Muhlenberg is ranked 18th in the first
National Wrestling Coaches Association poll of 2020.
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The national ranking is the first in the history of the program.
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Additionally, an all-time high seven Mules appear in the latest
d3wrestle.com rankings.
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Muhlenberg is 6-2 in dual meets, with its lone losses coming to No. 8 Johnson & Wales and No. 17 Central. The Mules own a 31-15 win against 16th-ranked Messiah.
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Among other teams in the NWCA top 25, Muhlenberg has competed in a tournament with No. 5 Mount Union and has upcoming matches against No. 14 New York University and No. 25 Washington and Lee – the only other Centennial Conference school in the rankings.
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Brockport, another future Muhlenberg opponent, dropped out of the top 25 after being ranked in the last poll.
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In the d3wrestle.com rankings, the Mules are represented at every weight class between 141 and 197. The only schools with more than seven wrestlers in the rankings are all in the top 10 of the NWCA poll – Augsburg, Wartburg, Wabash, Loras, Mount Union, Johnson & Wales and Wis.-La Crosse. D3wrestle.com does not publish team rankings.
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Senior
Dylan Schwartz (14-1) heads the Muhlenberg contingent with a No. 10 ranking at 165. He has been ranked in the top 10 in his weight class since early December; his lone loss came in overtime to the No. 7-ranked wrestler.
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Sophomores
Greg Baum (13-6 at 141) and
Luca Colestock (15-1 at 197) are rankings contenders, with seniors
Austin Sherman (6-1 at 149),
Brian Jamison (12-4 at 174) and
Jimmy Fratantoni (14-3 at 184) and sophomore
Angelo Mahaffey (12-2 at 157) all receiving honorable mention.
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