Currently Ranked Wrestlers with Kansas Ties

133
4. Trison Graham, So. Central Oklahoma
(Arkansas City)

149
3. Mitchell Means, So. Fort Hays State
(Goddard)

Honorable Mention: Mitch Arnold, Jr. Newman
(Wichita Bishop Carroll)

157
2. TJ Hepburn, Sr. Nebraska-Kearney
(Colby CC)

184
5. Walker Clarke, Jr. Fort Hays
(Labette CC)

Honorable Mention: Phil Witt, So. Central Missouri
(Leavenworth)

197
4. Matt Baker, Jr. Maryville
(Shawnee Mission East)

Honorable Mention: Jarrett Edison, Sr. Central Oklahoma
(Wichita Northwest)

285
Honorable Mention: Lorenzo Serna, So. Newman
(Emporia)

Honorable Mention: Justin Glenn, Jr. Fort Hays

It's nice to move up without ever wrestling--LOL

EDMOND, Okla. -- St. Cloud State (Minn.) enters the 2011-12 season as the No. 1 team in NCAA Division II wrestling, according to the preseason poll released by the NCAA Division II Wrestling Coaches Association Wednesday.
The Huskies, coming off a best-ever runner-up finish in last year's national tournament, received four of the eight first-place votes cast in balloting of coaches from around the country and finished with 153 points in earning the favorite's tag.
Newberry (S.C.), which has won four straight Super Region I titles and was sixth nationally last season, earned three first-place votes and is second in the poll with 150 points. Upper Iowa came in third with 144 points, Nebraska-Kearney had the other first-place vote in finishing fourth with 132 and Grand Canyon (Ariz.) is fifth with 130.
Rounding out the top 10 is Augustana (S.D.), Central Oklahoma, Pittsburgh-Johnstown (Pa.), Wisconsin-Parkside and Ashland (Ohio).
Twenty-nine teams received points in the wide-open voting, with first-year program Maryville (Mo.) coming in 15th with 47 points. Nebraska-Omaha had its program disbanded last year after winning its third straight national championship and several members of that team, led by long-time head coach Mike Denney, went to Maryville.
The top 20 poll, with points and each team's finish in last year's national tournament following by the individual rankings at each weight:
Rank School (State)
1. St. Cloud State (Minn.)
2. Newberry (S.C.)
3. Upper Iowa
4. Nebraska-Kearney
5. Grand Canyon (Ariz.)
6. Augustana (S.D.)
7. Central Oklahoma
8. Pittsburgh-Johnstown (Pa.)
9. Wisconsin-Parkside
10. Ashland (Ohio)
11. Mercyhurst (Pa.)
12. Minnesota State
13. Adams State (Colo.)
14. Findlay (Ohio)
15. Maryville (Mo.)
16. Fort Hays State (Kan.)
17. Limestone (S.C.)
18. North Carolina-Pembroke
19. San Francisco State (Calif.)
20. Shippensburg (Pa.)
Others receiving votes: Central Missouri, Colorado School of Mines, East Stroudsburg (Pa.), Gannon (Pa.), King (Tenn.), Kutztown (Pa.), Mary (N.D.), Northern State (S.D.), Western State (Colo.).
125 Pounds
1. Connor McDonald, Newberry (S.C.)
2. Kyle Pedretti, Upper Iowa
3. Corey Ulmer, Minnesota State-Moorhead
4. Terrell McKinney, Maryville (Mo.)
5. Ben Sergent, Findlay (Ohio)
6. Jerry Huff, Adams State (Colo.)
7. Brandon Davis, Ashland (Ohio)
8. Shane Summerlin, Belmont Abbey (N.C.)
133 Pounds
1. Trevor Franklin, Upper Iowa
2. Jason Jeremiason, Augustana (S.D.)
3. Ryan Link, Pittsburgh-Johnstown (Pa.)
4. Trison Graham, Central Oklahoma
5. Matt Oliver, Newberry (S.C.)
6. Michael Magaha, Limestone (S.C.)
7. Dan Mandara, Ashland (Ohio)
8. Tyler Nelson, Colorado Mesa
141 Pounds
1. Dalton Jensen, Nebraska-Kearney
2. B.J. Young, Newberry (S.C.)
3. Jack Bachman, Pittsburgh-Johnstown (Pa.)
4. Dan Genetin, Ashland (Ohio)
5. Simon Rice, Shippensburg (Pa.)
6. Adam Hluschak, East Stroudsburg (Pa.)
7. Madison Gambrell, Grand Canyon (Ariz.)
8. Nick Wykoff, West Liberty (W. Va.)
149 Pounds
1. Nate Herda, Augustana (S.D.)
2. Mitchell Means, Fort Hays State (Kan.)
3. Tommy Abbott, Minnesota State
4. Josh Hensley, Adams State (Colo.)
5. Ethan Swope, Gannon (Pa.)
6. Deral Brown, Newberry (S.C.)
7. Nathan Link, Pittsburgh-Johnstown (Pa.)
8. Ryan Maus, Truman State (Mo.)
157 Pounds
1. Dillon Bera, Wisconsin-Parkside
2. T.J. Hepburn, Nebraska-Kearney
3. Jordan Shields, Mercyhurst (Pa.)
4. Teddy Bristol, Grand Canyon (Ariz.)
5. Cory Dauphin, Central Oklahoma
6. Marcus Edgington, Augustana (S.D.)
7. J.D. Horn, St. Cloud State (Minn.)
8. Winston Robbins, Upper Iowa

165 Pounds
1. Tad Merritt, St. Cloud State (Minn.)
2. Joey Wilson, Nebraska-Kearney
3. Mike Williams, North Carolina-Pembroke
4. Dylan Granard, Colorado Mesa
5. Sean Brynes, Newberry (S.C.)
6. Isaiah Jimenez, San Francisco State (Colo.)
7. Jordan Larsen, Colorado School of Mines
8. Ronald Tetreault, American International (Mass.)
174 Pounds
1. Michael Lybarger, Findlay (Ohio)
2. Luke Rynish, Wisconsin-Parkside
3. Victor Carazo, Grand Canyon (Ariz.)
4. Shamus O'Grady, St. Cloud State (Minn.)
5. Kelly Henderson, Central Oklahoma
6. Bryce Sopko, Limestone (S.C.)
7. Carl Serck, Augustana (S.D.)
8. Brendan Eichman, Minnesota State

184 Pounds
1. Ross Brunkhardt, Nebraska-Kearney
2. Mitch Schultz, Upper Iowa
3. Matt Gille, Wisconsin-Parkside
4. Derek Skala, St. Cloud State (Minn.)
5. Tanner Keck, Central Oklahoma
6. Brady Anderson, Mary (N.D.)
7. Brandon Tressler, King (Tenn.)
8. Londele Cox, Mercyhurst (Pa.)
197 Pounds
1. Carl Broghammer, Upper Iowa
2. Dan Scanlan, Limestone (S.C.
3. Luke McPeek, Adams State (Colo.)
4. Matt Baker, Maryville (Mo.)
5. Pat Mahan, Minnesota State
6. Frank Morgan, King (Tenn.)
7. Eddie Ebewo, East Stroudsburg (Pa.)
8. Karl Reed, Newberry (S.C.)
285 Pounds
1. Matt Meuleners, Northern State (S.D.)
2. Jacob Kahnke, St. Cloud State (Minn.)
3. Jacob Southwick, Ashland (Ohio)
4. Jake Elkins, Newberry (S.C.)
5. Zach Rosol, Upper Iowa
6. Fred Hale, Mercyhurst (Pa.)
7. J.D. Ramsey, West Liberty (W. Va.)
8. Cody Beck, Central Missouri

RMAC Preseason Wrestling
All Conference Team
Name, School Year Weight Hometown High School/Previous
Josh Smith, Nebraska-Kearney Jr. 125 Houston, Texas Cypress Ridge HS
Jesse Hillhouse, CSU-Pueblo Jr. 133 Casper, Wyo. Northwest CC
Dalton Jensen, Nebraska-Kearney Sr. 141 Missouri Valley, Iowa Iowa State
Mitchell Means, Fort Hays State So. 149 Goddard, Kan. Goddard HS
*T.J. Hepburn, Nebraska-Kearney Sr. 157 East Hampton, Conn. Colby CC (Kan.)
*Joey Wilson, Nebraska-Kearney Sr. 165 Half Moon Bay, Calif. UC-Davis
*Victor Carazo, Grand Canyon Sr. 174 Modesto, Calif. Modesto College
Ross Brunkhardt, Nebraska-Kearney Sr. 184 Merino, Colo. Merino HS
*Luke McPeek, Adams State Sr. 197 Albuquerque, N.M. N.M. Highlands
Jordan Johnson, Grand Canyon Sr. 285 Bettendorf, Iowa Iowa
*- unanimous preseason All-RMAC selection
2011-12 RMAC Wrestling
Preseason Poll
# School (1st Pl. Votes) Points ‘11 RMAC
1. Nebraska-Kearney (6) 14 1st
2. Grand Canyon (4) 16 3rd
3. Adams State (1) 35 5th
4. Fort Hays State 44 8th
5. San Francisco State 51 4th
6. Western State 56 2nd
7. Colorado Mesa 64 7th
8. CSU-Pueblo 69 10th
9. Chadron State 71 6th
10. Colorado Mines 85 9th
11. New Mexico Highlands 100 11th
* - note SFSU, FHSU and GCU are associate members of
the RMAC in wrestling.
RMAC Wrestling  Preseason Poll  October 19, 2011
T.J. Hepburn
Nebraska-Kearney
Senior, 157 pounds
East Hampton, Conn.
Colby CC (Kan.)
Two-time Division II All-American at
149 lbs. (2nd/2011; 3rd/2010)... Career
record of 82-13 (20 falls, seven tech
falls, seven majors)... RMAC Wrestler
of the Year (2011)... National runner
up at 149 lbs... Was ranked No. 1 at
various times during the season ...
Went 38-4 (16-0 duals) with eight falls,
three majors and two tech falls... Three
of his losses came to Oklahoma State
wrestlers.
Preseason Wrestler of the Year

Looking forward to seeing our own Tre Humphrey at 125 for the Cowboys of New Mexico Highlands! Tre is a former RENEGADE!