KANSAS CITY, MO – Campbellsville remains inside the NAIA Top 20 poll coming in at 19
th this week.
The Tigers earned a hard fought victory at their latest bout at the NWCA National Duals when they won their match against #7 Southeastern 22-18.
At this point in the season, Campbellsville has six ranked wrestlers.
133-
Zeke Escalera: 4th
141-
Tombola Sindihebura: 19th
149-
Tyler Muldrew: 17th
165-
Gavin Smith: 8th
184-
David Richardson: 18th
197-
Gabe Martinez: 16
th
A total of seven Mid-South Conference teams are ranked inside the NAIA Top 20. Life University leads the way at no. 2, Lindsey Wilson landed tied for no. 5, Southeastern remained at no. 7, Cumberland University is at no. 11, University of the Cumberlands is no. 12, and Thomas More is ranked at no. 16.
The Tigers are scheduled to return to the mat this weekend at the Missouri Valley Open with the regular season concluding in two weeks on February 4
th and 5
th when the team finishes up at home.
| Rank |
Team |
League |
Points |
| 1 |
Grand View (Iowa) |
Heart of America |
212 |
| 2 |
Life University |
Mid-South |
191 |
| 3 |
Indiana Tech |
WHAC |
113 |
| 4 |
Reinhardt University (Ga.) |
AAC |
108 |
| 5 |
Doane University |
GPAC |
95 |
| 5 |
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
Mid-South |
95 |
| 7 |
Southeastern (Fla.) |
Mid-South |
86 |
| 8 |
Menlo (Calif.) |
Cascade |
78 |
| 8 |
Montana State-Northern |
Cascade |
78 |
| 8 |
Marian University (Ind.) |
WHAC |
78 |
| 11 |
Cumberland (Tenn.) |
Mid-South |
71 |
| 12 |
Cumberlands (Ky.) |
Mid-South |
67 |
| 13 |
Ottawa University |
KCAC |
61 |
| 14 |
Hastings (Neb.) |
GPAC |
57 |
| 15 |
Lourdes University |
WHAC |
52 |
| 16 |
Thomas More |
Mid-South |
51 |
| 17 |
Eastern Oregon |
Cascade |
48 |
| 18 |
Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) |
Cascade |
46 |
| 19 |
Campbellsville (Ky.) |
Mid-South |
44 |
| 20 |
Baker (Kan.) |
Heart of America |
39 |
Receiving Votes: Vanguard (Calif.) 38; Morningside (Iowa) 35; Providence (Mont.) 34; Missouri Valley 32; Oklahoma City 32; Brewton-Parker (Ga) 27; Texas Wesleyan 26; Wayland Baptist (Texas) 24; Southern Oregon 23; Briar Cliff (Iowa) 19; St. Ambrose (Iowa) 19; Midland (Neb.) 17; Montreat (N.C.) 16; William Penn (Iowa) 16; York (Neb.) 16; Central Methodist (Mo.) 14; Corban (Ore.) 12; Lincoln (Ill.) 12; Williams Baptist (Ark.) 10; Concordia (Neb.) 9; Bluefield (W. Va.) 8; Saint Mary (Kan.) 8; Hannibal-LaGrange (Mo.) 5; Cornerstone (Mich.) 3; Oklahoma Wesleyan 3; Northwestern (Iowa) 2