Rankings

Kansas City, MO – Patriots men's wrestling earned 124 points and moved up four spots to be ranked tenth in the first NAIA top-20 Coaches Poll of the 2022-23 season. Austin Franco is the highest of nine individuals ranked for UC, announced by the national office Thursday morning.

Franco moved up a spot and is now ranked fifth in the 125 weight class. The junior has only wrestled in the Grand View Open and has a 2-2 overall record this season. Both wins came by way of decisions. Also, in the 125-weight class Chandlar Akins went from unranked to seventh. Akins is currently 3-1 with a second-place finish at the Patriot Open. His three wins came from decisions.

In the 133-weight class, Gage Hudson is ranked 22^nd in the NAIA. The senior has yet to make an appearance this season. There are also two wrestlers ranked in the 141-weight class. Bryce Nickel moved into the seventh spot with an 8-3 overall record. In the Patriot Open, the Phoenix, AZ native had a third-place finish then placed fourth at the Grand View Open. Chasen Brown moved up three spots to be the 13^th ranked individual in the 141-weight class. Brown has a 3-1 record and had a second-place finish at the Patriot Open.

O'Brian Black stayed 13^th in the 165-weight class. So far this season, Black has a 2-0 record in his only appearance at the Patriot Open. TJ Huber also remained at 24^th in the 174-weight class. Huber sits at a 6-4 record and has five decision wins and one tech fall win. Then in the 184 class, Harold Gilmore moved down to 22^nd. Gilmore has a 4-4 record, with two decision wins and a fall victory in 1:59.  Gabe Jacobs moved up nine spots to be ranked 6^th in the 285-weight class. Jacobs is sitting a 6-3 for the season with a second-place finish at the Patriot Open and a sixth-place finish at the Grand View Open. He notched four of his wins by fall with the fastest being 56 seconds, along with two decision wins.

Cumberlands will head down to Marietta, GA to wrestle at the Life Open on Saturday November 19. The first matches are set to start at 9 am.

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