Kansas City, Mo. - The CMU Women's Wrestling program moved one spot to No. 11 in the fourth edition of the NAIA Women's Wrestling Coaches' Top 20 poll, as announced by the national office this week.
There are eight total grapplers representing CMU nationally ranked in their respecitive weight classes. Freshman Caitlyn Davis once again leads the way, ranked No. 1 in the 155-pound weight class. Caitlyn Thorne (No. 4 - 116), Jaycee Foeller (No. 5 - 191), Skye Realin (No. 7 - 136), and Hannah Hall (No. 8 - 116) also land in the Top 10 of their individual weight classes.
The final three grapplers for CMU are Allison Hynes (No. 15 - 123), Corinne McClure (No. 17 - 130), and Victoria Nunez (No. 20 - 109). Of the eight ranked women's wrestlers, seven of the eight are either of freshmen or sophomore standing.
Central will next compete in the Spire Open Friday, Jan. 27 at 9:00 a.m. in Leavenworth, Kan.
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 | 2 | Grand View (Iowa) | Heart | 194 |
| 2 | 3 | Life (Ga.) | Mid-South | 186 |
| 3 | 1 | Southern Oregon | Cascade | 181 |
| 4 | 8 | Cumberlands (Ky.) | Mid-South | 141 |
| 5 | 5 | Menlo (Calif.) | Cascade | 132 |
| 6 | 9 | Texas Wesleyan | Sooner | 125 |
| 7 | 5 | Providence (Mont.) | Cascade | 123 |
| 8 | 4 | Campbellsville (Ky.) | Mid-South | 122 |
| 9 | 11 | Iowa Wesleyan | Heart | 104 |
| 10 | 7 | Indiana Tech | Mid-South | 103 |
| 11 | 10 | Central Methodist (Mo.) | Heart | 99 |
| 12 | 14 | Missouri Valley | Heart | 88 |
| 13 | 12 | Missouri Baptist | Sooner | 87 |
| 14 | 16 | Brewton-Parker (Ga.) | Mid-South | 71 |
| 15 | 13 | Eastern Oregon | Cascade | 66 |
| 16 | 15 | Oklahoma City | Sooner | 53 |
| 17 | RV | Midland (Neb.) | Kansas Collegiate | 42 |
| 18 | 17 | Doane (Neb.) | Kansas Collegiate | 41 |
| 19 | 19 | Waldorf (Iowa) | Heart | 39 |
| 20 | 18 | Baker (Kan.) | Heart | 38 |
Dropped From Poll: Hastings (Neb.)
Receiving Votes: Hastings (Neb.) 36; Saint Mary (Kan.) 35; Jamestown (N.D.) 34; Wayland Baptist (Texas) 30; Siena Heights (Mich.) 27; Ottawa (Kan.) 23; Friends (Kan.) 18; Lourdes (Ohio) 16; Jarvis Christian (Texas) 12; Avila (Mo.) 10; Montreat (N.C.) 9; St. Andrews (N.C.) 8; Vanguard (Calif.) 8; York (Neb.) 8; Lyon (Ark.) 4; William Penn (Iowa) 4
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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