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Wrestling Jackson Janetski, Sports Information Graduate Assistant

Three Greyhounds Appear in Latest NWCA Rankings

MANHEIM, Pa. – The UIndy wrestling team heads into the NCAA DII Super Regional with three ranked wrestlers in the latest edition of the National Wrestling Coaches Association Division II Men's Coaches Poll.

Included in the latest edition of the rankings are three individual Greyhounds ranked in their respective weight classes; Nathan Smith (125), Aidan Sprague (133), and Gavin Garcia (149). 

Smith jumps up one spot from the previous poll to No. 11 in the 125 weight class who is coming off the GLVC Championships where he went 2-0 against Quincy's Kaden Rios and McKendree's Colton King.

Similar to Smith, Sprague also went 2-0 on the day in his appearances at the GLVC Championships, and also moving up one spot to No. 9. He only competed in the team's first two duals, and picking up two major decision wins over Quincy's Te'Andre Allen and Maryville's Giovanni Diaz.

Garcia rounds out the list of Greyhounds featured in the latest rankings remaining in the top-15 of the 149 weight class, coming in at No. 12. He earned two wins at the GLVC Championships in his bout with both Quincy and McKendree, but fell in a tough 1-0 decision result to Upper Iowa's Ethan Doty who is ranked in the top-10 of this batch of NWCA individual rankings.

The next edition of the NCAA Division II Coaches Association rankings will come out Mar. 7, 2026, with the NCAA Division II Super Regionals looming on Mar. 1.
 
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Players Mentioned

Nathan Smith

Nathan Smith

5' 8"
Redshirt Sophomore
Aidan Sprague

Aidan Sprague

5' 6"
Redshirt Sophomore
Gavin Garcia

Gavin Garcia

5' 8"
Redshirt Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Nathan Smith

Nathan Smith

5' 8"
Redshirt Sophomore
Aidan Sprague

Aidan Sprague

5' 6"
Redshirt Sophomore
Gavin Garcia

Gavin Garcia

5' 8"
Redshirt Sophomore
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