NWCA Regular Season Poll #1

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Felicity Taylor (McKendree) is ranked No. 1 at 116 pounds in the first regular season coaches' poll. Photo from the Captains' Cup by Tony Rotundo.

The National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) posted the first regular season NCAA rankings at the start of February. Here are the top teams, plus No. 1 and No. 2 by weight. 

Top Five Teams
No. 1 McKendree University (129)
No. 2 King University (114)
No. 3 Emmanuel College (69)
No. 4 Colorado Mesa University (59)
No. 5 North Central College (50)

Individual Rankings (top 2)
101: Jaclyn McNichols (King); Pauline Granados (McKendree).
109: Emily Shilson (Augsburg); Aleeah Gould (King).
116: Felicity Taylor (McKendree); Sugey Ceja (Tiffin). 
123: Cheyenne Sisenstein (King); Marissa Gallegos (Colorado Mesa).
130: Cameron Guerin (McKendree); Amanda Martinez (North Central).
136: Emma Bruntil (McKendree); Dalia Garibay (Colorado Mesa).
143: Alara Boyd (McKendree); Ashlynn Ortega (King).
155: Kayla Marano (Emmanuel); Marlynne Deede (Augsburg).
170: Yelena Makoyed (North Central); Joye Levendusky (McKendree).
191: Syndee Kimber (McKendree); Tavi Heidelberg (King).

The NCAA qualifiers are set for this weekend (February 20-21) at four regional locations. The National Collegiate Wrestling Championships will be hosted by Tiffin University on March 6th in Tiffin, Ohio. 

See the NWCA’s full rankings, here. 

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