Jan. 12 NCAA Division III Rankings
Manheim, PA – The National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) Released the first Division III Men’s Coaches Polls of 2024 following the NCWA/USMC National Duals last week in Cedar Falls, IA. Wartburg and Augsburg split the top spots after Wartburg took home the National Duals Title with a tight 21-19 victory over Augsburg. Augsburg remains the #1 team in the tournament poll with a 19.5 point margin over Wartburg.
In the tournament team poll, the top five are comprised of #1 Augsburg (80), #2 Warburg (60.5), #3 North Central (52.5), #4 UW La Crosse (44), and #5 Baldwin Wallace (42) up from 9th place.
The top five teams in the dual poll are #1 Wartburg (10-0), #2 Augsburg (5-1), #3 UW La Crosse (9-1), #4 North Central (7-2), and #5 Coe (6-1)
North Central and Wartburg each have two top-ranked wrestlers, while Ohio Northern, Baldwin Wallace, UW-La Crosse, and Alvernia, Augsburg, and Olivet each have a single top-ranked individual.
TOP RANKED INDIVIDUALS | NATIONAL RANKINGS | REGIONAL RANKINGS
125 Christian Guzman, North Central
133 Robert Precin, North Central
141 Jacob Reed, Ohio Northern
149 Michael Petrella, Baldwin Wallace
157 Nolan Hertel, UW-La Crosse
165 Matt Lackman, Alvernia
174 Zane Mulder, Wartburg
184 Bentley Schwanebeck-Ostermann, Augsburg
197 Massoma Endene, Wartburg
285 Donovan King, Olivet