Dragons 8th in nation, 3 individuals ranked

Tiffin University's women's wrestling team continues to make its mark nationally.
Tiffin University's women's wrestling team continues to make its mark nationally.

Tiffin University's women's wrestling team is ranked 8th in the latest NWCA national poll.

North Central College is ranked atop the poll with 97 points. They are followed by 2022 runner-up and NWCA National Duals champion King University who has 85 points. Colorado Mesa University comes in third with 77 points while defending national champion McKendree University is fourth with 70 points.

Augsburg is 5th, followed by Presbyterian (6th) and Simon Fraser (7th). Tiffin University is ranked 8th with 25 points. 

At 101 pounds, Tiffin's Olivia Shore is ranked first following a national title during her freshman season. She is joined by two other Dragons on the national rankings, as Jenavi Alejandro is 6th at 109 pounds and Ariana Carrasquillo is 8th at 136 pounds.

Shore finished 27-1 with 15 pins in 2021-22 during her stunning freshman season, finishing with the Region Championship along with the National Championship. Alejandro is 5-3 so far this season, while Carrasquillo was 15-11 in 2022 with 11 pins and finished 4th in the region.