NJCAA MEN'S WRESTLING INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS - WEEK ONE
Centerville, IA – Six individuals have earned a spot in the first regular season National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Men's Wrestling Poll for the Indian Hills Men's Wrestling squad, announced Thursday by the NJCAA Men's Wrestling Committee.
After earning three individual rankings in the preseason poll, the Warriors doubled its presence in the first regular season ranking.
Freshman Ansel Cervantes (Miami, FL/South Dade) surged in the 197lb weight class after a solid start to his collegiate career. Cervantes has opened the year with a 3-1 dual record, including a victory over the then-No. 1 nationally ranked wrestler Hunter Hall of Carl Albert State College (OK). Cervantes' lone loss of the year came to Iowa Western Community College's Luke MacDonald, currently ranked No. 3 in the NJCAA poll.
Sophomore Arojae Hart (Murphysboro, IL/Murphysboro) climbed two spots in the 133lb rankings after opening the year with a 2-0 dual record. Hart also scored a sixth-place showing at the Lindenwood Open.
Freshman Isaac Gibbs (Prosper, TX/Rock Hill), unranked in the preseason poll, jumped to the No. 8 spot in the 125lb weight class after impressive performances through the team's opening month of action. Gibbs picked up a conference dual win over Iowa Lakes Community College and has earned three place finishes at opens this year, including a runner-up finish at the Lindenwood Open and a third-place showing at the Luther Hill Invitational.
Jaquan East (Kokomo, IN/Kokomo) jumped into the national rankings in the first regular season poll, checking in at No. 9 in the 174lb division. East has posted a 4-0 dual record on the year, including three wins in the Iowa Community College Athletic Conference (ICCAC). East scored a 7-2 decision over Iowa Central Community College's Lawrence Rosario, the current No. 10 ranked wrestler at 174lbs. East also took home top honors at the Luther Hill Invitational on November 4.
Sophomore Peyton Asbury (Brownsburg, IN/Brownsburg) checked in at No. 10 in the 165lb rankings following a pair of strong open showings while Darion Thompson (Cleveland, OH/Cleveland Heights) is ranked No. 10 after opening the year with a 2-0 dual record.
Along with the six individual rankings, the Warriors earned the No. 14 spot in the latest NJCAA team rankings, also announced Thursday.
READ MORE: MEN'S WRESTLING CLIMBS IN NATIONAL RANKINGS
Indian Hills returns to action this weekend with the annual Art Kraft Memorial Tournament in River Grove, IL on Saturday before returning home for a nonconference dual with Trinidad State College (CO) as part of a doubleheader with the women's team. The Indian Hills Women open up against the Trojans at 2:30 with the men to follow. All the action can be seen live on GoHillsTV.
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| Wt | Ranking | Name | School |
| 125 | 1 | Bridger Ricks | Western Wyoming |
| 2 | Elijah Cater | North Idaho | |
| 3 | Kaden Spragis | Pratt | |
| 4 | Gabe Grice | Iowa Western | |
| 5 | Joe Petrone | Nassau | |
| 6 | Ane'e Vigil | Clackamas | |
| 7 | Trentin Walker | Iowa Central | |
| 8 | Isaac Gibbs | Indian Hills | |
| 9 | RJ Jones | Carl Albert | |
| 10 | Logan Horel | Itasca | |
| 133 | 1 | Cody Phelps | Western Wyoming |
| 2 | Mauro Michel | Southwestern Oregon | |
| 3 | Anthony Schickel | Triton | |
| 4 | Paul Ruff | Iowa Western | |
| 5 | Aiden O'Dell | Cowley | |
| 6 | Arojae Hart | Indian Hills | |
| 7 | Tim Lopez | Clackamas | |
| 8 | Corban Zugelder | Labette | |
| 9 | Zach Lopez | North Idaho | |
| 10 | Ayden Rader | Iowa Lakes | |
| 141 | 1 | Easton Taylor | Pratt |
| 2 | Isaac Church | North Iowa Area | |
| 3 | Malachi Bordovsky | Iowa Western | |
| 4 | Cole Holien | Ridgewater | |
| 5 | River Wardle | Western Wyoming | |
| 6 | Hunter Bidelman | North Idaho | |
| 7 | Cesar Avelar | Clackamas | |
| 8 | Cooper Evans | Carl Albert | |
| 9 | Ashton Hayhurst | Triton | |
| 10 | Marcus Terry | Northeast Oklahoma | |
| 149 | 1 | Matt Sarbo | Iowa Central |
| 2 | Chris Lopez | Western Wyoming | |
| 3 | David Platt | Itasca | |
| 4 | Jaden Two Lance | Carl Albert | |
| 5 | Gabe Maki | Pratt | |
| 6 | Caleb Nadig | Northwest Wyoming | |
| 7 | Dante Oliverio | Clackamas | |
| 8 | Kolton Malone | Iowa Western | |
| 9 | Xzavier Suess | St. Clair | |
| 10 | Anthony Bitner | Triton | |
| 157 | 1 | Kris Ketchum | Nassau |
| 2 | Tristan Swafford | Western Wyoming | |
| 3 | Channing Warner | Northeastern | |
| 4 | Zam Thompson | Southwest Michigan | |
| 5 | Manny Oliver | Morton | |
| 6 | Michael Myers | Iowa Central | |
| 7 | Davion King | Labette | |
| 8 | Porter Craig | North Idaho | |
| 9 | Jackson Wilkins | Northeast Oklahoma | |
| 10 | Job Lee | Northwest Kansas Tech | |
| 165 | 1 | Cayleb Atkins | Pratt |
| 2 | Cole Price | Iowa Western | |
| 3 | Rocky Raby | Clackamas | |
| 4 | Jayden Luttrell | Western Wyoming | |
| 5 | Travis Waldner | North Idaho | |
| 6 | Connor Svatner | Triton | |
| 7 | Julius Alfaro | Northeast Oklahoma | |
| 8 | Noah Smith | Carl Albert | |
| 9 | Hunter Heath | Southwest Michigan | |
| 10 | Peyton Asbury | Indian Hills | |
| 174 | 1 | Otgonbayar Batsuri | Northwest Kansas Tech |
| 2 | Paul Ortiz | Clackamas | |
| 3 | Mustafa Salimi | Triton | |
| 4 | Will Harmon | Western Wyoming | |
| 5 | Justice Compton | Northeast Oklahoma | |
| 6 | Garrett Davis | Labette | |
| 7 | Alden Cohen | Harper | |
| 8 | Paul Kadlec | Joliet | |
| 9 | Jaquan East | Indian Hills | |
| 10 | Lawrence Rosario | Iowa Central | |
| 184 | 1 | Darion Johnson | Western Wyoming |
| 2 | Aziz Fayzullaev | Northwest Wyoming | |
| 3 | Blake Jouret | Pratt | |
| 4 | Noah Poe-Hatten | North Idaho | |
| 5 | Lazaro Crespo | Northwest Kansas Tech | |
| 6 | Anthony Tuttle | Rochester | |
| 7 | Brent Greenfield | Ellsworth | |
| 8 | Tye Frnka | Northeast Oklahoma | |
| 9 | Jessey Colas | North iowa Area | |
| 10 | Darion Thompson | Indian Hills | |
| 197 | 1 | Geoff Freeman | Northeast Oklahoma |
| 2 | Gavin Dodge | Northwest Kansas Tech | |
| 3 | Luke MacDonald | Iowa Western | |
| 4 | Ansel Cervantes | Indian Hills | |
| 5 | Matt Marcum | Labette | |
| 6 | Hunter Hall | Carl Albert | |
| 7 | Bradley Whitwright | North Idaho | |
| 8 | Ghee Rachal | Triton | |
| 9 | Wesley Reeves | Western Wyoming | |
| 10 | Joseph Lewis | Iowa Central | |
| HWT | 1 | Cody Pinkerton | Northwest Wyoming |
| 2 | Myles Norris | Clackamas | |
| 3 | Shane Wdwards | Southwest Michigan | |
| 4 | Dmarian Lopez | Western Wyoming | |
| 5 | CJ Carter | Iowa Western | |
| 6 | Tominiko Takafua | North Idaho | |
| 7 | Rodney Trotter | Labette | |
| 8 | Tucker Hugg | Ridgewater | |
| 9 | John Bray | Northeast Oklahoma | |
| 10 | Riley Butt | Northeastern |