Kansas City, Mo. - The Central Methodist Women's Wrestling program held strong at No. 7 in the final NAIA Women's Wrestling Coaches' Top 20 poll, announced by the national office Wednesday.
In addition to their No. 7 ranking, Central has 10 wrestlers nationally ranked in their respective weight classes. It marks the most individuals nationally ranked in program history.
Caitlyn Davis (155 pounds) and Caitlyn Thorne (116 pounds) are ranked No. 2 in the country, while Skye Realin (130 pounds) Jaycee Foeller (191 pounds), and Hannah Hall (116 pounds), are also in the Top 10 at No. 5, No. 5 and No. 8 respectively.
Allison Hynes (123 pounds) is just outside the Top 10 at No. 11, as is Lillian Gough in the 143 pound weight class. Victoria Nunez (109 pounds) is ranked No. 13, while Corinne McClure (130 pounds) and Shianne Whited (170 pounds) crack the national rankings at No. 20 respectively.
The Eagles begin the postseason portion of their schedule, starting with the Heart of America Conference Championships Saturday, Feb. 25 in Oskaloosa, Iowa.
To view the poll methodology and the complete Top 20 poll, please see below.
Poll Methodology
- The poll was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the five conferences.
- Two days prior to the national poll, each qualifying group rater submits the top six individuals from each weight class in his 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 | Team | Conference | Points |
| 1 | 1 | Life University | Mid-South | 196 |
| 2 | 2 | Grand View | Heart | 187 |
| 3 | 3 | Southern Oregon University | Cascade | 180 |
| 4 | 4 | Menlo College | Cascade | 157 |
| 5 | 5 | University of the Cumberlands | Mid-South | 139 |
| 6 | 6 | Texas Wesleyan | Sooner | 136 |
| 7 | 7 | Central Methodist University | Heart | 123 |
| 8 | 8 | University of Providence | Cascade | 122 |
| 9 | 9 | Iowa Wesleyan | Heart | 111 |
| 10 | 13 | Campbellsville University | Mid-South | 96 |
| 11 | 9 | Indiana Tech | Mid-South | 91 |
| 12 | 12 | Missouri Valley College | Heart | 85 |
| 13 | 11 | Missouri Baptist University | Sooner | 84 |
| 14 | 14 | Eastern Oregon University | Cascade | 80 |
| 15 | 15 | Brewton-Parker College | Mid-South | 62 |
| 16 | 16 | Hastings | Kansas Collegiate | 55 |
| 17 | 19 | Oklahoma City University | Sooner | 54 |
| 18 | 17 | Midland University | Kansas Collegiate | 48 |
| 19 | 18 | Baker University | Heart | 44 |
| 20 | 20 | Doane | Kansas Collegiate | 39 |
Dropped From Poll: None
Receiving Votes: Jamestown (N.D.) 27; Siena Heights (Mich.) 24; Waldorf (Iowa) 24; Saint Mary (Kan.) 20; Friends (Kan.) 19; Wayland Baptist (Texas) 19; Lourdes (Ohio) 18; William Penn (Iowa) 15; Vanguard (Calif.) 13; Avila (Mo.) 12; St. Andrews (N.C.) 11; Ottawa (Kan.) 10; Jarvis Christian (Texas) 9; Montreat (N.C.) 8; York (Neb.) 3
Top-Ranked Individuals | Individual Rankings
101 – Ira Navarro, Providence (Mont.)
109 – Peyton Prussin, Life (Ga.)
116 – Ashley Gooman, Providence (Mont.)
123 – Carolina Moreno, Southern Oregon
130 – Lexie Basham, Texas Wesleyan
136 – Adaugo Nwachukwu, Iowa Wesleyan
143 – Alexis Gomez, Grand View (Iowa)
155 – Latifah McBryde, Life (Ga.)
170 – Dymond Guilford, Cumberlands (Ky.)
191 – Kelani Corbett, Missouri Valley
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