Super Region 1 rankings (PDF)

EAST STROUDSBURG – Redshirt senior Ed Ebewo retained the No. 1 spot at 197 pounds and leads four East Stroudsburg University wrestlers in the most recent Super Region 1 rankings, it was released on Monday.

Ebewo returned from injury at the Super Region 1 Duals on Friday with a win by decision against Ohio Valley, improving to 10-3 on the season and 5-0 against Division II competition. He is ranked No. 7 in the most recent NWCA national poll and is a returning national qualifier.

Redshirt senior Adam Hluschak moved up two spots to No. 3 at 141 pounds, going 6-0 with four pins and two major decisions since January 13 to run his season record to 23-6. Hluschak, a national qualifier two seasons ago, had a 12-1 major of Nick Wykoff of West Liberty, ranked No. 3 nationally, at the Mid-Atlantic Duals on January 15.

Redshirt senior Thad Frick (165) and redshirt sophomore Braden Turner (157) both fell one spot to No. 6 in their respective weight classes in this week's rankings.

Frick, who missed the Super Region 1 Duals due to injury, is 18-6 overall and 6-2 vs. Division II opponents. He went 2-1 at the Mid-Atlantic Duals with a 6-4 setback to Jordan Nolan of West Liberty, who is ranked No. 5 in the region.

Turner is 19-9 on the year and 8-2 on the mat against Division II competition. He was 3-0, including a forfeit victory, at the Super Region 1 Duals, and went 2-1 at the Mid-Atlantic Duals over the last two weeks.

Redshirt sophomore Brendan McKeown, previously ranked No. 4 at 174 pounds, fell out of this week's rankings. McKeown hasn't competed since leaving the PSAC Championships with a medical forfeit on December 10.

As a team, ESU fell from No. 5 to No. 10 after going 1-2 at both the Mid-Atlantic Duals and Super Region 1 Duals over the last two weekends. The Warriors have been without their projected starter at six of the 10 weight classes at some point during the 2011-12 season.

ESU travels to Shippensburg, ranked No. 8 in the region, for dual action on Thursday night.


Super Region 1 team rankings (January 23, 2012)
1. Newberry (previously 1)
2. Pitt-Johnstown (4)
3. Mercyhurst (2)
4. West Liberty (3)
5. Kutztown (6)
6. Gannon (7)
7. American International (12)
8. Shippensburg (8)
9. UNC Pembroke (10)
10. ESU (5)
11. Seton Hill (9)
12. Anderson (11)
13. Ohio Valley (13)