PHILADELPHIA – Eight wrestlers from the 20th-ranked University of Pennsylvania wrestling team have earned national recognition in the latest round of rankings released this week. The Quakers are represented in eight weight classes as the team prepares to head out west for a Sunday dual at #20 Stanford. As a team, the Red and Blue received national rankings from Flo-wrestling (#20), Intermat (#21) Wrestling Insider Newsmag (#22), Wrestlestat (#27), and are receiving votes in the National Wrestling Coaches Association Top-25.
Individual rankings are from Amateur Wrestling News, Flo-wrestling, Intermat, Wrestlestat, The Open Mat and Wrestling Insider Newsmag.
Seniors
Anthony Artalona (157),
Carmen Ferrante (141),
Ben Goldin (285), and
Doug Zapf (149), juniors
Michael Colaiocco (133), and
Cole Urbas (197), and sophomores
Ryan Miller (125) and
Nick Incontrera (174) are all ranked in the most recent collegiate wrestling rankings.
Colaiocco is the lone Penn grappler with single-digit rankings. The junior is ranked #9 by Wrestlestat, Amateur Wrestling News, Intermat, Wrestling Insider Newsmag, and The Open Mat. Joining Colaiocco with top 10 rankings is Zapf, who is ranked #10 by Amateur Wrestling News, Flo-wrestling, Intermat, Wrestlestat, and The Open Mat.
Cole Urbas reentered the Intermat rankings for 197 at #33.
Amateur Wrestling News
133
Michael Colaiocco - 9
149
Doug Zapf - 10
157
Anthony Artalona – 19
174
Nick Incontrera – 20
Flo-wrestling
125
Ryan Miller - HM
133
Michael Colaiocco – 10
149
Doug Zapf – 10
157
Anthony Artalona - 19
174
Nick Incontrera – 20
285
Ben Goldin – HM
Intermat
125
Ryan Miller - 31
133
Michael Colaiocco – 9
149
Doug Zapf – 10
157
Anthony Artalona - 14
174
Nick Incontrera – 19
197
Cole Urbas - 33
285
Ben Goldin - 27
Wrestlestat
133
Michael Colaiocco - 9
141
Carmen Ferrante - 30
149
Doug Zapf - 10
157
Anthony Artalona – 20
174
Nick Incontrera – 18
197
Cole Urbas – 33
285
Ben Goldin – 31
The Open Mat
133
Michael Colaiocco - 9
149
Doug Zapf – 10
157
Anthony Artalona – 18
174
Nick Incontrera - 18
Wrestling Insider Newsmag
133
Michael Colaiocco - 9
149
Doug Zapf - 11
157
Anthony Artalona – 18
174
Nick Incontrera - 15
The Red and Blue will hit the road for a west coast dual at Stanford (Jan. 15) and then will return to The Palestra for a Friday night dual against Lehigh (Jan. 20). Buy tickets here for the
Lehigh dual.
Tickets are now on sale for the 119th EIWA Championships. This year's championships will be held at The Palestra on March 4 and 5. All Session tickets, as well as individual sessions are on sale now and can be purchased
here.
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