February 3, 2010

2009-10 NCAA Division II Wrestling Rankings - Feb. 3, 2010

Contact: Mike Kirk Office Phone: (405) 974-2142 E-mail: mkirk@uco.edu

Wednesday, Feb. 3 (For Immediate Release)

EDMOND, Okla. -- Nebraska-Omaha maintained its No. 1 ranking in the NCAA Division II wrestling rankings Wednesday, with the defending national champion Mavericks the unanimous first-place pick in the NCAA Division II Wrestling Coaches Association poll.

UNO received all eight first-place votes in balloting of coaches from around the country to finish with 160 points in the sixth poll of the season. The Mavericks have been No. 1 in 13 straight polls the past two years, having topped the rankings in all seven polls in 2008-09 en route to winning their fifth Division II national title.

Newberry (S.C.) received all eight second-place votes and stayed No. 2 with 152 points, while Upper Iowa jumped from sixth to third, Pittsburgh-Johnstown (Pa.) fell a spot to fourth and Wisconsin-Parkside moved up two spots to fifth.

Rounding out the top 10 is Augustana (S.D.), Minnesota State, Gannon (Pa.), St. Cloud State (Minn.) and Nebraska-Kearney.

The 2010 NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships will be held March 12-13 in Omaha, Neb.

The top 20 poll, with points and the teams' last ranking following by the top-eight rankings at each weight:

Rank School (State)

1. Nebraska-Omaha
2. Newberry (S.C.)
3. Upper Iowa
4. Pittsburgh-Johnstown (Pa.)
5. Wisconsin-Parkside
6. Augustana (S.D.)
7. Minnesota State
8. Gannon (Pa.)
T9. St. Cloud State (Minn.)
T9. Nebraska-Kearney
11. North Carolina-Pembroke
12. Western State (Colo.)
13. Central Oklahoma
14. Findlay (Ohio)
15. Fort Hays State (Kan.)
16.Adams State (Colo.)
17. West Liberty (W.Va.)
18.Kutztown (Pa.)
19. San Francisco State (Calif.)
20. Grand Canyon (Ariz.)

Others receiving votes: Central Missouri, East Stroudsburg (Pa.), Indianapolis (Ind.), Mesa State (Colo.), Northern State (S.D).

NCAA Division II Individual Rankings

125 Pounds
1.         Seth Wright, New Mexico Highlands
2.         Terrell McKinney, Nebraska-Omaha
3.         Arsenia Barksdale, Adams State (Colo.)
4.         Tommy Edgmon, Fort Hays State (Kan.)
5.         Tyler Mumbalo, Upper Iowa
6.         Andy Forstner, Minnesota State
7.         Casy Rowell, Central Oklahoma
8.         Russell Weakley, North Carolina-Pembroke

133 Pounds
1.         Shane Valko, Pittsburgh-Johnstown (Pa.)
2.         Cody Garcia, Nebraska-Omaha
3.         Naveed Bagheri, San Francisco State (Calif.)
4.         Sheridan Moran, Newberry (S.C.)
5.         Corey Bowers, Gannon (Pa.)
6.         Todd Wilcox, Grand Canyon (Ariz.)
7.         Nick Wykoff, West Liberty (W.Va.)
8.         Kyle Pedretti, Upper Iowa

141 Pounds
1.         Josh Hensley, Adams State (Colo.)
2.         Andre Harrison, Fort Hays State (Kan.)
3.         Mario Morgan, Nebraska-Omaha
4.         Ben Lockett, San Francisco State (Calif.)
5.         Adam Whetstone, Pittsburgh-Johnstown (Pa.)
6.         Jeremy Parker, Limestone (S.
8.         J.R. Baker, Upper Iowa

149 Pounds
1.         Craig Becker, Wisconsin-Parkside
2.         Mitch Smith, West Liberty (W.Va.)
3.         Esai Dominguez, Nebraska-Omaha
4.         T. J. Hepburn, Nebraska-Kearney
5.         Nate Herda, Augustana (S.D.)
6.         Demond Carter, Southwest Minnesota
7.         Colby Robinson, Central Oklahoma
8.         Kevin McElhaney, Gannon (Pa.)

157 Pounds
1.         Marcus Edgington, Augustana (S.D.)
2.         George Ivanov, Nebraska-Omaha
3.         Andy Lamancusa, Mercyhurst (Pa.)
4.         Danny Grater, Fort Hay State (Kan.)
5.         Joey Deaguero, Adams State (Colo.)
6.         Chase Walker, Mesa State (Colo.)
7.         Zack McKendree, Gannon (Pa.)
8.         John Sundgren, St. Cloud State (Minn.)

165 Pounds
1.         Josh Shields, Mercyhurst (Pa.)
2.         Travis Eggers, Upper Iowa
3.         Kyle Keane, Pittsburgh-Johnstown (Pa.)
4.         Ryan Pankoke, Nebraska-Omaha
5.         Tad Merritt, St. Cloud State (Minn.)
6.         Victor Carazo, Grand Canyon (Ariz.)
7.         Blake Malloy, Fort Hays State (Kan.)
8.         Derrick Adkins, Central Oklahoma

174 Pounds
1.         Marty Usman, Nebraska-Kearney
2.         Aaron Denson, Nebraska-Omaha
3.         Mitch Norton, Upper Iowa
4.         J.J. Davis, North Carolina-Pembroke
5.         Ben Becker, Minnesota State
6.         Curtis Chenoweth, Newberry (S.C.)
7.         Luke Rynish, Wisconsin-Parkside
8.         Justin Shannon, Findlay (Ohio)

184 Pounds
1.         Charlie Pipher, Western State (Colo.)
2.         Mitchell Schultz, Upper Iowa
3.         Derek Skala, St. Cloud State (Minn.)
4.         Austin Boehm, Nebraska-Omaha
5.         Lucas Haag, Wisconsin-Parkside
6.         Tim Darling, Kutztown (Pa.)
7.         Bryant Blanton, Newberry (S.C.)
8.         Landon Hall, Limestone (S.C.)

197 Pounds
1.         Jacob Marrs, Nebraska-Omaha
2.         Keeno Griffin, Newberry (S.C.)
3.         Ty Copsey, Augustana (S.D.)
4.         Donavan McMahill, Western State (Colo.)
5.         Kyle Sand, Adams State (Colo.)
6.         Lucas Munkelwitz, St. Cloud State (Minn.)
7.         Mitch Knapp, West Liberty (W.Va.)
8.         Vince Bordi, San Franciso State (Calif.)

285 Pounds
1.         Brady Wilson, Minnesota State
2.         Elijah Madison, Nebraska-Omaha
3.         Dustin Finn, Central Oklahoma
4.         Charlie Alexander, Western State (Colo.)
5.         Frank McGrath, Gannon (Pa.)
6.         Jacob Kahnke, St. Cloud State (Minn.)
7.         Lynn Panko, Indianapolis (Ind.)
8.         Steve Franklin, San Francisco State (Calif.)