Fayette, Iowa – The NWCA released the second regular-season poll earlier this week and national wrestling rankings. The Wolves after receiving votes in the poll prior have rocked up to No. 17 this week. Northern State also places four wrestlers nationally ranked in four weight classes. Dayne Morton is ranked No. 5 in the 133-weight class, Caden Moor sits at No. 8 in the 149-weight class, James Burks in at No. 9 for the 157-pound weight class, and Marcus Placide rounds out the individual rankings at No. 11 in the 184-weight class. NSU joins three other NSIC teams in the second regular-season poll St. Cloud State (No.1), Upper Iowa (No. 8), and Minnesota State (No. 15).
Individual Rankings:
133
1. Hunter Bray Notre Dame
2. Garrett Vos St. Cloud State
3. Justin Folley Upper Iowa
4. Jonathan Andretta Adams State
5. Dayne Morton Northern State
6. Arik Furseth UW-Parkside
7. Tyler Lawley Newman
8. Eric Bartos Mercyhurst
9. Brandon Kile Chadron State
10. Nate Cervantez San Francisco State
11. Cody Fatzinger Western Colorado
12. Tanner Hitchcock Lindenwood
149
1. Chris Eddins Pitt-Johnstown
2. James Pleski St. Cloud State
3. Kyle Rathman Minnesota State
4. Carson Speelman Ashland
5. Chris Donathan Tiffin
6. Josiah Rider Adams State
7. Matt Rose Limestone
8. Caden Moore Northern State
9. Gage Branson Bellarmine
10. Austin Shaw Seton Hill
11. Dom Means Gannon
12. Juwan Edmond McKendree
157
1. Jake Barzowski St. Cloud State
2. Trey Grine Tiffin
3. Payton Tawater Colorado Mesa
4. Ty Lucas Central Oklahoma
5. Sean Glasgow Limestone
6. Austin Palmer Newberry
7. Chase Clasen- Chadron State
8. JoJo Gonzalez American International
9. James Burks Northern State
10. Nate Smalling McKendree
11. Kameron Frame Newman
12. Maxamillian Schneider San Francisco State
184
1. Tony Vezzetti Notre Dame
2. Heath Gray Central Oklahoma
3. Tyree Overton St. Cloud State
4. Connor Craig Pitt-Johnstown
5. Justin Pichedwatana San Fransisco State
6. Aidan Pasiuk Ashland
7. Gino Sita Alderson Broaddus
8. Zebrandon Gant Newberry
9. Brody Conner Indianapolis
10. Dalton Hahn Upper Iowa
11. Marcus Placide Northern State
12. Ruger Wyneken Western Colorado
Team National Rankings
1 St. Cloud State 111
2 Pitt-Johnstown 70
3 Notre Dame 67
4 Nebraska-Kearney 57
5 McKendree 56
6 Central Oklahoma 49
7 Tiffin 45
8 Ashland 37
8Upper Iowa 37
10 Newberry 35
11 Adams State 34
12 West Liberty State 33
13 Limestone 31
14 Mercyhurst 30
15 Minnesota State 27
16 Lindenwood 23
17 Northern State 22
18 Colorado Mines 21
19 Kutztown 20
19East Stroudsburg 20
19Chadron State 20
22 Colorado Mesa 19
23 Western Colorado 18
24 Gannon 17
25 San Fransisco State 14