The Western Wrestling Conference has had 19 wrestlers named in the first of three coaches' panel rankings for the 2009-10 wrestling season. Highlighting the weight classes for the fourth-year league were five wrestlers at 125 pounds and four at 141 pounds.
The final rankings will be one of the tools used as part of the selection process to determine the qualifiers for the 2010 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships.
Four Cowboys are ranked, led by Joe LeBlanc, who is tied for seventh at 184 pounds; Shane Onufer, 10th at 165, Michael Martinez, 11th at 125 and Cory VomBaur, 20th at 133.
Last season, the NCAA West Regional Tournament, at which all WWC institutions currently qualify for nationals, was awarded 13 automatic qualifiers. The WWC was also given one additional wild-card bid for a total of 14 spots.
This year’s NCAA West Regional Tournament will take place March 6 in Brookings, S.D. and is hosted by South Dakota State University.
Wrestlers in each weight class will be measured by winning percentage, rating percentage index (RPI) and coaches' rankings to earn spots for the 2010 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships. The coaches' rankings are compiled by a vote of coaches across the nation. Each qualifying tournament has five coaches rank the top 33 wrestlers in two weight classes. For ranking purposes, coaches must select a wrestler as a starter at a designated weight class. In addition, coaches may only select one wrestler per weight class.
The Western Wrestling Conference is comprised of seven schools including the Air Force Academy, North Dakota State, Northern Colorado, Northern Iowa, South Dakota State, Utah Valley and Wyoming.
Following is a list of the highest-ranked wrestler in each weight class in the WWC. A list of complete rankings is attached…
125 pounds – No. 11 Michael Martinez (Wyoming)
133 pounds – No. 20 Cory VomBaur (Wyoming)
141 pounds – No. 18 Cole VonOhlen (Air Force)
149 pounds – No. 19 Brett Robbins (Northern Iowa)
157 pounds – No. 19 Justin Gaethje (Northern Colorado)
165 pounds – No. 10 Shane Onufer (Wyoming)
174 pounds – No. 29 Jarion Beets (Northern Iowa)
184 pounds – T No. 7 Joe LeBlanc (Wyoming)
197 pounds – No. 28 Tyler Sorenson (South Dakota State)
HWT (285 pounds) – No. 29 Christian Brantley (Northern Iowa)
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