Manheim, PA – The National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) released their first set of rankings for the Division III Men’s Coaches Rankings. These include the Team Tournament Poll and both the individual national and regional rankings.
Starting the season in the top spot is Augsburg (75.5 pts) who is coming off yet another national championship season. Filling out of the remainder of the top five is #2 Wartburg (44.5 pts), #3 Baldwin Wallace (43.5 pts), #4 Johnson & Wales (39.5 pts), and #5 UW-La Crosse (38.5 pts)
In the individual rankings, Augsburg starts the season with three top-ranked wrestlers while Wartburg has two. Johnson & Wales, UW-Eau Claire, Baldwin Wallace, UW-Lacrosse, and Alvernia each have a single wrestler at the top of their respective weight class.
D3 Individual Regional Rankings – October 31, 2023
125
1 Joziah Fry Johnson & Wales University
2 Christian Guzmon North Central
3 Jake Craig Southern Maine
4 Zac Blasioli Millikin
5 Mason Barrett Averett
6 Luca Paladino UW Stevens Point
7 James Day Wabash
8 Gavin Bradley Castleton
9 Cody Merwin SUNY Cortland
10 Cade Odrobina Albion
11 Riley Parker Johns Hopkins
12 Jack Stanley Mount Union
13 Cade Hornback Coe
14 Derek Steele Augsburg
15 Taisei Kurachi NYU
133
1 Tyler Fleetwood UW Eau Claire
2 Jaden Hinton Baldwin Wallace
3 Ty Bisek Concordia Moorhead
4 Luke Kowalski Gettysburg
5 Chase Randall U.S. Coast Guard Academy
6 Joe Pins Wartburg
7 JC Cardenas SUNY Cortland
8 Isaias Torres Ithaca
9 Dominik Mallinder UW Whitewater
10 Adam Schaeublin Trinity
11 Desomnd Diggs Mount St Joseph
12 Luke Hoerle Stevens Institute of Technology
13 Jacob Blair Delaware Valley
14 Gianni Manginelli Springfield
15 Dylan Lee Ohio Northern
141
1 Sam Stuhl Augsburg
2 Jacob Reed Ohio Northern
3 James Rodriguez Castleton
4 Josh Wilson Greensboro
5 Xavier Pena Centenary
6 Evan Burge Wabash
7 Brad Rosen North Central
8 Victor Perlleshi Johnson & Wales
9 Avery Leonard Alvernia
10 Nico Diaz Stevens Institute of Technology
11 Jake Dado University of Ozarks
12 Pierre Baldwin Central
13 Jett Boots Trine
14 Mark Samuel Roanoke
15 Ryan Arndt Delaware Valley
149
1 Michael Petrella Baldwin Wallace
2 Javen Estrada North Central
3 Hayden Brown Johnson & Wales
4 Thomas Monn McDaniel
5 Charlie Stuhl Augsburg
6 Clayton McDonough Luther
7 Daniel Uribe Wabash
8 Matt Beyer Ithaca
9 Chris Perry Trinity
10 Chance Babb Alvernia
11 Kyle Romero Wartburg
12 Zach Sato UW Eau Claire
13 Eric Kinkaid Loras
14 Nate Fitt U.S. Coast Guard Academy
15 Angelo Centrone SUNY Cortland
157
1 Nolan Hertel UW La Crosse
2 Peter Kane Williams
3 Ryan Smith Stevens Institute of Technology
4 Jason Rezac Alvernia
5 Alex Villar North Central
6 Patrick McGraw John Carroll
7 Thomas West Baldwin Wallace
8 Wenchard Pierre-Louis Ithaca
9 Brandon Bowles Muhlenberg
10 Blake Jagodzinske Augsburg
11 Nathan Callaway Millikin
12 Jashon Holmes Castleton
13 Noah Caskey U.S. Coast Guard Academy
14 Jared Blair York
15 Bryce McDonough Luther
165
1 Matt Lackman Alvernia
2 Noah Leisgang UW La Crosse
3 Nicholas Sacco TCNJ
4 Cooper Willis Augsburg
5 Cooper Pontelandolfo NYU
6 Nathan Fuller Wartburg
7 Tristan Massie UW Eau Claire
8 Gabe Fiser Loras
9 Brian Schneider Elizabethtown
10 Zach Needles Messiah
11 Will Esmoil Coe
12 Aiden Brosinski UW Platteville
13 Darian Estevez Chicago
14 Kyle Merritt Norwich
15 Harrison Hinojosa Stevens Institute of Technology
174
1 Zane Mulder Wartburg
2 Jared Stricker UW Eau Claire
3 Charlie Grygas SUNY Oswego
4 Stefan Major Stevens Institute of Technology
5 LJ Richardson Coe
6 Seth Goetzinger Augsburg
7 Anson Dewar Muhlenberg
8 Colby Morris Waynesburg
9 Raymond Arebalo Wabash
10 Ganon Smith Elizabethtown
11 Reid Colella TCNJ
12 Harrison Kelly Washington & Lee
13 Jason Geyer NYU
14 Daniel Devera John Carroll
15 Donovan Palmer Baldwin Wallace
184
1 Bentley Schwanebeck-Ostermann Augsburg
2 Charles Baczek Wabash
3 Sampson Wilkins Castleton
4 Isaac Cory Penn College
5 Isaac Kassis Alvernia
6 Gavin Layman Ohio Northern
7 Blake Williams Adrian
8 Jack Ryan SUNY Oneonta
9 Luke Hopkins Baldwin Wallace
10 NIall Schoenfelder UW Eau Claire
11 Ryan Devivo Johnson & Wales
12 Cael McLaren Cornell
13 Nicholas Brashear Huntingdon
14 Sean Malenfant Alfred State
15 Cole Shaughnessey Roger Williams
197
1 Massoma Endene Wartburg
2 Coy Spooner U.S. Coast Guard Academy
3 Dylan Harr Johnson & Wales
4 Doug Byrne Baldwin Wallace
5 Gage Linahon Central
6 Jared Voss Coe
7 Parker Venz Augsburg
8 Mauro Pellot Alvernia
9 Gable Crebs Lyomcing
10 Matt Kelly Rhode Island
11 Austin Cooley Schreiner
12 Gabe Zierden Concordia Moorhead
13 Cameron Butka Wilkes
14 Jaedyn Harris McDaniel
15 Ben Kawczynski UW La Crosse
285
1 Tyler Kim Augsburg
2 Carl DiGiorgio U.S. Coast Guard Academy
3 Michael Douglas UW La Crosse
4 Rayshawn Dixon Ferrum
5 Daniel Skold Augustana
6 Evan Anderson NYU
7 Peter Wersinger TCNJ
8 Dylan Waller Elizabethtown
9 Cullen Quick Luther
10 Robby Bates North Central
11 Caleb Burkhart Wilkes
12 Jacob Barnes Linfield
13 Michael Filieri Springfield
14 Christopher Krum Albion
15 Mason Sprinkel Norwich
TOURNAMENT POLL METHODOLOGY: THIS IS A TOURNAMENT POWER INDEX RANKING; THE POLL IS NOT BASED ON A TEAM’S DUAL STRENGTH. TPI POINT TOTALS ARE BROKEN DOWN BY INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS: [1St – 16pts], [2ND – 12pts], [3RD – 10pts, [4TH – 9pts], [5TH -7pts], [6TH – 6pts], [7TH -4pts], [8TH – 3pts], [9TH – 2pts], [10TH – 1pt], [11TH-15TH – 1/2pt]. THE TPI POINT TOTALS WILL BE LOWER THAN THE FINAL ACTUAL NCAA TOURNAMENT POINTS BECAUSE IT DOES NOT INCLUDE BONUS POINTS.
The NWCA Division III ranking committee consists of:
UMW Tony Valek (Augsburg) and Dave Malecek (UW-La Crosse)
LMW Dave Mitchell (Luther) and Eric Keller (Wartburg)
SE Jon Laudenslager (Wilkes) and Anthony Bonaventura (Stevens)
ME Mike Howard (Oswego State) and Joe Galante (TCNJ)
NE Scott Legacy (Castleton) and Corey Luce (NYU)
CENT Bill Schindel (Adrian) & Brandon Brissette (Olivet)