Oct. 25, 2005
NORFOLK, VA - W.I.N. Magazine released its preseason NCAA Division I wrestling rankings for the 2005-06 season. In the October 10th poll, Old Dominion senior Adam Wright (Dayton, VA), a 2004 NCAA Qualifier, has been ranked 17th at 184 pounds. Last year Wright notched his second consecutive 30-win season on the way to a championship at the Virginia Intercollegiate State tournament and a runner-up finish at the Missouri Open at 184.
As in previous years, the W.I.N. rankings are based on who the editors think are currently the best individuals. The rankings are compiled after receiving feedback from the collegiate wrestling coaches.
W.I.N. Individual Rankings184 pounds1 Eric Bradley, Sr. Penn2 Pete Friedl, Sr. Illinois3 Paul Bradley, Sr. Iowa4 Kurt Backes, Jr. Iowa State5 Matt Pell, Jr. Missouri6 Ben Wissel, Sr. Purdue7 Roger Kish, So. Minnesota8 Justin Dyer, Jr. Oklahoma9 Shane Webster, Sr. Oregon10 CB Dollaway, Jr. Arizona State11 Steve Borja, Sr. Va. Tech12 Ryan Halsey, Sr. Cal Poly13 Josh Glenn, So. American14 Mike Tamillow, So. Northwestern15 Alex Dolly, So. Northern Iowa16 Joe Rovelli, So. Hofstra17 Adam Wright, Sr. Old Dominion 18 TJ Morrison, Jr. Rider19 Alex Camargo, Sr. Kent20 Christian Sinnott, So. Central MichiganThe NWCA/Intermat NCAA division I preseason rankings have also come outranking ODU's Michael Martin (Chesapeake, VA) no. 17 at 133 pounds andT.J. Hansen (Dallas, TX) no. 17 at 174 pounds.
Martin, the nephew of head wrestling coach Steve Martin and transfer fromIllinois, was an NCAA qualifier in 2004 as well as a Big Ten placewinner. Last year he beat NCAA All-Americans Coyte Cooper ofIndiana and Cory Cooperman of Lehigh recording an opening round fall overCooperman in 26 seconds at the 2004 NCAA championships. Hansen, agraduate student transfer from Missouri, was a 2001 Intermat HonorableMention All-American, and last year while at Missouri beat NCAAquarterfinalist Imad Kharbush of Stanford twice.
NWCA/Intermat NCAA division I preseason rankings
1331 Shawn Bunch, Edinboro, Sr.2 Tom Clum, Wisconsin, Sr.3 Mack Reiter, Minnesota, So.4 Evan Sola, North Carolina, Sr.5 Drew Headlee, Pittsburgh, Jr.6 Matt Valenti, Penn, Jr.7 Scott Jorgenson, Boise State, Sr.8 Nathan Morgan, Oklahoma State, So.9 Chad Mendes/Darrell Vasquez, Cal Poly, So.10 David Hoffman, Virginia Tech, Sr.11 Charles Griffin, Hofstra, So.12 Mario Galanakis, Iowa, Sr.13 Mike Mormile, Cornell, Sr.14 Jesse Sundell, Iowa State, Sr.15 Jason Borrelli, Central Michigan, Sr.16 Josh Keefe/Matt Keller, UT-Chattanooga, Jr.17 Michael Martin, Old Dominion, Jr.18 Tim Harner, Rider, So.19 Mark Moos, Michigan, Jr.20 Matt DeLorenzo, Columbia, Jr.
1741 Ben Askren, Missouri, Jr.2 Pete Friedl, Illinois, Sr.3 Jake Herbert, Northwestern, So.4 Joe Mazzurco, Cornell, Sr.5 Matt Palmer, Columbia, Jr.6 Imad Kharbush, Stanford, Sr.7 Mike Patrovich, Hofstra, Jr.8 Travis Frick, Lehigh, Sr.9 Kelly Flahtery, Wisconsin, Sr.10 Brady Richardson, Indiana, Sr.11 Chris Gifford, Fresno State, So.12 Ken Robertson, Eastern Illinois, Jr.13 Nick Roy, Michigan, Jr.14 Dustin Wiles, Penn, Sr.15 Josh Weitzel, Oklahoma, Jr.16 Jeremy Larson, Oregon State, Jr.17 T.J. Hansen, Old Dominion, Sr.18 Gabe Dretsch, Minnesota, So.19 Joe Lowe, UNC Greensboro, Jr.20 Joe Williams, Michigan State, So.
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