Class D Tournament Team Rankings
- Burwell
- Plainview
- Archbishop Bergan
- Mullen
- Amherst
- Neligh-Oakdale
- Morrill
- Central Valley
- Elkhorn Valley
- Weeping Water
Contenders
Sutherland
Morrill
Thayer Central
North Central
Alma
Comments
Class D team race is looking like a tight one with several teams capable of challenging the defending champs. Burwell will have competition this year as Plainview beat them in the team race at West Holt. Plainview could qualify some extra guys and rely make things interesting down in Omaha. Archbishop Bergan is also still wrestling strong with good showings at Arlington and their conference tournament. Mullen continues to be the team to beat out west dominating both Sandhills/Thedford and Mullen Invites. Amherst is also coming on strong with a great team race with Pierce at Neligh. Not much has changed in terms of my district projections. The district projections have Burwell leading the way out in D1 followed by Elkhorn Valley, Central Valley, and Neligh. D1 should make for a very competitive district. D2 seems like a fight between Plainview and Amherst. Archbishop Bergan looks deep enough to hold off Palmer and Howells-Dodge in D3. D4 has Mullen out in front. Sutherland and Maxwell will try to match them and keep pace. Thank you to the coaches who take time to send information and contribute to these rankings. As the season is heading down the homestretch, best of luck to all Class D wrestlers and coaches!
Class D Dual Team Rankings
- Plainview (6-0)
- Thayer Central (10-0)
- Neligh-Oakdale (12-0)
- Burwell (7-1)
- Amherst (7-2)
- Archbishop Bergan (4-1)
- Winside (8-0)
- Elwood (5-1)
- Weeping Water (18-5)
- Maxwell (8-0)
Contenders
Mullen
Arapahoe
Tri County
Comments
In order to qualify for the State Duals this season, they are no longer using the 4 district champions and 4 wild cards format. The duals date has changed to the Saturday before the district tournaments so they won’t factor in anymore. The qualifying method for the duals are through a wildcard system that is now based on regular season dual results. Each team must wrestle at least six duals to be eligible for the tournament. As of right now Plainview, Thayer Central, Neligh-Oakdale, Burwell, Amherst, Archbishop Bergan, Winside, and Elwood round out the top 8 in the Wildcard standings. Teams like Weeping Water and Tri County still have duals left that could affect these ratings.
106
- Logan Russell, High Plains
- Eli Lanham, Plainview
- Jesse Sauceda, Shelton
- Samuel Foster, Sutherland
- Hunter Bennett, Elkhorn Valley
- Dalton Hansen, Harvard
Contenders
Zachary Dickau, Elwood
Ashton Sinn, Thayer Central
Tristin Grooms, Mullen
Comments
Russell remains undefeated on the season and remains the favorite to repeat. Lanham avenged his loss from earlier in the season over Bolling from Pierce. Since the last ratings Sauceda has only wrestled once, winning his home tournament up at 113. Foster remains undefeated and the clear favorite from D4. Bennett’s only losses come from wrestlers outside of Class D. Hansen moves in to the ratings with a win over Dickau.
113
- Teven Marshall, Mullen
- Caden Arps, Archbishop Bergan
- Cameron Wilkinson, Neligh-Oakdale
- Nathaniel Murillo, Morrill
- Scout Ashburn, Plainview
- Brenner McLaughlin, Thayer Central
Contenders
Jon Peterka, Sutherland
Colten Dawe, Burwell
Brock Kester, Neligh-Oakdale
Comments
Marshall recently won the Mullen Invite up at 126. Arps moves up to the #2 spot after a decision over Wilkinson, his only loss of the year so far. Murillo has continued to impress out west along with Marshall. Ashburn continues to win since the last ratings. Hadn’t seen much earlier in the year, but McLaughlin moves in with wins over Peterka and Dawe at Elm Creek.
120
- Koby Ellis, Winside
- Isaiah Shields, Amherst
- Cyrus Wells, Anselmo-Merna
- Jeremy Larson, Brady
- Tate Phillips, Burwell
- Adam Miller, Elkhorn Valley
Contenders
Shaye Wood, Central Valley
Brendan Warman, DCS
Koby Smith, Elm Creek
Comments
Ellis moves into first with consistent wins and a conference championship. Shields finished third at Neligh in a tough bracket, avenging an earlier season loss to Wood in the process. Wells moves up with a head to head win over Larson. Miller gets into the top six with an OT win over previously #1 Wood at Neligh as well.
126
- Zach Hamilton, Archbishop Bergan
- Quentyn Frank, Amherst
- Ruger Reimers, Palmer
- Keegan Casey, Thayer Central
- Coy Gideon, Burwell
- Zak Palmer, North Central
Contenders
Nolan Blevins, Weeping Water
Clay Church, High Plains
Cal Janke, Archbishop Bergan
Comments
Hamilton has yet to return but has a match at this weight; seems that he will be at 120 when he comes back. Frank moves up with no losses in Class D and a recent major decision over Reimers. Casey and Gideon met up in the finals at Elm Creek with Casey also earning a major.
132
- Tyler Pawloski, Pleasanton
- Nate Christiansen, Plainview
- Andrew Herley, Neligh-Oakdale
- Tayten Eggleston, South Loup
- Trigger Pokorny, Central Valley
- Dennis Vogl, Crawford
Contenders
Bradey Gracey, Mullen
Baiden Planansky, Hay Springs
Jacob Lantis, Sutherland
Comments
Pawloski remains undefeated and number 1 after wins over Herley and Eggelston. Christiansen has been wrestling well, pinning his way through the Lewis & Clark Conference tournament. Herley moves up after a semifinal win over Pokorny and a competitive match with Pawloski at Neligh. Vogl recently has wins over Gracey and several contenders to get into the top six.
138
- Joel Ostrom, Burwell
- Enrique Martinez, Central Valley
- Cole Laible, West Holt
- Levi Lewis, North Central
- Elijah Green, Nebraska Christian
- Jade Lovitt, Mullen
Contenders
Dominic Stewart, Thayer Central
Conner Sonderup, Fullerton
Caleb Payne, Neligh-Oakdale
Comments
Ostrom is #1 with wins over multiple rated wrestlers. Most recently he won in OT over Martinez during their dual. Neligh was filled with rated guys (#2-#5) at this weight. Green wrestled for the first time in the new year and dropped matches to Martinez and Lewis. Laible is now 2-1 with Lewis with the recent win. Lovitt is still the favorite in D4.
145
- Brett Riggs, Maxwell
- Jacob Johnson, Archbishop Bergan
- Prestin Vondra, Elkhorn Valley
- Sam Florell, Amherst
- Will Gunning, Plainview
- Kaden Guerrero, Southwest
Contenders
Colton Holthus, Garden County
Colin Arehart, Ansley/Litchfield
Alex Schmit, Randolph
Comments
Riggs has pinned all but one opponent this year. Johnson has been wrestling well against some great competition lately. Vondra hasn’t lost to anyone in Class D and beat Florell at Neligh. Gunning won the Lewis & Clark Confernce over Schmit. Guerrero’s only losses are to Gunning and Riggs this season.
152
- Austin Garcia, Morrill
- William White, Sutherland
- Colby Coons, Twin Loup
- Conner Schutz, Elwood
- Cole Stokebrand, Amherst
- Brandon Bloomquist, Randolph
Contenders
Trace Ebert, North Central
Blake Racicky, Ansley/Litchfield
Hunter Arehart, Ansley/Litchfield
Comments
With a lot of movement lately 152 has great depth. Garcia and White both drop down a weight class and have already split matches this year. White also gave Coons his first loss of the season in the finals at Sandhills/Thedford. Stokebrand picked up big wins over Ebert and Bloomquist last weekend winning at Neligh.
160
- Seth Simants, Stapleton
- Josh McFarland, Elkhorn Valley
- Bode Jensen, Burwell
- Derek Gibson, Maxwell
- Dylan Soule, High Plains
- James Polen, North Central
Contenders
Jackson Fuelner, Thayer Central
Bryan Zutavern, Sandhills/Thedford
Joseph Felix, Alma
Comments
Simants has beaten several rated wrestlers and contenders, only losing to 152 #1 Garcia. He picked up wins over Gibson and Polen. Very impressed with McFarland. Chose to wrestle up at 170 at Neligh and won the invite over several ranked wrestlers. Gibson moves up with wins over a few contenders.
170
- Carl Mundt, Nebraska Christian
- Noah Scott, Randolph
- Bryce Zimmerer, Creighton
- Tyson McCurdy, Alma
- Jarin Potts, Amherst
- Colton Ratkovec, East Butler
Contenders
Chase Hausserman, Franklin
Kaleb Pofahl, Neligh-Oakdale
Chad Samuelsen, Palmer
Comments
Mundt was inactive this week but has an earlier season win over Scott. Scott beat Zimmerer in back to back weeks to take a 2-1 lead. McCurdy is unbeaten since the last ratings. Potts picked up wins over Hausserman and Pofahl at Neligh. Ratkcovec picked up a win over Pofahl in the finals at Weeping Water.
182
- Corey Dawe, Burwell
- Slater Mozena, Weeping Water
- Edwen Baptista, Friend
- Dylan Horejsi, Howells-Dodge
- Ethan Villwok, Archbishop Bergan
- Daylan Russell, Alma
Contenders
Micah Noel, Meridian
Brock Schaecher, Elkhorn Valley
Codey Snider, Clearwater/Orchard
Comments
Dawe picked up his first loss of the season to an out of state opponent but picked up wins over Russell and Snider. Mozena picked up wins over Baptista and Villwok to enter the ratings. Baptista was able to get a win over Horejsi who also avenged an earlier season loss to Villwok. Several contenders are wrestling well at this point too.
195
- Karsen Hunter, Bayard
- Collin Gale, Plainview
- Austin Wolfe, Medicine Valley
- Zane Musgrave, Hyannis
- Michael Jensen, Winside
- Clay Thiele, Clearwater/Orchard
Contenders
Justin Brock, Nebraska Christian
Drew Bogard, Amherst
CJ Pickrel, Fullerton
Comments
Hunter is still the favorite at this weight. Gale hasn’t lost to a Class D opponent. Wolfe hasn’t lost since the last rankings and has split with Musgrave now this season. Jensen enters the top six after beating Thiele at his home meet in Winside. Thiele now has a couple of wins over Brock on the year.
220
- Schuyler Brown, Overton
- Clayton Hassett, Mullen
- Peyton Cone, Archbishop Bergan
- Donovan Nolze, Clearwater/Orchard
- Cole Rosenkrans, St. Mary’s
- Alex Slagle, Shelton
Contenders
Jaxon Taubenheim, Amherst
Carter Throener, Howells-Dodge
Ethan Williams, Laurel-Concord
Comments
Brown is undefeated in his return to the mat. He was able to pin Hassett in the finals at Mullen. Nolze and Rosenkrans keep meeting up with Nolze winning the most recent match. Slagle moves back in after winning at Amherst. Several contenders at this weight already have some wins over rated guys.
285
- Jakob Jerabek, Arcadia/Loup City
- Jade Buss, West Holt
- Marcus Cave, Weeping Water
- Eli Simonson, Archbishop Bergan
- Kien Martin, Overton
- Tommie Peed, Clearwater/Orchard
Contenders
Gus Ducker, Arcadia/Loup City
Cameron Nelson, Plainview
Levi Kerner, Arapahoe
Comments
Jerabek is a big favorite after picking up a win over York’s Stafursky giving him his only loss of the year. He is also the only one to beat Buss so far this season. Cave and Simonson have split matches head to head. Peed avenged an earlier season loss to move back into the ratings.