AWW NCAA Individual Rankings: December 2019

McKendree’s Alexia “Flex” Ward resets between periods at the Missouri Valley Open last month. She’s #3 at 123 in our NCAA rankings.

A few thoughts on the rankings:

1. We have new #1’s in 6/10 weights! Hitting #1 for the first time are Alexia Seal of Simon Fraser at 101, Emily Shilson of Augsburg at 109, Allison Petix of King at 130, Emma Bruntil of McKendree at 136, Ashlynn Ortega of King at 143, and Emily Cue of Simon Fraser at 191. Holding their #1 spots are Felicity Taylor of McKendree at 116, Alex Hedrick of Simon Fraser at 123, Alexandria Glaudé of McKendree at 155, and Kori Bullock of McKendree at 170.

2. There’s some first-year programs making some waves! Augsburg & North Central had some of their freshmen hit the list, and hit it big. Augsburg’s top-ranked women are Emily Shilson, who takes the #1 at 109 after taking out #1 Angelina Gomez at the Bill Farrell, freshman Vayle Baker is at #5 at 123 while teammate Gabby Skidmore is also #5 at 130 after both had a solid Missouri Valley Open. North Central has freshmen Amanda Martinez at #4 at 130 and rising star Yelena Mokoyed is already up to #2 at 170, after she beat 2017 WCWA champ Jessika Rottier 7-5 in the opening round at the Missouri Valley Open and placed 3rd.

3. There’s lots of freshmen in there! We don’t rank freshmen until they get results, but boy oh boy did they have some results. Our first NCAA ranking was a preseason so it only included upperclassmen, but after the first month of competition, you’ll see a lot of new names in there from the high school scene. Besides those mentioned in number 1, you’ll see McKendree freshman Emma Bruntil #1 at 136 after taking out our previous #1 King’s Nicole Joseph twice by tech fall (SFU Open & MoVal). You’ll also see Jaslynn Gallegos of Presbyterian in the #2 spot at 116, McKendree’s Pauline Granados #3 at 109, Colorado Mesa’s Jennesis Martinez #4 at 109, McKendree’s Alara Boyd #3 at 143, and Augsburg’s Faith Tuttle #4 at 170.

4. McKendree is Hammertown. Four of the ten #1’s are Bearcats and the Illinois squad has 14 total in the top 5. Simon Fraser ain’t so bad either, with three #1’s, while King has two.

5. At the end of each name, you’ll see their previous ranking.

6. In case you need a refresher, here’s all the NCAA Schools!

Adrian College — Adrian, MI
Alderson Broaddus University — Philippe, WV
Augsburg University — Minneapolis, MN
Carthage College — Kenosha, WI (2020)
Colorado Mesa University — Grand Junction, CO
Concordia University Wisconsin — Mequon, WI (2020)
Davenport University — Grand Rapids, MI (2020)
Delaware Valley University — Doylestown, PA (2020)
East Stroudsburg University — East Stroudsburg, PA
Elmira College — Elmira, NY (2020)
Emmanuel College — Franklin Springs, GA
Ferrum College — Ferrum, VA
Fontbonne University — St. Louis, MO
Gannon University — Erie, PA
Iowa Wesleyan University — Mount Pleasant, IA (2020)
King University — Bristol, TN
Lakeland University — Plymouth, WI
Limestone College — Gaffney, SC
Lindenwood University — St. Charles, MO
Lock Haven University — Lock Haven, PA
MacMurray College — Jacksonville, IL
McKendree University — Lebanon, IL
New Jersey City University — Jersey City, NJ (2020)
North Central College — Naperville, IL
Pacific University — Forest Grove, OR
Presbyterian College — Clinton, SC
Schreiner University — Kerrville, TX
Simon Fraser University — Burnaby, B.C. Canada
Tiffin University — Tiffin, OH
University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point — Stevens Point, WI
Westminster College — Fulton, MO

7. Tell us where we got it wrong! We’ll update our rankings every month during the season. Ranking feedback: info@americanwomenswrestling.com

Points for team rankings: 1st place 16 pts, 2nd place 12 pts, 3rd place 10 pts, 4th place 9 pts, 5th place 7 pts, 6th place 6 pts, 7th place 4 pts, 8th place 3 pts.

101
1. Alexia Seal, SR (Simon Fraser) (2)
2. Jaclyn McNichols, SO (King) (3)
3. Pauline Granados, FR (McKendree) (NR)
4. Jennesis Martinez, FR (Colorado Mesa) (NR)
5. Jolie Lucas, FR (McKendree) (NR)
6. Alisha Elizalde, SR (Ferrum) (5)
7. Trinity Oredina, SO (Tiffin) (6)
8. Valerie Carreon, FR (McKendree) (NR)

109
1. Emily Shilson, FR (Augsburg) (NR)
2. Angelina Gomez, SO (Emmanuel) (1st at 101)
3. Kylie Titus, SO (MacMurray College) (2)
4. Carly Valleroy, SO (McKendree) (4)
5. Brooke Thurber, JR (UW-Stevens Point) (NR)
6. Aleeah Gould, SR (King) (NR)
7. Natalie Reyna, JR (McKendree) (4th at 101)
8. Cassy Lopez, RS-FR (Presbyterian)
9. Kennedi Crittle-Wade (Emmanuel) (NR)
10. Nikoly Dos Santos, FR (Gannon) (NR)

116
1. Felicity Taylor, SO (McKendree) (1)
2. Jaslynn Gallegos, FR (Presbyterian) (NR)
3. Maria Vidales, SR (Emmanuel) (2)
4. Theresa Rankin, RS-JR (McKendree) (3)
5. Ciara McCrae, JR (Simon Fraser) (1st at 109)
6. Kasey Baynon, SO (Emmanuel) (4)
7. Allissa Maldanado, JR (McKendree) (3rd at 109)
8. Sugey Ceja, RS-FR (Tiffin) (NR)
9. Katherine Sumner, SR (McKendree) (8)
10. Daniella Garcia, FR (King) (NR)

123
1. Alex Hedrick, JR (Simon Fraser) (1)
2. Cheyenne Sisenstein, SO (King) (2)
3. Alexia Ward, RS-SR (McKendree) (3)
4. Marissa Gallegos, RS-FR (Colorado Mesa) (4)
5. Vayle Baker, FR (Augsburg) (NR)
6. Phoenix Dubose, FR (King) (NR)
7. McKayla Welch, SO (King) (5th at 116)
8. Victoria Seal (Simon Fraser) (NR)
9. Haven Pennington, FR (Presbyterian) (NR)
10. Maddie Ruckdashel, SO (Lakeland) (8)

130
1. Allison Petix, JR (King) (3)
2. Lauren Mason, RS-JR (Simon Fraser) (2)
3. Alyssa Aceval, RS-SO (King) (4)
4. Amanda Martinez, JR (North Central) (NR)
5. Gabby Skidmore, FR (Augsburg) (NR)
6. Sierra Brown Ton, SO (Colorado Mesa) (5th at 123)
7. Cindy Zepeda, FR (Colorado Mesa) (NR)
8. Niya Teresita Gaines, FR (Emmanuel) (NR)
9. Serena Cervantes, SO (Schreiner) (7)
10. Emily Se, FR (Emmanuel) (NR)

136
1. Emma Bruntil, FR (McKendree) (NR)
2. Nicole Joseph, SR (King) (1)
3. Nicole Depa, SR (Simon Fraser) (NR)
4. Jenna Garcia, JR (Simon Fraser) (3)
5. Zoe Nowicki, SO (Adrian) (4th at 130)
6. Salome Walker, FR (McKendree) (NR)
7. Julianna Padilla, SO (Emmanuel) (5)
8. Caitlyn Cardenas, SO (Emmanuel) (5th at 130)
9. Dalia Garibay, FR (Colorado Mesa) (NR)
10. Sadie Tackett, SR (Emmanuel) (7)

143
1. Ashlynn Ortega, SO (King) (2)
2. Felicity Bryant, JR (Emmanuel) (1)
3. Alara Boyd, FR (McKendree) (NR)
4. Anna Luciano, SO (King) (3)
5. Michelle Camacho, RSSO (McKendree) (4th at 136)
6. MacKenzie Matta, JR (Adrian) (6)
7. Grace Kristoff, SO (McKendree) (7)
8. Kaylee Moore, FR (Augsburg) (NR)
9. Alma Mendoza, SO (Colorado Mesa) (7th at 155)
10. Morgan Norris, FR (Presbyterian) (NR)

155
1. Alexandria Glaudé, RS-SR (McKendree) (1)
2. Alyvia Fiske, JR (Simon Fraser) (2)
3. Kayla Marano, JR (Emmanuel) (2nd at 136)
4. Joye Levendusky, SO (McKendree) (3)
5. Sara Brinkac, SO (Simon Fraser) (4th at 143)
6. Chloe Rogers, JR (Simon Fraser) (5th at 143)
7. Alison Horne, SR (Simon Fraser) (4)
8. Annabell Helm, FR (Gannon) (NR)
9. Hailey Cancelleri, SO (King) (5)
10. Taylor Hites, SO (Tiffin) (8)

170
1. Korinahe Bullock, JR (McKendree) (1)
2. Yelena Makoyed, FR (North Central) (NR)
3. Andrea Sennett, RS-JR (McKendree) (6)
4. Jessika Rottier, SR (UW-Stevens Point)
5. Faith Tuttle, FR (Augsburg) (NR)
6. McKhenna Calhoun, SO (Tiffin) (7)
7. Payton Klotzer, SO (Schreiner) (8)
8. Lacey Jung-Michonski, SO (Adrian) (NR)
9. Maya Shimizu, SR (Lindenwood-St.Charles) (NR)
10. Mayte Villada, JR (Colorado Mesa) (NR)

191
1. Emily Cue, SO (Simon Fraser) (2nd at 170)
2. Sydnee Kimber, SO (McKendree) (5th at 170)
3. Kaylee Seabolt, SO (Emmanuel) (1)
4. Serena Woldring, SO (Simon Fraser) (2)
5. Nia Crosdale, SO (King) (4th at 170)
6. Rebekah Trudel, JR (Simon Fraser) (3rd at 170)
7. Leya Deickman, SR (Ferrum) (3)
8. Jessie Lee, JR (Tiffin) (4)
9. Kimberly De La Cruz, JR (Lindenwood-St.Charles) (5)
10. Emily Clawson, SR (Colorado Mesa) (6)