Braves 5th In Latest Basford Division II Region Rankings

OMAHA, Neb. – On the strength of solid competition in the month of January, the UNCP wrestling team climbed one spot to fifth in the latest Basford NCAA Super Region I rankings, while eight individuals are listed in the top-8 of their respective weight classes.

Newberry continues its reign at the top of the region listing, while Pitt-Johnstown, Mercyhurst and West Liberty round out the top five. The Braves are followed by Gannon in the No. 6 spot, while Seton Hill, East Stroudsburg, American International and Kutztown complete the top 10.

With the exception of both the 125- and 174-pound weight class, the Black & Gold is represented extremely well in the individual weight classes. All-American Mike Williams holds the top spot in the 165-pound division, while Shane Nolan is ranked second at 197 pounds. Brendon Parker-Risk is third in the 157-pound listing, while Daniel Ownbey, Kristoff Thomas and James De La Riva hold down the No. 6 spot in the 141-, 149- and heavyweight rankings, respectively. Shiheem Bryant is seventh in the 174-pound division, while Adonis Wright checked in at No. 8 in the 133-pound weight class.

The Braves will be back in action again on Saturday when they head to Boone to take part in the Appalachian State Open. Wrestling action is set to begin at 9 a.m. inside ASU's Varsity Gym.

Basford Division II Regional Rankings January 23, 2012

Teams: East Region 1

1. Newberry
2. Pitt Johnstown
3. Mercyhurst
4. West Liberty 
5. UNC Pembroke 
6. Gannon
7. Seton Hill
8. East Stroudsburg
9. American International
10. Kutztown
11. Shippensburg
12. Ohio Valley 
13. Anderson


Individual: 

125:
1. Kenny Trumbetta, Sr. Seton Hill 
2. David Fogle, So. Pitt Johnstown
3. Connor McDonald, Sr. Newberry
4. Ryan Bohince, So. Mercyhurst 
5. Desmond Moore, Sr. Kutztown
6. Este Lara, Sr. American International
7. Matt Turek, Fr. Gannon
8. Drew Smith, Fr. Ohio Valley

133:
1. Ryan Link, Jr. Pitt Johnstown
2. Matt Oliver, Sr. Newberry
3. Evan Yenolevich, So. Kutztown
4. Kody Young, Fr. Mercyhurst
5. Adam Weinell, Fr. Gannon
6. Cody Myers, Jr. Shippensburg
7. Steven Smith, So. Seton Hill 
8. Adonis Wright, Fr. UNC Pembroke

141:
1. BJ Young, So. Newberry
2. Jack Bachman, So. Pitt Johnstown
3. Adam Hluschak, Sr. East Stroudsburg 
4. Nick Wykoff, Jr. West Liberty
5. Aaron Smith, Sr. American International 
6. Daniel Ownbey, Fr. UNC Pembroke
7. Andrew Fisher, So. Seton Hill
8. Jeremy Landowski, Fr. Mercyhurst

149:
1. Ethan Swope, Sr. Gannon
2. Deral Brown, Jr. Newberry 
3. Nathan Link, Sr. Pitt Johnstown
4. Art Hobley, Fr. West Liberty
5. Chris Hoffman, Jr. American International
6. Kristoff Thomas, Fr. UNC Pembroke
7. Nick Nichols, Jr. Seton Hill 
8. Daniel Telhada, So. Anderson

157: 
1. Jordan Shields, Jr. Mercyhurst 
2. Zack Lundgren, Sr. Pitt Johnstown
3. Brendon Parker-Risk, Sr. UNC Pembroke
4. Taylor Knapp, So. Newberry
5. Jarrod Shaw, Sr. West Liberty
6. Branden Turner, Jr. East Stroudsburg
7. Sam Brehm, Jr. Gannon
8. Bo Candelaria, So. Kutztown

165:
1. Mike Williams, Jr. UNC Pembroke
2. Josh Shields, Sr. Mercyhurst 
3. Sean Byrnes, Sr. Newberry
4. Ronnie Tetrault, Sr. American International
5. Jordan Nolan, Fr. West Liberty
6. Thad Frick, Jr. East Stroudsburg
7. Adam Greenman, Fr. Gannon
8. Micah Bollinger, Jr. Kutztown

174:
1. Travis Sheehy, Jr. Newberry 
2. Luke Etter, So. Shippensburg
3. Matt Littleton, Jr. West Liberty 
4. August Mizia, Fr. Mercyhurst
5. Travis McKillop, Fr. Pitt Johnstown
6. Zach Marlett, Jr. Kutztown
7. Brett Terry, Sr. Gannon
8. Tony Vorndran, Fr. East Stroudsburg

184:
1. Gary Lantz, So. Pitt Johnstown 
2. Mitch Brown, Sr. Newberry
3. Zack Zelcs, Fr. Gannon
4. Zach Benzio, So. Seton Hill
5. Derrick Williams, Jr. West Liberty
6. Giovanni Ortiz, Jr. Kutztown
7. Shiheem Bryant, Sr. UNC Pembroke 
8. Yaakov Bloch, Jr. American International

197:
1. Ed Ebewo, Sr. East Stroudsburg 
2. Shane Nolan, Sr. UNC Pembroke
3. Zach Anderson, Sr. Newberry
4. Michael Pollard, So. Mercyhurst 
5. Jon Moore, Sr. Pitt Johnstown
6. Jake Donley, Sr. West Liberty
7. Chris Boyd, Sr. Gannon
8. Chase Long, Fr. Ohio Valley

285:
1. Jake Elkins, Sr. Newberry
2. Fred Hale, Sr. Mercyhurst 
3. JD Ramsey, Sr. West Liberty
4. Dan Estricher, Jr. Shippensburg
5. Ron Oswald, Sr. Seton Hill
6. James De La Riva, Fr. UNC Pembroke
7. Josh Krupa, Fr. Pitt Johnstown
8. Chaz Lear, Fr. Gannon