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Defending Champ Stevens Picked to Defend Wrestling Title

Defending Champ Stevens Picked to Defend Wrestling Title

Stevens has been selected as the favorite to win the 2017 Centennial wrestling title.

The Ducks earned the top spot with seven first-place votes, which is the maximum they could have earned, for a total of 49 points. Ursinus received the other first-place vote for 43 points to outdistance Merchant Marine (35) and Gettysburg (30) for the 2nd-place spot. McDaniel finsished with 26 points to round-out the top five.

Teams get underway Friday, November 4th.

Preseason Coaches Poll

1-Stevens 49 points (7 first-place votes)
2-Ursinus 43 (1)
3-Merchant Marine 35
4-Gettysburg 30
5-McDaniel 26
6-Johns Hopkins 16
7-Washington & Lee 13
8-Muhlenberg 12

 

Returning 1st Team All-Conference Wrestlers

Rob Murray, Stevens, Sr, 125, Bound Brook, N.J. / Bound Brook

Nathan Twito, Merchant Marine, Sr, 149, Ames, Iowa / Ames

Colin Navickas, Stevens, Sr, 165, Huntington Beach, Calif. / Marina

Jared Forman, Johns Hopkins, Sr, 174, Oceanside, Calif. / Rancho Buena Vista

A.J. Kowal, Stevens, Jr, 184, Cincinnati, Ohio / Princeton