Five Monarchs Featured in Latest MAC Wrestling Rankings, Team Fifth

NORFOLK, Va. – The Mid-American Conference (MAC) released its February wrestling rankings on Thursday afternoon, and Old Dominion was voted fifth in the 15-team conference. Additionally, five wrestling Monarchs are featured in the league's individual rankings.
 
For the third rankings period in a row, redshirt senior Sa'Derian Perry sits atop the 141-pound weight class rankings. This season he has downed both Kyle Shoop of Lock Haven and Grant Leeth of Missouri, who check in at third and fifth in the conference, respectively. Perry is currently ranked No. 18 in the country in TrackWrestling's national poll. 
 
Killian Cardinale is the second of two Monarch wrestlers who are placed in the top-three of their weight classes, checking in at the third spot at 125 pounds. Cardinale sits behind Drew Hildebrandt of Central Michigan and Luke Werner of Lock Haven. Cardinale has earned five victories over ranked opponents this season and is coming off of a victory over No. 13 Joey Prata in ODU's match against No. 7 Virginia Tech this past Sunday. The redshirt sophomore is ranked in the top-15 in four national polls, topping out at No. 14. 
 
Shane Jones was voted fourth in the conference at 165 pounds. Jones has won all five of his bouts against MAC opponents this season, earning bonus points for his team in three of them. 
 
Larry Early rounds out the top-five in the 157-pound rankings. Early, who is ranked as high as No. 10 in the country, has won 12 of his last 13 matches, including a 3-1 sudden-victory decision over No. 13 B.C. LaPrade of Virginia Tech on Sunday. 
 
After falling out of the conference poll in the last rankings period, Antonio Agee returns, claiming the sixth spot at 184 pounds. Agee has wrestled to a 16-12 record this season, including two pins.
 
As a team, ODU was bumped up a spot to fifth after being voted as sixth in the last MAC rankings. ODU collected 16.0 points and jumped ahead of Northern Illinois, who garnered 15.5 points in the voting. Missouri, Rider and Lock Haven hold the top-three spots in the conference, while Central Michigan checks in at fourth with 19.0 points.
 
The 15 schools were ranked based on the number of first through sixth-place votes that were earned in the individual voting system. A first-place vote was worth six team points; a second-place vote earned five team points; third-seeded votes were worth four team points, while a fourth-place tally earned three points, with a fifth-place vote earned two points and a sixth-place vote received one point in the team ranking system.
 
The Monarchs will be facing Drexel in their next match on Monday, February 10 at 7 p.m. at Chartway Arena. For tickets to the upcoming match, visit ynottix.com
 
February MAC Weight Class Rankings: 
125 lb. weight class
1. Drew Hildebrandt (Central Michigan, Junior)
2. Luke Werner (Lock Haven, Junior)
3. Killian Cardinale (Old Dominion, Sophomore)
4. Bryce West (Northern Illinois, Sophomore)
5. Jonathan Tropea (Rider, Junior)
6. Dack Punke (Missouri, Sophomore)
 
133 lb. weight class
1. Derek Spann (Buffalo, Junior)
2. DJ Fehlman (Lock Haven, Senior)
3. Tim Rooney (Kent State, Senior)
4. Allan Hart (Missouri, Sophomore)
5. Tye Varndell (Edinboro, Freshman)
6. Justin Patrick (Cleveland State, Senior)
 
141 lb. weight class
1. Sa'Derian Perry (Old Dominion, Senior)
2. Dresden Simon (Central Michigan, Junior)
3. Kyle Shoop (Lock Haven, Senior)
4. Evan Cheek (Cleveland State, Senior)
5. Grant Leeth (Missouri, Junior)
6. Shakur Laney (Ohio, Senior)
 
149 lb. weight class
1. Brock Mauller (Missouri, Sophomore)
2. Brock Zacherl (Clarion, Senior)
3. Colston DiBlasi (George Mason, Senior)
4. Alec Hagan (Ohio, Sophomore)
5. Tyshawn Williams (SIUE, Senior)
6. McCoy Kent (Northern Illinois, Senior)
 
157 lb. weight class
1. Jesse Dellavecchia (Rider, Senior)
2. Jarrett Jacques (Missouri, Sophomore)
3. Justin Ruffin (SIUE, Sophomore)
4. Zac Carson (Ohio, Senior)
5. Larry Early (Old Dominion, Senior)
6. Logan Parks (Central Michigan, Senior)
 
165 lb. weight class
1. Troy Keller (Buffalo, Senior)
2. Peyton Mocco (Missouri, Redshirt Freshman)
3. Izzak Olejnik (Northern Illinois, Redshirt Freshman)
4. Shane Jones (Old Dominion, Senior)
5. Cornelius Schuster (George Mason, Sophomore)
6. Joe Terry (Ohio, Junior)
 
174 lb. weight class
1. Jacob Oliver (Edinboro, Sophomore)
2. Dean Sherry (Rider, Senior)
3. Andrew McNally (Kent State, Junior)
4. Jared Siegrist (Lock Haven, Senior)
5. Connor Flynn (Missouri, Senior)
6. Kenny Moore (Northern Illinois, Senior)
 
184 lb. weight class
1. Trevor Allard (Bloomsburg, Junior)
2. Dylan Wisman (Missouri, Senior)
3. Brit Wilson (Northern Illinois, Sophomore)
4. Corey Hazel (Lock Haven, Senior)
5. George Walton (Rider, Sophomore)
6. Antonio Agee (Old Dominion, Senior)
 
197 lb. weight class
1. Ethan Laird (Rider, Junior)
2. Greg Bulsak (Clarion, Junior)
3. Wyatt Koelling (Missouri, Junior)
t-4. Gage Braun (Northern Illinois, Redshirt Freshman)
t-4. Ben Smith (Cleveland State, Sophomore)
6. Landon Pelham (Central Michigan, Junior)
 
285 lb. weight class
1. Matt Stencel (Central Michigan, Junior)
2. Jon Spaulding (Edinboro, Junior)
3. Jordan Earnest (Ohio, Redshirt Freshman)
t-4. Colton McKiernan (SIUE, Sophomore)
t-4. Ty Bagoly (Clarion, Sophomore)
6. Ryan Cloud (Rider, Senior)
 
2020 MAC February Rankings
1.                 Missouri (33.0)
2.                 Rider (22.0)
3.                 Lock Haven (20.0)
4.                 Central Michigan (19.0)
5.                 Old Dominion (16.0)
6.                 Northern Illinois (15.5)
7.                 Edinboro (13.0)
8.                 Clarion (12.5)
t-9.              Buffalo (12.0)
t-9.              Ohio (12.0)
11.               SIUE (8.5)
12.               Kent State (8.0)
13.               Cleveland State (6.5)
t-14.            George Mason (6.0)
t-14.            Bloomsburg (6.0)