2016-17 NAIA Wrestling Coaches’ Preseason Top 20 Poll (October 18, 2016)

Dropped from the Top 20: Doane (Neb.) (No. 6); Warner Pacific (Ore.) (No. 18); Ottawa (Kan.) (No. 20); Northwestern (Iowa) (No. 20)

Others receiving votes: Morningside (Iowa) 24.5; Lyon (Ark.) 20.5; Brewton-Parker (Ga.) 20; Cumberlands (Ky.) 20; Doane (Neb.) 19; Northwestern (Iowa) 15; Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) 14; Great Falls (Mont.) 13.5; Warner Pacific (Ore.) 12; Lindenwood-Belleville (Ill.) 5.5; William Penn (Iowa) 4.5; Hastings (Neb.) 4; Graceland (Iowa) 3; Calumet (Ind.) 2.5; Eastern Oregon 2; Bethany (Kan.) 1.5; Ottawa (Kan.) 1.5; Southeastern (Fla.) 1.5; Jamestown (N.D.) 1.

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Rank First Name Last Name School Total Points Group
1 Mitch Pawlak Indiana Tech 120 Midwest
2 Troy Lakin Menlo (Calif.) 97 West
2 Da`Wayne Robertson Grand View (Iowa) 97 Central
4 Isaiha Johnson Midland (Neb.) 84 North
5 Casey Coulter Southern Oregon 74 West
6 Devane Dodgens Life University 54 East
7 Oscar Marin York (Neb.) 46.5 South
8 Adrian Camposano Campbellsville (Ky.) 30 East
9 John Altieri William Penn (Iowa) 24.5 Central
10 Dustin Miller Lyon College 21 Midwest
11 Kyle Robison Briar Cliff (Iowa) 20 North
12 Dmitri Smith Concordia (Neb.) 19.5 North
13 Giovanni Castillo Concordia (Neb.) 16.5 North
14 Matthew Nguyen Eastern Oregon University (OR) 16 West
15 Olson Delisca Southeastern 13.5 East
16 Jesus Barajas Jamestown (N.D.) 5 Central
16 Ngun Uk Indiana Tech 5 Midwest
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Rank First Name Last Name School Total Points Group
1 Kodie Cole Concordia (Neb.) 120 North
2 Vincente Hernandez Simpson (Calif.) 108 West
3 Jake Sinkovics Cumberlands (Ky.) 96 East
4 Brian Ha Menlo (Calif.) 75 West
5 Tyler Dickman Baker (Kan.) 59 Central
6 David Berg Midland (Neb.) 56.5 North
7 Hunter Genco Grand View (Iowa) 52.5 Central
8 Michael Andreano Briar Cliff (Iowa) 40 North
9 Erique Early Indiana Tech 36.5 Midwest
10 Sawyer Miller Indiana Tech 20.5 Midwest
11 DeMarco Speller Wayland Baptist (Texas) 18.5 South
12 Sammy Rosario Cumberland (Tenn.) 18 East
13 Trey Trujillo Hastings (Neb.) 16.5 North
14 Clinton Garvin Great Falls (Mont.) 8 West
15 Grant Hollingsworth Ottawa 7.5 South
16 Jermaine Pryor Missouri Valley 7 Central
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Rank First Name Last Name School Total Points Group
1 Matt Weber Montana State-Northern 116 West
2 Tyler Fraley Williams Baptist 108 Midwest
3 Scottie Bonds Midland (Neb.) 97 North
4 Steele Escobedo Menlo (Calif.) 75 West
5 Sonny Gulesian Briar Cliff (Iowa) 74 North
6 Andres Gonzalez Grand View (Iowa) 55 Central
6 Daniel Leonard Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) 55 East
8 Matthew Miller Indiana Tech 32 Midwest
9 James Landoll Oklahoma City 25 South
10 Josh Wenger Grand View (Iowa) 24 Central
11 Garrett Webb Life University 19.5 East
12 Shea Swafford Graceland University 18.5 Central
13 Parker Bohannan Oklahoma City 16 South
14 Marcelo Sierra Lindenwood – Belleville (Ill.) 13 Midwest
15 Christian Mesa Hastings (Neb.) 6 North
16 Devin Poppen Southern Oregon 5.5 West
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Rank First Name Last Name School Total Points Group
1 Victor Hughes Baker (Kan.) 120 Central
2 Tyler Cowger Southern Oregon 108 West
3 Steven Garcia Morningside (Iowa) 93 North
4 Dallas Brown Life University 81 East
5 Anton King Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) 66 West
5 Walker Marshall Grand View (Iowa) 66 Central
7 Andrew Hyde Lyon College 38 Midwest
8 Kenny Boyd Missouri Valley 37 Central
9 Patrick Grigsby Williams Baptist 31.5 Midwest
10 Drake Randall Montana State-Northern 18.5 West
11 Foster Bunce Concordia (Neb.) 16.5 North
12 Eric Ambriz Oklahoma City 12.5 South
12 Seth Ehlang Dickinson State (N.D.) 12.5 Central
14 Adrain Gomez Brewton-Parker (GA) 12 East
15 Justin Atkinson Indiana Tech 10 Midwest
16 Nathan Ryan Briar Cliff (Iowa) 7.5 North
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Rank First Name Last Name School Total Points Group
1 Cam Tessari Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) 120 East
2 Nathen Pristavec Brewton-Parker (GA) 94 East
3 Nate Croley Cumberland (Tenn.) 78 East
4 Hunter Hodges Southern Oregon 71 West
5 Sean Elkins Dickinson State (N.D.) 68.5 Central
6 Tobias Barnes Missouri Valley 68 Central
7 Kristian Holguin-Mendez Oklahoma City 63 South
8 Tyler Lashbrook Morningside (Iowa) 54 North
9 Zach Revier Williams Baptist 36 Midwest
10 Martin Phillips Doane College 21.5 North
11 Jacob Gross Indiana Tech 21 Midwest
12 Chandler Michael Southern Oregon 17 West
13 Jonathan Blackwell Baker (Kan.) 14 Central
13 Skylar Weber Briar Cliff (Iowa) 14 North
15 Brandon Lawson-Archuleta Bethany (Kan.) 9 South
16 Mitch Roadruck Indiana Tech 6.5 Midwest
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Rank First Name Last Name School Total Points Group
1 Grant Henderson Grand View (Iowa) 114 Central
2 Ricky McCarty Oklahoma City 112 South
3 Shawn McGhee Campbellsville (Ky.) 98 East
4 John Weldon Indiana Tech 72 Midwest
5 Ryan Niven Grand View (Iowa) 60.5 Central
6 Andrew Bartel Montana State-Northern 50.5 West
7 Khaldoon Rashid Great Falls (Mont.) 42 West
8 Dalton Tipton Missouri Valley 40 Central
9 Tommy Bailey Concordia (Neb.) 37 North
10 Connor Webber Lyon College 32.5 Midwest
11 Ryan Whittle Williams Baptist 27 Midwest
12 Andrew Simmons Missouri Valley 14 Central
13 Peter Donchev Cumberland (Tenn.) 13.5 East
14 Brian Anderson Wayland Baptist (Texas) 11.5 South
15 Derik Bailey Morningside (Iowa) 10 North
16 Kirk Kaliszewski Concordia (Neb.) 8.5 North
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Rank First Name Last Name School Total Points Group
1 Lawton Benna Grand View (Iowa) 120 Central
2 Matt Walker Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) 104 East
3 Jose Alvarez Wayland Baptist (Texas) 96 South
4 Sadarriss Patterson Missouri Valley 69 Central
5 Tyler Dibert Williams Baptist 66 Midwest
6 Andras Lukacs-Farkas Northwestern (Iowa) 52.5 North
7 Nicholas Meck York (Neb.) 49.5 South
8 Andrew Orr Southern Oregon 39 West
9 Dylan Blackford Grand View (Iowa) 33.5 Central
10 Justin Brown Campbellsville (Ky.) 27.5 East
11 Joseph Robinson Lindenwood – Belleville (Ill.) 21 Midwest
12 Brandon Shuler Northwestern (Iowa) 17.5 North
13 Isaiah Smith Oklahoma City 15 South
14 Brenn Schiess Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) 12.5 West
15 Orlando Nawade Cumberland (Tenn.) 10.5 East
16 LJ Henderson Campbellsville (Ky.) 6 East
16 Cody Johnson Dickinson State (N.D.) 6 Central
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Rank First Name Last Name School Total Points Group
1 Jon Solano Dickinson State (N.D.) 112 Central
2 Michael Naiper Wayland Baptist (Texas) 106 South
3 Ben Stroh Montana State-Northern 87 West
4 Lane Oversen Dickinson State (N.D.) 79 Central
5 Jeffrey Haley Williams Baptist 77 Midwest
6 Derek Sivertsen Oklahoma City 69 South
7 Charles Sharon Campbellsville (Ky.) 52 East
8 Kyle Delaune Cumberland (Tenn.) 34 East
9 Jacob Hill Lyon College 31.5 Midwest
10 Bryant Guillen Baker (Kan.) 24 Central
11 Tyler Noon Menlo (Calif.) 21.5 West
12 Dillon Francisco Indiana Tech 13.5 Midwest
13 Telly Sanders York (Neb.) 10.5 South
14 Kyle Hoffman Doane College 10 North
15 Josh Chiles Williams Baptist 9.5 Midwest
16 Sam Voigtlaender Great Falls (Mont.) 9 West
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Rank First Name Last Name School Total Points Group
1 Dalton Bailey Life University 116 East
2 Hudson Buck Dickinson State (N.D.) 110 Central
3 Ken Burkhardt Jr Concordia (Neb.) 92 North
4 Chandler Knight Doane College 73 North
5 Evan Hansen Grand View (Iowa) 67 Central
6 Tanner Fischer Southern Oregon 58 West
7 Oscar Martinez Indiana Tech 55 Midwest
8 Jack Murphy York (Neb.) 50.5 South
9 Conor Karwath Williams Baptist 23 Midwest
10 Ramsey Bloy Cumberlands (Ky.) 18.5 East
11 John Hensley Great Falls (Mont.) 17.5 West
12 Riley Williams Wayland Baptist (Texas) 16 South
12 Braden Zini Williams Baptist 16 Midwest
14 Johnathen Dennis Grand View (Iowa) 14.5 Central
15 Evan Hudson Oklahoma City 10 South
16 William Leone Baker (Kan.) 8.5 Central
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Rank First Name Last Name School Total Points Group
1 Dean Broghammer Grand View (Iowa) 120 Central
2 Taylor Kornoely Montana State-Northern 108 West
3 Korey Walker Oklahoma City 96 South
4 Ceron Francisco Concordia (Neb.) 65 North
5 Stephen Wilbert Warner Pacific 63 West
6 James Jones Midland (Neb.) 53.5 North
7 Guy Henson Indiana Tech 52 Midwest
8 Austin Lobsinger Simpson (Calif.) 45.5 West
9 Jacob Roza Life University 43.5 East
10 Justin Smith Missouri Valley 24 Central
11 Demetrius Thomas Williams Baptist 20.5 Midwest
12 Bryson McGowan Oklahoma City 19.5 South
13 Scott Pitrowski Calumet (Ind.) 12 Midwest
14 Randall Null Northwestern (Iowa) 10 North
15 Ameer Daniels Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) 7 East
16 Troy Artiles Missouri Valley 5 Central
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