Notre Dame boasts a ranked wrestler in every weight class except 133 pounds and heavyweight. A pair of Falcon grapplers are ranked at the top of their weight class, with Adam Koballa headlining 141 pounds and Thomas Straughn topping 157 pounds. At 125, Tyler Savage and Dante Rini are listed second and third, respectively. Jeffrey Pelton is the other Falcon grappler ranked among the top three, coming in third at 149 pounds.
Second-ranked California Baptist has eight individuals ranked, including the No. 1 at 174 pounds and the No. 2 heavyweight. Enock Francois tops the 174 pounders and heavyweight Joshua Marquez is listed second. Like Notre Dame, the Lancers have a pair of wrestlers ranked in the same weight with Christopher Knowland joining Francois at 174.
McKendree, ranked sixth in the team standings, sports a pair of No. 1s with 165-pounder Aaron Winning and Andrew Sanchez at 197 pounds.
Other schools with top-ranked grapplers include No. 5 Southern Oregon’s Mitchell Lofstedt (125), Cameron Ream of No. 8 Oklahoma City (133), No. 7 Grand View’s (Iowa) Matt Burns (149), Michael French of No. 4 Great Falls and No. 10 Cumberland’s (Tenn.) Byron Stewart (HWT).
The poll was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the groupings. The next poll will be announced on Dec. 22.
Team Rankings:
Rank School Name Total Team Points
1 Notre Dame (Ohio) 101
2 California Baptist (Calif.) 85.5
3 Missouri Valley (Mo.) 84
4 Great Falls (Mont.) 82.5
5 Southern Oregon (Ore.) 78
6 McKendree (Ill.) 77
7 Grand View (Iowa) 63
8 Oklahoma City (Okla.) 56
8 Lindenwood (Mo.) 56
10 Cumberland (Tenn.) 37.5
11 Campbellsville (Ky.) 31.5
12 Dana (Neb.) 30
13 Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) 29.5
14 Dickinson State (N.D.) 29
15 Montana State-Northern (Mont.) 27.5
16 Missouri Baptist (Mo.) 26
17 Jamestown (N.D.) 20.5
18 Northwestern (Iowa) 19
19 Morningside (Iowa) 15
20 Simon Fraser (B.C.) 13.5
20 Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) 13.5
Others receiving votes: Waldorf (Iowa) 10; Hastings College (Neb.) 7.5; Menlo (Calif.) 6.5; Cumberlands (Ky.) 2.5; Baker (Kan.) 2; William Penn (Iowa) 2.
Individual Rankings:
Wt Rank Total Points First Name Last Name School Group
125 1 80 Mitchell Lofstedt Southern Oregon (Ore.) West Group
125 2 64 Tyler Savage Notre Dame (Ohio) East Group
125 3 49.5 Dante Rini Notre Dame (Ohio) East Group
125 4 43 Angel Olea Dickinson State (N.D.) North Group
125 5 42.5 Chauncey Philipps California Baptist (Calif.) West Group
125 6 27 Paul Hansen Missouri Valley (Mo.) Central Group
125 7 26.5 Zach Muery Missouri Baptist (Mo.) East Group
125 8 19.5 Clayden McKim Dana (Neb.) North Group
125 9 17.5 Jason Moorhouse Menlo (Calif.) West Group
125 10 10 Kidd Gomaz Oklahoma City (Okla.) Central Group
125 11 8 Akmal Adilov Great Falls (Mont.) West Group
125 12 4.5 Sean Blumhardt Jamestown (N.D.) North Group
133 1 72 Cameron Ream Oklahoma City (Okla.) Central Group
133 2 65.5 Wade Lowe McKendree (Ill.) East Group
133 3 57.5 Ryan Luu Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) West Group
133 4 53 Tommy Pretty Campbellsville (Ky.) East Group
133 5 35.5 Joseph Michel Jamestown (N.D.) North Group
133 6 34.5 Anton Prater Missouri Baptist (Mo.) East Group
133 7 24.5 Robert Costa Dana (Neb.) North Group
133 8 17 John Rojas California Baptist (Calif.) West Group
133 9 15 Gary Brooks Missouri Baptist (Mo.) East Group
133 9 15 Travis Evans Grand View (Iowa) Central Group
133 11 5.5 Joshua Chang Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) West Group
133 12 2 Eric Garcia Menlo (Calif.) West Group
133 12 2 Jesse Knott Missouri Valley (Mo.) Central Group
141 1 80 Adam Koballa Notre Dame (Ohio) East Group
141 2 57 Michael Davis Cumberland (Tenn.) East Group
141 3 56.5 Drew Smith Morningside (Iowa) North Group
141 4 45 Jordan Harer Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) North Group
141 5 39 Ian Millan California Baptist (Calif.) West Group
141 6 37 Eric Graham Missouri Valley (Mo.) Central Group
141 7 33.5 Mitchell Newcomer Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) West Group
141 8 24 Barry Johnson Southern Oregon (Ore.) West Group
141 9 9.5 Adam Manz Dana (Neb.) North Group
141 10 6 Nick Coffman Grand View (Iowa) Central Group
141 10 6 Christian Martinez Menlo (Calif.) West Group
141 12 4.5 Jeff Steele Cumberlands (Ky.) East Group
149 1 80 Matt Burns Grand View (Iowa) Central Group
149 2 64 Samuel Schmitz Lindenwood (Mo.) East Group
149 3 54 Jeffrey Pelton Notre Dame (Ohio) East Group
149 4 50 Byron Kuylen Great Falls (Mont.) West Group
149 5 35.5 Brian Graham Missouri Valley (Mo.) Central Group
149 6 31.5 Benjamin Garcia California Baptist (Calif.) West Group
149 7 24.5 Ryan Jahn McKendree (Ill.) East Group
149 8 23 Levi Price Northwestern (Iowa) North Group
149 9 14 Ashtin Primus Notre Dame (Ohio) East Group
149 10 10.5 Andrew Carrillo Dana (Neb.) North Group
149 11 6 Trace Billet Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) West Group
149 12 3 Danny Hutcheson Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) North Group
157 1 80 Thomas Straughn Notre Dame (Ohio) East Group
157 2 64 Nikolas Turner Oklahoma City (Okla.) Central Group
157 3 53 Tommie Norton/Hooper Southern Oregon (Ore.) West Group
157 4 51 Joseph Cornejo Missouri Valley (Mo.) Central Group
157 5 38 Ross Mosher Great Falls (Mont.) West Group
157 5 38 Ryan Tuzon Dana (Neb.) North Group
157 7 19.5 Tyler Chang Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) West Group
157 8 19 Brian Oeschner Lindenwood (Mo.) East Group
157 9 13 Jose Serrato Dickinson State (N.D.) North Group
157 10 12.5 Josh Swanson William Penn (Iowa) Central Group
157 11 6 James Casadaban Cumberland (Tenn.) East Group
157 12 3.5 Josh Emmett Menlo (Calif.) West Group
165 1 80 Aaron Winning McKendree (Ill.) East Group
165 2 64 Brad Lower Grand View (Iowa) Central Group
165 3 54 John Murray Lindenwood (Mo.) East Group
165 4 50 Lamar Reed California Baptist (Calif.) West Group
165 5 40 Chris Chionuma Lindenwood (Mo.) East Group
165 6 31 David Dwyer McKendree (Ill.) East Group
165 7 23 James Linker Campbellsville (Ky.) East Group
165 8 14 Noah Hatton Great Falls (Mont.) West Group
165 8 14 Mark Meyer Oklahoma City (Okla.) Central Group
165 10 12.5 Pat Nord Jamestown (N.D.) North Group
165 11 8 Kevin Hardy Notre Dame (Ohio) East Group
165 12 4 Ty Knowler Grand View (Iowa) Central Group
174 1 80 Enock Francois California Baptist (Calif.) West Group
174 2 64 Brendon DeCock Great Falls (Mont.) West Group
174 3 54 Preston McKinney Missouri Valley (Mo.) Central Group
174 4 47.5 Glenn Rhees Grand View (Iowa) Central Group
174 5 35.5 Austin Vanderford Southern Oregon (Ore.) West Group
174 6 30 Austin Ouellette Montana State-Northern (Mont.) West Group
174 7 21.5 Kurt Wolff Notre Dame (Ohio) East Group
174 8 18.5 Jameon Rush Hastings College (Neb.) North Group
174 9 17.5 Christopher Knowland California Baptist (Calif.) West Group
174 10 12 Clarence Jordan Baker (Kan.) Central Group
174 11 10.5 Damion Stephenson Cumberlands (Ky.) East Group
174 12 6 Anthony Clay Jamestown (N.D.) North Group
184 1 80 Michael French Great Falls (Mont.) West Group
184 2 64 Evan Hinebaugh Montana State-Northern (Mont.) West Group
184 3 52 Clete Hanson Simon Fraser (B.C.) West Group
184 4 46 Spencer Adams Campbellsville (Ky.) East Group
184 5 40.5 Jesse Alter Missouri Valley (Mo.) Central Group
184 6 34.5 Chris Platt Southern Oregon (Ore.) West Group
184 7 28.5 Chad Williams Missouri Valley (Mo.) Central Group
184 8 19 Jacob Oberfoell Missouri Baptist (Mo.) East Group
184 9 17.5 Mark Peiffer Dana (Neb.) North Group
184 10 8 Alex Denman Notre Dame (Ohio) East Group
184 11 5.5 Brian Block Morningside (Iowa) North Group
184 12 4.5 Thomas Tuck Lindenwood (Mo.) East Group
197 1 80 Andrew Sanchez McKendree (Ill.) East Group
197 2 60.5 Alex Calvi Great Falls (Mont.) West Group
197 3 56.5 Nicholas Leither Northwestern (Iowa) North Group
197 4 47.5 Jake Kallestad Dickinson State (N.D.) North Group
197 5 42.5 Jeff Roman Waldorf (Iowa) Central Group
197 6 37 Justin Rau Grand View (Iowa) Central Group
197 7 24 Ronald Lee Southern Oregon (Ore.) West Group
197 8 14.5 Derek Foore Notre Dame (Ohio) East Group
197 9 13 Evan Mattingly Montana State-Northern (Mont.) West Group
197 10 11.5 Brandon Hudiburgh Hastings College (Neb.) North Group
197 11 5.5 Charlie Gibbs Missouri Valley (Mo.) Central Group
197 12 3.5 Scott Lucas Great Falls (Mont.) West Group
285 1 76 Byron Stewart Cumberland (Tenn.) East Group
285 2 68 Joshua Marquez California Baptist (Calif.) West Group
285 3 54 John Bates Southern Oregon (Ore.) West Group
285 4 43 Corey Johnson Oklahoma City (Okla.) Central Group
285 5 38 Willie Wiggins Lindenwood (Mo.) East Group
285 6 31.5 Travis Ewart Missouri Valley (Mo.) Central Group
285 7 30 Willie Hernandez Jamestown (N.D.) North Group
285 8 27.5 Cedric Powell McKendree (Ill.) East Group
285 9 12.5 Michael Wakim Missouri Baptist (Mo.) East Group
285 10 6 Michael Johnson Missouri Valley (Mo.) Central Group
285 11 5.5 Frank Lopez Dickinson State (N.D.) North Group
285 12 3.5 Jonathan Wilbourne Dana (Neb.)
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