Women's Wrestling Climbs to Highest Ranking in School History
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Life (Ga.) held the No. 1 spot in the second regular season NAIA Women's Wrestling Coaches' Top 20 Rating. Grand View (Iowa) and Menlo (Calif.) flipped spots this week for No. 2 and No. 3, respectively. Providence (Mont.) climbed up two spots to No. 4 as Texas Wesleyan joined the top five. Two new teams joined the top 20 this week with Saint Mary (Kan.) in at No. 15 and Wayland Baptist (Texas) in at No. 20.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Life (Ga.) held the No. 1 spot in the second regular season NAIA Women's Wrestling Coaches' Top 20 Rating. Grand View (Iowa) and Menlo (Calif.) flipped spots this week for No. 2 and No. 3, respectively. Providence (Mont.) climbed up two spots to No. 4 as Southern Oregon remained in the top five. Two new teams joined the top 20 this week with Saint Mary (Kan.) in at No. 15 and Wayland Baptist (Texas) in at No. 20.
Rating Methodology
- The ratings were voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the five conferences.
- Two days prior to the national rating, each qualifying group rater submits the top 10 individuals from each weight class in the conference into the system. Only wrestlers listed on a conference ballot are considered for the national ballot.
- The top 20 individuals in each weight class is based on how each voter ranks the best individuals. An individual receives 20 points for each first place vote, 19 for second place and so on through the list. This same point system is used to determine the team ranking.
- The highest and lowest ranking for each team (a non-rating is considered a low rating) is removed and the team's ranking will be recalculated with an additional point added to each team for every ballot
- Teams that receive only one point in the ballot are not considered "receiving votes."
- For the complete Top 20 calendar, click here.
| Rank | Last Time | Team | Points |
| 1 | 1 | Life (Ga.) | 198 |
| 2 | 3 | Grand View (Iowa) | 183 |
| 3 | 2 | Menlo (Calif.) | 156 |
| 4 | 6 | Providence (Mont.) | 150 |
| 5 | 4 | Southern Oregon | 143 |
| 6 | 7 | Texas Wesleyan | 142 |
| 7 | 9 | Campbellsville (Ky.) | 127 |
| 8 | 5 | William Penn (Iowa) | 113 |
| 9 | 10 | Indiana Tech | 101 |
| 10 | 14 | Vanguard (Calif.) | 95 |
| 11 | 12 | Oklahoma City | 81 |
| 11 | 13 | Cumberlands (Ky.) | 81 |
| 13 | 18 | Hastings (Neb.) | 77 |
| 14 | 17 | Ottawa (Kan.) | 68 |
| 15 | RV | Saint Mary (Kan.) | 65 |
| 16 | 11 | Doane (Neb.) | 63 |
| 17 | 8 | Missouri Baptist | 60 |
| 18 | 16 | Central Methodist (Mo.) | 45 |
| 19 | 19 | Baker (Kan.) | 42 |
| 20 | RV | Wayland Baptist (Texas) | 40 |
Dropped from Top 20: Missouri Valley, Lourdes (Ohio)
Receiving Votes: Midland (Neb.) 36, Lourdes (Ohio) 35, Missouri Valley 34, Friends (Kan.) 32, Waldorf (Iowa) 32, Eastern Oregon 25, Siena Heights (Mich.) 19, Breton-Parker (Ga.) 18, Jarvis Christian (Texas) 15, York (Neb.) 15, Evergreen (Wash.) 12, Avila (Mo.) 9, Dickinson (N.D.) 9, Morningside (Iowa) 3
Top-Ranked Individuals | Individual Rankings
101 – Erin Hikiji, Providence (Mont.)
109 – Mia Palumbo, William Penn (Iowa)
116 – Camille Fournier, Texas Wesleyan
123 – Cristelle Rodriguez, Doane (Neb.)
130 – Carolina Moreno, Southern Oregon
136 – Adaugo Nwachukwu, William Penn (Iowa)
143 – Jamilah McBryde, Life (Ga.)
155 – Caitlyn Davis, Southern Oregon
170 – Abby McIntyre, Grand View (Iowa)
191 – Tavia Heidelberg-Tillotson, Menlo (Calif.)
Hastings currently has eight wrestlers ranked in the top 20 in their respective weight classes
Adacelli Salaiz-Noriega ranked No. 14 at 116
Larissa Kaz ranked No. 10 at 123
Kaydince Turner ranked No. 17 at 136
Reagen Gallaway ranked No. 8 at 143
Tabitha Wood ranked No. 9 at 143
Lisa Hoeflich ranked No. 13 at 155
Victoria Guinard ranked No. 15 at 155
Marissa Patterson ranked No. 13 at 191
