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Four Tigers ranked in most recent NAIA wrestling poll
Feb. 2βMITCHELL β Dakota Wesleyan University wrestling has four wrestlers ranked nationally in the most recent NAIA top-25 individual rankings.
DWU has a pair of wrestlers ranked in the top-25 at 174 pounds, both in the top-15. Jagger Tyler leads the way at No. 14, closely followed by teammate Teagan Foreman, who holds the No. 15 spot.
Tyler, a junior from Mitchell, has a record of 19-2 on the season, with only one loss since the season-opening DWU Open in November. Foreman, a sophomore from Miller, has a record of 17-4 this season, including 11-1 since the start of January.
Kipp Cordes, a junior from Wall, represents the Tigers at 133 pounds, holding the No. 20 ranking. Cordes has a record of 12-9 on the season. Meanwhile, at 165 pounds, Jackson Remmers, a sophomore from Howard, also finds himself in the top tier of his division, currently ranked No. 20. Remmers is 9-10 for the season after starting the season 1-6.
In the latest team standings, issued on Jan. 29, the Tigers are featured in the receiving votes category. DWU sits just outside the top-25 and was fourth among receiving votes teams. The Tigers have been in the team receiving votes category all season, which is voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing all eight wrestling conferences.
In the conference standings issued on Jan. 27, DWU was ranked No. 2 in the conference with 157 vote points, only behind Doane with 207 vote points. Concordia was third, and Morningside was fourth.
DWU's next action is at the Great Plains Athletic Conference Duals on Feb. 7 in Crete, Nebraska, and the GPAC Championship and NAIA Qualifier is Feb. 20-21 at Northwestern College in Orange City, Iowa.
