Jump to content



  • Photo:

    NAIA •

    Photo:

    Notre Dame begins season No. 1 in NAIA

    KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Notre Dame (Ohio), the reigning national champion, earned the No. 1 ranking in the first regular season edition of the NAIA Wrestling Coaches' Top 20 Poll, the NAIA announced Tuesday. The Falcons tallied 154 points to spend their eighth consecutive week on top of the poll, dating back to Nov. 24, 2009. McKendree took over at No. 2 with 77.5 points and is followed by third-ranked Great Falls (Mont.) with 76.5 points and fourth-ranked Missouri Valley with 75 points. Cumberland (Tenn.) rounds out the top-five teams with 66.5 points.

    The Falcons had nine grapplers garner a ranking in their respective weight class, five of which are ranked No. 1. Owning the top-ranking are Jeffrey Pelton at 149 pounds, 157-pounder Thomas Straughn, Cody Butzer at 174, Derek Foore at 197 and heavyweight Orlando Scales. All five individuals were tabbed No. 1 in the preseason poll.

    Three weight classes have a new wrestler taking over the top spot. At 125 pounds, Menlo’s (Calif.) Jason Moorhouse reigns at No. 1 after being listed second in the preseason poll. The national champion at 133 pounds last season, Campbellsville’s (Ky.) Tommy Pretty bumped up to 141 pounds and also bumped up to No. 1 in the individual rankings. Shane Bennett of Dickinson State (N.D.) is the other new No. 1, owning the top spot at 165 pounds.

    The poll was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the groupings. The next poll will be announced on Dec. 7.
    Rank School Total Team Points
    1 Notre Dame (Ohio) 154
    2 McKendree (Ill.) 77.5
    3 Great Falls (Mont.) 76.5
    4 Missouri Valley 75
    5 Cumberland (Tenn.) 66.5
    6 Campbellsville (Ky.) 61
    7 Grand View (Iowa) 56.5
    8 Lindenwood (Mo.) 51.5
    9 Dickinson State (N.D.) 50.5
    10 Montana State-Northern (Mont.) 50
    11 Southern Oregon (Ore.) 41.5
    12 Oklahoma City (Okla.) 41
    13 Menlo (Calif.) 30
    14 Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) 28
    15 Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) 24.5
    16 Hastings College (Neb.) 21
    16 Morningside (Iowa) 21
    18 Jamestown (N.D.) 18.5
    19 Missouri Baptist 15.5
    20 Midland (Neb.) 12

    Others receiving votes: Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) 9; Briar Cliff (Iowa) 5.5; Northwestern (Iowa) 5.5; Cumberlands (Ky.) 4.5; William Penn (Iowa) 4; Waldorf (Iowa) 3; Calumet St. Joseph (Ind.) 2.5; Shorter (Ga.) 1.

    Top-Ranked Individuals
    125 – Jason Moorhouse, Menlo (Calif.)
    133 – Wade Lowe, McKendree (Ill.)
    141 – Tommy Pretty, Campbellsville (Ky.)
    149 – Jeffrey Pelton, Notre Dame (Ohio)
    157 – Thomas Straughn, Notre Dame (Ohio)
    165 – Shane Bennett, Dickinson State (N.D.)
    174 – Cody Butzer, Notre Dame (Ohio)
    184 – Michael French, Great Falls (Mont.)
    197 – Derek Foore, Notre Dame (Ohio)
    HWT – Orlando Scales, Notre Dame (Ohio)
    Go to articles

    User Feedback

    Recommended Comments

    There are no comments to display.



    Create an account or sign in to comment

    You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

    Create an account

    Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

    Register a new account

    Sign in

    Already have an account? Sign in here.

    Sign In Now

×
×
  • Create New...