NWCA Division II poll (PDF)

EAST STROUDSBURG – East Stroudsburg University freshman Tyson Searer moved to No. 5 at 197 pounds, and redshirt junior Braden Turner to No. 6 at 157 pounds, in the most recent NWCA Division II rankings released Wednesday.

Searer moves up three spots from No. 8 in the previous poll, released January 3. He is ranked No. 1 in Super Region 1 and improved to 7-5 overall (4-1 vs. DII competition) with an 8-0 major decision over Shippensburg's Francis Slover on Wednesday night.

Turner, a returning All-American, has been nationally-ranked since the preseason poll. He was ranked No. 7 in the previous poll and is No. 2 in Super Region I. Turner is 7-4 overall (4-0 DII) after a 5-0 decision over Ship's Neal Grudi, ranked No. 4 in the region.

The Warriors will wrestle three duals at Ashland (Ohio) on Sunday, facing the hosts, Seton Hill and Belmont Abbey.


157 pounds
1. Dillon Bera, Wisconsin-Parkside
2. Jon Gappmaier, Colorado Mesa
3. Bobby Williams, Ouachita Baptist (Ark.)
4. Taylor Knapp, Newberry
5. Zach Vargo, Lake Erie (Ohio)
6. Braden Turner, ESU
7. Jeffrey Pelton, Notre Dame (Ohio)
8. Clinton Poster, St. Cloud State (Minn.)

197 pounds
1. Carl Broghammer, Upper Iowa
2. Matt Baker, Maryville (Mo.)
3. Joe Brandt, Ashland (Ohio)
4. Tanner Kriss, Fort Hays State (Kan.)
5. Tyson Searer, ESU
6. Jayd Docken, Augustana (S.D.)
7. Davion Willis, Wisconsin-Parkside
8. Vinny Campanile, Kutztown