The NJCAA released their second set of wrestling rankings on Monday and the Norsemen came in at the #4 spot as a team.
- 125-Unranked
- 133-Unranked
- 141-#1 Blake Gonzalez
- 149-Unranked
- 157-Unranked
- 165-#3 Jayden Smith
- 174-Unranked
- 184-Unranked
- 197-Unranked
- 285-#1 Dan Baker
- Team #4
NEO’s three All-Americans all made the rankings. Defending champion Blake Gonzalez holds the #1 spot at 141 and heavyweight Dan Baker is #1 at heavyweight. Jayden Smith, who finished third at 174 last season, currently holds the #3 spot at 165.
Two newcomers were listed in the previous rankings with Dalton Burdick at #6 at 141 and Seth Seago at #4 at 197. With Gonzalez returning from 149 to 141 Burdick has dropped out of the rankings and Seago is also no longer ranked at 197.
Here are their top five teams.
2020-21 NJCAA Wrestling Poll – Ranking 2 | ||
Rank | Team | Points |
1 | Clackamas | 120 |
2 | Pratt | 62 |
3 | Western Wyoming | 53 |
4 | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M | 42 |
5 | Rochester | 40 |