Menlo No. 1, Life No. 2 in final NAIA Women's Rankings, heading into post-season
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The final edition of the NAIA Women's Wrestling Ratings for the 2023-24 season had no change in the top five as Menlo (Calif.), Life (Ga.), Grand View (Iowa), Southern Oregon, and Providence (Mont.) all remained at the same rank. Oklahoma City had the biggest jump of the week up two spots to No. 7 heading into conference tournament.
NAIA WOMEN'S WRESTLING RANKINGS
Rank/Last Time/Team/Points
1 1 Menlo (Calif.) 207
2 2 Life (Ga.) 196
3 3 Grand View (Iowa) 165
4 4 Southern Oregon 157
5 5 Providence (Mont.) 146
6 6 Texas Wesleyan 131
7 9 Oklahoma City 123
8 7 William Penn (Iowa) 115
9 8 Cumberlands (Ky.) 114
10 10 Missouri Baptist 110
11 11 Campbellsville (Ky.) 84
12 12 Vanguard (Calif.) 73
13 14 Missouri Valley 61
13 13 Indiana Tech 61
15 14 Baker (Kan.) 58
16 17 Saint Mary (Kan.) 57
17 14 Hastings (Neb.) 54
18 19 Midland (Neb.) 40
19 18 Doane (Neb.) 36
20 20 Ottawa (Kan.) 34
20 RV Eastern Oregon 34
Dropped from Top 20: None
Receiving Votes: Wayland Baptist (Texas) 33; Jamestown (N.D.) 32; Lourdes (Ohio) 30; Siena Heights (Mich.) 22; Waldorf (Iowa) 20; Evergreen State (Wash.) 19; Central Methodist (Mo.) 17; Jarvis Christian (Texas) 16; St. Andrews (N.C.) 16; Avila (Mo.) 14; Friends (Kan.) 9; York (Neb.) 9; Dickinson State (N.D.) 4
NAIA Women's Top-Ranked Individuals
101 – Erin Hikiji, Providence (Mont.)
109 – Mia Palumbo, William Penn (Iowa)
116 – Avery Ashley, Oklahoma City
123 – Cristelle Rodriguez, Doane (Neb.)
130 – Carolina Moreno, Southern Oregon
136 – Adaugo Nwachukwu, William Penn (Iowa)
143 – Jamilah McBryde, Life (Ga.)
155 – Caitlyn Davis, Southern Oregon
170 – Ashley Lekas, William Penn (Iowa)
191 – Tavia Heidelberg-Tillotson, Menlo (Calif.)
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