InterMat College Wrestling Individual Rankings updated after first weekend
The first weekend of college wrestling is in the books and there were some shake ups with InterMat’s individual rankings.
At the very least, we got to look at some familiar faces in new places, as well as get our first taste of duals and tournaments in the opening weekend.
Let’s break down InterMat’s latest college wrestling individual rankings after the first weekend of action. (Last week’s ranking in parentheses).
125 pounds
1. Anthony Noto – Lock Haven (2)
2. Richie Figueroa – Arizona State (3)
3. Matt Ramos – Purdue (1)
4. Eddie Ventresca – Virginia Tech (4)
5. Eric Barnett – Wisconsin (5)
6. Dean Peterson – Rutgers (6)
7. Patrick McKee – Minnesota (7)
8. Michael DeAugustino – Michigan (8)
9. Stevo Poulin – Northern Colorado (9)
10. Brett Ungar – Cornell (10)
The significant movement came from Ramos, who lost to high school stud Marcus Blaze at the Clarion Open. Once Blaze hits the college ranks, watch out. Solid weekend for everyone else in the top 10.
133 pounds
1. Vito Arujau – Cornell (1)
2. Daton Fix – Oklahoma State (2)
3. Aaron Nagao – Penn State (3)
4. Kai Orine – NC State (5)
5. Michael Colaiocoo – UPenn (6)
6. Connor McGonagle – Lehigh (7)
7. Sam Latona – Virginia Tech (4)
8. Chris Cannon – Michigan (9)
9. Brody Teske – Iowa (10)
10. Vince Santaniello – Pitt (32)
Santaniello made the huge jump, and we mean huge, with his performance over the weekend. Will that be sustained? It’s a good start. We’re also waiting for the top six to make their season debuts.
141 pounds
1. Real Woods – Iowa (1)
2. Beau Bartlett – Penn State (2)
3. Lachlan McNeil – North Carolina (3)
4. Brock Hardy – Nebraska (4)
5. Jesse Mendez – Ohio State (5)
6. CJ Composto – UPenn (6)
7. Cole Matthews – Pitt (7)
8. Clay Carlson – South Dakota State (8)
9. Ryan Jack – NC State (9)
10. Mosha Schwartz – Oklahoma (10)
Mendez had a 4-0 weekend to open up the season, but there was movement in the rankings quite yet. Woods and Bartlett is the projected NCAA final at this point, but it’s barely November.
149 pounds
1. Ridge Lovett – Nebraska (1)
2. Shayne Van Ness – Penn State (2)
3. Kyle Parco – Arizona State (3)
4. Caleb Henson – Virginia Tech (4)
5. Dylan D’Emilio – Ohio State (5)
6. Graham Rooks – Indiana (6)
7. Jackson Arrington – NC State (7)
8. Chance Lamer – Cal Poly (8)
9. Victor Voinovich – Iowa (9)
10. Jaden Abas – Stanford (10)
Guys like Lamer and Voinovich made their debuts with new schools with success. A huge welcome back to Lovett as well, who redshirted last season after finishing 2nd at NCAAs in 2022.
157 pounds
1. Levi Haines – Penn State (1)
2. Jared Franek – Iowa (2)
3. Peyton Robb – Nebraska (3)
4. Jacori Teemer – Arizona State (4)
5. Ed Scott – NC State (5)
6. Bryce Andonian – Virginia Tech (6)
7. Will Lewan – Michigan (7)
8. Brock Mauller – Missouri (8)
9. Michael Blockhus – Minnesota (9)
10. Daniel Cardenas – Stanford (10)
We think all attention should be on Robb for his bonus point win to open the season. After a potentially life-threatening infection sidelined him after 2023 NCAAs, Robb returned to the mat emphatically. Amazing.
165 pounds
1. Keegan O’Toole – Missouri (1)
2. David Carr – Iowa State (2)
3. Cameron Amine – Michigan (3)
4. Dean Hamiti – Wisconsin (4)
5. Mikey Caliendo – Iowa (5)
6. Izzak Olejnik – Oklahoma State (6)
7. Julian Ramirez – Cornell (7)
8. Matthew Olguin – Oregon State (8)
9. Maxx Mayfield – Northwestern (9)
10. Caleb Fish – Michigan State (10)
Not much to report on in this weight class at the moment, other than Carr’s dominance in his season debut. Others like Hamiti and Caliendo were also in action with wins over the weekend.
174 pounds
1. Carter Starocci – Penn State (1)
2. Chris Foca – Cornell (2)
3. Mekhi Lewis – Virginia Tech (3)
4. Shane Griffith – Michigan (4)
5. Edmond Ruth – Illinois (5)
6. Peyton Mocco – Missouri (6)
7. Carson Kharchla – Ohio State (7)
8. Cade DeVos – South Dakota State (8)
9. Justin McCoy – Virginia (9)
10. Donnell Washington – Indiana (10)
Ruth went 2-0 over the first weekend while Kharchla went 3-0 to open up the season. Other than that, we’re waiting on debuts from the rest of the top 10. Starocci is the overwhelming favorite to win a fourth NCAA title.
184 pounds
1. Parker Keckeisen – Northern Iowa (1)
2. Bernie Truax – Penn State (2)
3. Trey Munoz – Oregon State (3)
4. Dustin Plott – Oklahoma State (4)
5. Will Feldkamp – Iowa State (5)
6. Gavin Kane – North Carolina (6)
7. Isaiah Salazar – Minnesota (7)
8. Jonathan Loew – Cornell (8)
9. Lenny Pinto – Nebraska (9)
10. Brian Soldano – Rutgers (10)
Munoz is already 7-0 after a fantastic first weekend with tournaments. Pinto and Soldano went 1-0 and 2-0, respectively. This weight class should be fascinating with Keckeisen as the top dog and Truax now down a weight and at Penn State.
197 pounds
1. Aaron Brooks – Penn State (1)
2. Stephen Buchanan – Oklahoma (2)
3. Tanner Sloan – South Dakota State (3)
4. Rocky Elam – Missouri (4)
5. Trent Hidlay – NC State (5)
6. Jacob Cardenas – Cornell (6)
7. Silas Allred – Nebraska (7)
8. Jaxon Smith – Maryland (8)
9. Michael Beard – Lehigh (9)
10. John Poznanski – Rutgers (10)
Hidlay won his debut this season and Beard went 4-0 over the weekend in an open tournament. Poznanski returned after a redshirt year, bumping up a weight, and went 2-0 against Cal Poly and Duke.
285 pounds
1. Greg Kerkvliet – Penn State (1)
2. Wyatt Hendrickson – Air Force (2)
3. Lucas Davison – Michigan (3)
4. Cohlton Schultz – Arizona State (4)
5. Zach Elam – Missouri (5)
6. Yaraslau Slavikouski – Rutgers (6)
7. Yonger Bastida – Iowa State (7)
8. Owen Trephan – NC State (8)
9. Dayton Pitzer – Pitt (9)
10. Luke Luffman – Illinois (10)
Slavikouski and Luffman both went 2-0 over the weekend to make their debuts. The former transferred to RU from Harvard. Kerkvliet is the No. 1 heavyweight now that Mason Parris is out of eligibility.For the full set of individual rankings (No. 1 to 33 for each weight class), click HERE.