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Hendrickson is No. 1 in Most Dominant and Most Falls in updated NCAA Wrestling Awards standings

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by Gary Abbott, USA Wrestling

Wyatt Hendrickson (Air Force) competition portrait (Photo by Tony Rotundo, Wrestlers Are Warriors)

INDIANAPOLIS — The NCAA has released updated standings for the 2024 NCAA Wrestling Awards that will be awarded in March at the respective Division I, II and III Wrestling Championships.

The inaugural NCAA Wrestling Awards were presented at the 2012 wrestling championships. The three awards, given in each division, honor the Most Dominant Wrestler as well as the student-athletes that have accumulated the most falls and the most technical falls throughout the course of the regular and postseasons.

For results to be counted for the awards they must come against opponents in the same division (i.e. Division II vs. Division II). Ties in the falls and tech falls categories are broken based on the aggregate time.

This week features the second standings of the Most Dominant Wrestler award, which features a 16-match minimum to qualify for the standings.

The Most Dominant Wrestler standings are calculated by adding the total number of team points awarded through match results and dividing that number by the total number of matches wrestled. Points per match are awarded as follows.

  • Fall, forfeit, injury default or DQ = 6 points (-6 points for a loss)
  • Tech falls = 5 points (-5 points for a loss)
  • Major decision = 4 points (-4 points for a loss)
  • Decision = 3 points (-3 points for a loss)

In Division I, Air Force heavyweight Wyatt Hendrickson, took over the top spot for Most Dominant Wrestler with an average of 5.47 points per match.  Hendrickson also leads the nation in falls for the second straight week with 13.  Last week’s most dominant leader Trent Hidlay from North Carolina State holds onto second at 4.84.

In Division II, the top five stay the same.  Scott Joll of UNC Pembroke remains in first at 5.37 points per match.

In Division III, Joe Pins from Wartburg and Michael Petrella from Baldwin Wallace are tied at 5.21 points.  Wartburg’s 197-pound Massoma Endene remains a close third at 5.17.

Lander’s Anthony Yacovetti continues his rise to the top of the Division II falls lead picking up two this week for a total of 13.  Pittsburgh-Johnstown’s heavyweight Isaiah Vance trails by one.

Each of the top three falls leaders in Division III picked up one fall this week to keep the same order for the third straight week.  Jake Jones from Ithaca leads with 21 while Case Western Reserve’s Mitchell Arch and Trinity (Connecticut) heavyweight Timothy Glynn each have 20.

In Division I tech falls, Lock Haven’s Wyatt Henson and Lehigh’s Michael Beard remain tied at the top for the second week in a row.  Each picked up one this week for a season total of 13.

In Division II, Tiffin’s 125-pound Max Shore leads for the third week in a row with 12 tech falls in 52:50.

Alvernia’s Gavin Hollingsworth continues to dominate Division III tech falls for the fourth consecutive week.  The 174-pounder has a four tech fall lead with 19 in 86:08.

Most Dominant Leaders through 2/12/2024

NAME/INSTITUTION/WEIGHT              AVG POINTS

DIVISION I MEN

Wyatt Hendrickson            Air Force              285        5.47

Trent Hidlay        NC State               197        4.84

Mitchell Mesenbrink         Penn State            165        4.65

Dean Hamiti        Wisconsin            165        4.64

Zach Elam            Missouri 285        4.5

Stephen Buchanan             Oklahoma            197        4.42

Ridge Lovett       Nebraska              149        4.4

Vinny Zerban      Northern Colorado             157        4.39

Parker Keckeisen Northern Iowa     197        4.39

Michael Beard     Lehigh   197        4.38

DIVISION II MEN

Scott Joll              UNC Pembroke   174        5.37

Ty McGeary        West Liberty        184        5.16

Isaiah Vance        Pitt-Johnstown    285        4.86

Jacob Ealy           Pitt-Johnstown    149        4.64

James Joplin        Lander   125        4.58

Anthony Yacovetti             Lander   197        4.24

Cole Hernandez  Western Colorado              174        4.12

Jack Haskin         Lake Erie             157        4.06

Juan Edmond-Holmes       Lander   285        4

Christian Mejia   McKendree          125        4

DIVISION III MEN

Michael Petrella  Baldwin Wallace 149        5.21

Joe Pins Wartburg              133        5.21

Massoma Endene Wartburg              197        5.17

Colby Morris       Waynesburg         174        5.04

Jacob Reed          Ohio Northern     141        4.94

Mason Sprinkel   Norwich 285        4.89

Matt Lackman     Alvernia University           165        4.88

Josiah Gehr          Messiah 141        4.84

Cooper Pontelandolfo        NYU      157        4.83

Gabriel Zierden   Concordia-Moorhead        197        4.76

* Minimum 16 matches

Falls leaders through 2/12/2024

NAME/INSTITUTION/WEIGHT/# OF FALLS/TIME

DIVISION I MEN

Wyatt Hendrickson            Air Force              285        13           18:02:00

Gabe Sollars        Indiana  197        11           38:10:00

Ryder Rogotzke  Ohio State            184        10           26:28:00

Kelvin Griffin     Lehigh   149        10           29:22:00

Mason Shrader    Central Michigan 157        10           30:15:00

Chase Saldate      Michigan State    157        10           36:13:00

Cory Day             Binghamton         285        9             16:47:00

Ty Watters           West Virginia       149        9             33:00:00

Tyler Brennan     Little Rock           174        9             41:15:00

Dean Hamiti        Wisconsin            165        8             19:50:00

 

DIVISION II MEN

Anthony Yacovetti             Lander   197        13           26:48:00

Isaiah Vance        Pitt-Johnstown    285        12           30:48:00

Scott Joll              UNC Pembroke   174        11           19:23:00

Matt Long            Gannon 285        10           9:33:00

Jacob Ealy           Pitt-Johnstown    149        9             26:16:00

Trey Sizemore     Indianapolis         174        9             33:24:00

Ethen Doty          Upper Iowa          149        8             12:19:00

Trent Mahoney    King      165        8             20:17:00

Lucas Wendling  McKendree          197        8             21:02:00

Cole Gray            Western Colorado              184        8             25:44:00

 

DIVISION III MEN

Jake Jones            Ithaca    184        21           47:51:00

Mitchell Arch      Case Western Reserve       165        20           41:29:00

Timothy Glynn    Trinity (CT)         285        20           41:38:00

Mason Sprinkel   Norwich 285        19           52:52:00

Nicholai Brotzman            Pennsylvania College of Technology             285        17           28:48:00

Culley Bellino     Cortland State     141        17           33:56:00

Sean Malenfant   Alfred State         184        16           37:15:00

Caleb Burkhart    Wilkes   285        16           42:42:00

Shea Garand        Castleton              285        15           32:54:00

Doug Byrne         Baldwin Wallace 285        15           35:00:00

 

Tech Falls leaders through 2/12/2024

NAME/INSTITUTION/WEIGHT/# OF TF/TIME

DIVISION I MEN

Wyatt Henson      Lock Haven         141        13           53:12:00

Michael Beard     Lehigh   197        13           58:07:00

Nick Feldman      Ohio State            285        11           46:22:00

Trent Hidlay        NC State               197        10           57:48:00

Daniel Cardenas  Stanford 157        9             29:46:00

Nasir Bailey        Little Rock           133        9             35:52:00

Taye Ghadiali      Campbell             285        9             36:55:00

Stephen Little      Little Rock           197        9             42:56:00

Jackson Arrington              NC State               149        9             49:37:00

Dakota Morris     Army West Point 165        8             27:39:00

Yonger Bastida    Iowa State            285        8             29:39:00

 

DIVISION II MEN

Max Shore           Tiffin     125        12           52:50:00

Shane Corrigan   Wisconsin-Parkside           125        10           46:53:00

Max Ramberg      Augustana (SD)  197        10           55:06:00

Torry Early          Chadron State      149        9             32:21:00

Shawn Streck      Central Oklahoma              285        9             37:45:00

David Hunsberger              Lander   165        9             39:10:00

Wyatt Turnquist  Northern State     149        8             28:07:00

Guy Deleonardis Glenville State University 157        8             43:32:00

Gavin Quiocho    Glenville State University 133        8             44:03:00

Devan Moore      Newberry             149        7             23:16:00

DIVISION III MEN

Gavin Hollingsworth         Alvernia University           174        19           86:08:00

Joe Pins Wartburg              133        15           47:37:00

Justice Hockenberry-Folk York (PA)             174        15           48:11:00

Jaden Hinton       Baldwin Wallace 133        14           57:48:00

Luke Hoerle        Stevens Tech       133        14           60:21:00

Matt Lackman     Alvernia University           165        14           68:02:00

Christian Komitas              Aurora Universtiy              174        14           69:26:00

Avery Leonard    Alvernia University           141        13           63:26:00

Ryan Kelly          Delaware Valley  133        13           66:28:00

Angelo Centrone Cortland State     165        12           37:07:00

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