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Six Wrestlers in Weight-Class Ratings
By RANDAL HOROBIK
Tribune Sports Editor
The Northwest College Trappers are ranked sixth in the preseason NJCAA wrestling poll. The rankings were released late last week as junior college wrestling season fired up across the nation.
Six NWC grapplers were named as among the top 12 individuals nationally in their weight divisions. Headlining that group is defending NJCAA runner-up Landon Harris, who earned the No. 1 seed among heavyweights nationally.
McCade Ford, Saul Guerrero and Briston Brenton were also ranked among the top five for Northwest College. Tony Wood and Nick Petersen also appear in the season's first set of rankings.
Here is the first NJCAA top 20 team poll of the season:
1. St. Louis-Meramec
2. Iowa Central
3. North Idaho,
4. Labette County
5. Clackamas
6. Northwest College
7. Highline
8. Iowa Lakes
10. Colby
11. (tie) Pratt and Southwestern Oregon
13. Rend Lake
14. Muskegon
15. North Iowa Area
16. Niagara County
17. Western Wyoming
18. Spartanburg Methodist
19. Yakima Valley
20. Ellsworth
NWC wrestlers ranked individually:
Saul Guerrero (fifth at 133)
McCade Ford (third at 141)
Tony Wood (12th at 149)
Briston Brenton (fifth at 157)
Nick Petersen (10th at 174)
Landon Harris (first at 285)