First Individual Rankings Released for Men’s Division
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.