HARTSVILLE, S.C. – Coker senior Derrick Nelson moved up to the No. 1 spot in the 133-pound weight division according to the latest NCAA Division II Coaches' Super Region 2 rankings released on Wednesday (Feb. 10). As a team the Cobra wrestlers are ranked No. 8 in Super Region 2.
Nelson moved up to the top spot in the 133-pound weight class after picking up his sixth tech fall of the season over UNC Pembroke last week. Currently, Nelson is ranked No. 6 in the nation in tech falls. Nelson is 26-3 on the year with nine falls and six tech falls.
In addition to Nelson's regional ranking, Charlie Huff is ranked No. 5 in the 125-pound weight class. The senior is 26-8 on the year with four falls and five major decisions.
Freshmen Jordon Tague and Shabo Gorial moved into the No. 5 spots in the 149-pound and 157-pound weight classes, respectively. Tague is 19-5 this season with seven pins, while Gorial is 15-5 with four falls and two tech falls.
The Cobras wrap-up the regular season portion of their schedule on Wednesday evening at 7 p.m. at Anderson University.
Division II Wrestling Coaches' Poll – Super Region II
2015-16 Fifth Regular Season Poll – For Release February 10, 2016
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1. |
Wisconsin-Parkside |
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2. |
Lake Erie |
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3. |
Newberry |
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4. |
Findlay |
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5. |
Tiffin |
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6. |
Indianapolis |
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7. |
Ashland |
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8. |
Coker |
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9. |
UNC Pembroke |
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10. |
Limestone |
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11. |
Belmont Abbey |
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12. |
King |
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13. |
Shorter |
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14. |
Anderson |
Individual Rankings
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125 pounds |
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1. |
Josh Kieffer |
Indianapolis |
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2. |
Trung Duong |
Newberry |
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3. |
Sebastian Vidika |
Ashland |
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4. |
Ronzel Darling |
Wisconsin-Parkside |
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5. |
Charlie Huff |
Coker |
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6. |
Michael Bedard |
Belmont Abbey |
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133 pounds |
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1. |
Derrick Nelson |
Coker |
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2. |
Joseph Her |
Wisconsin-Parkside |
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3. |
Jordan Simpson |
Newberry |
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4. |
Chandler Minnard |
Ashland |
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5. |
Lawrence Blackful |
Tiffin |
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6. |
Austin Gillihan |
Lake Erie |
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141 pounds |
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1. |
Bryce Killian |
King |
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2. |
Justin Kieffer |
Indianapolis |
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3. |
Travis Salyer |
Tiffin |
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4. |
Pernevlon Sheppard |
Wisconsin-Parkside |
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5. |
Nick Lankford |
Newberry |
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6. |
Ryan Skonieczny |
Findlay |
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149 pounds |
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1. |
Nick Goebel |
Findlay |
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2. |
Brent Fickel |
Ashland |
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3. |
Mike Screptock |
Tiffin |
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4. |
Frank Yatonni |
Wisconsin-Parkside |
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5. |
Jordan Tague |
Coker |
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6. |
Neal Molloy |
Indianapolis |
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157 pounds |
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1. |
Chris Baughman |
Lake Erie |
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2. |
Scott Bosak |
Belmont Abbey |
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3. |
Joey White |
Findlay |
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4. |
Sam Viengmany |
Tiffin |
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5. |
Shabo Gorial |
Coker |
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6. |
DeAndre' Johnson |
Limestone |
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165 pounds |
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1. |
Nick Fishback |
Wisconsin-Parkside |
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2. |
Matt Vandermeer |
Lake Erie |
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3. |
Kade Kitchens |
Shorter |
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4. |
Nic Skonieczny |
Findlay |
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5. |
Lukas Gilmore |
Newberry |
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6. |
Clayton Monebrake |
Indianapolis |
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174 pounds |
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1. |
Nick Becker |
Wisconsin-Parkside |
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2. |
Blaze Shade |
UNC Pembroke |
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3. |
Nick Vandermeer |
Lake Erie |
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4. |
Jordan Murphy |
Ashland |
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5. |
Jordan Collins |
Indianapolis |
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6. |
Alonzo Turner |
Findlay |
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184 pounds |
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1. |
Huston Evans |
Newberry |
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2. |
Montrail Johnson |
Wisconsin-Parkside |
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3. |
Taylor Delong |
Indianapolis |
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4. |
Brandon O'Neill |
Ashland |
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5. |
Mikey Thomas |
UNC Pembroke |
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6. |
Randy Caris |
Findlay |
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197 pounds |
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1. |
Joe Brandt |
Ashland |
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2. |
Jake Cramer |
Tiffin |
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3. |
Evan Rosborough |
Lake Erie |
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4. |
Josh Anthony |
Wisconsin-Parkside |
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5. |
Cody Brundage |
Newberry |
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6. |
Dalton Ishmal |
Findlay |
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285 pounds |
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1. |
Garrett Grey |
Tiffin |
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2. |
Matt Halverson |
Wisconsin-Parkside |
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3. |
Chris Flavins |
Shorter |
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4. |
Mike Kennedy |
Newberry |
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5. |
Andrew Lutterloh |
King |
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6. |
Stuart Nadeau |
UNC Pembroke |