NCAA wrestling award standings update for the 2023 season

INDIANAPOLIS — The NCAA has released updated standings for the 2023 NCAA Wrestling Awards that will be awarded in March at the respective Division I, II, and III Wrestling Championships.

The inaugural NCAA Wrestling Awards were presented at the 2012 wrestling championships. The three awards, given in each division, honor the Most Dominant Wrestler as well as the student-athletes that have accumulated the most falls and the most technical falls throughout the course of the regular and postseasons.

For falls and tech falls to be counted for the awards, they must come against opponents in the same division (i.e. Division II vs. Division II). Ties in the two categories are broken based on the aggregate time.

After a five-way tie atop Division I falls last week, Wyatt Hendrickson pulled away after recording his 11th fall of the season, doing so in 24:28.

Christian Small leads Division II for the third straight week with nine falls in 25:57. He has three wrestlers on his tail with eight falls, led by UIndy’s 157-pounder Logan Bailey.

In Division III, Springfield’s Myles Leonard tallied two falls on the week to reach 17 on the season in 38:03.

DIVISION I MENFALLS
NAMEINSTITUTIONWEIGHT# OF FALLSTIME
Wyatt HendricksonAir Force2851124:28
Maximilian LeeteAmerican1251017:10
Mason ParrisMichigan2851025:14
Tony CassioppiIowa285914:54
Tanner CookSouth Dakota St.165915:19
Tyler StoltzfusLock Haven174941:27
Tyler MousawVMI197817:51
AJ NevillsSouth Dakota State285825:38
Jonathan MillnerApp State149712:33
Spencer LeeIowa125714:53
DIVISION II MENFALLS
NAMEINSTITUTIONWEIGHT# OF FALLSTIME
Christian SmallLake Erie141925:57
Logan BaileyUIndy15789:18
Jonathan ClackMount Olive197813:54
Jared CampbellGlenville St.285820:27
Ryan WheelerColorado Mesa157710:22
Grayston DiBlasiColo. Sch. of Mines141713:44
Connor TwiggTiffin174714:30
Weston DiblasiColo. Sch. of Mines133716:05
Cale HoskinsonNotre Dame (Ohio)157717:13
Laken BoeseMary141718:06
DIVISION III MENFALLS
NAMEINSTITUTIONWEIGHT# OF FALLSTIME
Myles LeonardSpringfield1571738:03
Caleb BurkhartWilkes1971637:39
Jake DeguireSpringfield1651640:52
Garret CornellMessiah1571648:41
Robert WestLycoming2851547:15
Sean MalenfantAlfred St.1841552:41
John FulmerLycoming2851411:57
Ryan DeVivoJohnson & Wales (RI)1841425:29
Gavin BradleyCastleton1251428:44
Donovan KingOlivet2851429:24

In Division I tech falls, Mason Leiphart of Franklin & Marshall maintained his lead with eight tech falls in 31:26.

Cole Houser leads Division II for the third straight week with 10 tech falls in 34:14. Nebraska-Kearney’s Austin Eldredge trailed by four last week, but cut the deficit to two this week. The 174-pounder has eight falls in 24:46.

Three wrestlers in Division III have nine tech falls on the season led by Tyler Shilson of Augsburg in 13:33. He is joined by Jared Kuhns of York (Pennsylvania) and Tyler Fleetwood of Wisconsin-Eau Claire.

DIVISION I MENTECH FALLS
NAMEINSTITUTIONWEIGHT# OF TFTIME
Mason LeiphartFranklin & Marshall125831:26
Ethen MillerMaryland149633:56
Peyten KellarOhio157634:03
Hadyn DanalsVirginia197520:23
Tyler StoltzfusLock Haven174522:35
Peyton RobbNebraska157524:22
Andrew AlirezNorthern Colo.141529:13
Bernie TruaxCal Poly197416:23
Anthony NotoLock Haven125416:27
Rocky JordanChattanooga174417:01
DIVISION II MENTECH FALLS
NAMEINSTITUTIONWEIGHT# OF TFTIME
Cole HouserGlenville St.1841034:14
Austin EldredgeNeb.-Kearney174824:46
Devan MooreNewberry149620:42
Dallas WilsonMount Olive149512:03
Jacob EalyPitt.-Johnstown149516:25
Dakoda RodgerPitt.-Johnstown197524:13
Shane CorriganWis.-Parkside125414:40
Brock BiddlePitt.-Johnstown184414:45
Hunter MullinWestern Colo.165417:05
Blake MillerWest Liberty157419:09
DIVISION III MENTECH FALLS
NAMEINSTITUTIONWEIGHT# OF TFTIME
Tyler ShilsonAugsburg157913:33
Jared KuhnsYork (PA)141920:13
Tyler FleetwoodWis.-Eau Claire133953:55
Luke HoerleStevens Tech125824:06
Christian GuzmanNorth Central (IL)141835:34
William HughesJohnson & Wales (RI)157842:19
Joziah FryJohnson & Wales (RI)125848:36
Hunter KupniewskiBaldwin Wallace165729:55
Jaden HintonBaldwin Wallace133729:56
Braden HomseyFerrum197734:11

The initial Most Dominant Wrestler standings will be released later this season to allow wrestlers to achieve the minimum number of matches required to be eligible for the standings.