Photo: Oklahoma State nearly broke its record for points at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational where all 10 Cowboys placed in the Top 5 of their weight class … and have moved up to No. 2 in WIN’s Tournament Power Index. (Tony Rotundo photo)
Dec. 9, 2024
NEWTON, Iowa — Coming off an impressive team championship at last weekend’s Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational, Oklahoma State has moved up to No. 2 in WIN Magazine’s Dec. 9 Rankings, presented by Cliff Keen Athletic.
Meanwhile, Purdue Matt Ramos is now ranked No. 1 at 125 pounds after the Boilermaker won a championship at that weight last weekend in Las Vegas.
The Cowboys, led by CKLV champs Dean Hamiti (ranked 3rd/174) and Wyatt Hendrickson (3rd/Hwt), are ranked in every weight class and tallied 79 points in WIN Magazine’s Tournament Power Index. Other OSU wrestlers who have been wrestling well include Troy Spratley, who moved to No. 2 at 125, and three other Cowboys who are new to these rankings in Reece Witcraft (133), Carter Young (149) and Caleb Fish (157).
WIN’s TPI projects where programs would finish in the 2025 NCAA Division I Championships, which will be held March 20-22 in Philadelphia, if every wrestler finished the season where they are ranked now. The following is a breakdown of those individual TPI points per ranking: 20 for 1st, 16 for 2nd, 13.5 for 3rd, 12.5 for 4th, 10 for 5th, 9 for 6th, 6.5 for 7th and 5.5 for 8th. Wrestlers ranked 9-12 earn two points each, followed by one and a half points for wrestlers ranked 13-16 and one point for those ranked 17-20.
Penn State (2-0) remains No. 1 in both the TPI and dual-team rankings and the Nittany Lions also feature someone new to this season’s rankings: freshman Luke Lilledahl, ranked No. 5 at 125 pounds.
Iowa (6-0) remains No. 2 in the dual-team rankings while the Hawkeyes are now rated No. 3 with 75 points, followed by Minnesota (64.5) and Virginia Tech (57.5).
It should be noted that WIN dropped two wrestlers, highly-ranked in previous rankings: Arizona State’s 125-pound defending champ Richard Figueroa, who has not wrestled this season; and Iowa’s Jacori Teemer, last year’s national runner-up at 157, who is out of the Hawkeye lineup for the time being after sustaining a leg injury two weeks ago.
Penn State features the most top-ranked individuals in Tyler Kasak (157), Mitchell Mesenbrink (165) and Carter Starocci, while the other No. 1-rated wrestlers are Lehigh’s Ryan Crookham (133), Ohio State’s Jesse Mendez (133), Virginia Tech’s Caleb Henson (149), Missouri’s Keegan O’Toole (174), Iowa’s Stephen Buchanan (197) and Minnesota’s Gable Steveson.
WIN Magazine’s Dec. 9 Top-20 Dual Teams
Rk. School W-L Prev. Upcoming Action 1. Penn State 2-0 1st vs. Wyoming, Dec. 15 2. Iowa 6-0 2nd off until Dec. 29-30, Soldier Salute 3. Oklahoma State 4-0 3rd at Oklahoma, Dec. 13 4. Nebraska 3-0 4th off until Dec. 20 vs. Augustana/Neb-Kearney 5. Ohio State 3-0 5th at Pitt, Dec. 13 6. NC State 5-0 6th off until dec. 22 at Cornell 7. Virginia Tech 3-0 7th off until dec. 19 at Oklahoma State 8. Minnesota 4-0 8th off until Dec. 29-30, at Soldier Salute 9. Cornell 1-0 9th off until Dec. 22 vs NC State 10. Iowa State 1-2 10th vs. North Dakota State, Dec. 15 11. Michigan 3-0 11th off until Jan. 10 vs. Maryland 12. Northern Iowa 2-0 12th Dec. 14 vs. Neb-Kearney 13. Missouri 1-3 13th off until Dec. 22, at Collegiate Duals 14. Illinois 6-0 14th off until Jan. 10 vs. Ohio State 15. South Dakota State 1-2 15th off until Dec. 20 at Rider (Pitt, Maryland) 16. Stanford 4-1 16th off until Dec. 29-30 at Midlands 17. Rutgers 5-2 17th Dec. 13 at Clarion, Dec. 14 at Kent State 18. Lehigh 1-2 18th off until Dec. 22, Sheridan Tournament 19. West Virginia 3-0 19th Dec. 15 vs California Baptist 20. Oklahoma 3-0 20th Dec. 13 vs. Oklahoma State
WIN Magazine’s Dec. 9 Tournament Power Index
Rk School Total Rank Top 8 TPI Pts 1. Penn State 10 9 138 2. Oklahoma State 10 6 79 3. Iowa 7 6 75 4. Minnesota 7 6 64.5 5. Virginia Tech 9 4 57.5 6. Nebraska 8 4 52 7. Ohio State 9 4 48.5 8. Missouri 7 3 47 9. Iowa State 9 3 39.5 10. Northern Iowa 7 3 38.5 11t. Cornell 6 2 31.5 11t. Stanford 5 3 31.5 13. Little Rock 5 2 29.5 14. West Virginia 3 2 29 15. Lehigh 4 1 26 16. NC State 5 3 25.5 17. South Dakota State 6 2 24.5 18t Illinois 7 1 23 18t Michigan 5 1 23 20. Purdue 2 1 22 21. Northern Colorado 4 1 20 22. Cal Poly 2 2 16.5 23. Pitt 5 1 15 24. Ohio 2 1 14.5 25. Utah Valley 2 1 14 26. Penn 3 1 13 27. CSU Bakersfield 1 1 12.5 28. Campbell 2 1 11.5 29. Maryland 3 1 10 30. Rutgers 6 0 9.5 31t Arizona State 3 1 8 31t Wyoming 2 1 8 33. Oklahoma 5 0 7.5 34. Navy 2 1 7 35. Appalachian State 1 1 6.5 36. North Carolina 4 0 6 37. Oregon State 4 0 5.5 38t Lock Haven 2 0 3 38t Princeton 2 0 3 40t Army West Point 2 0 2.5 40t Binghamton 2 0 2.5 42t Central Michigan 2 0 2 42t Rider 2 0 2 44. Northwestern 1 0 1.5 45t Bucknell 1 0 1 45t Columbia 1 0 1 45t Indiana 1 0 1 45t SIU-Edwardsville 1 0 1
WIN Magazine’s Dec. 9 Individual Rankings
125 Pounds
Wt Name School Yr. Previous 1. Matt Ramos Purdue Sr. 2nd 2. Troy Spratley Oklahoma State So. 5th 3. Eddie Ventresca Virginia Tech Jr. 12th 4. Caleb Smith Nebraska Grad. 3rd 5. Vincent Robinson NC State RS Fr. 7th 6. Luke Lilledahl Penn State Fr. NR 7. Jore Volk Wyoming Jr. 8th 8. Cooper Flynn Minnesota Jr. 14th 9. Brendan McCrone Ohio State So. 9th 10. Sheldon Seymour Lehigh Jr. 10th 11. Stevo Poulin Northern Colorado Jr. 4th 12. Dean Peterson Rutgers Sr. 11th 13. Nico Provo Stanford Jr. 6th 14. Maximo Renteria Oregon State Sr. 16th 15. Kysen Terukina Iowa State Sr. 15th 16. Tanner Jordan South Dakota State RS Sr. 17th 17. Noah Surtin Missouri RS Sr. 13th 18. Nick Babin Pitt RS Sr. 18th 19. Spencer Moore North Carolina Jr. 19th 20. Greg Diakomihalis Cornell Sr. 20th
133 Pounds
Wt Name School Yr. Previous 1. Ryan Crookham Lehigh So. 1st 2. Nasir Bailey Little Rock So. 2nd 3. Lucas Byrd Illinois Sr. 4th 4. Drake Ayala Iowa Jr. 5th 5. Zeth Romney Cal Poly So. 19th 6. Evan Frost Iowa State So. 6th 7. Nic Bouzakis Ohio State So. 11th 8. Tyler Knox Stanford RS Fr. 8th 9. Braeden Davis Penn State So. 10th 10. Anthony Noto Lock Haven Sr. 13th 11. Dylan Ragusin Michigan Grad. 3rd 12. Ethan Oakley North Carolina Jr. 12th 13. Reece Witcraft Oklahoma State Sr. NR 14. Domenic Zaccone Campbell Grad. 14th 15. Jacob Van Dee Nebraska So. 15th 16. Dylan Shawver Rutgers Sr. 7th 17. Dominick Serrano Northern Colorado Jr. 20th 18. Cory Land Northern Iowa So. NR 19. Connor McGonagle Virginia Tech Grad. 16th 20. Cleveland Belton Oklahoma Sr. 17th
141 Pounds
Wt Name School Yr. Previous 1. Jesse Mendez Ohio State Jr. 1st 2. Andrew Alirez Northern Colorado Grad. 2nd 3. Beau Bartlett Penn State Sr. 3rd 4. Vance VomBaur Minnesota Jr. 6th 5. Tagen Jamison Oklahoma State So. 7th 6. Brock Hardy Nebraska Jr. 4th 7. Cael Happel Northern Iowa Sr. 5th 8. Josh Koderhandt Navy Sr. 9th 9. Sergio Lemley Michigan So. 8th 10. Mosha Schwartz Oklahoma RS Sr. 10th 11. CJ Composto Penn Sr. 11th 12. Jordan Titus West Virginia Jr. 12th 13. Vince Cornella Cornell Jr. 13th 14. Sam Latona Virginia Tech Grad. 14th 15. Kai Orine NC State RS Sr. 16th 16. Haiden Drury Utah Valley Sr. 15th 17. Dylan Chappell Bucknell Jr. 17th 18. Wyatt Henson Lock Haven Jr. 18th 19. Josh Edmond Missouri Jr. 19th 20. Jacob Frost Iowa State So. 20th
149 Pounds
Wt Name School Yr Previous 1. Caleb Henson Virginia Tech Jr. 1st 2. Shayne Van Ness Penn State Jr. 2nd 3. Ty Watters West Virginia So. 3rd 4. Kyle Parco Iowa Sr. 4th 5. Ridge Lovett Nebraska Sr. 5th 6. Anthony Echemendia Iowa State Sr. 6th 7. Chance Lamer Cal Poly Jr. 7th 8. Dylan D’Emilio Ohio State Sr. 8th 9. Lachlan McNeil North Carolina Jr. 9th 10. Kannon Webster Illinois RS Fr. 10th 11. Ty Whalen Princeton Jr. 11th 12. Jaden Abas Stanford Sr. 12th 13. Logan Gioffre Missouri Sr. 13th 14. Jordan Williams Little Rock So. 14th 15. Alek Martin South Dakota State Jr. 15th 16. Carter Young Oklahoma State Jr. NR 17. Jesse Vasquez Arizona State Sr. 17th 18. Caleb Tyus SIU-Edwardsville Sr. 16th 19. Willie McDougald Oklahoma Jr. 19th 20. Sammy Alvarez Rider Sr. NR
157 Pounds
Wt Name School Yr. Previous 1. Tyler Kasak Penn State So. 1st 2. Meyer Shapiro Cornell So. 2nd 3. Antrell Taylor Nebraska So. 5th 4. Peyten Kellar Ohio Jr. 4th 5. Ryder Downey Northern Iowa So. 6th 6. Tommy Askey Minnesota Sr. 8th 7. Ethen Miller Maryland Jr. 11th 8. Ed Scott NC State Sr. 12th 9. Paddy Gallagher Ohio State Jr. 19th 10. Joey Blaze Purdue So. 16th 11. Caleb Fish Oklahoma State Sr. NR 12. Jude Swisher Penn So. 15th 13. Trevor Chumbley Northwestern RS Sr. 10th 14. Paniro Johnson Iowa State So. 7th 15. Rafael Hipolito Virginia Tech RS Fr. 17th 16. Chase Saldate Michigan Grad. 18th 17. Ethan Stiles Oregon State Fr. 14th 18. Vince Zerban Northern Colorado Jr. 9th 19. Matt Bianchi Little Rock Jr. NR 20. Johnny Lovett Central Michigan Sr. 13th
165 Pounds
Wt Name School Yr. Previous 1. Mitchell Mesenbrink Penn State So. 1st 2. Michael Caliendo Iowa Jr. 2nd 3. Peyton Hall West Virginia RS Sr. 3rd 4. Terrell Barraclough Utah Valley Sr. 4th 5. Hunter Garvin Stanford So. 5th 6. Julian Ramirez Cornell Sr. 6th 7. Will Miller Appalachian State Sr. 7th 8. Cam Amine Oklahoma State RS Sr. 10th 9. Andrew Sparks Minnesota Sr. 12th 10. Bubba Wilson Nebraska Sr. 17th 11. M.J. Gaitan Iowa State So. 8th 12. Drake Rhodes South Dakota State So. NR 13. Braeden Scoles Illinois Fr. 13th 14. Nico Ruiz Arizona State Fr. 14th 15. Brock Mantanona Michigan Fr. 20th 16. Gunner Filipowicz Army West Point So. 16th 17. Sammy Sasso Ohio State Sr. NR 18. Matt Olguin Oregon State Sr. 18th 19. Tyler Lillard Indiana So. 15th 20. Cameron Steed Missouri So. 19th
174 Pounds
Wt Name School Yr. Previous 1. Keegan O’Toole Missouri Sr. 1st 2. Levi Haines Penn State Jr. 2nd 3. Dean Hamiti Oklahoma State Sr. 3rd 4. Lorenzo Norman Stanford RS Fr. 6th 5. Lennox Wolak Virginia Tech Grad. 5th 6. Nick Incontrera Penn Sr. 7th 7. Nelson Brands Iowa Sr. 8th 8. Cade Devos South Dakota State RS Sr. 4th 9. Gaven Sax Oklahoma Sr. 10th 10. Simon Ruiz Cornell Fr. 11th 11. Jared Simma Northern Iowa Jr. NR 12. Garrett Thompson Ohio Jr. 15th 13. Luca Augustine Pitt Jr. 13th 14. Danny Wask Navy So. 12th 15. Brevin Cassella Binghamton Sr. 16th 16. Lenny Pinto Nebraska Jr. 14th 17. Danny Braunagel Illinois RS Sr. 17th 18. Clayton Whiting Minnesota So. 20th 19. Jackson Turley Rutgers Grad. 18th 20. Alex Cramer Central Michigan Sr. NR
184 Pounds
Wt Name School Yr Previous 1. Carter Starocci Penn State RS Sr. 1st 2. Parker Keckeisen Northern Iowa Sr. 2nd 3. Dustin Plott Oklahoma State Sr. 3rd 4. Bennett Berge South Dakota State So. 4th 5. Reece Heller Pitt Grad. 5th 6. Colton Hawks Missouri Jr. 6th 7. Gabe Arnold Iowa RS Fr. 7th 8. Max McEnelly Minnesota Fr. 8th 9. Chris Foca Cornell Sr. 9th 10. Dylan Fishback NC State So. 10th 11. Silas Allred Nebraska Jr. 11th 12. Jaxon Smith Maryland Jr. 12th 13. Edmond Ruth Illinois Sr. 13th 14. T.J. Stewart Virginia Tech So. 14th 15. Ryder Rogotzke Ohio State So. 15th 16. Evan Bockman Iowa State Sr. 16th 17. Gavin Kane North Carolina Sr. 17th 18. Brian Soldano Rutgers Jr. 18th 19. Aaron Ayserov Columbia Sr. 19th 20. Isaac Dean Rider Jr. NR
197 Pounds
Wt Name School Yr. Previous 1. Stephen Buchanan Iowa Sr. 1st 2. Jacob Cardenas Michigan Grad. 2nd 3. Rocky Elam Missouri Sr. 3rd 4. A.J. Ferrari CSU Bakersfield Jr. 4th 5. Stephen Little Little Rock So. 5th 6. Isaiah Salazar Minnesota Sr. 7th 7. Andy Smith Virginia Tech RS Sr. 9th 8. Josh Barr Penn State Fr. 20th 9. Michael Beard Lehigh Sr. 6th 10. Luke Surber Oklahoma State Sr. 11th 11. Trey Munoz Oregon State RS Sr. 12th 12. John Poznanski Rutgers Sr. 10th 13. Wyatt Voelker Northern Iowa So. 13th 14. Joseph Novak Wyoming So. 14th 15. Zac Braunagel Illinois Sr. 15th 16. Christian Carroll Iowa State RS Fr. 17th 17. Luke Stout Princeton Sr. 16th 18. Mac Stout Pitt So. 18th 19. Luke Geog Ohio State So. 19th 20. Zach Glazier South Dakota State Sr. 8th
Heavyweight
Wt Name School Yr Previous 1. Gable Steveson Minnesota Grad. 1st 2. Greg Kerkvliet Penn State RS Sr. 2nd 3. Wyatt Hendrickson Oklahoma State Sr. 3rd 4. Yonger Bastida Iowa State Sr. 4th 5. Taye Ghadiali Campbell Grad. 5th 6. Nick Feldman Ohio State So. 6th 7. Isaac Trumble NC State Jr. 8th 8. Cohlton Schultz Arizona State RS Sr. 7th 9. Yaraslau Slavikouski Rutgers Grad. 9th 10. Luke Luffman Illinois Sr. 10th 11. Owen Trephan Lehigh Jr. 11th 12. Jimmy Mullen Virginia Tech Fr. 13th 13. Josh Heindselman Oklahoma Grad. 12th 14. Seth Nevills Maryland Grad. 14th 15. Lance Runyon Northern Iowa Sr. 18th 16. Dayton Pitzer Pitt So. 15th 17. Ben Kueter Iowa RS Fr. 17th 18. Cory Day Binghamton Grad. 16th 19. Lucas Stoddard Army West Point So. 19th 20. Josiah Hill Little Rock Sr. 20th