Men's Wrestling

FOUR INDIVIDUALS RANKED IN NJCAA POLL

FOUR INDIVIDUALS RANKED IN NJCAA POLL
Posted: Dec 07, 2022

NJCAA MEN'S WRESTLING POLL - INDIVIDUAL

Centerville, IA – Following the release of the latest National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Men's Wrestling Individual Rankings, four members of the Indian Hills Men's Wrestling squad cracked the top-10 in their respective weight class.

Freshman Riley Bettich (Stevensville, MI/Crown Point) joins three sophomores – Matthew Lewis (Centerville, IA/Centerville), Lucas Henderson (Centerville, IA/Centerville), and Kawaun Deboe (Erie, PA/Cathedral Prep) in the latest national poll.

As a team, the Warriors are ranked No. 9 in the national team rankings.

READ MORE: WARRIORS CLIMB TO NO. 9 IN NATIONAL POLL

Bettich has made a splash at 125lbs to open his collegiate career. Bettich has topped three conference foes in dual matches, winning each matchup by fall. Bettich, who was unranked to begin the year has scored all three dual pins in the opening round. Bettich also placed first overall at the Lindenwood Open on November 19 and second in the season-opener at the Luther Hill Invite, finishing as a runner-up to the nation's top-ranked wrestler Jakason Burks of Iowa Western.

Lewis, a national tournament qualifier a season ago, is ranked No. 4 in the 141lb weight class and has been ranked in each of the first two national rankings this year. Lewis, who has been competing at the 149lb weight class in ICCAC duals this season, is 3-0 this year with a fall and a major to boast. Lewis is the top-ranked individual from the ICCAC in the 141lb weight class.

Henderson makes his first-career appearance in the national rankings and checks in at No. 7 in the 174lb weight class. Henderson has scored back-to-back ICCAC dual victories, including a first round fall against Iowa Lakes Community College. Henderson has also tallied back-to-back runner-up finishes in open tournaments, including a second-place showing at last weekend's Doan Open.

Deboe held strong at No. 3 in the heavyweight division for the second consecutive national poll. In his first appearance of the year at Ellsworth Community College on November 30, Deboe scored a thrilling third round pin to knock off the Panthers' Tegan Carson. Deboe is top-ranked wrestler in the 285lb class from the ICCAC.

The Warriors return to action at the 31st Annual Art Kraft Memorial Tournament in River Grove, IL, hosted by Triton College (IL) on Saturday.

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