NORFOLK, Va. -- Five Old Dominion wrestlers remain ranked in the top 20 this week after the Monarchs went 2-2 and turned in a silver bracket runner-up performance at the Virginia Duals last weekend. Brandon Jeske, who racked up three consecutive tech falls on Friday, and Chris Mecate both went 4-0 on the weekend.
ODU remains ranked in the top 20 in three separate tournament team polls this week. The Monarchs are tabbed at No. 17 by both WIN Magazine and FloWrestling and are ranked No. 20 by InterMat.
Brandon Jeske maintained his No. 19 ranking by WIN Magazine after going undefeated over the weekend and improving his season record to 9-6. Midlands Champion Emilio Saavedra improved to 15-4 and is ranked as high as No. 13 by WIN Magazine while Chris Mecate, now 12-3 on the year, is No. 5 by FloWrestling. Alexander Richardson is tabbed as high as No. 7 with a 12-3 mark, and Jack Dechow is still No. 3 with a 7-1 record.
RANKINGS AS OF 1/12/15
Old Dominion
WIN Magazine Tournament: Tied for 17th
FloWrestling Tournament: 17
InterMat Tournament: 20
Brandon Jeske - 125
WIN Magazine: 19
Emilio Saavedra - 133
WIN Magazine: 13
The Open Mat: 14
InterMat: 14
FloWrestling: 15
Chris Mecate - 141
FloWrestling: 5
WIN Magazine: 6
The Open Mat: 8
InterMat: 9
Alexander Richardson - 149
The Open Mat: 7
WIN Magazine: 7
InterMat: 8
FloWrestling: 9
Jack Dechow - 184
The Open Mat: 3
InterMat: 6
FloWrestling: 7
WIN Magazine: 10
NEXT UP
ODU hosts Northern Iowa on Sunday, Jan. 17 at 1 p.m. to open up the MAC dual meet schedule.
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