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 results 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 falls and tech falls categories are broken based on the aggregate time.
This week features the fourth standings of the Most Dominant Wrestler award, which features a 17-match minimum to qualify for the standings.
The Most Dominant Wrestler standings are calculated by adding the total number of team points awarded through match results and dividing that number by the total number of matches wrestled. Points per match are awarded as follows.
- Fall, forfeit, injury default or DQ = 6 points (-6 points for a loss)
- Tech falls = 5 points (-5 points for a loss)
- Major decision = 4 points (-4 points for a loss)
- Decision = 3 points (-3 points for a loss)
With Division I conference tournaments set for this weekend, there was minimal movement in all three award rankings. Mason Leiphart of Franklin & Marshall remains atop tech falls with nine, while Wyatt Hendrickson of Air Force leads both falls and most dominant wrestler.
The most dominant wrestler in both Division II and Division III is locked in a dead heat with 0.01 points per match separating first and second. In Division II, Liberty’s Ty McGeary sits in first with 4.78 points per match, followed by Glenville State’s Jared Campbell at 4.77 points per match. In Division III, Jack Heldt of Wabash has tallied 5.56 points per match, while Xavier Pena of Centenary (NJ) has 5.55 points per match.
In Division II tech falls, Cole Houser of Glenville State remains in first with 13 tech falls on the season. He is trailed by Austin Eldredge of Nebraska-Kearney with nine.
Jared Kuhns of York (Pennsylvania) continues to lead Division III tech falls with 12 on the season. Tyler Fleetwood of Wisconsin-Eau Claire trails him by one.
Division II falls remains a close race, with three wrestlers tabbing 14 falls. They are led by UIndy’s Logan Bailey with an aggregate time of 13:20, followed by Jared Campbell of Glenville State at 24:43 and Christian Small of Lake Erie at 45:07.
Myles Leonard continues to set the pace for Division III with 27 falls on the season. Teammate Jake Deguire trails him by three.
Most Falls:
DIVISION I MEN | |||
NAME | INSTITUTION | WEIGHT | AVG. PTS. |
Wyatt Hendrickson | Air Force | 285 | 4.75 |
Mason Parris | Michigan | 285 | 4.64 |
Andrew Alirez | Northern Colo. | 141 | 4.63 |
Tony Cassioppi | Iowa | 285 | 4.32 |
Sammy Sasso | Ohio St. | 149 | 4.26 |
Tanner Sloan | South Dakota St. | 197 | 4.1 |
Peyton Robb | Nebraska | 157 | 4.09 |
David Carr | Iowa State | 165 | 4 |
Daton Fix | Oklahoma St. | 133 | 3.95 |
Mikey Labriola | Nebraska | 174 | 3.92 |
DIVISION II MEN | |||
NAME | INSTITUTION | WEIGHT | AVG. PTS. |
Ty McGeary | West Liberty | 184 | 4.78 |
Jared Campbell | Glenville St. | 285 | 4.77 |
Jacob Ealy | Pitt.-Johnstown | 149 | 4.61 |
Shawn Streck | Central Okla. | 285 | 4.53 |
Christian Small | Lake Erie | 141 | 4.5 |
Noah Hermosillo | Adams State | 157 | 4.47 |
Zeth Brower | Lander | 141 | 4.45 |
Aaden Valdez | Adams St. | 165 | 4.44 |
Lee Herrington | Neb.-Kearney | 285 | 4.32 |
Billy Higgins | Neb.-Kearney | 184 | 4.28 |
DIVISION III MEN | |||
NAME | INSTITUTION | WEIGHT | AVG. PTS. |
Jack Heldt | Wabash | 285 | 5.56 |
Xavier Pena | Centenary (NJ) | 141 | 5.55 |
Coy Spooner | Coast Guard | 197 | 5.04 |
Donovan King | Olivet | 285 | 5 |
Michael Petrella | Baldwin Wallace | 149 | 4.96 |
Jacob Reed | Ohio Northern | 141 | 4.94 |
Nathan Lackman | Rhode Island Col. | 165 | 4.93 |
Doug Byrne | Baldwin Wallace | 197 | 4.88 |
Jaritt Shinhoster | Wis.-Whitewater | 184 | 4.88 |
Ty Bisek | Concordia Moorhead | 133 | 4.86 |
Most Technical Falls:
DIVISION I MEN | ||||
NAME | INSTITUTION | WEIGHT | # OF TF | TIME |
Mason Leiphart | Franklin & Marshall | 125 | 9 | 34:36 |
Hadyn Danals | Virginia | 184 | 6 | 25:05 |
Michael McGee | Arizona St. | 133 | 6 | 25:18 |
Peyton Robb | Nebraska | 157 | 6 | 27:31 |
Rocky Jordan | Chattanooga | 174 | 6 | 28:00 |
Greg Kerkvliet | Penn St. | 285 | 6 | 29:32 |
Ethen Miller | Maryland | 149 | 6 | 33:56 |
Michael Beard | Lehigh | 197 | 6 | 41:33 |
Matt Finesilver | Michigan | 184 | 5 | 23:21 |
Anthony Noto | Lock Haven | 133 | 5 | 23:27 |
DIVISION II MEN | ||||
NAME | INSTITUTION | WEIGHT | # OF TF | TIME |
Cole Houser | Glenville St. | 184 | 13 | 40:39 |
Austin Eldredge | Neb.-Kearney | 174 | 9 | 28:38 |
Jacob Ealy | Pitt.-Johnstown | 149 | 7 | 26:43 |
Shane Corrigan | Wis.-Parkside | 125 | 7 | 27:23 |
Brock Biddle | Pitt.-Johnstown | 184 | 6 | 20:26 |
Devan Moore | Newberry | 149 | 6 | 20:42 |
Tereus Henry | Fort Hays St. | 197 | 6 | 26:16 |
Brik Filippo | Central Okla. | 149 | 6 | 30:35 |
Hunter DeLong | Glenville St. | 174 | 6 | 34:44 |
Dallas Wilson | Mount Olive | 149 | 5 | 12:03 |
DIVISION III MEN | ||||
NAME | INSTITUTION | WEIGHT | # OF TF | TIME |
Jared Kuhns | York (PA) | 125 | 12 | 57:08 |
Tyler Fleetwood | Wis.-Eau Claire | 133 | 11 | 63:30 |
Tyler Shilson | Augsburg | 157 | 10 | 44:33 |
Braden Homsey | Ferrum | 197 | 10 | 46:08 |
Jaden Hinton | Baldwin Wallace | 133 | 10 | 47:25 |
Cooper Pontelandolf | NYU | 165 | 9 | 31:00 |
Hunter Kupniewski | Baldwin Wallace | 165 | 9 | 35:09 |
Derick Duvall | Adrian | 197 | 9 | 35:09 |
Christian Guzman | North Central | 141 | 9 | 41:06 |
Sam Stuhl | Augsburg | 141 | 9 | 44:35 |
Most Dominant:
DIVISION I MEN | ||||
NAME | INSTITUTION | WEIGHT | # OF FALLS | TIME |
Wyatt Hendrickson | Air Force | 285 | 14 | 33:00 |
Tyler Stoltzfus | Lock Haven | 174 | 13 | 54:54 |
Maximilian Leete | American | 125 | 11 | 17:32 |
Mason Parris | Michigan | 285 | 11 | 31:09 |
Will Feldkamp | Clarion | 184 | 10 | 20:07 |
Tyler Mousaw | VMI | 197 | 10 | 20:49 |
Tony Cassioppi | Iowa | 285 | 10 | 21:32 |
Tanner Cook | South Dakota St. | 165 | 9 | 15:19 |
Jonathan Millner | App. State | 149 | 9 | 18:05 |
Sammy Sasso | Ohio St. | 149 | 9 | 32:57 |
DIVISION II MEN | ||||
NAME | INSTITUTION | WEIGHT | # OF FALLS | TIME |
Logan Bailey | UIndy | 157 | 14 | 13:20 |
Jared Campbell | Glenville St. | 285 | 14 | 24:43 |
Christian Small | Lake Erie | 141 | 14 | 45:07 |
Jonathan Clack | Mount Olive | 197 | 13 | 22:38 |
Isaiah Vance | Pitt.-Johnstown | 285 | 12 | 35:59 |
Jacob Potok | Lake Erie | 165 | 11 | 31:35 |
Gavin Quiocho | Glenville St. | 133 | 11 | 39:00 |
Ray Rioux | UIndy | 141 | 10 | 19:19 |
Ryan Wheeler | Colorado Mesa | 157 | 10 | 19:28 |
Bret Heil | Maryville | 174 | 10 | 20:05 |
DIVISION III MEN | ||||
NAME | INSTITUTION | WEIGHT | # OF FALLS | TIME |
Myles Leonard | Springfield | 157 | 27 | 61:11 |
Jake Deguire | Springfield | 165 | 24 | 67:55 |
Caleb Burkhart | Wilkes | 197 | 23 | 55:41 |
Garret Cornell | Messiah | 157 | 23 | 67:45 |
Sean Malenfant | Alfred St. | 184 | 22 | 68:28 |
Jack Heldt | Wabash | 285 | 21 | 43:41 |
Robert West | Lycoming | 285 | 19 | 52:40 |
Andrew Perelka | John Carroll | 133 | 18 | 26:50 |
Mason Leshock | Penn College | 165 | 17 | 24:54 |
Parker Venz | Augsburg | 197 | 17 | 32:02 |