Orange City, Iowa — The Northwestern College wrestling team continues to receive votes in the NAIA Coaches’ poll released Thursday by the national office.
The Raiders accounted for 10 votes and are one of eight teams from the Great Plains Athletic Conference recognized in the Jan. 21 poll. Northwestern has won three straight duals, including wins over ranked teams Concordia and Dickinson State.
One Northwestern wrestler, Luke Jenness, is ranked among the nations best in his respective weight class. The sophomore is 11th at 184 and owns a 12-1 record this season. Northwestern will compete at Doane and York in duals this weekend.
2020-21 NAIA Wrestling Coaches’ Top 20 Poll 4 (January 21, 2021)
1 Grand View (Iowa) 212
2 Life University (Ga.) 176
3 Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) 164
4 Reinhardt University (Ga.) 135
5 Indiana Tech 92
6 Cumberland (Tenn.) 76
7 Missouri Valley 72
8 Oklahoma City 66
9 Doane University (Neb.) 65
9 Southeastern (Fla.) 65
11 Cumberlands (Ky.) 62
12 Graceland University (Iowa) 59
13 Marian University (Ind.) 57
14 Baker (Kan.) 52
14 Campbellsville (Ky.) 52
16 Lourdes University 47
17 Ottawa University 44
18 Arizona Christian University 43
18 Morningside (Iowa) 43
20 Montana State-Northern 42
Recieving Votes: Vanguard (Calif.) 39, York (Neb.) 38, Eastern Oregon 33, Providence (Mont.) 26, Briar Cliff (Iowa) 25, Saint Mary (Kan.) 25, Texas Welseyan 23, Thomas More 22, Hastings (Neb.) 21, Concordia (Neb.) 20, Midway 20, Southern Oregon 20, William Penn (Iowa) 20, Brewton-Parker (Ga.) 18, Williams Baptist 18, Simpson (Calif.) 16, Bluefield 15, Corban (Ore.) 13, Midland (Neb.) 11, Dickinson State 10, Northwestern (Iowa) 10,, Rochester 10, Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) 4, Hannibal-LaGrange (Mo.) 3, Truett-McConnel (Ga.) 2, Wayland Baptist (Texas) 2
