Underclassmen upset defending champs; make impact on Nov. 22 ranks
Photos: Nebraska’s Peyton Robb (left) and Cornell’s Julian Ramirez each upset a defending national champ in North Carolina’s Austin O’Connor and Stanford’s Shane Griffith.
Nov. 22, 2021
NEWTON, Iowa — Underclassmen flexed their strength last week in some notable matches, particularly in two upset match-ups against 2021 NCAA champs. Stanford’s defending national champion Shane Griffith was defeated 3-2 by Cornell’s freshman Julian Ramirez in a rowdy home dual for Cornell on Saturday, Nov. 20, as the Big Red faced former coach Rob Koll and his new team in the Friedman Center.
Nebraska sophomore Peyton Robb also got a statement win last week on Thursday, Nov. 18. The Husker knocked off North Carolina’s Austin O’Connor — the 149-pound defending champ who moved up to 157 — 5-2 in home dual for Mark Manning’s squad.
Because of the upset of Griffith at 165, Iowa’s Alex Marinelli has taken over the top spot at that weight in WIN Magazine’s updated Nov. 22 Individual Rankings and Tournament Power Index, presented by Cliff Keen Athletic. Marinelli is one of two top-ranked Hawkeyes, who remain No. 1 in WIN’s Tournament Power Index. The other is three-time defending champ Spencer Lee. Overall, Iowa features a ranked wrestler at all ten weight classes, including seven who are rated in the Top 8 of their weight classes.
Penn State remains No. 2 in WIN’s TPI as seven Nittany Lions are ranked. That includes four wrestlers who are ranked No. 1 in their weight classes: Roman Bravo-Young (133), Nick Lee (141), Carter Starocci (174) and Aaron Brooks (184). All four won titles for Coach Cael Sanderson and company in 2021.
The other four top-ranked wrestlers are Cornell’s Yianni Diakomihalis (149), Iowa State’s David Carr (157), Oklahoma State’s A.J. Ferrari and Minnesota’s Olympic champion Gable Steveson (Hwt). Steveson and Lee were co-winners of the WIN/Culture House Dan Hodge Trophy in 2021.
The TPI predicts approximately how many NCAA points a team will score in Detroit in March at the Division I Championships. Excluding bonus points, the TPI is based on numbers associated with individual placements/rankings based on our current rankings: 20 for 1st, 16 for 2nd, 13.5 for 3rd, 12.5 for 4th, 10 for 5th, 9 for 6th, 6.5 for 7th and 5.5 for 8th. Wrestlers ranked 9-12 earn two points each, followed by 1.5 points for wrestlers ranked 13-16 and 1 point for those ranked 17-20.
WIN’s dual rankings will be begin in next week’s rankings on Nov. 29.
WIN Magazine’s Nov. 22 Tournament Power Index
| Rk. | School | Total Rank | Top 8 Rank | TPI Pts |
| 1. | Iowa | 10 | 7 | 114 |
| 2. | Penn State | 7 | 6 | 104 |
| 3. | Arizona State | 8 | 5 | 64 |
| 4. | Oklahoma State | 8 | 4 | 59.5 |
| 5. | Michigan | 9 | 4 | 52.5 |
| 6. | Missouri | 9 | 3 | 50 |
| 7. | NC State | 8 | 4 | 48 |
| 8. | Minnesota | 3 | 2 | 34.5 |
| 9. | Iowa State | 5 | 2 | 33.5 |
| 10. | Nebraska | 7 | 1 | 31 |
| 11t. | Cornell | 6 | 2 | 42.5 |
| 11t. | Ohio State | 7 | 4 | 42.5 |
| 13. | Northwestern | 5 | 3 | 41.5 |
| 14. | Virginia Tech | 6 | 2 | 33 |
| 15. | Rutgers | 5 | 2 | 29 |
| 16. | Pitt | 4 | 2 | 28.5 |
| 17. | Cal Poly | 2 | 2 | 25 |
| 18. | Princeton | 2 | 2 | 22.5 |
| 19. | Oklahoma | 5 | 2 | 20 |
| 20t. | Stanford | 2 | 2 | 19 |
| 20t. | Wisconsin | 5 | 2 | 19 |
| 22. | North Carolina | 5 | 2 | 16.5 |
| 23. | Northern Iowa | 4 | 1 | 16 |
| 24. | Wyoming | 6 | 1 | 15.5 |
| 25. | Northern Colorado | 3 | 1 | 15 |
| 26. | Utah Valley | 2 | 1 | 12 |
| 27. | Lehigh | 4 | 1 | 10 |
| 28. | North Dakota State | 3 | 1 | 8.5 |
| 29t. | Campbell | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 29t. | Purdue | 5 | 0 | 8 |
| 29t. | West Virginia | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 32t. | Illinois | 3 | 1 | 7.5 |
| 32t. | Indiana | 2 | 1 | 7.5 |
| 32t. | Penn | 2 | 1 | 7.5 |
| 35. | Northern Illinois | 2 | 1 | 6.5 |
| 36. | South Dakota State | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 37t. | Appalachian State | 1 | 1 | 5.5 |
| 37t. | Bucknell | 1 | 1 | 5.5 |
| 37t. | Central Michigan | 3 | 0 | 5.5 |
| 40t. | Harvard | 2 | 0 | 3.5 |
| 40t. | Virginia | 3 | 0 | 3.5 |
| 42t. | Army-West Point | 2 | 0 | 2.5 |
| 42t. | CSU Bakersfield | 2 | 0 | 2.5 |
| 42t. | Michigan State | 2 | 0 | 2.5 |
| 42t. | Oregon State | 2 | 0 | 2.5 |
| 46t. | Air Force | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 46t. | Chattanooga | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 48. | Drexel | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| 49t. | Binghamton | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 49t. | Columbia | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 49t. | Duke | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 49t. | Edinboro | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 49t. | Navy | 1 | 0 | 1 |
WIN Magazine’s Nov. 22 Individual Rankings
125 pounds
| Rk. | Name | School | Year | Previous |
| 1. | Spencer Lee | Iowa | Sr. | 1st |
| 2. | Vito Arujau | Cornell | So. | 2nd |
| 3. | Pat Glory | Princeton | Jr. | 3rd |
| 4. | Brandon Courtney | Arizona State | Jr. | 4th |
| 5. | Taylor Lamont | Utah Valley | Jr. | 6th |
| 6. | Jakob Camacho | NC State | So. | 8th |
| 7. | Killian Cardinale | West Virginia | Sr. | 9th |
| 8. | Eric Barnett | Wisconsin | Jr. | 11th |
| 9. | Malik Heinselman | Ohio State | Sr. | 14th |
| 10. | Trevor Mastrogiovani | Oklahoma State | So. | 17th |
| 11. | Patrick McKee | Minnesota | Sr. | 5th |
| 12. | Devin Schroeder | Purdue | Sr. | 12th |
| 13. | Brody Teske | Northern Iowa | So. | 7th |
| 14. | Michael DeAugustino | Northwestern | Jr. | 16th |
| 15. | Sam Latona | Virginia Tech | RSFr. | 10th |
| 16. | Jaret Lane | Lehigh | Sr. | 15th |
| 17. | Jack Medley | Michigan | Jr. | NR |
| 18. | Noah Surtin | Missouri | So. | 19th |
| 19. | Kysen Terukina | Iowa State | So. | NR |
| 20. | Fabian Gutierrez | Chattanooga | Sr. | 20th |
133 pounds
| Rk. | Name | School | Yr. | Previous |
| 1. | Roman Bravo-Young | Penn State | Jr. | 1st |
| 2. | Daton Fix | Oklahoma State | Jr. | 2nd |
| 3. | Austin DeSanto | Iowa | Sr. | 3rd |
| 4. | Korbin Myers | Virginia Tech | Gr. | 4th |
| 5. | Chris Cannon | Northwestern | So. | 5th |
| 6. | Michael McGee | Arizona State | Sr. | 6th |
| 7. | Michael Colaiocco | Penn | So. | 9th |
| 8. | Lucas Byrd | Illinois | RSFr. | 11th |
| 9. | Jamie Hernandez | North Carolina | Jr. | NR |
| 10. | Sammy Alvarez | Rutgers | So. | 12th |
| 11. | Malyke Hines | Lehigh | Fr. | NR |
| 12. | Micky Phillippi | Pitt | Jr. | 7th |
| 13. | Rayvon Foley | Michigan State | Jr. | 16th |
| 14. | Chance Rich | CSU Bakersfield | So. | 14th |
| 15. | Dylan Ragusin | Michigan | So. | 19th |
| 16. | Mosha Schwartz | Northern Colorado | So. | 18th |
| 17. | Tony Madrigal | Oklahoma | Sr. | 10th |
| 18. | Kai Orine | NC State | Fr. | NR |
| 19. | Brian Courtney | Virginia | Gr. | 17th |
| 20. | Brock Hudkins | Indiana | Sr. | NR |
141 pounds
| Rk. | Name | School | Yr. | Previous |
| 1. | Nick Lee | Penn State | Sr. | 1st |
| 2. | Jaydin Eierman | Iowa | Sr. | 2nd |
| 3. | Sebastian Rivera | Rutgers | Gr. | 3rd |
| 4. | Andrew Alirez | Northern Colorado | RSFr. | 4th |
| 5. | Stevan Micic | Michigan | Gr. | 6th |
| 6. | Ian Parker | Iowa State | Sr. | 8th |
| 7. | Dom Demas | Oklahoma | Sr. | 9th |
| 8. | Kizhan Clark | North Carolina | Gr. | 13th |
| 9. | Chad Red | Nebraska | Sr. | 5th |
| 10. | Clay Carlson | South Dakota State | So. | 10th |
| 11. | Allan Hart | Missouri | Jr. | 11th |
| 12. | Dresden Simon | Central Michigan | Sr. | 12th |
| 13. | Grant Willits | Oregon State | Jr. | 14th |
| 14. | Cole Matthews | Pitt | So. | 16th |
| 15. | Jesse Vasquez | Arizona State | Fr. | NR |
| 16. | Parker Filius | Purdue | Sr. | 17th |
| 17. | Ryan Jack | NC State | Fr. | 19th |
| 18. | Mike Carr | Illinois | Sr. | 20th |
| 19. | Matt Kasimir | Columbia | Jr. | NR |
| 20. | Angelo Martinoni | CSU Bakersfield | So. | NR |
149 pounds
| Rk. | Name | School | Yr. | Previous |
| 1. | Yianni Diakomihalis | Cornell | Jr. | 1st |
| 2. | Sammy Sasso | Ohio State | Jr. | 2nd |
| 3. | Brock Mauller | Missouri | Jr. | 3rd |
| 4. | Yahya Thomas | Northwestern | Gr. | 4th |
| 5. | Kyle Parco | Arizona State | So. | 5th |
| 6. | Tariq Wilson | NC State | Sr. | 6th |
| 7. | Jaden Abas | Stanford | So. | 7th |
| 8. | Jon Millner | Appalachian State | Sr. | 8th |
| 9. | Bryce Andonian | Virginia Tech | So. | 9th |
| 10. | Max Murin | Iowa | Sr. | 10th |
| 11. | Jarrett Degen | Iowa State | Sr. | 11th |
| 12. | Mitch Moore | Oklahoma | Sr. | 12th |
| 13. | Kanen Storr | Michigan | Sr. | 13th |
| 14. | Josh Heil | Campbell | Sr. | 15th |
| 15. | Ridge Lovett | Nebraska | So. | 19th |
| 16. | Beau Bartlett | Penn State | RSFr. | NR |
| 17. | P.J. Ogunsanya | Army-West Point | Sr. | 14th |
| 18. | Anthony Artalona | Penn | Jr. | 16th |
| 19. | Zach Sherman | North Carolina | Sr. | 17th |
| 20. | Josh Finesilver | Duke | Jr. | 18th |
157 pounds
| Rk. | Name | School | Yr. | Previous |
| 1. | David Carr | Iowa State | So. | 1st |
| 2. | Ryan Deakin | Northwestern | Gr. | 2nd |
| 3. | Jacori Teemer | Arizona State | Jr. | 3rd |
| 4. | Brayton Lee | Minnesota | Jr. | 4th |
| 5. | Peyton Robb | Nebraska | So. | NR |
| 6. | Quincy Monday | Princeton | Jr. | 7th |
| 7. | Austin O’Connor | North Carolina | Jr. | 5th |
| 8. | Jared Franek | North Dakota State | Jr. | 8th |
| 9. | Kaleb Young | Iowa | Sr. | 6th |
| 10. | Jarrett Jacques | Missouri | Jr. | 10th |
| 11. | Jacob Wright | Wyoming | Sr. | 11th |
| 12. | Wyatt Sheets | Oklahoma State | Sr. | 9th |
| 13. | Kendall Coleman | Purdue | Jr. | 13th |
| 14. | Will Lewan | Michigan | So. | 14th |
| 15. | Justin Thomas | Oklahoma | Gr. | 12th |
| 16. | Johnny Lovett | Central Michigan | RSFr. | 17th |
| 17. | Josh Humphreys | Lehigh | Jr. | 18th |
| 18. | Hunter Willits | Oregon State | Jr. | 19th |
| 19. | Andrew Cerniglia | Navy | So. | NR |
| 20. | Chase Saldate | Michigan State | Fr. | 15th |
165 pounds
| Rk. | Name | School | Yr. | Previous | |
| 1. | Alex Marinelli | Iowa | Sr. | 2nd | |
| 2. | Evan Wick | Cal Poly | Sr. | 3rd | |
| 3. | Keegan O’Toole | Missouri | RSFr. | 5th | |
| 4. | Shane Griffith | Stanford | Jr. | 1st | |
| 5. | Travis Wittlake | Oklahoma State | Jr. | 6th | |
| 6. | Jake Wentzel | Pitt | Sr. | 4th | |
| 7. | Carson Kharchla | Ohio State | RSFr. | 7th | |
| 8. | Zach Hartman | Bucknell | Sr. | 8th | |
| 9. | Anthony Valencia | Arizona State | Gr. | 9th | |
| 10. | Cameron Amine | Michigan | RSFr. | 10th | |
| 11. | Demetrius Romero | Utah Valley | Sr. | 11th | |
| 12. | Phillip Conigliaro | Harvard | Jr. | 12th | |
| 13. | Julian Ramirez | Cornell | Fr. | NR | |
| 14. | Luke Weber | North Dakota State | Sr. | 14th | |
| 15. | Tanner Cook | South Dakota State | So. | 13th | |
| 16. | Peyton Hall | West Virginia | So. | 16th | |
| 17. | Thomas Bullard | NC State | Sr. | 15th | |
| 18. | Izzak Olejnik | Northern Illinois | So. | 17th | |
| 19. | Andrew Nicholson | Chattanooga | Jr. | 18th | |
| 20. | Cole Moody | Wyoming | So. | 19th |
174 pounds
| Rk. | Name | School | Yr. | Previous |
| 1. | Carter Starocci | Penn State | RSFr. | 1st |
| 2. | Michael Kemerer | Iowa | Gr. | 2nd |
| 3. | Mekhi Lewis | Virginia Tech | So. | 3rd |
| 4. | Mikey Labriola | Nebraska | Sr. | 4th |
| 5. | Hayden Hidlay | NC State | Sr. | 5th |
| 6. | Ethan Smith | Ohio State | Sr. | 6th |
| 7. | Donnell Washington | Indiana | Jr. | 7th |
| 8. | Austin Murphy | Campbell | Jr. | 8th |
| 9. | Hayden Hastings | Wyoming | Sr. | 9th |
| 10 | Chris Foca | Cornell | So. | 10th |
| 11. | Dustin Plott | Oklahoma State | So. | 11th |
| 12. | Jackson Turley | Rutgers | So. | 12th |
| 13. | Andrew McNally | Wisconsin | Sr. | 13th |
| 14. | Ben Pasiuk | Army | So. | 14th |
| 15. | Michael O’Malley | Drexel | Jr. | 15th |
| 16. | Peyton Mocco | Missouri | So. | 16th |
| 17. | Jackson Hemauer | Northern Colorado | Jr. | 17th |
| 18. | Jacob Oliver | Edinboro | Jr. | 18th |
| 19. | Cade Devos | South Dakota State | So. | 19th |
| 20. | Lance Runyon | Northern Iowa | RSFr. | 20th |
184 pounds
| Rk. | Name | School | Yr. | Previous |
| 1. | Aaron Brooks | Penn State | So. | 1st |
| 2. | Trent Hidlay | NC State | So. | 2nd |
| 3. | Myles Amine | Michigan | Gr. | 3rd |
| 4. | Parker Keckeisen | Northern Iowa | RSFr. | 4th |
| 5. | John Poznanski | Rutgers | RSFr. | 5th |
| 6. | Bernie Truax | Cal Poly | So. | 6th |
| 7. | Dakota Geer | Oklahoma State | Sr. | 7th |
| 8. | Brit Wilson | Northern Illinois | Jr. | 8th |
| 9. | Hunter Bolen | Virginia Tech | Jr. | 9th |
| 10. | Jeremiah Kent | Missouri | So. | 12th |
| 11. | Tate Samuelson | Wyoming | Sr. | 13th |
| 12. | Chris Weiler | Wisconsin | Gr. | 15th |
| 13. | Marcus Coleman | Iowa State | Jr. | 20th |
| 14. | Taylor Venz | Nebraska | Sr. | 11th |
| 15. | Clay Lautt | North Carolina | Gr. | 17th |
| 16. | Rocky Jordan | Ohio State | Jr. | 16th |
| 17. | Max Lyon | Purdue | Sr | 19th |
| 18. | Abe Assad | Iowa | So. | NR |
| 19. | Zac Braunagel | Illinois | So. | NR |
| 20. | Caleb Hopkins | Campbell | So. | NR |
197 pounds
| Rk. | Name | School | Yr. | Previous |
| 1. | A.J. Ferrari | Oklahoma State | RSFr. | 1st |
| 2. | Nino Bonaccorsi | Pitt | Jr. | 2nd |
| 3. | Jacob Warner | Iowa | Sr. | 3rd |
| 4. | Rocky Elam | Missouri | RSFr. | 4th |
| 5. | Max Dean | Penn State | Jr. | 5th |
| 6. | Jake Woodley | Oklahoma | Sr. | 6th |
| 7. | Stephan Buchanan | Wyoming | Jr. | 7th |
| 8. | Patrick Brucki | Michigan | Sr. | 8th |
| 9. | Ben Darmstadt | Cornell | Sr. | 9th |
| 10. | Kordell Norfleet | Arizona State | Gr. | 10th |
| 11. | Eric Schultz | Nebraska | Sr. | 11th |
| 12. | Thomas Penola | Purdue | Jr. | 12th |
| 13. | Tanner Sloan | South Dakota State | Sr. | 13th |
| 14. | Greg Bulsak | Rutgers | Sr. | 14th |
| 15. | Jay Aiello | Virginia | Sr. | 15th |
| 16. | Owen Pentz | North Dakota State | So. | 16th |
| 17. | Braxton Amos | Wisconsin | Fr. | 17th |
| 18. | Isaac Trumble | NC State | RSFr. | 18th |
| 19. | Gavin Hoffman | Ohio State | So. | 19th |
| 20. | Lou Deprez | Binghamton | Jr. | 10th/184 |
Heavyweight
| Rk. | Name | School | Yr. | Previous |
| 1. | Gable Steveson | Minnesota | Jr. | 1st |
| 2. | Mason Parris | Michigan | Jr. | 2nd |
| 3. | Cohlton Schultz | Arizona State | RSFr. | 4th |
| 4. | Greg Kerkvliet | Penn State | RSFr. | 5th |
| 5. | Tony Cassioppi | Iowa | Jr. | 3rd |
| 6. | Trent Hillger | Wisconsin | Sr. | 6th |
| 7. | Tate Orndorff | Ohio State | Sr. | 7th |
| 8. | Jordan Wood | Lehigh | Sr. | 8th |
| 9. | Matt Stencel | Central Michigan | Sr. | 9th |
| 10. | Wyatt Hendrickson | Air Force | So. | 10th |
| 11. | Zach Elam | Missouri | So. | 11th |
| 12. | Brian Andrews | Wyoming | Sr. | 12th |
| 13. | Lucas Davison | Northwestern | So. | 13th |
| 14. | Nathan Traxler | Virginia Tech | Sr. | 14th |
| 15. | Yaraslau Slavikouski | Harvard | Jr. | 15th |
| 16. | Christian Lance | Nebraska | Sr. | 16th |
| 17. | Luke Surber | Oklahoma State | So. | 17th |
| 18. | Carter Isley | Northern Iowa | Sr. | 20th |
| 19. | Lewis Fernandez | Cornell | So. | 19th |
| 20. | Quinn Miller | Virginia | Jr. | 18th |
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