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Austin Goergen (left) and Grant Nelson
St. Cloud State wrestling retains #1 national ranking
12/12/2016 9:56:00 PM | Wrestling
In the first regular season ranking of the season, defending national champion St. Cloud State University tops the Division II Wrestling Coaches Association poll, released Dec. 12 on D2wrestle.com
The Huskies feature six nationally-ranked wrestlers, led by Brett Valazquez at 125-pounds and Austin Goergen at 285-pounds, with both student-athletes topping their weight class in the individual rankings.
SCSU's other ranked wrestlers in the poll included Clayton Jennissen, ranked fifth at 174-pounds and Vince Dietz, who was ranked fifth at 197-pounds. Â SCSU wrestlers ranked sixth in the poll were Matt Nelson at 141-pounds, Larry Bomstad at 157-pounds and Gabe Fogarty at 165-pounds.
The Huskies led the national poll with 61 points, while Maryville was ranked second in the poll with 50 points.
SCSU has won NCAA Division II championships in 2015 and 2016, and the Huskies have won five consecutive NSIC championships in 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016.
The next ranking will be published during the first week of the New Year.
The Huskies will return to action on Dec. 31 with a home dual match against Concordia-Moorhead. Â The match gets underway in Halenbeck Hall at 1 p.m.
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Also Receiving Points:Â Wisconsin-Parkside, Western State, Minnesota State-Moorhead, Shippensburg, Lindenwood, Newman, Alderson Broaddus, Gannon, Adams State, Ouachita Baptist, Kutztown, Shorter, Chadron State, Colorado State-Pueblo, Limestone, Colorado Mines, King, San Francisco State, West Liberty
INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS:
The Huskies feature six nationally-ranked wrestlers, led by Brett Valazquez at 125-pounds and Austin Goergen at 285-pounds, with both student-athletes topping their weight class in the individual rankings.
SCSU's other ranked wrestlers in the poll included Clayton Jennissen, ranked fifth at 174-pounds and Vince Dietz, who was ranked fifth at 197-pounds. Â SCSU wrestlers ranked sixth in the poll were Matt Nelson at 141-pounds, Larry Bomstad at 157-pounds and Gabe Fogarty at 165-pounds.
The Huskies led the national poll with 61 points, while Maryville was ranked second in the poll with 50 points.
SCSU has won NCAA Division II championships in 2015 and 2016, and the Huskies have won five consecutive NSIC championships in 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016.
The next ranking will be published during the first week of the New Year.
The Huskies will return to action on Dec. 31 with a home dual match against Concordia-Moorhead. Â The match gets underway in Halenbeck Hall at 1 p.m.
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| TEAM RANKINGS | |||
| Rank | School | PR | Points |
| 1. | St. Cloud State | 1 | 61 |
| 2. | Maryville | Â 2 | 50 |
| 3. | Notre Dame | 7 | 48 |
| 4. | McKendree | T8 | 42 |
| 5. | Nebraska-Kearney | 6 | 37 |
| 6. | Mercyhurst | 4 | 36 |
| 7. | Upper Iowa | 5 | 35 |
| Northern State | 15 | 35 | |
| 9. | Pitt.-Johnstown | 3 | 32 |
| California Baptist | Â 13 | 32 | |
| 11. | Ashland | T11 | 31 |
| Newberry | 14 | 28 | |
| 13. | Findlay | NR | 24 |
| 14. | Central Oklahoma | Â NR | 22 |
| 15. | Indianapolis | T8 | 20 |
| Tiffin | 10 | 20 | |
| 17. | Seton Hill | T11 | 16 |
| 18. | Fort Hays State | Â T25 | 15 |
| 19. | Simon Fraser | Â T19 | 15 |
| 20. | Wheeling Jesuit | Â T19 | 14 |
| 21. | Lake Erie | 22 | 12 |
| UNC-Pembroke | Â T16 | 12 | |
| 23. | Colorado Mesa | Â 23 | 11 |
| Augustana | T16 | 11 | |
| Minnesota State-Mankato | T19 | 11 | |
INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS:
| 125 | 133 |
| 1. Brett Valazquez, So. St. Cloud State 2. Willie Bohince, Sr. Mercyhurst 3. Ronzell Darling, Sr. Wisconsin Parkside 4. Josh Lindsey, Fr. Central Oklahoma 5. Dustin Reed, Sr. Newman 6. Ronnie Wardleigh, Sr. Western State 7. Trung Doung, Jr. Newberry 8. Ivan McClay, Sr. Notre Dame 9. Maleek Williams, So. Upper Iowa 10. Schuyler Phillips, Jr. Findlay 11. Dustin Warner, Jr. Wheeling Jesuit 12. Zach Brown, Sr. West Liberty |
1. Michael Labry, Sr. Ashland 2. Bryce Shoemaker, Jr. Nebraska Kearney 3. Blake Bosch, Sr. Minn. State-Moorhead 4. Dakota Bauer, Sr. Maryville 5. NaQuan Hardy, Jr. McKendree 6. Jordan Simpson, Jr. Newberry 7. Martin Ramirez, Sr. Adams State 8. David Bavery, Jr. Notre Dame 9. Taylor Summers, Jr. Chadron State 10. Carmine Ciotti, Fr. Gannon 11. Dustin Kirk, Jr. King 12. Nolan Whitely, Jr. Wheeling Jesuit |
| 141 | 149 |
| 1. Joseph Alessandro, So. Seton Hill 2. Nick Crume, Jr. Indianapolis 3. Josh Wimer, Jr. Findlay 4. Nate Rodriguez, Sr. Maryville 5. Darren Wynn, Jr. McKendree 6. Matt Nelson, Sr. St Cloud State 7. Brandon Ball, Fr. Fort Hays State 8. Cobey Fehr, Sr. Notre Dame 9. Jordan Roths, Sr. Upper Iowa 10. Karl Lightner, Sr. Shippensburg 11. Jeff Bizzle, So. Nebraska-Kearney 12. Daniel Salazar, Sr. Colorado Mesa |
1. Brent Fickel, Sr. Ashland 2. Juwan Edmond, So. Notre Dame 3. Damian Penichet, So. Upper Iowa 4. Dylan Taylor, Fr. Wheeling Jesuit 5. Michael Screptock, Sr. Tiffin 6. Tyler Stenberg, Sr. Northern State 7. Blake Clevenger, Jr. Ouachita Baptist 8. Chad Haegele, Fr. Kutztown 9. Nick Boggs, Jr. Lake Erie 10. James Krischke, Jr. Maryville 11. Jacob Gerkin, Sr. Colorado Mines 12. Nick Swanson, Jr. Colorado Mesa |
| 157 | 165 |
| 1. Destin McCauley, Jr. Nebraska Kearney 2. Cody Law, Jr. Pitt Johnstown 3. Ryan Strope, Jr. McKendree 4. Greg Hegarty, Sr. Maryville 5. Blake Perryman, Jr. Northern State 6. Larry Bomstad, Jr. St. Cloud State 7. Colton Ullman, So. Ashland 8. Payton Tawter, Fr. Colorado Mesa 9. Damon Greenwald, Fr. Seton Hill 10. Kyle Fantin, So. Colorado State-Pueblo 11. Greg Brusco, Fr. Wheeling Jesuit 12. Sam Viengmany, Sr. Tiffin |
1. Tyler Reinhart, Jr. Pitt Johnstown 2. Tyler McLean, Sr. Simon Fraser 3. Francis Mizia, Sr. Mercyhurst 4. Kyle Jolas, Jr. Lindenwood 5. Sean Havlovic, Jr. Northern State 6. Gabe Fogarty, Sr. St. Cloud State 7. Alonzo Turner, Jr. Findlay 8. Kade Kitchens, So. Shorter 9. Isaiah White, Fr. Notre Dame 10. Jason Buhr, So. Colorado Mesa 11. Colbey Vance, Sr. Upper Iowa 12. Travis Bradford, Jr. Western State |
| 174 | 184 |
| 1. Robert Shade, Sr. UNC-Pembroke 2. Adam Cooling, Sr. Minn. State-Mankato 3. Huston Evans, Sr. Newberry 4. Calvin Ochs, Jr. Nebraska-Kearney 5. Clayton Jennissen, Sr. St Cloud State 6. Justan Rivera, So. Notre Dame 7. Nolan Kistler, Jr. Cal Baptist 8. John Blankenship, Sr. Pitt Johnstown 9. Bradley Metz, Sr. Findlay 10. Dalton Westerlund, Sr. Upper Iowa 11. Reid Watkins, Jr. Simon Fraser 12. Brandon Supernaw, So. Western State |
1. Zeb Wahle, Sr. Maryville 2. Aero Amo, Jr. Augustana 3. Nick Fiegener, So. Cal Baptist 4. John Filipek, Jr. McKendree 5. Cody Spinks, Jr. Alderson Broaddus 6. Taylor DeLong, Sr. Indianapolis 7. Tyler Hughes, Jr. Lake Erie 8. Dakota DesLauriers, Sr. Mercyhurst 9. Nick Costa, So. Gannon 10. Zach Stodden, Jr. Nebraska-Kearney 11. Morgan Smith, Jr. Simon Fraser 12. Austin Gaun, Sr. Colorado Mesa |
| 197 | 285 |
| 1. Joe Gomez, Sr. Northern State 2. Garrett Lineberger, Sr. Notre Dame 3. Jake Waste, Sr. Cal Baptist 4. Jon Inman, Sr. Fort Hays State 5. Vince Dietz, So. St. Cloud State 6. Ryan Parmely, So. Upper Iowa 7. Evan Ramos, Jr. Shippensburg 8. Cody Brundage, Jr. Newberry 9. Greg Wilson, Jr. Central Oklahoma 10. Matt Rudy, So. Limestone 11. Evan Rosbrough, Sr. Lake Erie 12. Luke Cramer, Jr. Ashland |
1. Austin Goergen, Sr. St. Cloud State 2. Garrett Grey, Sr. Tiffin 3. Andy Welton, Sr. Mercyhurst 4. Caleb Cotter, Jr. Central Oklahoma 5. Donnell Walker, Sr. Maryville 6. Colton Pease, Sr. McKendree 7. Paul Head, Sr. Cal Baptist 8. Logan Hopp, Jr. Upper Iowa 9. DJ Sims, Jr. Pitt Johnstown 10. Ryan Appleby, Jr. Kutztown 11. Dylan Faulkenberg, So. Indianapolis 12. Luke Fleming, Jr. Findlay |
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