BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Five Mid-South Conference teams are ranked in the NAIA Women’s Wrestling Coaches’ Top 20 Poll.
Life (Ga.) sits atop the poll with 203 points. The Running Eagles have three wrestlers ranked No. 1 in their respective weight classes. Ariana Martinez holds the top spot at 110 pounds, Zaynah McBryde at 138, and Latifah McBryde at 160. Life has nine other grapplers ranked in their weight classes.
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) moved up one spot to No. 5, garnering 137 points in the poll tying with Wayland Baptist (Texas). Lindsey Wilson has 11 wrestlers ranked, led by Grace Lashinsky, who is ranked fifth at 117 pounds.
Indiana Tech fell two spots to No. 7 with 111 points. Emma Jones is the highest-ranked Warrior in the poll at No. 2 at 110 pounds. Indiana Tech has an additional seven wrestlers ranked.
Cumberlands (Ky.) is the final MSC team in the top 10. The Patriots earned 98 points to be slotted 10th. Cumberlands has 10 individuals ranked, led by Angelina Casteneda a who is ranked third at 103 pounds.
Campbellsville (Ky.) is slotted 20th in the poll with 48 points. The Tigers have five wrestlers ranked, led by Kylee Tait, who is eighth at 160 pounds.
Montreat (N.C.) and Midway (Ky.) are mentioned in the receiving votes section of the poll. Montreat earned 23 points in the poll with four wrestlers ranked, while Midway earned four points with one individual ranking.
Providence (Mont.) sits in second with 190 points, while Grand View (Iowa) is third with 184 points. William Penn (Iowa) is slotted fourth with 156 points.