Pitt-Johnstown Wrestlers Up to No. 9 In NWCA Nat'l. Poll

Link Third at 133 lbs.; Dempsey sixth at Heavyweight
     
Head Coach Pat Pecora's Mountain Cat wrestling team, 2-0 on the year, climbed from No. 14 to No. 9 in the initial NCAA Division II National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) Regular National Poll released on Wednesday.  2010 National Qualifier Ryan Link (Cresson, Pa.) is ranked No. 3 at 133 lbs, while returning All-American Chris Dempsey (Sewickley, Pa.) is ranked No. 6 at heavyweight... (Complete Rankings)

Link, who was a National Qualifier at 125 lbs. as a red-shirt freshman last year, moved from No. 6 to No. 3 at 133 lbs.  Dempsey, a three-time National Qualifier and 2010 All-American, slipped from No. 4 to No. 6 at Heavyweight.

Two-time defending National Champion University of Nebraska-Omaha, St. Cloud State (Minn.) and Augustana (S.D.) held on to the top-three-spots in the poll.

NWCA National Top-10
(as of 12/8/10)
1.  Nebraska-Omaha  (160 pts.)
2.  St. Cloud State (MN)  (150 pts.)
3.  Augustana (S.D.)  (141 pts.)
4.  Western State (Colo.)  (137 pts.)
5.  Newberry (S.C.)  (118 pts.)
6.  Minnesota State  (118 pts.)
7.  Findlay (OH)  (100 pts.)
8.  Nebraska-Kearney  (93 pts.)
9.  PITT-JOHNSTOWN  (92 pts.)
10.  Upper Iowa (91 pts.)