d3wrestle.com Rankings #3
photo credit: Caleb Williams Photography
Now that the season is a few weeks old, every team has had the chance to compete. For this reason, almost anyone who has not wrestled yet has been removed from the rankings until they actually compete. Also, these rankings do not account for results that happened last night.
d3wrestle.com Individual Rankings #3 – November 27, 2013
Team Rankings #2
| Rank | Team | Points |
| 1 | Wartburg | 75 |
| 2 | Augsburg | 51 |
| 3 | Cortland | 40 |
| 4 | Messiah | 35 |
| 5 | Coe | 34 |
| 6 | Springfield | 31 |
| 7 | Wisc-Whitewater | 28 |
| 7 | Luther | 28 |
| 9 | Concordia Mn | 23 |
| 10 | Delaware Valley | 20 |
| 10 | Roger Willliams | 20 |
| 10 | Wabash | 20 |
| 13 | Loras | 18 |
| 14 | Wisc-Oshkosh | 17 |
| 15 | Ithaca | 16 |
| 16 | TCNJ | 15 |
| 17 | St. Johns | 14 |
| 17 | Waynesburg | 14 |
| 19 | Elmhurst | 12 |
| 19 | Ursinus | 12 |
| 21 | Cornell | 11 |
| 21 | Johnson and Wales | 11 |
| 23 | Wilkes | 10 |
| 24 | Alma | 9 |
| 24 | Brockport | 9 |
| 24 | Centenary | 9 |
| 24 | Dubuque | 9 |
| 28 | Thiel | 8 |
| 28 | Olivet | 8 |
| 30 | Wisc-Stevens Point | 7 |
| 30 | Wheaton | 7 |
Wrestler of the Week: Hunter Ayen
photo by Ben Barnhart
The d3wrestle.com Wrestler of the Week is Hunter Ayen of Springfield. Dropping to 197 for the first time this season, Ayen won the Doug Parker Invitational in front of his home crowd. After a first round bye, Ayen pinned Mark Howard of Coast Guard in the second period before a quarterfinal pin of 2013 NCAA qualifier Josh Roometua of Wesleyan in the first period. He defeated another Coast Guard wrestler, Phillip Azzari, in the semifinals before taking on NCAA qualifier Shane Parcel of Roger Williams. Ayen came out on top of an 8-0 major decision to claim his first college tournament title. Ayen’s big day increased his season and career records to 7-3 while helping Springfield to the tournament title.
Ayen, a freshman from Gouveneur, New York, began the year at 285 and placed 6th at the Ithaca Invitational to start his career in his only other action prior to this weekend. Ayen was a New York state champion last year in the Division II 195 lbs. bracket and was a two time state qualifier. Springfield takes this week off before hitting the road and heading to the Messiah Petrofes Invitational on December 6th and 7th to finish out their 2013 competition slate.
Weekend Results November 22-24
Doug Parker Invitational
Coe Turkey Invitational
Concordia Wisconsin Open
Brute-Auggie Open
New York Intercollegiates
Iowa City Duals (Cornell)
UW-Lacrosse 44, UW-Eau Claire 3
Wilkes 33, Elizabethtown 3
Olivet Comet Duals
Mount Union Duals
McDaniel Duals (Scranton the other DIII team there)
Manchester 24, Case 16
Baldwin-Wallace 40, Manchester 6
Baldwin-Wallace 39, Case 3
George Mason 47, Washington & Lee 0
Norwich 30, Southern Maine 21
Norwich 20, WPI 19
Southern Maine 25, WPI 19
Thursday Results
UW-Whitewater 43, UW-Platteville 3
Big tournament weekend coming up. The Brute-Auggie Open, Coe Turkey Invitational, Doug Parker Invitational, Concordia Wisconsin Open, and the New York Intercollegiate are all tomorrow.
Wrestler of the Week: David Welch
The d3wrestle.com Wrestler of the Week is David Welch of Roger Williams. Welch won the 184 lbs. weight class at the Roger Williams Invitational this past weekend. Welch won five matches to take the title. After a pair of easy wins, he defeated #8 Marc Wagner of Coast Guard by fall in 3:23 before taking on #2 ranked Josh Thomson of Messiah, a 2013 All-American. Welch prevailed 5-3 in sudden victory to move into the finals. There, he took on Jonathan Deupree of Southern Maine who had just won 3-1 in the semifinals against #4 ranked Colin Lenhardt of Johnson & Wales (also a 2013 All-American). Welch won 7-5 to take the title.
Welch, a sophomore from Salem, New Hampshire, is now 10-0 on the season with a win at the King’s Monarch Invitational to go along this this weekend’s win. He was 32-4 during his freshman year split between 184 and 197, giving him a current career record of 42-4. His efforts at Roger Williams led the host school to a fourth place finish. Welch and the Hawks next compete this weekend in the Doug Parker Invitational at Springfield College.
NWCA Rankings #2
These came out last week and do not reflect this weekend’s action.
NWCA Rankings #2 – November 14, 2013
Weekend Results November 15-17
Luther Open
Roger Williams Invitational
Mount Union Invitational
Finn Grinaker Cobber Open
Eastern Michigan Open
Dan Gable Endowment Open
Dakota Wesleyan Open
Trine Invitational
East Stroudsburg Open
Highline CC 18, Pacific 17
Coe 19, UW-La Crosse 18
Wisconsin 28, UW-Whitewater 12
NY/PA Challenge (Wilkes, King’s, Elizabethtown, Hunter, NYU)
Augustana 22, Dubuque 13
Augustana 51, Knox 3
Dubuque 40, Knox 12
Ithaca 30, Rhode Island 6
Ithaca 50, Alfred State 0
Rhode Island 22, Oneonta 18
Rhode Island 51, Alfred State 6
Oneonta 49, Alfred State 3
Manchester 30, Washington & Lee 15
Mercyhurst 32, York 9
Mercyhurst 36, Waynesburg 6
Waynesburg 24, York 15
RIT 18, Oswego 13
Scranton Quad (Scranton, Muhlenberg, Ursinus, Yeshiva)
d3wrestle.com Team Rankings #1
For 2013-2014, d3wrestle.com will also be publishing team tournament rankings based on the individual rankings. Each team will be scored using the following methodology:
12 points for a #1 ranking, 11 for #2 and so on down to 3 for #10
2 points for a Contender
1 point for an Honorable Mention
-1 points for not having a wrestler listed (this will keep teams with one strong individual from appearing too high)
There may be an adding error or two, but we will work to get it sorted out for next time.
| Rank | School | Score |
| 1 | Wartburg | 63 |
| 2 | Augsburg | 40 |
| 3 | Cortland | 36 |
| 4 | Coe | 35 |
| 5 | Messiah | 32 |
| 6 | Loras | 26 |
| 6 | Luther | 26 |
| 8 | Springfield | 24 |
| 9 | Elmhurst | 21 |
| 9 | Whitewater | 21 |
| 11 | Waynesburg | 19 |
| 12 | Concordia Moorhead | 18 |
| 13 | TCNJ | 17 |
| 13 | Elizabethtown | 17 |
| 13 | Heidelberg | 17 |
| 13 | Roger Williams | 17 |
| 17 | Cornell | 16 |
| 17 | Ithaca | 16 |
| 19 | Brockport | 15 |
| 19 | Wabash | 15 |
| 21 | Ursinus | 14 |
| 22 | Oshkosh | 13 |
| 23 | Dubuque | 12 |
| 23 | Thiel | 12 |
| 23 | Wheaton | 12 |
| 26 | Concordia Wisconsin | 11 |
| 26 | Johnson & Wales | 11 |
| 28 | NYU | 10 |
| 28 | Wilkes | 10 |
| 30 | Delaware Valley | 9 |
| 30 | Stevens Point | 9 |
d3wrestle.com Rankings #2
Freshmen and transfers are starting to appear now that they have had the chance to compete. There may yet be a few weight changes we have missed since not every team has competed yet, but there was enough going on the first two weekends to put these together.
Wrestler of the Week: Matt Tuttle
The first d3wrestle.com Wrestler of the Week for 2013-2014 is Matt Tuttle of Alma College. Tuttle, the lone senior on the Alma roster, won the Washington & Jefferson Invitational at 165 lbs. last weekend. Tuttle defeated the #6 ranked Sam Guidi of Waynesburg 9-0 in the semifinals before pinning #5 ranked (at 157) Josh Etzel of Washington & Jefferson in just 40 seconds in the finals. His victory helped lead the Scots to a 2nd place finish in the event. Additionally, his fall against Wheeling Jesuit on Friday night helped Alma secure a 22-21 win in their season opener. Tuttle is now 5-0 with four falls on the season.
Tuttle, a senior from Reading, Michigan, transferred into Alma when the program was restarted, making him the only senior on a large roster. Last year, he placed 4th in the Midwest Region, narrowly missing out on becoming Alma’s first NCAA qualifier since the team was resurrected. Last year, he won 30 matches and accumulated 18 falls. His career record is now 53-23 with 32 falls. Alma next takes the mats on Thursday with a dual meet against Wheaton at Allendale High School in Allendale, Michigan.
Weekend Results November 8-10
photo from JWU Athletics
Ithaca Invitational
Ursinus Fall Brawl
Brockport/Oklahoma Gold Invitational
Knox Invitational
Loras Open
Michigan State Open
Pointer Open
Washington & Jefferson Invitational
Jonathan Kaloust Bearcat Open
Pembroke Open
Mike Clock Open
John Reese Duals
Electric City Duals
Alma 22, Wheeling Jesuit 21
Elmhurst 35, Chicago 3
Roger Williams 32, Bridgewater State 12
Mount St. Vincent Quad (MSV, Muhlenberg, Southern Maine, WVU-Tech)
