Women's Wrestling Ranked 12th in the NAIA in Preseason Poll
(Kansas City, MO) – The preseason NAIA Women's Wrestling Coaches' Top 20 Rating is here, and the defending national champions, Life (Ga.), will open the season at No. 1 with eight wrestlers ranked in the top five. Grand View (Iowa) and Providence (Mont.) will begin the year in second and third place, respectively. Cumberlands (Ky.), who finished third at the national championship last season, will open the season ranked fourth nationally. The Broncos came in at #12 in the rankings with 87 points.
(Kansas City, MO) – The preseason NAIA Women's Wrestling Coaches' Top 20 Rating is here, and the defending national champions, Life (Ga.), will open the season at No. 1 with eight wrestlers ranked in the top five. Grand View (Iowa) and Providence (Mont.) will begin the year in second and third place, respectively. Cumberlands (Ky.), who finished third at the national championship last season, will open the season ranked fourth nationally. The Broncos came in at #12 in the rankings with 87 points.
Individually, the following Broncos were ranked in their weight classes:
Ruby Guerrero (117) - 17th
Larissa Kaz (131) - 6th
Reagen Gallaway (138) - 3rd
Emma Stice (145) - 8th
Lisa Hoeflich (145) - 14th
Izzy Deeds (160) - 13th
Mandy Perez (180) - 19th
Taylor Rickley (207) - 9th
|
Rank |
Institution |
Points |
|
1 |
Life (Ga.) |
193 |
|
2 |
Grand View (Iowa) |
167 |
|
3 |
Providence (Mont.) |
161 |
|
4 |
Cumberlands (Ky.) |
158 |
|
5 |
William Penn (Iowa) |
150 |
|
6 |
Doane (Neb.) |
129 |
|
7 |
Indiana Tech |
116 |
|
8 |
Ottawa (Kan.) |
105 |
|
9 |
Southern Oregon |
99 |
|
10 |
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
99 |
|
11 |
Texas Wesleyan |
88 |
|
12 |
Hastings (Neb.) |
87 |
|
13 |
Wayland Baptist (Texas) |
83 |
|
14 |
Oklahoma City |
79 |
|
15 |
Baker (Kan.) |
69 |
|
16 |
Evergreen State (Wash.) |
63 |
|
17 |
Missouri Valley |
60 |
|
18 |
Westcliff (Calif.) |
54 |
|
19 |
Campbellsville (Ky.) |
53 |
|
20 |
Dickinson State (N.D.) |
48 |
|
Receiving Votes: Central Methodist (Mo.) 44; Avila (Mo.) 42; Saint Mary (Kan.) 36; Eastern Oregon 25; Waldorf (Iowa) 23; Lourdes (Ohio) 19; Midland (Neb.) 18; Montreat (N.C.) 18; Friends (Kan.) 16; Morningside (Iowa) 8; Missouri Baptist 4; York (Neb.) 2 |
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