KANSAS CITY, MO – Campbellsville is top of the table in the NAIA Top 20 Preseason Poll.
The Tigers have won consecutive NAIA National Championships in 2021 and 2022. The team was able to soundly beat the competition in 2022 with a score of 189 while second place came in with 158.5 points being Southern Oregon University.
Kenya Sloan is the returning NAIA Champion at 155 lbs. and is ranked first in the weight class heading into the 2022-23 season. Campbellsville has a number of wrestlers ranked in the preseason standings:
Mia Diaz 7
th (101 lbs.)
Kelsey Bilz 11
th (109 lbs.)
Leilah Castro 2
nd (123 lbs.)
Jacqueline Ghent 7
th (123 lbs.)
Angie Vitiritti 3
rd (130 lbs.)
Randi Robison 3
rd (136 lbs.)
Emma Walker 2
nd (143 lbs.)
Brelane Huber 13
th (143 lbs.)
Kendra Thompson 4
th (155 lbs.)
Liliana Vergara 6
th (191 lbs.)
The Mid-South Conference has five schools ranked in the top 20. Behind Campbellsville at 1
st, University of the Cumberlands is 5
th, Life University comes in at 7
th, Indiana Tech is 9
th, and Brewton Parker lands at 13
th.
Campbellsville will begin the season on the road when they travel to Marshall, MO for the Missouri Valley Open on November 18-19. Their first home match is Friday February 3
rd when St. Andrews and University of the Cumberlands come to town.
| Rank |
Last |
Team |
Conference |
Adjusted Points |
| 1 |
1 |
Campbellsville (Ky.) |
Mid-South |
183 |
| 2 |
2 |
Southern Oregon |
Cascade |
179 |
| 3 |
6 |
Grand View (Iowa) |
Heart |
166 |
| 4 |
3 |
Menlo (Calif.) |
Cascade |
164 |
| 5 |
8 |
Cumberlands (Ky.) |
Mid-South |
139 |
| 6 |
5 |
Texas Wesleyan |
Sooner |
123 |
| 7 |
4 |
Life (Ga.) |
Mid-South |
116 |
| 8 |
13 |
Iowa Wesleyan |
Heart |
114 |
| 9 |
11 |
Indiana Tech |
Mid-South |
107 |
| 10 |
7 |
Providence (Mont.) |
Cascade |
103 |
| 11 |
14 |
Jamestown (N.D.) |
Kansas Collegiate |
94 |
| 12 |
12 |
Baker (Kan.) |
Heart |
90 |
| 13 |
15 |
Brewton-Parker (Ga.) |
Mid-South |
84 |
| 14 |
NR |
Central Methodist (Mo.) |
Heart |
82 |
| 15 |
10 |
Eastern Oregon |
Cascade |
81 |
| 16 |
18 |
Oklahoma City |
Sooner |
77 |
| 17 |
19 |
Midland (Neb.) |
Kansas Collegiate |
73 |
| 18 |
17 |
Missouri Baptist |
Sooner |
57 |
| 19 |
20 |
Missouri Valley |
Heart |
50 |
| 20 |
RV |
York (Neb.) |
Kansas Collegiate |
46 |
Receiving Votes: Wayland Baptist (Texas) 36; William Penn (Iowa) 34; Doane (Neb.) 21; Simpson (Calif.) 17; Lourdes (Ohio) 16; Ottawa (Kan.) 15; Hastings (Neb.) 14; Lyon (Ark.) 13; Avila (Mo.) 12; Central Christian (Kan.) 5; St. Andrews (N.C.) 4; Waldorf (Iowa) 3
