HARTSVILLE, S.C. – The Coker Cobra wrestling team moved to No. 4 in Super Region Two rankings according to the latest coaches poll released on Monday (Jan. 26). The Cobras have six wrestlers ranked in the top six in their individual weight classes as well.
Sophomores Mikel Nelson and Kevin Thompson lead the way for the Cobras. Both wrestlers are ranked No. 2 in their respective weight classes.
Nelson joins the rankings for the first time this season at the 125-pound weight class. He is 4-2 on the year including a victory over regionally ranked No. 3 Patrick Mestrez from Belmont Abbey on Jan. 17.
Thompson jumps up to No. 2 in the 141-pound weight class. He is 19-3 on the year with eight pins.
Freshman Luis Peguero is ranked No. 5 in the 184-pound weight class with a record of 18-6.
Rounding out the individual rankings for the Cobras are Rashad Cunningham, Robert Parland and Alex Green, all three are ranked No. 6 in their respective weight classes.
Cunningham is sixth in the 149-pound weight class with a record of 15-6, Parland is sixth in the 197-pound weight class with a record of 20-5 and Green is sixth in the 285-pound weight class with a record of 7-5.
The Cobras will return to action on Saturday (Jan. 31) and Sunday (Feb. 1) at the Super Region Duals hosted by Tiffin (Ohio) University. Coker will take the mat for six dual matches during the two-day event.
Super Region II Team Rankings
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1 |
Lake Erie |
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2 |
Newberry |
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3 |
UNC Pembroke |
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4 |
Coker |
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5 |
Tiffin |
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6 |
Findlay |
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7 |
Shorter |
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8 |
Wisconsin-Parkside |
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9 |
Ashland |
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10 |
Belmont Abbey |
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11 |
Anderson |
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12 |
Limestone |
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13 |
King |
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14 |
Indianapolis |
Individual Rankings
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125 lbs. |
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1 |
Josh Kieffer |
Indianapolis |
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2 |
Mikel Nelson |
Coker |
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3 |
Patrick Mestrez |
Belmont Abbey |
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4 |
Forest Glogouski |
Lake Erie |
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5 |
Trung Duong |
Newberry |
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6 |
Ben Smith |
Shorter |
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133 lbs. |
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1 |
Michael Labry |
Ashland |
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2 |
Zak Hale |
Anderson |
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3 |
Nick Crume |
Indianapolis |
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4 |
Joseph Her |
Wisconsin-Parkside |
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5 |
Josh Wimer |
Findlay |
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6 |
Ian Ross |
Lake Erie |
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141 lbs. |
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1 |
Daniel Ownbey |
UNC Pembroke |
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2 |
Kevin Thompson |
Coker |
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3 |
Nick Boggs |
Lake Erie |
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4 |
Mike Screptock |
Tiffin |
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5 |
Ty Davis |
Ashland |
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6 |
Ryan Skonieczny |
Findlay |
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149 lbs. |
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1 |
Nick Goebel |
Findlay |
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2 |
Zach Vargo |
Lake Erie |
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3 |
Scott Bosak |
Belmont Abbey |
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4 |
Dan Telhada |
Anderson |
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5 |
Seiji Borja |
Newberry |
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6 |
Rashad Cunningham |
Coker |
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157 lbs. |
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1 |
Sean Turner |
Anderson |
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2 |
Brandt Welcher |
Wisconsin-Parkside |
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3 |
Joey White |
Findlay |
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4 |
Daniel Callahan |
Belmont Abbey |
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5 |
Zeb Beam |
Ashland |
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6 |
Christian Baughman |
Lake Erie |
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165 lbs. |
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1 |
Nick Fishback |
Wisconsin-Parkside |
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2 |
Wally Figaro |
Shorter |
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3 |
Juan Stimpson |
UNC Pembroke |
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4 |
Jimmy Sandlin |
Limestone |
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5 |
Lukas Gilmore |
Newberry |
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6 |
Matt Vandermeer |
Tiffin |
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174 lbs. |
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1 |
Terrence Zaleski |
UNC Pembroke |
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2 |
Luke Cramer |
Ashland |
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3 |
Bradley Metz |
Findlay |
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4 |
Dalton Lane |
Shorter |
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5 |
Joe Pittman |
Newberry |
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6 |
Trevontay Rhodes |
Anderson |
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184 lbs. |
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1 |
Terrence Smith |
Shorter |
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2 |
Jared Holliday |
Newberry |
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3 |
Caleb Rivera |
Limestone |
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4 |
Mikey Thomas |
UNC Pembroke |
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5 |
Luis Peguero |
Coker |
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6 |
Zev Green |
Lake Erie |
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197 lbs. |
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1 |
Huston Evans |
Newberry |
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2 |
Jake Cramer |
Tiffin |
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3 |
Evan Rosborough |
Lake Erie |
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4 |
Brandon O'Neill |
Ashland |
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5 |
Stuart Nadeau |
UNC Pembroke |
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6 |
Robert Parland |
Coker |
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Heavyweight |
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1 |
Garrett Gray |
Tiffin |
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2 |
Chris Giddens |
UNC Pembroke |
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3 |
Andrew Ewers |
Shorter |
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4 |
Garrett Fosdyck |
King |
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5 |
Cody Brundage |
Newberry |
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6 |
Alex Green |
Coker |