Kansas City, Mo. - The Central Methodist Women's Wrestling program will open the New Year ranked No. 20 in the fourth edition of the NAIA Coaches' Top 20 Poll, which was announced by the national office Thursday.
Other Heart programs featured in the Top 20 include; No. 2 Grand View, No. 5 William Penn, No. 10 Missouri Valley, and No. 12 Baker.
Additionally, seven grapplers represent the Eagles in their respective individual weight classes.
Freshman Vivian Mariscal leads the charge, ranked No. 8 in the 103-pound weight class. Senior Lillian Gough follows and is ranked No. 13 at 138 pounds.
The duo of Allison Hynes and Corinne McClure are each ranked 16th at 124 and 131 pounds respectively. Freshman Toni Avelino is No. 17 at 110 pounds, followed by Nonnie Justice (18th - 131 pounds) and Grace Timmons (20th - 180 pounds)
The Eagles open the New Year at the Red Lady Open beginning at 12:00 p.m. Friday in Montgomery, Alabama.
To view the poll methodology and the complete Top 20 poll, please see below.
Rating Methodology
- The ratings were voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the six conferences.
- Two days prior to the national rating, each qualifying group rater submits the top 10 individuals from each weight class in the conference into the system. Only wrestlers listed on a conference ballot are considered for the national ballot.
- The top 20 individuals in each weight class is based on how each voter ranks the best individuals. An individual receives 20 points for each first-place vote, 19 for second place and so on through the list. This same point system is used to determine the team ranking.
- The highest and lowest ranking for each team (a non-rating is considered a low rating) is removed and the team's ranking will be recalculated with an additional point added to each team for every ballot
- Teams that receive only one point in the ballot are not considered "receiving votes."
- For the complete Top 20 calendar, click here.
| RANK | LAST TIME | INSTITUTION | FINAL POINTS |
| 1 | 1 | Life (Ga.) | 224 |
| 2 | 2 | Grand View (Iowa) | 207 |
| 3 | 4 | Cumberlands (Ky.) | 146 |
| 4 | 3 | Providence (Mont.) | 144 |
| 5 | 5 | William Penn (Iowa) | 139 |
| 6 | 6 | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | 128 |
| 7 | 12 | Southern Oregon | 118 |
| 8 | 7 | Indiana Tech | 114 |
| 9 | 8 | Campbellsville (Ky.) | 113 |
| 10 | 9 | Missouri Valley | 98 |
| 11 | 10 | Ottawa (Kan.) | 91 |
| 12 | 13 | Baker (Kan.) | 85 |
| 13 | 11 | Doane (Neb.) | 77 |
| 14 | 14 | Texas Wesleyan | 73 |
| 15 | 15 | Oklahoma City | 62 |
| 15 | 16 | Hastings (Neb.) | 62 |
| 17 | 17 | Wayland Baptist (Texas) | 57 |
| 18 | 19 | Midland (Neb.) | 53 |
| 19 | 20 | Eastern Oregon | 47 |
| 20 | 18 | Central Methodist (Mo.) | 46 |
Dropped from Top 20: N/A
Receiving Votes: Saint Mary (Kan.) 34, Missouri Baptist 34, Dickinson State (N.D.) 32, Evergreen State (Wash.) 28, Lourdes (Ohio) 27, Friends (Kan.) 24, Jamestown (N.D.) 13, Brewton-Parker (Ga.) 8, Avila (Mo.) 7, William Woods (Mo.) 6, Westcliff (Calif.) 5, York (Neb.) 3, Jarvis Christian (Texas) 2, Siena Heights (Mich.) 2
Top-Ranked Individuals | Individual Rankings
103 - Erin Hikiji, Providence (Mont.)
110 - Anaya Falcon, Life (Ga.)
117 - Camille Fournier, Texas Wesleyan
124 - Cristelle Rodriguez, Doane (Neb.)
131 - Carolina Moreno, Southern Oregon
138 - Waipuilani Estrella-Beauchamp, Providence (Mont.)
145 - Jamilah McBryde, Life (Ga.)
160 - Latifah McBryde, Life (Ga.)
180 - Abby McIntyre, Grand View (Iowa)
207 - Olivia Brown, Grand View (Iowa)
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