Kansas City, Mo. - Junior grappler Brenden Shelton lands in the Top 10 nationally of the 285-pound weight class for the sixth consecutive NAIA Men's Wrestling Coaches' Top 20 poll, released Wednesday.
The Colon, Mich. native moves one spot to No. 9 in a loaded 285-pound weight class that features five wrestlers from the Heart that are ranked, including four in the Top 10.
As a team, the Eagles continue to receive votes. Other Heart programs mentioned or featured in the Top 20 poll include No. 1 Grand View, No. 17 Baker, (RV) Missouri Valley, (RV) William Penn, and (RV) Waldorf.
Central will turn its attention to the postseason, competing in the Heart of America Athletic Conference Championships Saturday, Feb. 19 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 nine 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
- The postseason poll is determined using the individual and team results from the national championship
- For the complete Top 20 calendar, click here.
| Rank | School | Points |
| 1 | Grand View (Iowa) | 213 |
| 2 | Life (Ga.) | 178 |
| 3 | Indiana Tech | 110 |
| 4 | Reinhardt (Ga.) | 104 |
| 5 | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | 94 |
| 6 | Doane (Neb.) | 93 |
| 7 | Southeastern (Fla.) | 92 |
| 8 | Montana State-Northern | 84 |
| 9 | Cumberlands (Ky.) | 80 |
| 9 | Menlo (Calif.) | 80 |
| 11 | Marian (Ind.) | 76 |
| 12 | Cumberland (Tenn.) | 69 |
| 13 | Campbellsville (Ky.) | 68 |
| 14 | Hastings (Neb.) | 57 |
| 15 | Lourdes (Ohio) | 46 |
| 16 | Eastern Oregon (Ore.) | 45 |
| 17 | Baker (Kan.) | 44 |
| 17 | Thomas More (Ky.) | 44 |
| 19 | Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) | 42 |
| 20 | Ottawa (Kan.) | 41 |
Receiving Votes: Missouri Valley 39; Morningside (Iowa) 39; Brewton-Parker (Ga.) 38; Providence (Mont.) 33; Oklahoma City 32; Vanguard (Calif.) 29; Southern Oregon 25; Texas Wesleyan 23; St. Ambrose (Iowa) 19; Jamestown (N.D.) 17; Midland (Neb.) 17; Williams Baptist (Ark.) 17; Wayland Baptist (Texas) 15; York (Neb.) 15; Central Methodist (Mo.) 12; Lincoln (Ill.) 11; Northwestern (Iowa) 11; Bluefield (W. Va) 9; Briar Cliff (Iowa) 9; Corban (Ore.) 9; William Penn (Iowa) 8; Concordia (Neb.) 6; Missouri Baptist 2; Saint Mary (Kan.) 2; Waldorf (Iowa) 2
Top-Ranked Individuals | Individual Rankings
125 – Esco Walker, Grand View (Iowa)
133 – Conner Gimson, Indiana Tech
141 – Baterdene Boldmaa, Doane University (Neb.)
149 – Cole Luallen, Reinhardt (Ga.)
157 – Nate Wheeler, Indiana Tech
165 – Cole Smith, Cumberland (Tenn.)
174 – Joe Koontz, Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)
184 – Ben Lee, Grand View (Iowa)
197 – Isaac Bartel, Montana State-Northern
285 – Greg Hagan, Grand View (Iowa)
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