December 6, 2012
Wrestling Moves Into NWCA Team Rankings; Terifaj Ranks 7th at 285
Senior Nick Terifaj
OSWEGO, N.Y. -- Mount Union's wrestling team moved into the National Wrestling Coaches Association Brute/Adidas Top 30 Team Rankings as the Purple Raiders are No. 22 in this week's poll.
Senior Nick Terifaj (Brook Park/Strongsville) is in the individual rankings at 285-pounds at No. 7 in the nation.
The Purple Raiders also have three other wrestlers in contention in their respective weight classes, freshman Jeremey Border (Caldwell/Caldwell) at 133, sophomore Bryant Roby (Westchester, Ill./St. Joseph) at 141 and junior Nick Rajcsak (Stow/Stow) at 197.
Mount Union is on the road Friday, December 7th for a dual match at Thiel (Pa.) at 7 pm in Greenville, Pa.
NWCA Brute/Adidas Rankings - Dec. 5
1. Wartburg (Iowa)
2. Augsburg (Minn.)
3. Elmhurst (Ill.)
4. Coe (Iowa)
5. Wisconsin – La Crosse
6. Cortland State (N.Y.)
7. Centenary (N.J.)
8. Ithaca (N.Y.)
9. Wisconsin – Whitewater
10. Olivet (Mich.)
11. Wabash (Ind.)
12. Concordia – Moorhead (Minn.)
13. Cornell (Iowa)
14. Wisconsin – Stevens Point
15. Central (Iowa)
16. Luther (Iowa)
17. Ohio Northern
18. Dubuque (Iowa)
19. Augustana (Ill.)
20. New Jersey
21. Messiah (Pa.)
22. Mount Union
23. Wilkes (Pa.)
24. York (Pa.)
25. Roger Williams (R.I.)
26. Springfield (Mass.)
27. Saint John's (Minn.)
28. Loras (Iowa)
29. Wesleyan (Conn.)
30. Chicago (Ill.)
285
1. Johnson – Augs
2. Fank – Wart
3. Mayer – LX
4. Burkle – Coe
5. Zitone – Cente
6. Bouressa – ConcM
7. Terifaj – Mount Union
8. Foote – Will
9. James – Cort
10. Wilkinson – Brk
