Wrestling Heads Into Sunday Conference Clash Second in the NAIA

January 3, 2020

By Mike DeVader, Reinhardt Director of Athletic Communications & Media

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Eagles continued to slowly gain ground on the nation's top wrestling team – No. 1 Grand View (Iowa) – on Friday night, as second-ranked Reinhardt pulled in 156 voting points in the latest NAIA Wrestling Coaches' Top 20 Poll.

The Vikings, who secured 188 total points, earned the top spot for the 55^th-consecutive rating. The poll was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the eight conferences.

To view the entire poll from the NAIA, please click here. The next installment of the Coaches' Poll is scheduled for Jan. 16.

Individually, Justin George is still top-ranked at 165 pounds.

The hometown squad gets back on the mat on Sunday afternoon in the Appalachian Athletic Conference opener against St. Andrews (N.C.) at 2 p.m.

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