Southern Oregon remains No. 1 for women and Grand View for men in latest NAIA Coaches Poll

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NAIA women


KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Southern Oregon continues its grasp on the final NAIA Women's Wrestling Coaches' Top 20 Poll of the 2022 calendar year. Grand View (Iowa) narrowly edges out Life (Ga.) for second place with Campbellsville continuing to hold onto the fourth position. Menlo (Calif.) and Providence (Mont.) foes from the Cascade are tied in fifth place.


Rank/Last/Team/Conference/Points

1 1 Southern Oregon Cascade 192

2 2 Grand View (Iowa) Heart 181

3 3 Life (Ga.) Mid-South 179

4 4 Campbellsville (Ky.) Mid-South 141

5 8 Menlo (Calif.) Cascade 128

5 6 Providence (Mont.) Cascade 128

7 10 Indiana Tech Mid-South 126

8 7 Cumberlands (Ky.) Mid-South 123

9 5 Texas Wesleyan Sooner 115

10 8 Central Methodist (Mo.) Heart 104

11 12 Iowa Wesleyan Heart 92

12 12 Missouri Baptist Sooner 91

13 11 Eastern Oregon Cascade 85

14 15 Missouri Valley Heart 74

15 16 Oklahoma City Sooner 69

16 17 Brewton-Parker (Ga.) Mid-South 63

17 14 Doane (Neb.) Kansas Collegiate 58

18 20 Baker (Kan.) Heart 41

19 18 Waldorf (Iowa) Heart 35

20 RV Hastings (Neb.) Kansas Collegiate 33

Dropped From Poll: Jamestown (N.D.)

Receiving Votes: Jamestown (N.D.) 32; Midland (Neb.) 28; Siena Heights (Mich.) 28; Friends (Kan.) 26; Lourdes (Ohio) 23; Ottawa (Kan.) 18; Saint Mary (Kan.) 18; Wayland Baptist (Texas) 16; Avila (Mo.) 13; Jarvis Christian (Texas) 12; Montreat (N.C.) 9; St. Andrews (N.C.) 8; William Penn (Iowa) 8; Lyon (Ark.) 5; York (Neb.) 4; Vanguard (Calif.) 2

Individual Rankings

Top-Ranked Individuals

101 – Ira Navarro, Providence (Mont.)

109 – Peyton Prussin, Life (Ga.)

116 – Ashley Gooman, Providence (Mont.)

123 – Carolina Moreno, Southern Oregon

130 – Lexie Basham, Texas Wesleyan

136 – Adaugo Nwachukwu, Iowa Wesleyan

143 – Alexis Gomez, Grand View (Iowa)

155 – Caitlyn Davis, Central Methodist (Mo.)

170 – Dymond Guilford, Cumberlands (Ky.)

191 – Kelani Corbett, Missouri Valley

NAIA men


KANSAS CITY, Mo. - For the fourth consecutive ratings period to begin the season, Grand View (Iowa) sits on top of the NAIA Men's Wrestling Coaches' Top 20 Poll. The rest of the Top Six teams remain the same with Life (Ga.), Southeastern (Fla.), Doane (Neb.), Indiana Tech, and Ottawa (Kan.) following in order. Oklahoma City and Thomas More (Ky.) capture spots 19 and 20 respectively, bumping out Missouri Valley and Montana State-Northern.

Rank/Last/Team/Conference/Rank

1 1 Grand View (Iowa) Heart 294

2 2 Life (Ga.) Appalachian 267

3 3 Southeastern (Fla.) Appalachian 236

4 4 Doane (Neb.) Great Plains 184

5 5 Indiana Tech Wolverine-Hoosier 168

6 6 Ottawa (Kan.) Kansas Collegiate 153

7 8 Marian (Ind.) Wolverine-Hoosier 145

8 10 Providence (Mont.) Cascade 141

9 11 Campbellsville (Ky.) Mid-South 138

10 7 Eastern Oregon Cascade 132

11 9 Menlo (Calif.) Cascade 129

12 15 Reinhardt (Ga.) Appalachian 115

13 14 Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) Mid-South 106

14 13 Morningside (Iowa) Great Plains 102

15 17 Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) Cascade 93

16 16 Baker (Kan.) Heart 90

17 12 Cumberlands (Ky.) Mid-South 86

18 19 Cumberland (Tenn.) Mid-South 83

19 RV Oklahoma City AMC/SAC 75

20 RV Thomas More (Ky.) Mid-South 70

Dropped From Poll: Missouri Valley; Montana State-Northern

Receiving Votes: Montana State-Northern 68; Southern Oregon 65; Missouri Valley 60; Vanguard (Calif.) 49; Graceland (Iowa) 38; Corban (Ore.) 35; Saint Mary (Kan.) 35; Keiser (Fla.) 31; Avila (Mo.) 29; Rochester (Mich.) 27; Oklahoma Wesleyan 25; Wayland Baptist (Texas) 25; Cornerstone (Mich.) 23; William Penn (Iowa) 23; Brewton-Parker (Ga.) 22; Central Methodist (Mo.) 22; Texas Wesleyan 18; St. Ambrose (Iowa) 17; Montreat (N.C.) 16; Briar Cliff (Iowa) 13; Concordia (Neb.) 12; Midway (Ky.) 11; York (Neb.) 9; Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) 8; Northwestern (Iowa) 8; Lourdes (Ohio) 7; Williams Baptist (Ark.) 6; Iowa Wesleyan 4; Waldorf (Iowa) 4; Friends (Kan.) 2

Individual Rankings

Top-Ranked Individuals

125 – Esco Walker, Grand View (Iowa)

133 – Carson Taylor, Grand View (Iowa)

141 – Baterdene Boldmaa, Doane (Neb.)

149 – Ryan Moore, Thomas More (Ky.)

157 – Giovanni Bonilla, Grand View (Iowa)

165 – Cole Smith, Cumberland (Tenn.)

174 – Isaiah Luellen, Grand View (Iowa)

184 – Eric Vermillion, Indiana Tech

197 – Zane Lanham, Life (Ga.)

285 – Greg Hagan, Grand View (Iowa)