[Wrestling] Five top-ranked individuals propels Grand View to 43rd-straight No. 1 ranking
Kansas City, Mo. – Grand View claims the No. 1 ranking in the fourth installment of the NAIA Wrestling Coaches' Top 20 Poll, the national office announced Wednesday. The final regular-season edition of the Coaches' Poll is scheduled to release on February 7.
Grand View claimed 206 total points en route to its 43rd-straight and 47th all-time top billing. The total is the most for any program dating back to the start of the 2000-01 season. The Vikings boast 12 ranked grapplers, 11 of which are listed among the top seven in their respective weight class. Grand View is led by five top-ranked individuals – Josh Wenger (SO/Walford, IA) (149 pounds), Grant Henderson (SR/Alburnett, IA) (165 pounds), Lawton Benna (JR/Wentzville, MO) (174 pounds), Evan Hansen (SO/Kimballton, IA) (197 pounds) and Dean Broghammer (SR/Manchester, IA) (285 pounds).
Wenger moved up from the 141 weight class and Lawton Benna entered the rankings for the first time this season at the No. 1 spot in the 174 weight class along with Artie Bess (SR/Deerfield, IL) at No. 4 in the 184 weight class.
Trevor Murano (JR/Grimes, IA) moved up one spot in the 133 weight class to No.4 along Grayson Brenna (JR/Havre, MT) in the 149 weight class to No. 15 and Cooper Thomas (JR/Maple Valley, WA) in the heavyweight to No. 7.
Grand View will host No. 2 Missouri Valley College Friday, January 26, is Sisam Arena. The Vikings will also be honoring their senior class prior to the match starting at 6:30 pm and the dual starting at 7 pm.
Ranked Grand View Individuals
125- Matthew Nguyen (SR/Vancouver, WA) No. 3
133- Trevor Murano – No. 4
141- Grayson Brenna No. 15
149- Josh Wenger– No. 1
157- Mason Miller (SR/Winterset, IA) – No. 5
165- Grant Henderson – No. 1
174- Lawton Benna – No.1
174- Dylan Blackford (SR/Des Moines, IA) – No. 3
184- Artie Bess – No. 4
197- Evan Hansen – No. 1
285- Dean Broghammer – No. 1
285- Cooper Thomas – No. 7
2017-18 NAIA Wrestling Coaches' Top 20 Poll - No. 4 (January 17, 2018)
| Rank | Previous Rank | School | Total Team Points |
| 1 | 1 | Grand View (Iowa) | 206 |
| 2 | 2 | Missouri Valley | 141 |
| 3 | 5 | Williams Baptist (Ark.) | 136 |
| 4 | 4 | Cumberlands (Ky.) | 120 |
| 5 | 3 | Indiana Tech | 107 |
| 6 | 7 | Life (Ga.) | 100 |
| 7 | 6 | Providence (Mont.) | 97 |
| 8 | T8 | Southeastern (Fla.) | 85 |
| 9 | T11 | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | 83 |
| 10 | T8 | Menlo (Calif.) | 72 |
| 11 | 13 | Southern Oregon | 71 |
| T12 | T11 | Campbellsville (Ky.) | 70 |
| T12 | 10 | Montana State-Northern | 70 |
| T14 | 14 | Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) | 53 |
| T14 | 15 | Baker (Kan.) | 53 |
| 16 | RV | Midland (Neb.) | 49 |
| 17 | 17 | Eastern Oregon | 48 |
| 18 | 20 | Morningside (Iowa) | 43 |
| T19 | 16 | Oklahoma City | 42 |
| T19 | RV | Reinhardt (Ga.) | 42 |
Others receiving votes: Cumberland (Tenn.) 41; Hastings (Neb.) 40; Briar Cliff (Iowa) 40; Concordia (Neb.) 32; Warner Pacific (Ore.) 31; Doane (Neb.) 25; Northwestern (Iowa) 21; Benedictine (Kan.) 20; Bethany (Kan.) 16; Graceland (Iowa) 14; Lyon (Ark.) 14; Missouri Baptist 14; Jamestown (N.D.) 13; Bacone (Okla.) 13; York (Neb.) 11; Kansas Wesleyan 10; Brewton-Parker (Ga.) 8; St. Andrews (N.C.) 8; William Penn (Iowa) 7; Marian (Ind.) 7; Hannibal-LaGrange (Mo.) 6; Wayland Baptist (Texas) 6; Saint Mary (Kan.) 6; Dickinson State (N.D.) 5; Oklahoma Wesleyan 5; Lourdes (Ohio) 5; Ottawa (Kan.) 4; Lindenwood-Belleville (Ill.) 3; Calumet (Ind.) 1.
Top Ranked Individuals | Individual Rankings
125 – Hayden Lee, Cumberlands (Ky.)
133 – Jake Sinkovics, Cumberlands (Ky.)
141 – David Berg, Midland (Neb.)
149 – Josh Wenger, Grand View (Iowa)
157 – Cam Tessari, Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)
165 – Grant Henderson, Grand View (Iowa)
174 – Lawton Benna, Grand View (Iowa)
184 – Cameron Jones, Cumberlands (Ky.)
197 – Evan Hansen, Grand View (Iowa)
285 – Dean Broghammer, Grand View (Iowa)