Kansas City (Mo.) - Texas Wesleyan University falls one spot to No. 10 in the second regular-season NAIA Women's Wrestling Poll Release and Ashley Lekas remains the top athlete in the 180lb weight class. The top five teams hold steady in the second regular season NAIA Women's Wrestling Top 20 Coaches' Rating, with the Running Eagles still leading the way. Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) climbed two spots this week to No. 6 as Oklahoma City and Ottawa (Kan.) are tied at No. 13. No team joined the top 20 in the second release of the season.
Individually, Life continues to lead with the most wrestlers ranked inside the top three, with a trio of wrestlers at No. 1 and No. 2, followed by one wrestler at No. 3 in the individual rankings. Providence and William Penn both have two wrestlers at No. 1. Then, Texas Wesleyan and Indiana Tech have one each.
| TREND |
RANK |
LAST TIME |
INSTITUTION |
POINTS |
| ● |
1 |
1 |
Life (Ga.) |
193 |
| ● |
2 |
2 |
Grand View (Iowa) |
172 |
| ● |
3 |
3 |
William Penn (Iowa) |
165 |
| ● |
4 |
4 |
Providence (Mont.) |
151 |
| ● |
5 |
5 |
Indiana Tech |
130 |
| ▲ |
6 |
8 |
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
126 |
| ● |
7 |
7 |
Doane (Neb.) |
119 |
| ▼ |
8 |
6 |
Cumberlands (Ky.) |
116 |
| ▲ |
9 |
10 |
Wayland Baptist (Texas) |
105 |
| ▼ |
10 |
9 |
Texas Wesleyan |
99 |
| ▲ |
11 |
14 |
Southern Oregon |
96 |
| ▲ |
12 |
17 |
Central Methodist (Mo.) |
92 |
| ▼ |
13 |
11 |
Oklahoma City |
82 |
| ▼ |
13 |
12 |
Ottawa (Kan.) |
82 |
| ▼ |
15 |
13 |
Evergreen State (Wash.) |
70 |
| ▼ |
16 |
14 |
Hastings (Neb.) |
60 |
| ● |
17 |
17 |
Saint Mary (Kan.) |
59 |
| ▼ |
18 |
16 |
Missouri Valley |
58 |
| ▲ |
19 |
20 |
Campbellsville (Ky.) |
55 |
| ▼ |
20 |
19 |
Dickinson State (N.D.) |
51 |
| Dropped from Top 20: Avila (Mo.) |
Receiving Votes: Avila (Mo.) 37; Baker (Kan.) 36; Westcliff (Calif.) 22; Eastern Oregon 21; Waldorf (Iowa) 20; Friends (Kan.) 20; Lourdes (Ohio) 20; Montreat (N.C.) 17; Midland (Neb.) 16; Missouri Baptist 15; York (Neb.) 9; Rochester Christian (Mich.) 5
|
| Top-Ranked Individuals |
| 103 |
Providence (Mont.) |
Erin Hikiji |
| 110 |
Life (Ga.) |
Ariana Martinez |
| 117 |
William Penn (Iowa) |
Christianah Ogunsanya |
| 124 |
Doane (Neb.) |
Cristelle Rodriguez |
| 131 |
Providence (Mont.) |
Waipuilani Estrella-Beauchamp |
| 138 |
Life (Ga.) |
Zaynah McBryde |
| 145 |
William Penn (Iowa) |
Esther Kolawole |
| 160 |
Life (Ga.) |
Latifah McBryde |
| 180 |
Texas Wesleyan |
Ashley Lekas |
| 207 |
Indiana Tech |
Riley Dempewolf |
