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Grand View men and Life women are No. 1 in newest NAIA National Rankings
by NAIA
Team posters for Life women and Grand View men. Courtesy of Life University and Grand View University.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Grand View (Iowa) now leads the NAIA Men's Wrestling Coaches' Top 20 Poll for the seventh straight rankings period this year. With the rest of the Top Five remaining the same, the biggest movement comes from Morningside (Iowa) and Cumberlands (Ky.) each leaping four spots. The Cascade and Mid-South Conferences lead the way with five institutions each represented.
NAIA Men's Wrestling Final Rankings
Rank/Last/Team/Conference/Points
1 1 Grand View (Iowa) Heart 300
2 2 Life University (Ga.) Appalachian 276
3 3 Southeastern (Fla.) Appalachian 242
4 4 Doane (Neb.) Great Plains 181
5 5 Indiana Tech Wolverine-Hoosier 173
6 7 Marian University ((Ind.) Wolverine-Hoosier 164
7 6 Menlo (Calif.) Cascade 157
8 8 Eastern Oregon Cascade 147
9 9 Providence (Mont.) Cascade 126
10 14 Morningside (Iowa) Great Plains 123
11 10 Reinhardt (Ga.) Appalachian 120
12 11 Ottawa (Kan.) Kansas Collegiate 117
13 12 Campbellsville (Ky.) Mid-South 98
14 13 Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) Mid-South 86
15 15 Cumberland (Tenn.) Mid-South 82
16 20 Cumberlands (Ky.) Mid-South 77
17 18 Thomas More (Ky.) Mid-South 74
18 16 Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) Cascade 73
19 17 Baker (Kan.) Heart 72
20 18 Missouri Valley Heart 70
20 RV Montana State-Northern Cascade 70
Dropped From Poll: None
Receiving Votes: Southern Oregon 66; Oklahoma City 57; Central Methodist (Mo.) 48; Lourdes (Ohio) 46; Vanguard (Calif.) 46; Keiser (Fla.) 36; Saint Mary (Kan.) 36; Briar Cliff (Iowa) 33; Graceland (Iowa) 32; Corban (Ore.) 30; Cornerstone (Mich.) 26; Avila (Mo.) 23; Brewton-Parker (Ga.) 22; Midway (Ky.) 20; Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) 19; Oklahoma Wesleyan 16; William Penn (Iowa) 16; Rochester (Mich.) 14; Concordia (Neb.) 13; Montreat (N.C.) 13; Wayland Baptist (Texas) 13; Benedictine (Kan.) 7; St. Thomas (Fla.) 6; St. Ambrose (Iowa) 5; Pikeville (Ky.) 4; Waldorf (Iowa) 4; Missouri Baptist 3; Texas esleyan 3; York (Neb.) 3; Dickinson State (N.D.) 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 – Jack Bass, Life (Ga.)
174 – Isaiah Luellen, Grand View (Iowa)
184 – Eric Vermillion, Indiana Tech
197 – Zane Lanham, Life (Ga.)
285 – Greg Hagan, Grand View (Iowa)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Life (Ga.) overtakes the number one ranking in the newest Yes! Athletics NAIA Women's Wrestling Coaches' Top 20 Poll. Grand View (Iowa) falls to second place, Southern Oregon remains in third, with Menlo (Calif.) and Cumberlands (Ky.) switch spots at fourth and fifth. Hastings (Neb.) is back in the poll after a one cycle hiatus replacing Waldorf (Iowa).
NAIA Women's Rankings No. 5
Rank/Last/Team/Conference/Points
1 2 Life (Ga.) Mid-South 197
2 1 Grand View (Iowa) Heart 193
3 3 Southern Oregon Cascade 178
4 5 Menlo (Calif.) Cascade 157
5 4 Cumberlands (Ky.) Mid-South 139
6 6 Texas Wesleyan Sooner 129
7 11 Central Methodist (Mo.) Heart 123
8 7 Providence (Mont.) Cascade 121
9 10 Indiana Tech Mid-South 110
10 9 Iowa Wesleyan Heart 98
11 13 Missouri Baptist Sooner 95
12 12 Missouri Valley Heart 88
13 8 Campbellsville (Ky.) Mid-South 86
14 15 Eastern Oregon Cascade 75
15 14 Brewton-Parker (Ga.) Mid-South 64
16 RV Hastings (Neb.) Kansas Collegiate 48
17 17 Midland (Neb.) Kansas Collegiate 46
18 20 Baker (Kan.) Heart 44
19 16 Oklahoma City Sooner 39
20 18 Doane (Neb.) Kansas Collegiate 37
Dropped From Poll: Waldorf (Iowa)
Receiving Votes: Saint Mary (Kan.) 31; Ottawa (Kan.) 28; Siena Heights (Mich.) 26; Jamestown (N.D.) 26; Wayland Baptist (Texas) 24; Waldorf (Iowa) 23; Friends (Kan.) 21; Lourdes (Ohio) 20; Jarvis Christian (Texas) 11; St. Andrews (N.C.) 11; Montreat (N.C.) 9; Avila (Mo.) 8; William Penn (Iowa) 5; Vanguard (Calif.) 3
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 – Latifah McBryde, Life (Ga.)
170 – Dymond Guilford, Cumberlands (Ky.)
191 – Kelani Corbett, Missouri Valley