A gap has opened up between Menlo College and the rest of the NCWA. Menlo leads all teams with 81 pts and three #1-ranked wrestlers while Apprentice maintains the #2 team spot with 61 pts and one #1-ranked grappler. Rounding out the top-5 in NCWA-D1 are Liberty (41), Thomas More (30), and Vanguard (27).

The #1 wrestlers at each weight class are currently as follows:

125 - Aiden Scheeringa - Sr - Liberty - 2024 National Runner-Up
133 - Bruno Alves - Sr - Apprentice - 3x National Runner-Up - previously ranked #2 at 141
141 - Cole Thomas - So - Thomas More (NCAA) - 2024 National Champion
149 - Lincoln Vick - So - Iowa State (NCWA) - 2024 3rd Place
157 - Ezekiel Lara - Jr - Menlo (NCAA) - previously ranked #7
165 - Keith Brubach - Sr - Slippery Rock - 2024 National Runner-Up
174 - Ledger Petrecek - Sr - Menlo (NCAA) - 2023 4th Place NJCAA - previously ranked #2
184 - Maximus Zamora - Sr - Menlo (NCAA) - 2024 7th Place NAIA - previously ranked #2
197 - Cesar Ubico - So - Utah Tech - 2024 National Champion
235 - Christopher San Paolo - So - Rowan - 2024 3rd Place
285 - Jonovan Smith - So - Caribbean - 2024 National Runner-Up

For a full list of the Men's Team Rankings, click HERE. To see the current top-20 in each weight class, click HERE.

DANVILLE, Va. - For the first time in program history, The Apprentice School wrestling team has won the Cougar Duals, hosted by Averett. The Builders went 5-0 on the weekend to win the event, including beating a trio of NCAA Division II teams.

Apprentice started out the tournament by knocking off both the A and B teams from Averett. The Builders started with a 28-13 win over the A team before cruising past the Cougar B team, 45-3. They followed that up with a 27-17 win over DII Belmont Abbey, a 53-3 win over DII Lincoln Memorial and a 30-14 win over DII Bluefield State.

The NCWA Women's Division is loaded with top talent among the top-10 teams. Utah Tech leads the crowd with ranked wrestlers at each of the 11 weight classes and is ranked #1 with 81 points. The top-10 are rounded out by Ottawa-Arizona (64), Washington State (52), UNLV (44), Central Florida (32), Tarleton State (32), Liberty (25), Lyon College (24), Florida A&M (22) and M.I.T. (20).

The #1 wrestlers at each weight class (and other National Champions) follow:

103 - Liliana Voakes - So - Ottawa-Arizona - 2024 National Champion at 101
110 - Krystal Corona - Fr - UNLV (defeated 2024 National Runner-Up at 116)
117 - Genesis Vasquez - So - Washington State - 2024 National Champion at 116
124 - Lauren Mills - So - Utah Tech - 2024 National Champion at 123
131 - Mia Garza - Sr - Texas - 2024 National Runner-Up at 130
138 - Viveca Pannell - Sr - M.I.T. - 2024 National Champion at 130
[138] Anja Hansen - So - Ottawa-Arizona is ranked #3 as Defending National Champ at 136
145 - Veloria Pannell - Jr - M.I.T. - 2024 National Champion at 143
160 - Tayleigh Robertson - Jr - Utah Tech - 2024 National Champion at 170
[160] Mikayla Silverman - Sr - UCLA is ranked #2 as Defending National Champ at 155
180 - Petra Bernsten - Sr - Washington State - 2024 National Runner-Up at 170
207 - O'Dessa Laititi - Fr - Utah Tech (defeated defending National Champion)
[207] Ranaeh Ureste - Jr - UNLV is ranked #2 as Defending National Champ at 191
240 - Evelynn Coronado - So - Ottawa-Arizona - 2024 National Runner-Up at 235

For a full list of the Women's Team Rankings, click HERE. To see the current top ranked wrestlers in each weight class, click HERE.

The NCWA Men's Division does not appear to have a runaway team as it has had in past years. The top-5 in D1 consist of Menlo (66 points), Apprentice (47), Liberty (45), Thomas More (32), and Washington State (32). Of note only one team has a ranked wrestler in each of the 11 weight classes - Tarleton State, the soon to be NCAA-D1 program in Texas (currently tied for 6th with Springfield Tech. Division 2 is once again led by THE Ohio State (25 points) making it the 8th best program in the NCWA currently. Chasing the Buckeyes are Slippery Rock (15), Iowa State (14), Clemson (12), and West Chester (11).

The #1 wrestlers at each weight class are currently as follows:

125 - Aiden Scheeringa - Sr - Liberty - 2024 National Runner-Up
133 - Ethan Vugman - So - Florida - 2024 National Runner-Up
141 - Cole Thomas - So - Thomas More (NCAA) - 2024 National Champion
149 - Lincoln Vick - So - Iowa State (NCWA) - 2024 3rd Place
157 - Kanaipono Tapia - Jr - Menlo (NCAA)
165 - Keith Brubach - Sr - Slippery Rock - 2024 National Runner-Up
174 - Isaiah Morales - Jr - Menlo (NCAA)
184 - Graham Carson - Sr - Ohio State (NCWA) - 2024 3rd Place / 3x All-American
197 - Cesar Ubico - So - Utah Tech - 2024 National Champion
235 - Christopher San Paolo - So - Rowan - 2024 3rd Place
285 - Jonovan Smith - So - Caribbean - 2024 National Runner-Up

For a full list of the Men's Team Rankings, click HERE. To see the current top-20 in each weight class, click HERE.

Junior heavyweight Wade Wheeler won all five of his matches by fall to capture first place in the Silver Division of Saturday's Lucha Open at Life University in Marietta, Ga., highlighting a strong showing for Liberty University's men's wrestling team.

The Flames also recorded very respectable fourth- and sixth-place individual showings and a 5-1 finish from freshmen in a field of 68 NAIA and NCWA colleges and universities represented. No team scores were kept.

"We are very encouraged by the team's performance this weekend," Liberty Head Coach Jesse Castro said. "We are extremely young yet eager to improve. Our main objective was to get more gritty, to show courage, perseverance, and

NEWPORT NEWS - The Apprentice School men's wrestling team has completed its weekend of action as the team was split between the Lucha Open near Atlanta and a quad match at East Carolina Saturday.

Starting with the Lucha Open, the Builders sent 10 wrestlers to the Peach State for competition. In the Gold Division, Ethan Baker and Caleb Hartung each notched a win in their competitions. Baker, wrestling at 174, started his tournament with a quick pinfall of St. Thomas's Daniel Garlin before falling in a pair of close decisions. Hartung had a long first match of the day at 285 but finished it off with a pinfall in the final minute of the match. He then fell in a close decision to Life's Nate Glass before a major decision loss in the consolation bracket.

In the Silver Division, Lucas Vannostrand saw a lot of action at 125, wrestling in six matches. He started the day with

The women's division has grown by leaps and bounds over the last few years; however, the division remains top heavy with four teams at the top and then the rest. Look for Ottawa-Arizona to attempt to get back to the top of the podium (1st in 2023, 2nd in 2024) and Washington State, Utah Tech, and UNLV to battle it out for the top spot. Click on READ MORE for a top-25 team preview!

Now that the 2x Defending National Champions, Bellarmine University, have moved on to full NCAA-D1 status, the battle for the 2025 NCWA Men's National Championship seems to be a dog-fight between around 5 programs. Liberty graduated some top talent including National Champions but also brought in a stellar recruiting class. Thomas More and Apprentice re-loaded their rosters with several key returners. Menlo College will be in a NCAA-transition year along with Vanguard University. Tarleton State will be in their first year with a NCAA-recruited team. Then there are the upstart programs that have made a recent mark such as Washington State, Utah Tech, and Springfield Tech. For the top-25 Men's team (NCWA-D1 and D2 ranked together, click READ MORE).