Hendrickson (Most Dominant, Falls), Beard (Tech Falls) lead NCAA Div. I awards standings heading into conference tourneys.

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 fifth standings of the Most Dominant Wrestler award, which features a 17-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)

With Division I conference tournaments set for this weekend, there was minimal to no movement in all three award rankings. Michael Beard from Lehigh remains atop tech falls with nine while Wyatt Hendrickson of Air Force leads both falls and most dominant wrestler.

The most dominant wrestler in Division II is Scott Joll at UNC Pembroke.  He extended his lead this week to 5.48 points per match over 5.04 from West Liberty’s Ty McGeary.

In Division III, there was a change at the top as Wartburg’s Massoma Endene jumped from third to the lead going from 5.17 to 5.27 points per match.  Baldwin Wallace’s Michael Petrella is close behind at 5.22.

In Division II falls, Lander’s Anthony Yacovetti regained the lead after two weeks in second.  The 197-pounder picked up three falls on the week to put him at 16 for the year.  Joll and Pittsburgh-Johnstown’s Isaiah Vance trail by one.

Norwich’s Mason Sprinkel continues to hold the lead in Division III falls for the third straight week, extending his lead to three with 25.

Both Division II and Division III tech falls leaders stayed the same this week with each picking up two.  Tiffin’s Max Shore has held the lead for six consecutive weeks while Alvernia’s Gavin Hollingsworth has led the in all seven ranking releases this season.

Most Dominant Leaders thru 3/3/2024

NAME/INSTITUTION/WEIGHT/AVG POINTS

DIVISION I MEN

Wyatt Hendrickson Air Force 285 5.5

Trent Hidlay NC State 197 4.77

Mitchell Mesenbrink Penn State 165 4.63

Dean Hamiti Wisconsin 165 4.6

Michael Beard Lehigh 197 4.43

Vinny Zerban Northern Colorado 157 4.42

Stephen Buchanan Oklahoma 197 4.42

Parker Keckeisen Northern Iowa 197 4.35

David Carr Iowa State 165 4.3

Taye Ghadiali Campbell 285 4.25

DIVISION II MEN

Scott Joll UNC Pembroke 174 5.48

Ty McGeary West Liberty 184 5.04

Isaiah Vance Pitt-Johnstown 285 4.88

Jacob Ealy Pitt-Johnstown 149 4.73

Devin Flannery Millersville 133 4.41

James Joplin Lander 125 4.36

Isaiah Gamez Adams State 125 4.26

Gavin Quiocho Glenville State University 133 4.22

Matt Weinberg Kutztown 184 4.17

Anthony Yacovetti Lander 197 4.16

DIVISION III MEN

Massoma Endene Wartburg 197 5.27

Michael Petrella Baldwin Wallace 149 5.22

Xavier Pena Centenary (NJ) 141 5.14

Jared Stricker Wisconsin-Eau Claire 174 4.93

Matt Lackman Alvernia University 165 4.87

Jacob Reed Ohio Northern 141 4.86

Charles Baczek Wabash 184 4.86

Bentley Schwanebeck-Ostermann Augsburg 184 4.85

Joziah Fry Johnson & Wales (RI) 125 4.82

George Moseley Averett 184 4.81

*MINIMUM 17 MATCHES

Fall Leaders thru 3/3/2024

NAME/INSTITUTION/WEIGHT/# OF FALLS/TIME

DIVISION I MEN

Wyatt Hendrickson Air Force 285 14 21:23

Kelvin Griffin Lehigh 149 12 32:42

Gabe Sollars Indiana 197 12 40:37

Ryder Rogotzke Ohio State 184 11 30:07

Taye Ghadiali Campbell 285 10 26:46:00

Mason Shrader Central Michigan 157 10 30:15

Chase Saldate Michigan State 157 10 36:13

Levi Hopkins Campbell 197 10 38:45

Tyler Brennan Little Rock 174 10 42:44

Cory Day Binghamton 285 9 16:47

DIVISION II MEN

Anthony Yacovetti Lander 197 16 32:03

Scott Joll UNC Pembroke 174 15 27:07

Isaiah Vance Pitt-Johnstown 285 15 35:28

Trey Sizemore Indianapolis 174 13 48:05

John Parker-Wilson Newberry 197 11 47:40:00

Matt Long Gannon 285 10 9:33

Jacob Ealy Pitt-Johnstown 149 10 26:44

Ty McGeary West Liberty 184 10 33:32

Gavin Quiocho Glenville State 133 10 41:11

Lucas Wendling McKendree 174 9 23:58

DIVISION III MEN

Mason Sprinkel Norwich 285 25 81:59

Mitchell Arch Case Western Reserve 165 22 45:25

Jake Jones Ithaca 184 22 48:08

Nicholai Brotzman Pennsylvania College of Technology 285 21 32:59

Timothy Glynn Trinity (CT) 285 21 43:07

Culley Bellino Cortland State 141 21 48:54

Doug Byrne Baldwin Wallace 285 20 41:14

Tyler Withers Merchant Marine 184 19 26:31:00

Caleb Burkhart Wilkes 285 19 46:02

Sean Malenfant Alfred State 184 19 46:18:00

Tech Fall Leaders thru 3/3/2024

NAME/INSTITUTION/WEIGHT/# OF TECH FALLS/TIME

DIVISION I MEN

Michael Beard Lehigh 197 15 64:33:00

Wyatt Henson Lock Haven 141 14 55:15:00

Trent Hidlay NC State 197 12 69:34:00

Nick Feldman Ohio State 285 11 46:22:00

Taye Ghadiali Campbell 285 10 39:42:00

Stephen Little Little Rock 197 10 46:59:00

Daniel Cardenas Stanford 157 9 29:46:00

Domenic Zaccone Campbell 133 9 34:20:00

Nasir Bailey Little Rock 133 9 35:52:00

Jackson Arrington NC State 149 9 49:37:00

DIVISION II MEN

Max Shore Tiffin 125 14 61:55:00

Shane Corrigan Wisconsin-Parkside 125 12 53:09:00

Shawn Streck Central Oklahoma 285 11 44:51:00

Wyatt Turnquist Northern State 149 10 28:07:00

Jacob Ealy Pitt.-Johnstown 149 10 38:23:00

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

Torry Early Chadron State 149 9 32:21:00

Gabe Johnson Central Oklahoma 157 9 37:07:00

David Hunsberger Lander 165 9 39:10:00

Gavin Quiocho Glenville State University 133 9 49:14:00

DIVISION III MEN

Gavin Hollingsworth Alvernia University 174 21 96:20:00

Matt Lackman Alvernia University 165 18 85:53:00

Joe Pins Wartburg 133 17 55:27:00

Luke Hoerle Stevens Tech 133 17 70:04:00

Jaden Hinton Baldwin Wallace 133 17 70:57:00

Avery Leonard Alvernia University 141 16 72:37:00

Christian Komitas Aurora Universtiy 174 16 77:04:00

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

Michael Petrella Baldwin Wallace 149 15 66:36:00

Cooper Pontelandolfo NYU 157 14 49:20:00