Led by a two-time defending national champion, the Northern State wrestling team is continuing to get votes in the national polls.
NSU senior Matt Meuleners has won the last two 285-pound titles. He is ranked first in the nation at that weight class in the latest Division II poll.
Defending national champion Nebraska-Kearney is leading the team portion of the poll. Including the Wolves, five other Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference schools are getting votes.
St. Cloud is third, Upper Iowa seventh, Mankato ninth and Augustana College 14th. Among the honorable mention teams are NSU and Moorhead.
The Wolves will host Chadron State at 4 p.m. Saturday at Wachs Arena. They will then close out the month at the Midwest Classic in Indianapolis Dec. 15-16.
NATIONAL POLLS|
|Team|
1. Nebraska-Kearney 160 (points)
2. Central Oklahoma 140
3. St. Cloud State (Minn.) 138
4. Upper Iowa 137
5. Newberry (S.C.) 131
6. Grand Canyon (Ariz.) 121
7. Notre Dame (Ohio) 117
8. Findlay (Ohio) 109
9. Minnesota State-Mankato 83
10. Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) 78
11. Pittsburgh-Johnstown (Pa.) 71
12. West Liberty (W.Va.) 68
13. Maryville (Mo.) 61
14. Augustana 53
15. Kutztown (Pa.) 48
16. Wisconsin-Parkside 42
17. Colorado Mesa 41
18. Adams State (Colo.) 35
19. Shippensburg (Pa.) 10
20. (tie) Ashland (Ohio) 9
20. (tie) North Carolina-Pembroke 9
Others receiving votes: Fort Hays State (Kan.), Indianapolis (Ind.), Limestone (S.C.), Mercyhurst (Pa.), Minnesota State-Moorhead, Northern State, Western State (Colo.).
|285 Pounds|
1. Matt Meuleners, Northern State
2. Jake Kahnke, St. Cloud State
3. Tyrell Fortune, Grand Canyon (Ariz.)
4. Kevin Barrett, Nebraska-Kearney
5. James Malechek, Wisconsin-Parkside
6. Orlando Scales, Notre Dame (Ohio)
7. Ziad Haddad, Kutztown (Pa.)
8. Kevin Christman, Tiffin (Ohio)