NCAA Wrestling: Week 3 Awards Standings – Most Dominant Wrestler
INDIANAPOLIS – The NCAA has released the third week of standings for the 2016 NCAA Wrestling Awards that will be awarded in March at the respective Division I, II and III Wrestling Championships.
The inaugural NCAA Wrestling Awards were presented at the 2012 wrestling championships. The three awards, given in each division, honor the Most Dominant Wrestler as well as the student-athletes that have accumulated the most falls and the most technical falls throughout the course of the regular and postseasons.
This week marks the first reveal of where the Most Dominant Wrestler race stands with a minimum of 14 matches in the division required to be ranked.
If anyone is wondering why the Penn State Nittany Lions are ranked No. 1 in the nation, it might have to do a little with the Most Dominate Wrestler ranking. Cael Sanderson’s Nittany Lions have four wrestlers ranked within the top 10 of the Most Dominate Wrestler, and two of them claim the top-two spots.
In Division I, Penn State wrestler redshirt freshman Jason Nolf and teammate Zain Retherford land at one and two. The 157-pounder, Nolf, has an average of 5.14 points this season, while 149-pounder Zain Retherford is close behind with an average of 5.05.
Pittsburgh-Johnstown 184-pounder Travis McKillop leads Division II with an average of 5.27 points, which is well ahead of Mercyhurst’s Francis Mizia in second place with an average of 4.71.
The 2014-15 NCAA Division III Most Dominant Wrestler is well on his way to earning the award for the second year in a row as Wabash 184-pounder Riley Lefever has an average of 5.74 points.
The Most Dominant Wrestler standings are calculated by adding the total number of points awarded through match results and dividing that number by the total number of matches wrestled. Points per match are awarded as follows.
* Fall, forfeit, injury default or DQ = 6 points (-6 points for a loss)
* Tech falls = 5 points (-5 points for a loss)
* Major decision = 4 points (-4 points for a loss)
* Decision = 3 points (-3 points for a loss)
Midshipmen 197-pounder Michael Woulfe retains the top spot in falls with 11 falls in Division I, while Nolf sits in second with 10 falls.
McKillop’s lead in the Most Dominant Wrestler standings is reinforced by his Division II-leading 10 falls.
A three-way tie exists in Division III at 14 falls each between Roger Williams 141-pounder Justin Cochran, Williams 184-pounder Christopher Chorzepa and Stevens Institute of Technology 184-pounder AJ Kowal. Cochran holds the tiebreaker with his 14 falls coming in an aggregate time of 27:08.
There is no change in the tech fall standings in Division I as last year’s winner, National Champion, Isaiah Martinez of Illinois, maintains a significant lead with 11 this season at 157 pounds.
The Division II tech fall standings are a family affair at the top where the Mizia brothers of Mercyhurst hold the top two spots. Francis leads the country with seven at 165 pounds, while older brother August is right behind with six tech falls at 174 pounds.
Springfield 149-pounder Zach Joseph maintains his lead in Division III with 10 tech falls, while Ursinus 149-pounder Alex Kramer has totaled nine tech falls this season.
| NCAA STAT LEADERS – MOST DOMINANT | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division I | |||||
| Rank | Name | School | Weight | Avg. Points | |
| 1 | Jason Nolf | Penn St. | 157 | 5.14 | |
| 2 | Zain Retherford | Penn St. | 149 | 5.05 | |
| 3 | Alex Dieringer | Oklahoma St. | 165 | 4.75 | |
| 4 | Thomas Gilman | Iowa | 125 | 4.75 | |
| 5 | Nick Gwiazdowski | North Carolina St. | 285 | 4.73 | |
| 6 | Gabriel Dean | Cornell | 184 | 4.57 | |
| 7 | Morgan McIntosh | Penn St. | 197 | 4.55 | |
| 8 | Nahshon Garrett | Cornell | 133 | 4.43 | |
| 9 | Isaiah Martinez | Illinois | 157 | 4.42 | |
| 10 | Bo Nickal | Penn St. | 174 | 4.35 | |
| Division II | |||||
| Rank | Name | School | Weight | Avg. Points | |
| 1 | Travis McKillop | Pitt.-Johnstown | 184 | 5.27 | |
| 2 | Francis Mizia | Mercyhurst | 165 | 4.71 | |
| 3 | Garrett Grey | Tiffin | 285 | 4.68 | |
| 4 | Jon Inman | Fort Hays St. | 184 | 4.64 | |
| 5 | Paul Wilson | Colorado Mines | 197 | 4.33 | |
| 6 | August Mizia | Mercyhurst | 174 | 4.14 | |
| 7 | Huston Evans | Newberry | 184 | 4.14 | |
| 8 | Ryan Beltz | Maryville (MO) | 197 | 4.00 | |
| 9 | Dustin Reed | Newman | 125 | 3.87 | |
| 10 | Martin Ramirez | Adams St. | 133 | 3.86 | |
| Division III | |||||
| Rank | Name | School | Weight | Avg. Points | |
| 1 | Riley Lefever | Wabash | 184 | 5.74 | |
| 2 | Donald Longendyke | Augsburg | 285 | 5.56 | |
| 3 | Christoper Chorzepa | Williams | 184 | 5.33 | |
| 4 | Josh Thomson | Messiah | 184 | 5.31 | |
| 5 | AJ Kowal | Stevens | 184 | 5.11 | |
| 6 | Derek Arnold | Ursinus | 157 | 4.85 | |
| 7 | Angus Arthur | Adrian | 197 | 4.84 | |
| 8 | Ron Tassoni | Wash. & Lee | 184 | 4.78 | |
| 9 | Lance Evans | Wartburg | 285 | 4.61 | |
| 10 | Nolan Barger | Lycoming | 165 | 4.48 | |
| NCAA STAT LEADERS – TECH FALLS | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division I | |||||
| Rank | Name | School | Weight | Tech Falls | Time |
| 1 | Isaiah Martinez | Illinois | 157 | 11 | 50:37 |
| 2 | Nate Brown | Lehigh | 184 | 7 | 31:36 |
| 3 | Gabriel Dean | Cornell | 184 | 6 | 35:46 |
| 4 | Zain Retherford | Penn St. | 149 | 6 | 36:27 |
| 5 | Jason Nolf | Penn St. | 157 | 6 | 41:18 |
| 6 | Myles Martin | Ohio St. | 174 | 5 | 26:57 |
| 7 | Chad Pyke | North Carolina St. | 157 | 5 | 28:01 |
| 8 | Bo Nickal | Penn St. | 174 | 5 | 28:16 |
| 9 | Thomas Gilman | Iowa | 125 | 5 | 30:13 |
| 10 | J`Den Cox | Missouri | 197 | 5 | 32:40 |
| Division II | |||||
| Rank | Name | School | Weight | Tech Falls | Time |
| 1 | Francis Mizia | Mercyhurst | 165 | 7 | 25:10 |
| 2 | August Mizia | Mercyhurst | 174 | 6 | 19:34 |
| 3 | Dominick Nania | Wheeling Jesuit | 149 | 5 | 16:54 |
| 4 | Ryan Beltz | Maryville (MO) | 197 | 5 | 24:32 |
| 5 | Jordan Rinken | Upper Iowa | 157 | 5 | 27:22 |
| 6 | Joseph Alessandro | Seton Hill | 141 | 5 | 28:44 |
| 7 | Vincent Turano | LIU Post | 141 | 5 | 35:00 |
| 8 | Derrick Nelson | Coker | 133 | 4 | 18:43 |
| 9 | Tyler Reinhart | Pitt.-Johnstown | 165 | 4 | 20:06 |
| 10 | Joseph Calderone | LIU Post | 133 | 4 | 28:00 |
| Division III | |||||
| Rank | Name | School | Weight | Tech Falls | Time |
| 1 | Zach Joseph | Springfield | 149 | 10 | 51:36 |
| 2 | Alex Kramer | Ursinus | 149 | 9 | 27:06 |
| 3 | Jeff Palmeri | Brockport | 184 | 8 | 38:16 |
| 4 | Michael Fleck | Wilkes | 125 | 8 | 41:28 |
| 5 | Zach Bylykbashi | Wash. & Lee | 133 | 7 | 29:35 |
| 6 | CJ Luth | Southern Me. | 157 | 7 | 31:19 |
| 7 | Nathan Pike | New York University | 133 | 7 | 38:01 |
| 8 | Lucas Malmberg | Messiah | 125 | 7 | 38:36 |
| 8 | Asher Kramer | Brockport St. | 125 | 7 | 38:36 |
| 10 | Gerard Roman | Wartburg | 197 | 6 | 13:46 |
| NCAA STAT LEADERS – FALLS | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division I | |||||
| Rank | Name | School | Weight | Falls | Time |
| 1 | Michael Woulfe | Navy | 197 | 11 | 47:42 |
| 2 | Jason Nolf | Penn St. | 157 | 10 | 35:50 |
| 3 | Mathew Miller | Navy | 184 | 9 | 28:33 |
| 4 | Nick Gwiazdowski | North Carolina St. | 285 | 8 | 18:43 |
| 5 | Zain Retherford | Penn St. | 149 | 8 | 21:43 |
| 6 | Zach Brunson | Illinois | 174 | 8 | 25:04 |
| 7 | Evan Henderson | North Carolina | 149 | 7 | 14:25 |
| 8 | Ian Baker | Princeton | 197 | 7 | 15:05 |
| 9 | Bo Nickal | Penn St. | 174 | 7 | 17:11 |
| 10 | Nick Bonaccorsi | Pittsburgh | 197 | 7 | 18:36 |
| Division II | |||||
| Rank | Name | School | Weight | Falls | Time |
| 1 | Travis McKillop | Pitt.-Johnstown | 184 | 10 | 14:31 |
| 2 | Tate Barnhardt | Mary | 133 | 8 | 19:35 |
| 3 | Ronald Wardleigh | Western St. | 125 | 8 | 24:56 |
| 4 | Nate Rodriguez | Maryville (MO) | 141 | 8 | 32:30 |
| 5 | Damon Sims | Pitt.-Johnstown | 285 | 8 | 35:20 |
| 6 | Garrett Grey | Tiffin | 285 | 6 | 9:07 |
| 7 | Terrance McKinney | Chadron St. | 149 | 6 | 15:46 |
| 8 | Jeremiah Lutz | Emmanuel (GA) | 149 | 6 | 17:49 |
| 9 | Andy Welton | Mercyhurst | 285 | 6 | 19:19 |
| 10 | Evan Link | Pitt.-Johnstown | 125 | 6 | 23:29 |
| Division III | |||||
| Rank | Name | School | Weight | Falls | Time |
| 1 | Justin Cochran | Roger Williams | 141 | 14 | 27:08 |
| 2 | Christoper Chorzepa | Williams | 184 | 14 | 29:54 |
| 3 | AJ Kowal | Stevens | 184 | 14 | 35:17 |
| 4 | Josh Thomson | Messiah | 184 | 13 | 38:36 |
| 5 | Adrian Collier | Dubuque | 149 | 12 | 22:42 |
| 6 | Riley Lefever | Wabash | 184 | 12 | 29:06 |
| 7 | Anthony Brooks | Williams | 197 | 11 | 18:12 |
| 8 | Donald Longendyke | Augsburg | 285 | 11 | 20:05 |
| 9 | Robert Hawkins | Wilkes | 149 | 11 | 25:09 |
| 10 | Garrett Beaman | St. Olaf | 174 | 11 | 32:51 |
