Kansas City, Mo. - The Central Methodist Women's wrestling program jumped four spots to No. 8 in the latest edition of the NAIA Women's Wrestling Coaches' Top 20 poll.
Other Heart teams featured in the Top 20 poll include; No. 2 Grand View, No. 12 Iowa Wesleyan, No. 15 Missouri Valley, No. 18 Waldorf, and No. 20 Baker
It marks the highest national in program history. In addition, nine Eagles were ranked individually in their respective weight classes, with freshman Caitlyn Davis leading the way with a No. 1 ranking in the 155-pound weight class.
The duo of Caitlyn Thorne and Hannah Hall were ranked third and fifth respectively at 116 pounds, while Jaycee Foeller is fifth in the 191 weight class. Junior Emmily Patneaud and sophomore Skye Realin are seventh and 10th at 136.
Victoria Nunez, Allison Hynes, and Corinne McClure round out the national rankings for Central, as Nunez is ranked No. 12 at 109, McClure 16th at 130, and Hynes No. 18 at 123 pounds.
Central will next compete in the Avila Dual Tournament Friday, Dec. 16 at 8:00 a.m. in Kansas City, Mo.
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 five 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
- Teams that receive only one point in the ballot are not considered "receiving votes."
- For the complete Top 20 calendar, click here.
| Rank | Last | Team | Conference | Points |
| 1 | 1 | Southern Oregon | Cascade | 188 |
| 2 | 3 | Grand View (Iowa) | Heart | 181 |
| 3 | 5 | Life (Ga.) | Mid-South | 140 |
| 4 | 2 | Campbellsville (Ky.) | Mid-South | 139 |
| 5 | 7 | Texas Wesleyan | Sooner | 130 |
| 6 | 8 | Providence (Mont.) | Cascade | 127 |
| 7 | 6 | Cumberlands (Ky.) | Mid-South | 126 |
| 8 | 12 | Central Methodist (Mo.) | Heart | 121 |
| 8 | 4 | Menlo (Calif.) | Cascade | 121 |
| 10 | 10 | Indiana Tech | Mid-South | 104 |
| 11 | 15 | Eastern Oregon | Cascade | 95 |
| 12 | 12 | Missouri Baptist | Sooner | 90 |
| 12 | 9 | Iowa Wesleyan | Heart | 90 |
| 14 | RV | Doane (Neb.) | Kansas Collegiate | 79 |
| 15 | 17 | Missouri Valley | Heart | 73 |
| 16 | 11 | Oklahoma City | Sooner | 70 |
| 17 | 18 | Brewton-Parker (Ga.) | Mid-South | 68 |
| 18 | RV | Waldorf (Iowa) | Heart | 42 |
| 19 | 14 | Jamestown (N.D.) | Kansas Collegiate | 41 |
| 20 | 18 | Baker (Kan.) | Heart | 40 |
Dropped From Poll: Midland (Neb.); Hastings (Neb.)
Receiving Votes: Midland (Neb.) 36; Hastings (Neb.) 34; Siena Heights (Mich.) 31; Friends (Kan.) 28; Wayland Baptist (Texas) 27; Saint Mary (Kan.) 21; Ottawa (Kan.) 17; Avila (Mo.) 13; Montreat (N.C.) 12; St. Andrews (N.C.) 11; Jarvis Christian (Texas) 9; Lourdes (Ohio) 8; Lyon (Ark.) 7; York (Neb.) 3; Vanguard (Calif.) 2
Top-Ranked Individuals | Individual Rankings
101 – Ira Navarro, Providence (Mont.)
109 – Peyton Prussin, Life (Ga.)
116 – Ashley Gooman, Providence (Mont.)
123 – Carolina Moreno, Southern Oregon
130 – Lexie Basham, Texas Wesleyan
136 – Adaugo Nwachukwu, Iowa Wesleyan
143 – Alexis Gomez, Grand View (Iowa)
155 – Caitlyn Davis, Central Methodist (Mo.)
170 – Dymond Guilford, Cumberlands (Ky.)
191 – Kelani Corbett, Missouri Valley
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