Awards Standings Before Championships

With no more wrestling before the NCAA Championships, here are the standings in the season-long awards presented by the NCAA. It is important to keep in mind that these standings only take into account matches within Division III. Falls and tech falls are self-explanatory. Most Dominant is a calculation of average team points per match with losses counted as negative (e.g., a fall is worth 6; losing by fall is -6).

James Bethel and Jake Evans met in the 285 finals last year and are in the top two spots for both Most Dominant and Most Falls. Bethel is one fall behind Evans but is much lower on time, so a tie will favor the Oneonta wrestler. Da’mani Burns of JWU is also one back and could win the award if things break his way. Stephen Maloney has a 2 tech fall lead over last year’s winner Jay Albis, and the times are close enough that Albis will likely need three more tech falls than Maloney in Roanoke to take the award again.

NCAA Championships matches will count and the final awards will be presented at the conclusion of the tournament.

Last year’s winners
Most Dominant – Jake Ashcraft, Ithaca
Most Falls – Isaiah Bellamy, Wesleyan
Most Tech Falls – Jay Albis, Johnson & Wales