Wrestling ranked No. 13 in second Brute-NWCA Division III Poll; Kwiat, Raber, Pawlitz ranked individually
By Tim Glon
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ADA — The Ohio Northern wrestling team is ranked No. 13 in the second weekly Brute-National Wrestling Coaches Association Division III poll for the 2012-13 season.
The Polar Bears (3-1 overall), under 25th-year head coach Ron Beaschler, are the only Ohio Athletic Conference team in the poll, which ranks the top 30 teams in the country.
Northern was ranked No. 10 in the first weekly poll on Oct. 25.
Individually, three ONU wrestlers are ranked in the top 10 of their respective weight classes.
Senior defending national champion and three-time All-American Kyle Kwiat is ranked No. 1 at 174 pounds, senior Kyle Raber is ranked No. 10 at 184 pounds and junior Michael Pawlitz is ranked No. 5 at 197 pounds.
Ohio Northern will return to action with the 32nd annual ONU Invitational on Dec. 1 at the ONU Sports Center.
Brute-National Wrestling Coachesd Association Poll - #2
Nov. 20, 2012
| Rank | School | Record | Last Week |
| 1. | Wartburg (Iowa) | (1-0) | 1 |
| 2. | Augsburg (Minn.) | (0-0) | 2 |
| 3. | Elmhurst (Ill.) | (2-0) | 4 |
| 4. | Coe (Iowa) | (2-0) | 3 |
| 5. | Wisconsin-LaCrosse | (3-1) | 6 |
| 6. | Cortland State (N.Y.) | (4-0) | 7 |
| 7. | Centenary (N.J.) | (3-1) | 8 |
| 8. | Ithaca (N.Y.) | (0-0) | 11 |
| 9. | Wisconsin-Stevens Point | (2-0) | 15 |
| 10. | Wisconsin-Whitewater | (4-0) | 5 |
| 11. | Wabash (Ind.) | (0-0) | 16 |
| 12. | Concordia (Minn.) | (1-0) | 14 |
| 13. | Ohio Northern | (3-1) | 10 |
| 14. | Olivet (Mich.) | (1-3) | 12 |
| 15. | Central (Iowa) | (1-1) | 29 |
| 16. | Luther (Iowa) | (0-0) | 9 |
| 17. | Dubuque (Iowa) | (2-0) | 21 |
| 18. | Augustana (Ill.) | (1-1) | 17 |
| 19. | Wilkes (Pa.) | (2-3) | 13 |
| 20. | York (Pa.) | (5-3) | NR |
| 21. | New Jersey | (1-0) | 26 |
| 22. | Messiah (Pa.) | (4-0) | 25 |
| 23. | Roger Williams (R.I.) | (0-0) | NR |
| 24. | Springfield (Mass.) | (0-0) | 22 |
| 25. | Saint John's (Minn.) | (1-0) | 23 |
| 26. | Loras (Iowa) | (0-2) | NR |
| 27. | Wesleyan (Conn.) | (0-0) | 20 |
| 28. | Chicago (Ill.) | (1-1) | NR |
| 29. | Saint Olaf (Minn.) | (0-2) | 19 |
| 30. | Johnson & Wales (R.I.) | (0-0) | 28 |