INDIANAPOLIS – The UIndy wrestling team jumped its way into the Top-25 of the latest The Open Mat rankings after a 13th place finish at the 46th Annual Midwest Classic, coming in at No. 25 in the latest edition.

Aidan Sprague (133) and Cale Gray (285) both placed fourth at this past weekend's Midwest Classic, and earning a combined 18 of the team's 64 points on the weekend, while Gavin Garcia made a quarterfinal appearance in the 149 weight class.

Along with the team, the Greyhounds also have five inside the top-20 of the individual weight class rankings; Nathan Smith (125) 15th, Sprague (133), Garcia (149), Shane Bates (174), and Gray (285).

Gray is the highest ranked wrestler among the five, at No. 6, after a strong weekend that saw him capture two ranked wins. On day two he beat the likes of No. 7-ranked Colby Whitehall of Glenville State after the match was decided in three overtimes, and a tiebreaker. While on day one he beat West Liberty's No. 17-ranked Parker Bentley with a last second take down to send him to the quarters.

Sprague vaulted from unranked to 11th after a fourth place finish, and a 6-2 record this past weekend, including a first period pin over No. 12 Nick Cattone from Millersville, a 33 second pin in his first match on Sunday, and a ranked win over UW-Parkside's Elon Rodriguez. 

Garcia remains in the top-20 at No. 20 after a quarterfinals appearance at the Midwest Classic. He capped his first day at the event with an upset win over the current No. 8-ranked wrestler in 149, Cole Mayfield from Central Oklahoma, after a second period take down and a third period escape earned him the 4-3 win. 

Bates makes his first appearance in The Open Mat rankings this season at No. 20, after gathering three wins on the first day of the Midwest, including a tech fall to begin his day on Saturday, and a comeback 7-5 win over West Liberty's Carter Winegardner to send Bates to day two.

The final Greyhound in the top 20 of this week's rankings is Smith at 125 who comes in at No. 15 after a three win weekend. Smith has been a mainstay in the rankings for UIndy, appearing in each of the last four rankings. Smith also garnered two ranked wins this past weekend against Emmanuel's Braydon Mitchell in sudden victory, while also grabbing a decision win against Lander's Kaden Kuenzi to begin day two. 

The team will have three weeks off before they return home to host Drury in the team's first GLVC dual of the season on Jan. 7, 2026 for Alumni and Youth Day.