Races remain close in the chase for NCAA wrestling awards

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INDIANAPOLIS — The NCAA has released updated standings for the 2019 NCAA Wrestling Awards that will be awarded in March at the respective Division I, II and III Wrestling Championships.

The inaugural NCAA Wrestling Awards were presented at the 2012 wrestling championships. The three awards, given in each division, honor the Most Dominant Wrestler as well as the student-athletes that have accumulated the most falls and the most technical falls throughout the course of the regular and postseasons.

For results to be counted they must come against opponents in the same division (i.e. Division II vs. Division II). Ties in the falls and tech falls categories are broken based on the aggregate time.

This week features the second release of the Most Dominant Wrestler standings for the 2018-19 season, which features a 16-match minimum to earn a ranking.

The No. 1 ranked team in the country is appropriately well represented as three Nittany Lions lead the pack for most dominant in Division I. Bo Nickal is first for Penn State by producing 5.37 average team points per match, followed by Jason Nolf (5.15) and Vincenzo Joseph (4.94). That trio of national champions is followed by another title holder in Cornell 141-pounder Yianni Diakomihalis in fourth at 4.88 points per match.

St. Cloud State’s Vince Dietz paces Division II with 4.71 points per match at 197 pounds. A pair of Pittsburgh-Johnstown wrestlers, Chris Eddins Jr. (4.5), and Brock Biddle (4.14) are second and third, while Lindenwood (Missouri) 125-pounder Carlos Jacquez is the only other DII wrestler with an average over four at 4.05.

SUNY Oneonta heavyweight James Bethel is pulling away for Division III most dominant with 5.48 team points per match. Wartburg’s Brennen Doebel and Stevens’ Troy Stanich are separated by .03 points in the next two positions.

The Most Dominant Wrestler standings are calculated by adding the total number of points awarded through match results and dividing that number by the total number of matches wrestled. Points per match are awarded as follows.

  • Fall, forfeit, injury default or DQ = 6 points (-6 points for a loss)
  • Tech falls = 5 points (-5 points for a loss)
  • Major decision = 4 points (-4 points for a loss)
  • Decision = 3 points (-3 points for a loss)

Central Michigan heavyweight Matt Stencel picked up his 16th fall of the season last week to remain atop the Division I standings with one more than George Mason’s Colston DiBlasi. Penn State’s Nickal, the top-ranked wrestler at 197 pounds, pinned the No. 2 wrestler, Kollin Moore of Ohio State, for his 13th of the season and holds third position.

Lake Erie heavyweight Evan Loughman is the first Division II wrestler with double digit falls holding the national lead with 11. Nicholas Mason of Tiffin is the second with 10 at 197 pounds to hold second place, while Ryan Vasbinder of McKendree and James Laconte of Western Colorado have nine.

Waynesburg heavyweight Jakes Evans is the first wrestler in the country to reach 20 falls to lead Division III. Bethel and Da’mani Burns of JWU (Providence) are on the verge of the 20-fall milestone with 19 and Joseph Rossetti of Williams has 18.

Lock Haven 141-pounder Kyle Shoop tallied tech falls against Rider and Clarion last weekend to reach 14 on the season and build a lead of two over Oklahoma State’s Daton Fix and four over the Cowboys’ Nicholas Piccininni.

Nebraska-Kearney 125-pounder Josh Portillo picked up a quick tech fall over Fort Hays State on Sunday for his seventh of the season and by an aggregate time of 34:27 holds the national lead in Division II by 24 seconds over Mercyhurst’s Logan Grass. Eddins of Pitt.-Johnstown holds solo third with five tech falls, while a throng of wrestlers are still in the running with four.

Messiah 149-pounder Stephen Maloney maintains sole possession of first place in Division III tech falls with 14, while Jay Albis of JWU (Providence) leads the chasers with 13 in second place.

NCAA STAT LEADERS — MOST DOMINANT WRESTLER

DIVISION I

RankNameSchoolWeightAverage Team Points1Bo NickalPenn State1975.372Jason NolfPenn State1575.153Vincenzo JosephPenn State1654.944Yianni DiakomihalisCornell1414.885Alex MarinelliIowa1654.766Daniel LewisMissouri1744.67Anthony AshnaultRutgers1494.538Nicholas PiccininniOklahoma State1254.339Gable StevesonMinnesota2854.2410Sebastian RiveraNorthwestern1254.15

DIVISION II

RankNameSchoolWeightAverage Team Points1Vince DietzSt. Cloud State1974.712Chris Eddins Jr.Pitt.-Johnstown1494.53Brock BiddlePitt.-Johnstown1844.144Carlos JacquezLindenwood (MO)1254.055Haszell WestColorado State-Pueblo1973.946Hayden BronneTiffin1843.837Brandon BallFort Hays State1413.818Kolton EischensSt. Cloud State1743.789Joey AlessandroPitt.-Johnstown1413.7610Heath GrayCentral Oklahoma1843.65

DIVISION III

RankNameSchoolWeightAverage Team Points1James BethelSUNY Oneonta2855.482Brennen DoebelWartburg1335.333Troy StanichStevens1415.34Jake EvansWaynesburg2855.195Da`mani BurnsJWU (Providence)1495.076Adarios JonesAugustana (IL)2855.067Antwon PughMount Union15758Kaidon WintersRIT15759Konrad ErnstWisconsin-La Crosse2854.9510Brendan LaddAlma1414.87

NCAA STAT LEADERS — FALLS

DIVISION I

RankNameSchoolWeightFallsTime1Matt StencelCentral Michigan2851638:362Colston DiBlasiGeorge Mason1651562:003Bo NickalPenn State1971329:594Andrew McNallyKent State1841243:375Jaydin EiermanMissouri1411249:556Daniel LewisMissouri1741126:317Jason NolfPenn State1571136:208Drew HughesMichigan State1741028:399Vincenzo JosephPenn State1651029:3510Zahid ValenciaArizona State174917:48

DIVISION II

RankNameSchoolWeightFallsTime1Evan LoughmanLake Erie2851124:252Nicholas MasonTiffin1971035:223Ryan VasbinderMcKendree197920:294James LaconteWestern Colorado174925:275Jacob RobbMercyhurst285821:236Ryan RochfordAdams State157822:587Vince DietzSt. Cloud State197825:518Justin FolleyUpper Iowa133826:029Hayden BronneTiffin184712:2410Shelden StrubleUIndy165716:58

DIVISION III

Click Here: liverpool mens jerseyRankNameSchoolWeightFallsTime1Jake EvansWaynesburg2852060:172James BethelSUNY Oneonta2851921:223Da`mani BurnsJWU (Providence)1491957:584Joseph RossettiWilliams1411844:315Troy StanichStevens1411748:086Tommy WrzesienJWU (Providence)1971751:077Conner HomanMount Union1741631:088Brett KalinerStevens1491655:069Dylan RothHeidelberg1841527:5910Michael McIntireMount Union1651532:44

NCAA STAT LEADERS — TECH FALLS

DIVISION I

RankNameSchoolWeightTech FallsTime1Kyle ShoopLock Haven1331464:102Daton FixOklahoma State1331259:463Nicholas PiccininniOklahoma State1251049:344Ethan LizakMinnesota133941:245Quentin PerezCampbell174832:346RayVon FoleyMichigan State125842:217Cam SykoraNorth Dakota State133845:558Kevin ParkerPrinceton184728:139Branson AshworthWyoming165730:3410Spencer LeeIowa125615:43

DIVISION II

RankNameSchoolWeightTech FallsTime1Josh PortilloNeb.-Kearney125734:272Logan GrassMercyhurst165734:513Chris Eddins Jr.Pitt.-Johnstown149528:134Efe OsaghaeFort Hays State157413:085Ronnie PietroUNC Pembroke133416:446Heath GrayCentral Oklahoma184418:137Connor CraigWheeling Jesuit174418:238Justin PichedwatanaSan Francisco State184419:289Daniel BishopAugustana (SD)184419:4410Trey GrineTiffin149420:37

DIVISION III

RankNameSchoolWeightTech FallsTime1Stephen MaloneyMessiah1491458:362Jay AlbisJWU (Providence)1251365:083Jordin JamesMount Union1331251:314Bradan BirtMillikin1571142:455Jeremiah SlagleHeidelberg1741150:076Lukas KaminskiTrinity (CT)1571050:387Troy StanichStevens1411062:118Gregory WarnerYork (PA)149930:529Diego SantiagoNew England Col.125949:2110Trevor CorlLycoming157824:14

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