North Dakota
State wrestlers Steven Monk and Trent Sprenkle have become mainstays in the
national individual rankings this year, and both continued their season-long run
of national top-10 rankings this week.
Monk, a junior
from Wausau, Wis., is ranked No. 6 at 165 pounds by Amateur Wrestling News (AWN)
and Intermat. He was also ranked sixth in the second of three NCAA Coaches’
Panel rankings released on Feb. 14.
Monk holds an
overall record of 31-3 on the season, with a perfect 18-0 mark in duals. He has
defeated five opponents who were ranked in the top 11 at the time of their
match, and Monk’s only two losses to collegiate opponents have been to the
wrestlers currently ranked No.1 and No. 4 in the nation.
Sprenkle, a senior from Billings, Mont., is ranked No. 8 at 125 pounds by AWN and Intermat. He owns an overall record of 25-4 and a dual meet record of 16-2 this season. Sprenkle became the eighth wrestler in NDSU history to register 100 career victories with a win at South Dakota State on Feb. 15.
Sprenkle has
posted two wins over top-10 opponents this season.
Neither wrestler
has been ranked outside the top 10 in the country by Amateur Wrestling News
during the 2012-13 season.
North Dakota
State will compete at the Western Wrestling Conference tournament and NCAA West
Regional in Laramie, Wyo., on March 9.
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