By Mike Ludwig
OSWEGO, N.Y. – The St. Olaf wrestling team was ranked 19th in the National Wrestling Coaches Association preseason poll on October 25th.
The Oles’ James Roach is sixth at 174 in the individual preseason rankings. Wesley Azariah, Jacob Bohler and Andrew Rudd are each noted as contenders in the rankings at their respective weight classes.
St. Olaf opens the season on Nov. 7 at Central College in Pella, Iowa.
National Wrestling Coaches Association Division III
Pre-Season Team Ranking #1
October 25, 2012
1. Wartburg College (IA)
2. Augsburg College (MN)
3. Coe College (IA)
4. Elmhurst College (IL)
5. University of Wisconsin – Whitewater
6. University of Wisconsin – La Crosse
7. Cortland State (NY)
8. Centenary College (NJ)
9. Luther College (IA)
10. Ohio Northern University
11. Ithaca College (NY)
12. Olivet College (MI)
13. Wilkes University (PA)
14. Concordia College – Moorhead (MN)
15. University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point
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17. Augustana College (IL)
18. Johns Hopkins University (MD)
19. Saint Olaf College (MN)
20. Wesleyan University (CT)
21. University of Dubuque (IA)
22. Springfield College (MA)
23. Saint John’s University (MN)
24. Cornell College (IA)
25. Messiah College (PA)
26. The College of New Jersey
27. North Central College (IL)
28. Johnson & Wales University (RI)
29. Central College (IA)
30. Stevens Institute of Technology (NJ)
Next Ranking: November 14, 2012
Access the Brute NWCA Division III Wrestling Rankings at: http://athletics.oswego.edu/wrestling_poll