NAPERVILLE – North Central remained the second-ranked team in the new National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) NCAA Women's Coaches Poll released on Friday. Aurora also maintained its standing in the poll, tying for 12th with Adams State.
 
The Cardinals – less than two weeks removed from winning their third straight College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) championship – logged 90 points in Friday’s announcement, trailing only #1 Iowa. NCC also earned a 38-7 dual win over Aurora on Thursday.
 
Fourteen NCC student-athletes were nationally ranked on Friday, including top spots for Amani Jones at 124 pounds and Sara Sterner at 131 pounds.
 
Aurora had 10 points in the new poll. Alexis Janiak was third in the 131-pound national rankings.
 
National NWCA Individual Rankings (Feb. 7)
103 pounds
#9 Brianne Graves, North Central
 
110 pounds
#4 Kendra Ryan, North Central
 
117 pounds
#2 Sydney Petzinger, North Central
 
124 pounds
#1 Amani Jones, North Central
#7 Janessa George, North Central
 
131 pounds
#1 Sara Sterner, North Central
#3 Alexis Janiak, Aurora
#9 Eliana White-Vega, North Central
 
138 pounds
#5 Marisol Nugent, Aurora
 
145 pounds
#3 Bella Mir, North Central
#7 Sydney Perry, North Central
 
160 pounds
#6 Tiera Jimerson, North Central
 
180 pounds
#2 Shenita Lawson, North Central
#4 Brittyn Corbishley, North Central
 
207 pounds
#5 Dasia Yearby, North Central
#6 Traeh Haynes, North Central