INDIANAPOLIS – The UIndy men's wrestling team jumped one spot in the latest Open Mat rankings to No. 18, after a
win this past weekend against Drury.
Along with the Greyhound team moving up a spot in the rankings, a new Hound has jumped into the top-20 rankings along with
Derek Blubaugh (197) and
Cale Gray (285),
Brayden Lowery vaulted to No. 18 in the 141 weight class rankings.
Lowery makes his first appearance in the Open Mat 141 rankings this season. He has six consecutive individual match victories at 141, including two first period pins against Central Missouri's Jack Lage and Drury's Nathan Wishne.
Blubaugh tops the 197 weight class rankings again, and Gray remains at No. 12 in 285 in this week's edition of the rankings.
Blubaugh had the weekend off against Drury, as he prepares for the Hounds two big duals against Upper Iowa and Quincy, while Gray picked up another comfortable win over Drury's Jack Stoffel on Saturday night.
All three will face off against top-20 wrestlers in their respective weight classes for Upper Iowa on Friday Jan. 31 when the Hounds team will travel to Fayette, IA for a top-20 dual showdown.
