KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Life (Ga.) continued to lead the way in the NAIA Women's Wrestling Top 20, holding firm at No. 1 with 233 points in the latest rating. Grand View (Iowa) remained steady at No. 2, keeping pace at the top as the rest of the rankings saw movement behind them.
Providence (Mont.) and Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) each moved up one spot to No. 3 and No. 4, while William Penn (Iowa) slid two positions to fifth. Southern Oregon posted the largest climb inside the top 10, jumping three spots to No. 9, while several programs continued to trade spots throughout the Top 20, including Missouri Baptist, which entered the rankings at No. 20.
Ottawa moves up to #11 in the latest poll.
Aynsley Fink is ninth in the 103lb weight class.
Sigrun Metzger is 13
th and
Addison Saporito is 16
th in the 117lb weight division.
Aileen Lester is 13
th in the 138lb weight division. In the 160lb weight class,
Darby Weidl is eighth.
Hannah Jackson is fourth overall in the 180lb and
Ciera Hutton-Spieker is 10
th.
Kena Leonard is 15
th in the 207lb weight division.
The Running Eagles added two new wrestlers to the No. 1 spot in the individual rankings, with Salyna Shotwell checking in at the top of 117 pounds and Reka Busa at 180, giving the program six total wrestlers ranked No. 1. Jordan Suarez of Wayland Baptist (Texas) made an appearance at the No. 1 spot at 145. Grand View (Iowa) had seven wrestlers ranked within the top five, while Providence (Mont.) saw six within the top five.
See the full individual ranked wrestlers
HERE, and also linked below.
| TREND |
RANK |
LAST TIME |
INSTITUTION |
POINTS |
| ? |
1 |
1 |
Life (Ga.) |
233 |
| ? |
2 |
2 |
Grand View (Iowa) |
200 |
| ? |
3 |
4 |
Providence (Mont.) |
182 |
| ? |
4 |
5 |
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
154 |
| ? |
5 |
3 |
William Penn (Iowa) |
153 |
| ? |
6 |
6 |
Cumberlands (Ky.) |
129 |
| ? |
7 |
7 |
Wayland Baptist (Texas) |
116 |
| ? |
8 |
8 |
Indiana Tech |
115 |
| ? |
9 |
12 |
Southern Oregon |
97 |
| ? |
10 |
10 |
Missouri Valley |
95 |
| ? |
11 |
13 |
Ottawa (Kan.) |
88 |
| ? |
12 |
11 |
Doane (Neb.) |
83 |
| ? |
13 |
9 |
Texas Wesleyan |
78 |
| ? |
14 |
16 |
Hastings (Neb.) |
65 |
| ? |
15 |
17 |
Campbellsville (Ky.) |
58 |
| ? |
16 |
18 |
Central Methodist (Mo.) |
57 |
| ? |
17 |
14 |
Oklahoma City |
56 |
| ? |
18 |
15 |
Evergreen State (Wash.) |
49 |
| ? |
19 |
20 |
Baker (Kan.) |
45 |
| ? |
20 |
RV |
Missouri Baptist |
41 |
Key: RV - Receiving Votes | NR - Not Ranked | Climbed -? | Dropped -? | Steady - ?
Dropped from Top 20: Dickinson State (N.D.)
Receiving Votes: Saint Mary (Kan.) 37, Dickinson State (N.D.) 36, Avila (Mo.) 28, Midland (Neb.) 25, Friends (Kan.) 25, Eastern Oregon 21, Waldorf (Iowa) 17, William Woods (Mo.) 14, Georgetown (Ky.) 11, Westcliff (Calif.) 11, Montreat (N.C.) 8, York (Neb.) 7, Lourdes (Ohio) 3.
