Campbellsville Tops NAIA Wrestling Coaches' Preseason Top 20 Poll
Oct. 19, 2011
Contact: Amanda Dahl, NAIA Manager of Sports Information & Media Services, adahl@naia.org
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Campbellsville (Ky.) topped the NAIA Wrestling Coaches' Preseason Top 20 Poll, the national office announced Wednesday. Despite not having a top-ranked individual, the Tigers had 11 wrestlers land among the top 12 in their respective weight class to total 94 points.
No. 2 Southern Oregon had a trio of grapplers earn a No. 1 ranking and had six other wrestlers earn recognition to total 85 points. Top-ranked Raiders are Mitchell Lofstedt at 125 pounds, Tommie Norton/Hooper at 157 and Derek Rottenberg at 184.
Only in its second year of operation as a program, Midland (Neb.) is listed third with five listed individuals, including a pair of No. 1s in 133-pounder Matt Katusin and heavyweight Leviticus Roberson, for 67.5 points.
Grand View (Iowa) sits at fourth with 63.5 points and seven raked wrestlers, followed by Great Falls (Mont.) with 62.5 points thanks to eight listed individuals, including top-ranked Anthony Varnell at 141 pounds and 165-pounder Noah Hatton.
Headlining the No. 1 grapplers is 197-pounder Evan Hinebauch of Montana State-Northern. The senior is a three-time All-American and is the reigning national champion at 184 pounds. He is the only three-time honoree among all ranked wrestlers.
Varnell tops the most decorated weight class. The senior is the defending national champ at 141 pounds and is followed by a trio of two-time All-Americans: No. 2 Tommy Pretty of Campbellsville, No. 3 Kyle Wirkuty of Southern Oregon and No. 4 Myles Mazurkiewicz of Great Falls.
The poll was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the Qualifying Groups. The first regular-season poll will be announced Dec. 23.
Rank
School
Total Team Points
1 Campbellsville (Ky.) 94
2 Southern Oregon 85
3 Midland (Neb.) 67.5
4 Grand View (Iowa) 63.5
5 Great Falls (Mont.) 62.5
6 Montana State-Northern 61.5
7 Missouri Valley 58.5
8 Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) 58
9 Morningside (Iowa) 49
10 Oklahoma City 44
11 William Penn (Iowa) 29
12 Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) 24
13 Cumberlands (Ky.) 17
14 Menlo (Calif.) 15.5
14 Baker (Kan.) 15.5
16 Shorter (Ga.) 14.5
17 Jamestown (N.D.) 11.5
18 Dickinson State (N.D.) 9
19 Concordia (Neb.) 7.5
20 Northwestern (Iowa) 6.5
Others receiving votes: Cumberland (Tenn.) 5; York (Neb.) 2.5; Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) 2; Hannibal-LaGrange (Mo.) 2; Wayland Baptist (Texas) 1.5.Top-Ranked Individuals Individual Rankings (PDF)125 – Mitchell Lofstedt, Southern Oregon133 – Matt Katusin, Midland (Neb.)141 – Anthony Varnell, Great Falls (Mont.)149 – Eric Burgey, William Penn (Iowa)157 – Tommy Norton/Hooper, Southern Oregon 165 – Noah Hatton, Great Falls (Mont.)174 – Joseph Sievert, Morningside (Iowa)184 – Derek Rottenberg, Southern Oregon197 – Evan Hinebauch, Montana State-NorthernHWT – Leviticus Roberson, Midland (Neb.)
Amanda C. Dahl
National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
Manager of Sports Information & Media Services
1200 Grand Boulevard Kansas City, MO 64106
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