Kansas City, Mo. - Six members of the Central Methodist Women's Wrestling team were nationally ranked in the final edition of the NAIA Coaches' Top 20 poll, which was announced by the national office Wednesday.
The duo of Lillian Gough and Grace Timmons are Central's highest ranked wrestlers, each landing at No. 13 in the 138 and 180 pound weight classes respectively.
Toni Avelino is 14th at 110 pounds, while Victoria Nunez is 17th at 117 pounds and Shianne Whited 19th at 180 pounds. Ryleigh Page rounds out Central's ranked wrestlers, as the freshman is 20th at 117 pounds.
As a team, Central continues to recieve votes in the national polls.
The Eagles have completed the regular season, and will turn their attention to the postseason, beginning with the Heart of America Conference Championships Saturday, March 1 in Oskaloosa, Iowa.
To view the poll methodology and the complete Top 20 poll, please see below.
Rating Methodology
- The ratings were voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the six 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 | INSTITUTION | FINAL POINTS |
| 1 | 1 | Life (Ga.) | 224 |
| 2 | 2 | Grand View (Iowa) | 198 |
| 3 | 3 | William Penn (Iowa) | 161 |
| 4 | 4 | Providence (Mont.) | 152 |
| 5 | 5 | Cumberlands (Ky.) | 151 |
| 5 | 5 | Southern Oregon | 151 |
| 7 | 9 | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | 106 |
| 8 | 7 | Indiana Tech | 102 |
| 8 | 8 | Missouri Valley | 102 |
| 10 | 11 | Doane (Neb.) | 92 |
| 11 | 15 | Ottawa (Kan.) | 91 |
| 12 | 9 | Campbellsville (Ky.) | 81 |
| 13 | 12 | Wayland Baptist (Texas) | 77 |
| 14 | 13 | Texas Wesleyan | 67 |
| 15 | RV | Saint Mary (Kan.) | 63 |
| 16 | 16 | Oklahoma City | 62 |
| 17 | 17 | Hastings (Neb.) | 54 |
| 18 | 14 | Baker (Kan.) | 53 |
| 19 | 19 | Dickinson State (N.D.) | 47 |
| 20 | 18 | Eastern Oregon | 46 |
Dropped from Top 20: Evergreen State (Wash.)
Receiving Votes: Evergreen State (Wash.) 45, Missouri Baptist 37, Lourdes (Ohio) 36, Central Methodist (Mo.) 36, Midland (Neb.) 29, Jamestown (N.D.) 18, Avila (Mo.) 10, Friends (Kan.) 10, Waldorf (Iowa) 8, Brewton-Parker (Ga.) 6, William Woods (Mo.) 3
Top-Ranked Individuals | Individual Rankings
103 - Erin Hikiji, Providence (Mont.)
110 - Anaya Falcon, Life (Ga.)
117 - Christianah Ogunsanya, William Penn (Iowa)
124 - Cristelle Rodriguez, Doane (Neb.)
131 - Carolina Moreno, Southern Oregon
138 - Zaynah McBryde, Life (Ga.)
145 - Jamilah McBryde, Life (Ga.)
160 - Latifah McBryde, Life (Ga.)
180 - Reka Busa, Life (Ga.)
207 - Olivia Brown, Grand View (Iowa)
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