Upper Iowa remain 12th in D-II poll

The Upper Iowa Peacocks held the 12th spot in the latest NCAA Division II coaches poll released Wednesday. Upper Iowa has three ranked wrestlers, led by second-ranked 165-pounder Travis Eggers.

Eggers, a former MFL MarMac state champion, is joined by current teammate Kyle Pedretti, who was also a teammate at MFL while winning two state titles in three finals appearances for the Bulldogs. Pedretti is sixth at 133. UIU's Mitch Norton also made the rankings, owning the  third spot at 174.

Other Iowans on the list are UNC-Pembroke's No. 7 125-pounder Russell Weakley (Fort Madison), Nebraska-Omaha's fourth-ranked 149-pounder Esai Dominguez (prepped in Omaha but competed for the Iowa national team), Augustana's Marcus Edgington (Hinton), ranked seventh at 157, UNO's Austin Boehm (Urbandale), ranked fourth at 184, Augustana 197-pounder Ty Copsey (Glenwood), who is ranked second.

Rank School (State) Points Last Ranking

1. Nebraska-Omaha 160 1st

2. Newberry (S.C.) 152 2nd

3. Nebraska-Kearney 134 8th

4. Pittsburgh-Johnstown (Pa.) 133 5th

5. Central Oklahoma 121 4th

6. Augustana (S.D.) 117 7th

7. Western State (Colo.) 112 6th

8. Wisconsin-Parkside 104 11th

9. St. Cloud State (Minn.) 97 10th

10. Adams State (Colo.) 89 3rd

11. Minnesota State 79 9th

12. Upper Iowa 78 12th

13. West Liberty (W.Va.) 68 14th

14. Fort Hays State (Kan.) 46 13th

15. Findlay (Ohio) 45 19th

16. Gannon (Pa.) 40 17th

17. San Francisco State (Calif.) 37 15th

18. Central Missouri 29 16th

19. Mercyhurst (Pa.) 17 18th

20. Grand Canyon (Ariz.) 8 NR

Others receiving votes: Chadron State (Neb.), Mesa State (Colo.), Minnesota State-Moorhead, North Carolina-Pembroke.

1. Arsenia Barksdale, Adams State (Colo.)

2. Tommy Edgmon, Fort Hays State (Kan.)

3. Matt Oliver, Newberry (S.C.)

4. Andy Forstner, Minnesota State

5. Chris Sheetz, Kutztown (Pa.)

6. Casy Rowell, Central Oklahoma

7. Russell Weakley, North Carolina-Pembroke

8. Cody Zimmerman, Wisconsin-Parkside

1. Shane Valko, Pittsburgh-Johnstown (Pa.)

2. Cody Garcia, Nebraska-Omaha

3. Naveed Bagheri, San Francisco State (Calif.)

4. Joey Morrison, Nebraska-Kearney

5. Trison Graham, Central Oklahoma

6. Kyle Pedretti, Upper Iowa

7. Nick Wykoff, West Liberty (W.Va.)

8. Evan Forde, Minnesota State-Moorhead

1. Ben Lockett, San Francisco State (Calif.)

2. Jay Sherer, Augustana (S.D.)

3. Jeremy Parker, Limestone (S.C.)

4. Jimmy Savala, Chadron State (Neb.)

5. Nate Nauroth, Shippensburg (Pa.)

6. Adam Whetsone, Pittsburgh-Johnstown (Pa.)

7. Gabe Suarez, St. Cloud State (Minn.)

8. Andre Harrison, Fort Hays State (Kan.)

1. Craig Becker, Wisconsin-Parkside

2. Mitch Smith, West Liberty (W.Va.)

3. Colby Robinson, Central Oklahoma

4. Esai Dominguez, Nebraska-Omaha

5. Joey Deaguero, Adams State (Colo.)

6. T. J. Hepburn, Nebraska-Kearney

7. Jesse Snider, Colorado School of Mines

8. Kevin McElhaney, Gannon (Pa.)

1. Andy Lamancusa, Mercyhurst (Pa.)

2. Chase Walker, Mesa State (Colo.)

3. Danny Grater, Fort Hay State (Kan.)

4. Noomis Jones, Adams State (Colo.)

5. John Sundgren, St. Cloud State (Minn.)

6. Michael Lybarger, Findlay (Ohio)

7. Marcus Edgington, Augustana (S.D.)

8. Zack McKendree, Gannon (Pa.)

1. Josh Shields, Mercyhurst (Pa.)

2. Travis Eggers, Upper Iowa

3. Tad Merritt, St. Cloud State (Minn.)

4. Kyle Keane, Pittsburgh-Johnstown (Pa.)

5. Ryan Pankoke, Nebraska-Omaha

6. Taylor May, Nebraska-Kearney

7. Blake Malloy, Fort Hays State (Kan.)

8. Skye Wells, Western State (Colo.)

1. Marty Usman, Nebraska-Kearney

2. Aaron Denson, Nebraska-Omaha

3. Mitch Norton, Upper Iowa

4. J.J. Davis, North Carolina-Pembroke

5. Chris Barrick, Shippensburg (Pa.)

6. Justin Shannon, Findlay (Ohio)

7. Luke Rynish, Wisconsin-Parkside

8. Ben Becker, Minnesota State

1. Kyle Sand, Adams State (Colo.)

2. Bryant Blanton, Newberry (S.C.)

3. Charlie Pipher, Western State (Colo.)

4. Austin Boehm, Nebraska-Omaha

5. Lucas Haag, Wisconsin-Parkside

6. Nick Henning, Augustana (S.D.)

7. Patrick Walsh, Pittsburgh-Johnstown (Pa.)

8. Derek Ross, Nebraska-Kearney

1. Keeno Griffin, Newberry (S.C.)

2. Ty Copsey, Augustana (S.D.)

3. Donavan McMahill, Western State (Colo.)

4. Jacob Marrs, Nebraska-Omaha

5. Pat Mahan, Minnesota State

6. Lucas Munkelwitz, St. Cloud State (Minn.)

7. Scott Snyder, Kutztown (Pa.)

8. Tony Chavarria, Colorado State-Pueblo

1. Brady Wilson, Minnesota State-Mankato

2. Charlie Alexander, Western State (Colo.)

3. Elijah Madison, Nebraska-Omaha

4. Dustin Finn, Central Oklahoma

5. Frank McGrath, Gannon (Pa.)

6. Steve Franklin, San Francisco State (Calif.)

7. Nathan Sharp, Mercyhurst (Pa.)

8. Jeff Schossow, Adams State (Colo.)