Wrestling ranked in NWCA poll for first time this season

MANHEIM, Pa. – Concordia University Wisconsin broke into the latest National Wrestling Coaches Association Division III poll at No. 21, the organization announced.

The Falcons have performed well this season with an 8-6 record in dual matches under the direction of first-year head coach Corey VanGroll. CUW has had several individual wrestlers who placed or won titles at prestigious tournaments throughout the season.

Sophomores Sean Ambrocio (San Antonio, Texas) and Greg Sanders (San Antonio, Texas) will represent the Falcons at the NCAA Division III National Tournament on Friday and Saturday, Mar. 15-16, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

NWCA Division III Pre-NCAA Tournament Rankings
March 6, 2013

Ranking Team Number of NCAA Qualifiers
1. Wartburg College (10)
2. UW-Whitewater (8)
3. Elmhurst College (5)
4. Cortland State (6)
5. Ithaca College (4)
6. Centenary College (5)
7. University of Wisconsin-La Crosse (4)
8. Delaware Valley College (5)
9. Augsburg College (8)
10. Springfield College (6)
11. Wilkes University (4)
12. Trine University (3)
13. Ohio Northern University (3)
14. University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh (2)
15. Concordia College Moorhead (6)
16. Luther College (6)
17. Saint John's University (6)
18. The College of New Jersey (3)
19. University of Dubuque (5)
20. Elizabethtown College (5)
21. Concordia University Wisconsin (2)
22. University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (3)
23. Wabash College (2)
24. North Central College (1)
25. United States Coast Guard Academy (1)

Ranking Committee: Kevin Bratland (North Central College), Mike Howard (Oswego State), Jon Laudenslager (Wilkes University), Jim Miller (Wartburg College), Mark Hawald (Case Western University), Chris Walter (UW-Platteville)