Just like the boys a day earlier, the high school girls took to the mat on Sunday and a few SE hammers are returning with some hardware.
High School Girls Medalists
95 - Champion - Easton Dadiomoff (TN)
100 - 8th Place - Emily Doolittle (FL)
115 - 5th Place - Beyonce Espinosa (FL)
120 - 4th Place - Willow White (FL)
145 - 6th Place - Faith Bane (NC)
170 - 8th Place - Elysia Jennings (TN)
USA Wrestling’s Pre-Season Nationals took place this past weekend in Des Moines, Iowa. A few SE hammers headed there for some last minute competition before the high school season gets started. The boys wrapped up their tournaments on Saturday … below are their results. Girls are wrestling on Sunday - we will post their results tomorrow. We probably missed some (club names were listed - not states - so it is easy to overlook someone … if we did let us know).
Boys Showcase Medalists
120 - 7th Place - David Hill (Alabama)
144 - Champion - Will Anderson (Alabama)
150 - 4th Place - Mason Basile (Florida)
157 - 8th Place - KJ Vazquez (Florida)
165 - 6th Place - Kalias Nazario (Florida)
175 - 7th Place - Brodie Melzoni (Tennessee)
215 - 3rd Place - Myron Mendez (Florida)
285 - Champion - Peter Savarino (Tennessee)
9th-10th Grade Medalists
100 - Champion - Hudson Chittum (Tennessee)
120 - 7th Place - Ethan Tran (Florida)
120 - 8th Place - Keagan Mesina (Florida)
132 - 8th Place - Timmy Boda (Florida)
285 - 5th Place - William Bush (Florida)
11th-12th Grade Medalists
106 - 2nd Place - Bryan Morales (Florida)
106 - 6th Place - Bryson Rutledge (Georgia)
132 - 3rd Place - John Stewart (Alabama)
138 - 3rd Place - Richie Clementi (Louisiana)
144 - 2nd Place - AJ Piatt (Georgia)
165 - 4th Place - Antoine Glasgow (Georgia)
190 - 3rd Place - Rory Horvath (Louisiana)
190 - 5th Place - Dylan Reel (Georgia/Tennessee)
215 - Champion - Myron Mendez (Florida)
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