Kansas City, Mo. - The Central Methodist Women's Wrestling program was tabbed at No. 18 in the NAIA Coaches' Top 20 Preseason Poll.
The poll, which was announced by the national office Thursday, features four schools from the Heart of America in the Top 20 including; No. 2 Grand View, No. 5 William Penn, No. 8 Missouri Valley, and No. 13 Baker.
Additionally, seven of CMU's grapplers landed in the individual rankings of their respective weight classes. The women are led by Allison Hynes, who is tied for eighth at 124 pounds.
Lillian Gough also cracks the Top 10 of the 138-pound weight class, as she is in a tie for ninth, while Nonnie Justice is ranked 14th at 131 pounds.
The trio of Victoria Nunez (t17th), Grace Timmons (t17th), and Christina Page (17th) are also ranked in the 117, 160, and 180 pounds respectively. Ellie Pickett rounds out Central's ranked wrestlers as the freshman is 20th at 207 pounds.
The Eagles will open the 2024-25 campaign against (RV) William Woods on Thursday, Oct. 31 at 7:00 p.m.
To view the poll methodology and the complete Top 25 poll, please see below.
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 | INSTITUTION | POINTS |
| 1 | Life (Ga.) | 201 |
| 2 | Grand View (Iowa) | 200 |
| 3 | Cumberlands (Ky.) | 177 |
| 4 | Providence (Mont.) | 155 |
| 5 | William Penn (Iowa) | 137 |
| 6 | Campbellsville (Ky.) | 126 |
| 7 | Indiana Tech | 123 |
| 8 | Missouri Valley | 120 |
| 9 | Texas Wesleyan | 110 |
| 10 | Southern Oregon | 106 |
| 11 | Hastings (Neb.) | 77 |
| 12 | Doane (Neb.) | 74 |
| 13 | Baker (Kan.) | 60 |
| 14 | Oklahoma City | 58 |
| 15 | Eastern Oregon | 55 |
| 15 | Ottawa (Kan.) | 55 |
| 17 | Missouri Baptist | 54 |
| 18 | Central Methodist (Mo.) | 52 |
| 19 | Midland (Neb.) | 50 |
| 20 | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | 44 |
Receiving Votes: Wayland Baptist (Texas) 41, Saint Mary (Kan.) 40, Evergreen State (Wash.) 38, Friends (Kan.) 26, Lourdes (Ohio) 25, Dickinson State (N.D.) 24, Avila (Mo.) 21, Waldorf (Iowa) 21, Jarvis Christian (Texas) 16, Morningside (Iowa) 13, Brewton-Parker (Ga.) 8, Siena Heights (Mich.) 7, Jamestown (N.D.) 7, Westcliff (Calif.) 5, William Woods (Mo.) 3
Top-Ranked Individuals | Individual Rankings
103 - Erin Hikiji, Providence (Mont.)
110 - Mia Palumbo, William Penn (Iowa)
117 - Katie Gomez, Cumberlands (Ky.)
124 - Cristell Rodriguez, Doane (Neb.)
131 - Carolina Moreno, Southern Oregon
138 - Zaynah McBryde, Life (Ga.)
145 - Jamilah McBryde, Life (Ga.)
160 - Latifah McBryde, Life (Ga.)
180 - Abby McIntyre, Grand View (Iowa)
207 - Kelani Corbett, Missouri Valley
