Southern Oregon, Life (Ga.), and University of Jamestown (N.D.).

* Menlo had the most individually ranked wrestlers with four including: Alleida Martinez (109), Tiana Jackson (123), Solin Piearcy (143) and Precious Bell (170).

* Wayland Baptist followed closely with three individually ranked wrestlers including: Nina Pham (101), Desiree Zavala (136) and Kaylynn Albrecht (155).

* New to the poll this week was Central Methodist (Mo.) at No. 20

* There were two newcomers in the top ranked individuals at 116 Katlyn Pizzo of Campbellsville (Ky.) and Agatha Andrews of University of Jamestown (N.D.) at 191.

* This is the second year for women's wrestling as an NAIA invitational sport. Twenty-eight NAIA institutions sponsor women's wrestling teams during the 2019-2020 season. Women's wrestling will be eligible for championship status once 40 institutions sponsor a varsity women's wrestling program.

Poll Methodology


* The poll was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the four conferences and groupings.

* Two days prior to the national poll, each qualifying group rater submits the top six individuals from each weight class in his conference into the system. Only wrestlers listed on a conference ballot are considered for the national ballot.

* The top 20 individuals in each weight class is based on how each voter ranks the best individuals. An individual receives 20 points for each first place vote, 19 for second place and so on through the list. This same point system is used to determine the team ranking.

2019-2020 NAIA Women's Wrestling Coaches Top 20 Poll – Final

RankLast WeekTeamPoints
11Campbellsville University203
22Menlo College186
34Southern Oregon University158
43Life University155
56University of Jamestown154
67University of the Cumberlands138
78Wayland Baptist University134
89Lyon College121
95University of Providence118
1010Oklahoma City University104
1112Grand View95
1211Midland University89
1314York College73
1413Eastern Oregon University58
1515Missouri Valley College56
1616University of Saint Mary49
1717Waldorf University42
1820Texas Wesleyan39
1919Ottawa University38
20RVCentral Methodist University25

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