MANHEIM, Pa. | National Wrestling Coaches Association - McKendree University men's wrestling, which comes off of a sixth place team finish at the 46th Midwest Classic, moves up to No.8 in the final national poll of the calendar year, as announced by the NWCA, and before the annual NWCA National Duals tournament in the coming weeks. The Bearcats rank six individuals in the poll, including two newcomers to the ranks in 157 Cale Hoskinson and 165 Sam Richardson, while 133 Thaddeus Long, 141 Ronan Schuelke, 184 Darion Johnson, and 197 Logan Kvien all continue their streak in the ranks. McKendree gets a break from their regular season action over the Christmas break with the next competition coming on January 9-10 at NWCA National Duals hosted by Northern Iowa at the UNI Dome. 

RANKED INDIVIDUALS (Full Rankings)
133 - #4 | Thaddeus Long
    - 9-2 / 3 Tech Falls / 2 Majors
    - 3rd at Midwest Classic
141 - #7 | Ronan Schuelke
    - 13-3 / 2 Falls / 2 Tech Falls / 2 Majors
157 - #14 | Cale Hoskinson
    - First ranking of the season
    - 13-7 / 2 Falls / 4 Tech Falls / 2 Majors
    - 8th at Midwest Classic
165 - #8 | Sam Richardson
    - First career ranking
    - 15-5 / 5 Falls / 1 Tech Fall / 1 Major
    - 5th at Midwest Classic
184 - #5 | Darion Johnson
    - 12-3 / 2 Falls / 3 Tech Falls / 2 Majors
    - 3rd at Midwest Classic
197 - #5 | Logan Kvien
    - 10-2 / 4 Falls / 2 Majors
    - 2nd at Midwest Classic

TEAM RANKINGS (Link)
1. Central Oklahoma
2. Nebraska-Kearney
3. UW-Parkside
4. Gannon
5. Pitt-Johnstown
t6. Lander
t6. Tiffin
8. McKendree | 46.0 Points - 6 Ranked Individuals
9. Ashland
10. Glenville State
11. Kutztown
12. Grand Valley State
t13. Augustana
t13. St. Cloud State
15. Chadron State
16. Adams State
17. Central Missouri
18. Colorado Mesa
19. UMary
20. Indianapolis
t21. Upper Iowa
t21. Colorado Mines
t21. Frostburg State
24. UNC-Pembroke
25. King

UP NEXT | National Duals
January 9-10 | NWCA National Duals | Cedar Falls, Iowa - UNI Dome/University of Northern Iowa | Website

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