St. Cloud State Wrestling ranked fourth in latest DII poll

The St. Cloud State University wrestling team (17-2, 8-0 NSIC) will enter the upcoming 2015 NCAA Division II national championships as the number four ranked team in the nation. The Huskies gained the fourth spot in the DII poll that was released on March 4 by the Division II Wrestling Coaches Association. This is the final poll of the 2014-15 season that will be released.

Defending national champion Notre Dame (Ohio) returned to the top of the NCAA Division II wrestling rankings with 157 points in balloting of head coaches from around the country to edge Maryville (Mo.) by two points for the No. 1 spot, with the Saints earned the three remaining first-place votes and ending with 155 points.

Nebraska-Kearney, which won the 2012 and '13 national titles, moved up to third with 139 points, while previous No. 1 St. Cloud State (Minn.) fell to fourth with 136 points and Mercyhurst (Pa.) came in fifth with 121. Rounding out the top 10 is Western State (Colo.), Ouachita Baptist (Ark.), Colorado Mesa, McKendree (Ill.) and Lindenwood (Mo.).

SCSU will be sending six wrestlers to the 2015 NCAA Division II championships this season. The group includes #1 ranked Clint Poster (a 2X All-American and national qualifier at 157-pounds), #3 ranked Gabe Fogarty (a 2X All-American and national qualifier at 165-pounds), #3 ranked Austin Goergen (a 2014 All-American and national qualifier at 285-pounds), #6 ranked Tim Prescott at 125-pounds, Mike Rhone at 133-pounds and Larry Bomstad at 149-pounds.

The 2015 NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships are set for March 13-14 in St. Louis, Mo., with Maryville serving as the host institution.

The top 20 poll, with points and each team's last ranking, following by the individual rankings at each weight:

1.   Notre Dame (Ohio)    157
2. Maryville (Mo.) 155
3.   Nebraska-Kearney    139
4.   St. Cloud State (Minn.)    136
5. Mercyhurst (Pa.) 121
6. Western State (Colo.) 115
7. Ouachita Baptist (Ark.)   111
8. Colorado Mesa    97
9. McKendree (Ill.) 91
10 Lindenwood (Mo.) 90
11. Lake Erie (Ohio) 81
12. Ashland (Ohio) 73
13. Kutztown (Pa.) 60
14. North Carolina-Pembroke   44
15. Augustana (S.D.) 31
16. Fort Hays State (Kan.)   26
T17. Pittsburgh-Johnstown (Pa.) 24
T17. Tiffin (Ohio) 24
19. Minnesota State-Mankato   22
20. Newberry (S.C.) 20

Others receiving votes: Adams State (Colo.), Central Missouri, Central Oklahoma, Colorado State-Pueblo, Findlay (Ohio), Gannon (Pa.), San Francisco State (Calif.), Shorter (Ga.), Southwest Minnesota, Wheeling Jesuit (W.Va.), Upper Iowa.

Individual Rankings
125 Pounds
1.         T.J. North, Augustana (S.D.)
2.         Jerry Huff, Adams State (Colo.)
3.         Willie Bohince, Mercyhurst (Pa.)
4.         Da'Wayne Robertson, Minnesota State-Mankato
5.         Matt Turek, Gannon (Pa.)
6.         Tim Prescott, St. Cloud State (Minn.)
7.         Josh Kieffer, Indianapolis (Ind.)
8.         Garrett Evans, Ouachita Baptist (Ark.)

133 Pounds
1.         Daniel DeShazer, Nebraska-Kearney
2.         Michael Labry, Ashland (Ohio)
3.         Nate Rodriguez, Ouachita Baptist (Ark.)
4.         Nick Crume, Indianapolis (Ind.)
5.         Sam White, Notre Dame (Ohio)
6.         Jordan Gurrola, San Francisco State (Calif.)
7.         Eric Hughes, Colorado State-Pueblo
8.         Dakota Bauer, Maryville (Mo.)

141 Pounds
1.         Daniel Ownbey, North Carolina-Pembroke
2.         Maurice Miller, Notre Dame (Ohio)
3.         Kyle Webb, Lindenwood (Mo.)
4.         Darren Wynn, McKendree (Ill.)
5.         Josh Myers, Ouachita Baptist (Ark.)
6.         Preston Bowshier, Wheeling Jesuit (W.Va.)
7.         Sam Hanau, Pittsburgh-Johnstown (Pa.)
8.         Alphonso Vruno, Minnesota State-Mankato

149 Pounds
1.         Frank Cagnina, Central Missouri
2.         Keenan Hagerty, Maryville (Mo.)
3.         Terrel Wilbourn, Lindenwood (Mo.)
4.         Cameron Throckmorton, Shippensburg (Pa.)
5.         Nick Goebel, Findlay (Ohio)
6.         Destin McCauley, Nebraska-Kearney
7.         Jeremy Landowski, Mercyhurst (Pa.)
8.         Reis Humphrey, New Mexico Highlands

157 Pounds
1.         Clint Poster, St. Cloud State (Minn.)
2.         Jon Rivera, Notre Dame (Ohio)
3.         James Martinez, Colorado Mesa
4.         Francis Mizia, Mercyhurst (Pa.)
5.         Chase White, Nebraska-Kearney
6.         Sean Turner, Anderson (S.C.)
7.         Derrick Weller, Lindenwood (Mo.)
8.         Greg Hegarty, Maryville (Mo.)

165 Pounds
1.         Chris Watson, Central Oklahoma
2.         Cody Quinn, Minnesota State-Mankato
3.         Gabe Fogarty, St. Cloud State (Minn.)
4.         Nick Haferkamp, McKendree (Ill.)
5.         Dimitri Willis, Maryville (Mo.)
6.         Angelo Bortoluzzi, Mercyhurst (Pa.)
7.         Juan Stimpson, North Carolina-Pembroke
8.         Bo Candelaria, Kutztown (Pa.)

174 Pounds
1.         Joey Davis, Notre Dame (Ohio)
2.         Elliot Copeland, Western State (Colo.)
3.         Zeb Wahle, Maryville (Mo.)
4.         Terrence Zaleski, North Carolina-Pembroke
5.         August Mizia, Mercyhurst (Pa.)
6.         Jacob Begin, Southwest Minnesota
7.         Payne Hatter, Ouachita Baptist (Ark.)
8.         Joe Pittman, Newberry (S.C.)

184 Pounds
1.         Dallas Smith, Ouachita Baptist (Ark.)
2.         John Vogt, McKendree (Ill.)
3.         Nick Burghardt, Maryville (Mo.)
4.         Garrett Lineberger, Notre Dame (Ohio)
5.         Jacob Waste, California Baptist
6.         Kyle Piatt, Western State (Colo.)
7.         Jon Inman, Fort Hays State (Kan.)
8.         John McArdle, Lindenwood (Mo.)

197 Pounds
1.         Sam Mangum, Western State (Colo.)
2.         Romero Cotton, Nebraska-Kearney
3.         Julian Smith, McKendree (Ill.)
4.         Ryan Beltz, Maryville (Mo.)
5.         Jayd Docken, Augustana (S.D.)
6.         Huston Evans, Newberry (S.C.)
7.         Jake Cramer, Tiffin (Ohio)
8.         Evan Rosborough, Lake Erie (Ohio)

285 Pounds
1.         Ziad Haddad, Kutztown (Pa.)
2.         Garrett Gray, Tiffin (Ohio)
3.         Austin Goergen, St. Cloud State (Minn.)
4.         Trey Page, Fort Hays State (Kan.)
5.         Jordan Passehl, Colorado Mesa
6.         Andrew Ewers, Shorter (Ga.)
7.         Cole Wilson, Southwest Minnesota
8.         Logan Hopp, Upper Iowa

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