Life tops NAIA Women’s Wrestling Coaches Top 20

Press Release

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The Running Eagles of Life (Ga.) open the new season on top of the NAIA Women's Wrestling Coaches' Top 20 Rating. Grand View (Iowa) is close behind in second place, while Cumberlands (Ky.), Providence (Mont.), and William Penn (Iowa) round out the top five to get the season underway.

Rating Methodology

  • The ratings were voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the five conferences.

  • Two days prior to the national rating, each qualifying group rater submits the top 10 individuals from each weight class in the 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.”

Top-Ranked Individuals Individual Rankings

103 - Erin Hikiji, Providence (Mont.)

110 - Mia Palumbo, William Penn (Iowa)

117 - Katie Gomez, Cumberlands (Ky.)

124 - Cristell Rodriguez, Doane (Neb.)

131 - Carolina Moreno, Southern Oregon

138 - Zaynah McBryde, Life (Ga.)

145 - Jamilah McBryde, Life (Ga.)

160 - Latifah McBryde, Life (Ga.)

180 - Abby McIntyre, Grand View (Iowa)

207 - Kelani Corbett, Missouri Valley

Jason Fulmore