KISSIMMEE, Fla. – Emmanuel College raced past Central Florida and Grand Valley State into first place Friday, but there’s plenty of work ahead for the Lions as they aim for their first NCWA title.

First up for Emmanuel will be two title clashes against the UCF team it leads by 5.5 points in the team standings, and they come at the start of the finals rounds in the 125- and 133-pound championship matches. The Lions, who led the field with eight semifinalists, will be pressured to win those two matches because they face UCF one more time in the 174 final, where the Knights’ Geordan Speiller, a U.S. Open Greco champion and Pan Am Olympic qualifier, is a heavy favorite.

UCF and Emmanuel moved ahead of the field by combining to put 14 wrestlers into the semifinals, and then 11 of those (split between six for Emmanuel and five for UCF) into the finals matches. Buoyed by that success, Emmanuel closed the second day in the lead with 177.5 points, with UCF just behind at 172.

Grand Valley State, the first-day leader, sits in third with 154 and is still in contention for the title but must get a lot of help. The Lakers sent four into the semifinals, but only Zach Cooper at 141 made it to the finals.

The U.S. Air Force Academy Prep School moved into sixth place with 66 points as he three finalists – Ricky Padilla at 165, Matt Wanger at 197 and Mo Fifita at 285. In between the Falcons and the leaders are fourth-place Liberty with 93.5 points and Penn State-DuBois with 82.

In the Division II field, Florida maintained its first-place hold with 68 points and has its first finalist in at least 10 years when third-seeded Trace Thome faces Colorado’s Joseph Prieto in the 157 final. Prieto is the first finalist in Colorado’s NCWA history. The Penn State Wrestling Club is second in Division II with 53 points, with Connecticut in third at 44. Connecticut also has its first finalist in more than a decade in Stevan Webb at 235. He will face William Vincent of Mott Community College.

The women’s division is still up for grabs as Ottawa University continues to push four-time champion Southwestern Oregon CC. The women have one morning session before their finals matches will be set up.

Saturday’s competition begins with a round of consolations before the finals begin at 6 p.m. A special note for the day will be a tournament hosted by the Florida Amateur Wrestling Association, which will use the NCWA’s mats for their own state competition during the afternoon before the NCWA resumes its finals at 6 p.m.

Division 1

1. Emmanuel 177.5

2. Central Florida 172.0

3. Grand Valley State 154.0

4. Liberty 93.5

5. Penn State - DuBois 82.0

6. U.S. Air Force Prep 66.0

7. Apprentice 65.0

8. Middle Tennessee 45.5

9. South Florida 45.0

10. Grays Harbor 36.0

11. MD-Baltimore County 35.0

12t. Marion Military 34.5

12t. Wayne State 34.5

14. Penn State - Mont Alto 33.0

15. Florida Gulf Coast 30.0

16. Mott Community College 27.0

17. Temple 26.5

18. Central Washington 18.5

19. Williamson Trades 17.5

20. M. I. T. 15.0

21. Penn State - New Kensington 13.0

22. New Hampshire 10.5

23. Rensselaer 9.0

24t. North Florida 5.5

24t. Stony Brook 5.5

26. Penn State - Schuylkill 4.0

27. Penn State - Fayette 0.0

Division II

1. Florida 68.0

2. Penn State WC 53.0

3. Connecticut 44.0

4. Colorado 40.5

5. Houston - Downtown 36.0

6. Alfred State 35.5

7. Grand Canyon WC 34.0

8. Maine 33.0

9. Utah State 32.0

10. Montana Western 31.0

11. Georgia 28.5

12t. Akron 28.0

12t. Toledo 28.0

14. USC 24.0

15. Farmingdale State 22.5

16. Dixie State 22.0

17t. Defiance 21.5

17t. Washington State 21.5

19. Texas 21.0

20. James Madison 19.5

21. Fresno State 18.5

22t. Arizona 18.0

22t. Wisconsin WC 18.0

24. Northern Kentucky 17.5

25. BYU 16.5

26t. Henry Ford College 15.5

26t. Texas State 15.5

28. Ohio State WC 15.0

29. South Carolina 14.5

30. Michigan WC 13.5

31t. Rowan Univ 13.0

31t. Tennessee 13.0

33. Florida A&M 12.5

34t. Memphis 11.5

34t. Northeastern 11.5

34t. Washington 11.5

37t. Texas A&M 11.0

37t. U.C.L.A. 11.0

39. Winona State 10.5

40. East Carolina 10.0

41t. Delaware 9.5

41t. Notre Dame 9.5

43t. Lehigh WC 8.0

43t. William & Mary 8.0

45t. Iowa State WC 7.5

45t. Virginia Military 7.5

47. Ferris State 7.0

48t. Saginaw Valley 6.5

48t. Towson 6.5

48t. Western Washington 6.5

51. North Texas 6.0

52t. Montana Tech 5.5

52t. Texas - Arlington 5.5

54. Iowa WC 5.0

55. Colorado State 4.5

56t. Alabama 3.5

56t. Massachusetts 3.5

58. Montana State 3.0

59. Michigan State WC 2.0

60. UC - Merced 1.5

61. Idaho 1.0

62t. Bridgewater College 0.0

62t. Concordia - Ann Arbor 0.0

62t. Husson Univ 0.0

62t. Miami 0.0

62t. Missouri Science 0.0

62t. Rhode Island 0.0

62t. Rutgers 0.0

62t. Sacramento State 0.0

62t. Yale 0.0

Womens

1. Southwest Oregon CC - 64.0

2. Ottawa 53.0

3. Springfield Tech - 23.0

4. Massachusetts - 14.0

5. MI - Dearborn - 13.0

6t. North Texas - 11.0

6t. South Florida - 11.0

8. Maine - 9.0

9t. Midland Univ - 6.0

9t. Texas - Arlington - 6.0

11. Arizona - 5.0

12t. Colorado State - 3.0

12t. Florida - 3.0

12t. Fresno State - 3.0

12t. Texas A & M - 3.0

16. Texas State - 2.0

17t. Dixie State 0.0

17t. Houston – Downtown - 0.0

17t. M. I. T. - 0.0

17t. Miami - 0.0

17t. Middle Tennessee - 0.0

17t. Tennessee - 0.0

17t. Texas 0.0

17t. UC - Merced - 0.0

17t. Utah State - 0.0

17t. Washington - 0.0

17t. Western Washington - 0.0