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NCAA Division II Wrestling Coaches' Association rankings

Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2003

EDMOND, Okla. -- Nebraska-Kearney, which upended defending national champion Central Oklahoma in last weekend1s NWCA Division II National Duals, is the new No. 1 team in the NCAA Division II Wrestling Coaches' Association rankings that were released Wednesday.

The Antelopes ended UCO1s 23-match winning streak with a 21-19 win in the semifinals before downing Nebraska-Omaha 24-14 in the National Duals finals. UNK received all eight first-place votes and had 160 points to claim their first-ever No. 1 Division II national wrestling rating.

UCO, which came back to finish third in the 16-team National Duals, is second in the poll with 152 points while UNO is third with 144 points, Augustana (S.D.) fourth with 129 and San Francisco State fifth with 120. Rounding out the top 10 is Pittsburgh-Johnstown (Pa.), North Dakota State, South Dakota State, Ashland (Ohio) and Adams State (Colo.).

UNK has seven ranked individuals, topped by No. 1 Brandon Pfizenmaier (157). UCO has three top-ranked individuals -- Mark Dodgen (125), Cole Province (133) and Matt Dodgen (141) -- while No. 1 Chad Wallace (197) leads UNO's list of seven rated wrestlers.

The 2003 NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships are March 14-15 in Wheeling, W. Va.

The NCAA Division II Wrestling Coaches' Association Top 20 poll with points and their last ranking (first-place votes in parenthesis):

 

Rank School (State) Points Last Ranking

1. Nebraska-Kearney (8) 160 4th

2. Central Oklahoma 151 1st

3. Nebraska-Omaha 145 2nd

4. Augustana (S.D.) 129 T-15th

5. San Francisco State (Calif.) 120 8th

6. Pittsburgh-Johnstown (Pa.) 119 11th

7. North Dakota State 112 3rd

8. South Dakota State 100 7th

9. Ashland (Ohio) 85 5th

10. Adams State (Colo.) 83 6th

11. Minnesota State-Mankato 80 10th

12. Indianapolis (Ind.) 79 9th

13. Central Missouri State 63 13th

14 Findlay (Ohio) 52 17th

15. Fort Hays State (Kan.) 33 19th

16. Northern Colorado 32 T-15th

17. Gannon (Pa.) 28 12th

18. Chadron State (Neb.) 22 18th

T19. West Liberty State (W. Va.) 18 14th

T19. Wisconsin-Parkside 18 T-20th

 

Others Receiving Votes: Central Washington, Colorado School of Mines,

Minnesota State-Moorhead, Northern State (S.D.), North Carolina-Pembroke,

Southwest State (Minn.), St. Cloud State (Minn.).

 

NCAA DIVISION II INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS

 

125 Pounds

1. Mark Dodgen, Central Oklahoma

2. Jared Haberman, Western State (Colo.)

3. Joey Bareng, San Francisco State (Calif.)

4. Matt Strawser, North Dakota State

5. Bryce Abbey, Nebraska-Kearney

6. Dan Hilario, Nebraska-Omaha

7. Drew Passley, Central Missouri State

8. Aaron Graumann, Augustana (S.D.)

133 Pounds

1. Cole Province, Central Oklahoma

2. Tony Fratzke, Minnesota State-Mankato

3. Joey Simcoe, Findlay (Ohio)

4. Thad Benton, Pittsburgh-Johnstown (Pa.)

5. Adam Mars, Adams State (Colo.)

6. Adam Keiswetter, Nebraska-Kearney

7. Eli Dominguez, Nebraska-Omaha

8. Curry Pickard, North Carolina-Pembroke

141 Pounds

1. Matt Dodgen, Central Oklahoma

2. Shane Barnes, Adams State (Colo.)

3. Gabe Re, Nebraska-Kearney

4. Roderick Ratcliff, Nebraska-Omaha

5. Ryan King, Augustana (S.D.)

6. Brad Russell, Wisconsin-Parkside

7. Jeremy Roe, South Dakota State

8. Jason Nestor, Pittsburgh-Johnstown

149 Pounds

1. Brandon Pfizenmaier, Nebraska-Kearney

2. Waylon Lowe, Findlay (Ohio)

3. Nate Peterson, Colorado Mines

4. Andy Messersmith, Adams State (Colo.)

5. Mitchell Napier, Indianapolis (Ind.)

6. Eric Pizzi, Central Missouri State

7. Jared Spry, Northern Colorado

8. Hannon Hisek, Minnesota State-Mankato

157 Pounds

1. Paul Carlson, North Dakota State

2. Cory Beckman, Minnesota State-Mankato

3. Brody Olson, Northern Colorado

4. Travis Koppenhafer, Adams State (Colo.)

5. Luke Main, West Liberty State (W. Va.)

6. Gary Skoch, Ashland (Ohio)

7. Dan Dempsey, Wisconsin-Parkside

8. Adam Morris, Findlay (Ohio)

165 Pounds

1. Matt Neumueller, St. Cloud State (Minn.)

2. Lucas Mackesy, Findlay (Ohio)

3. Shawn Silvis, Central Oklahoma

4. Tyler Bryant, South Dakota State

5. Josh McDonald, San Francisco State (Calif.)

6. Michael Fielder, North Dakota State

7. Jake Emerick, Minnesota State-Mankato

8. Riley Ross, Nebraska-Kearney

174 Pounds

1. Tom Meester, Augustana (S.D.)

2. Frank Kuchera, Nebraska-Kearney

3. Bob Edmonds, Nebraska-Omaha

4. Zach Stephens, Southern Illinois-Edwardsville

5. Jason Tapia, Central Oklahoma

6. Bryan Cowdin, South Dakota State

7. Randy Pyle, Pittsburgh-Johnstown (Pa.)

8. Tom Bauer, Ashland (Ohio)

184 Pounds

1. Tyler Jones, South Dakota State

2. Jeff Henning, Central Oklahoma

3. Mauricio Wright, San Francisco State (Calif.)

4. Sam Kenton, Augustana (S.D.)

5. Zach Stalder, Nebraska-Omaha

6. Franco Santiago, Central Washington

7. Greg Nurrenbern, Truman State (Mo.)

8. Jordan Nichols, Fort Hays State (Kan.)

197 Pounds

1. Chad Wallace, Nebraska-Omaha

2. Drew Dunbar, San Francisco State

3. Jason McMillan, Northern Colorado

4. Jeff Rusher, Chadron State (Neb.)

5. Tim Boldt, South Dakota State

6. Ryan Kirst, Ashland (Ohio)

7. Ben Kuntz, Pittsburgh-Johnstown (Pa.)

8. Seth Shippy, Central Missouri State

Heavyweight

1. Lyneil Mitchell, Gannon (Pa.)

2. Dustin Darveaux, St. Cloud State (Minn.)

3. Tom Poe, West Liberty State (W. Va.)

4. Les Sigman, Nebraska-Omaha

5. Evan Love, Indianapolis (Ind.)

6. Aaron Wiens, Southern Illinois-Edwardsville

7. Bob Murphy, Nebraska-Kearney

8. Barron Blanchard, Northern State (S.D.)