Franklin Regional grads Lee, Kemerer No. 1 in NCAA wrestling rankings

Paul Schofield
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Iowa’s Spencer Lee, a Franklin Regional graduate, slaps hands with coaches before wrestling Bryce West of Northern Illinois during the 2019 NCAA wrestling championships at PPG Paints Arena.

Two Franklin Regional grads – Spencer Lee and Michael Kemerer – are ranked No. 1 according to the latest NCAA coaches rankings. Both wrestle for No. 1 Iowa.

Lee, a two-time NCAA champion, is ranked No. 1 at 125 pounds. Kemerer, a two-time NCAA placewinner and three-time All-American, is ranked No. 1 at 174. He was seeded No. 2 before the 2020 NCAA tournament was canceled.

Pitt’s Micky Phillippi is ranked No. 3 at 133 pounds behind Penn State’s Roman Bravo-Young and Iowa’s Austin DeSanto.

Penn State’s Nick Lee (141) and Aaron Brooks (187) are ranked No. 2.

Michigan is ranked No. 2 behind Iowa and Penn State is now No. 3.

The NCAA also announced conference allocations for the NCAA Championships on March 18-20 at St. Louis.

NCAA Division I rankings

Local wrestlers in bold

125 pounds

1.Spencer Lee, Iowa

2. Drew Hildebrandt, Central Michigan

3. Brandon Courtney, Arizona State

4, Sam Latona, Virginia Tech

5. Jakob Camacho, NC State

24. Killan Cardinale, WVU

133 pounds

1.Roman Bravo-Young, Penn State

2. Austin DeSanto, Iowa

3. Micky Phillippi, Pitt

4. Sammy Alvarez, Rutgers

5. Korbin Myers, Virginia Tech

19. Ryan Sullivan, WVU

23. Darren Miller, Bucknell

141 pounds

1.Jaydin Eierman, Iowa

2. Nick Lee, Penn State

3. Sebastian Rivera, Rutgers

4. Allan Hart, Missouri

5. Chad Red, Nebraska

17. Cole Matthews, Pitt

23. Sam Hillegas, Virginia Tech

149 pouds

1.Sammy Sasso, Ohio State

2. Austin O’Connor, North Carolina

3. Brock Mauller, Missouri

4. Boo Lewallen, Oklahoma State

5. Max Murin, Iowa

8. Michael Carr, Illinois

23. Luke Gardner, Penn State

28. Luke Kemerer, Pitt

157 pounds

1.Hayden Hidley, NC State

2. David Carr, Iowa State

3. Jesse Dellavecchia, Rider

4. Kaleb Young, Iowa

5. Brayton Lee

9. Brady Berge, Penn State

165 pounds

1.Mikhi Lewis, Virginia Tech

2. Alex Marinelli, Iowa

3. Shane Griffith, Stanford

4. Travis Wittlake, Oklahoma State

5. Anthony Valencia, Arizona State

7. Zach Hartman, Bucknell

8. Ethan Smith, Ohio State

9. Jake Wentzel, Pitt

12. Joe Lee, Penn State

33. Gerrit Nijenhuis, Purdue

174 pounds

1.Michael Kemerer, Iowa

2. Logan Massa, Michigan

3. Mikey Labriola, Nebraska

4. Kaleb Romero, Ohio State

5. Demetrius Romero, Utah Valley

6. Carter Starocci, Penn State

18. Jacob Oliver, Edinboro

184 pounds

1.Hunter Stein, Virginia Tech

2. Aaron Brooks, Penn State

3. Trent Hidlay, NC State

4. Lou Deprez, Binghamton

5. Parker Keckeisen, Northern Iowa

24. Gregg Harvey, Pitt

197 pounds

1.Eric Schultz, Nebraska

2. Jacob Werner, Iowa

3. Kordell Norfleet, Arizona State

4. Noah Adams, WVU

5. Tanner Sloan, South Dakota State

7. Nico Bonaccorsi, Pitt

8. Greg Bulsak, Clarion

15. Jake Woodley, Oklahoma

18. Max Shaw, North Carolina

285 pounds

1.Gable Steveson, Minnesota

2. Mason Parris, Michigan

3. Tony Cassioppi, Iowa

4. Matt Stencel, Central Michigan

5. Gannon Gremmel, Iowa State

16. Seth Nevills, Penn State

26. Jon Spaulding, Edinboro

Team rankings

Pos. Team (votes), record, points, Pr

1.Iowa (14), 5-0, 350, 1

2. Michigan (0), 3-0, 332, 2

3. Penn State (0), 3-0, 312, 4

4. Virginia Tech (0), 8-0, 295, 8

5. Missouri (0), 10-0, 291, 6

6. Oklahoma State (0), 9-0, 289, 5

7. NC State (0), 5-1, 268, 3

8. Nebraska (0), 6-1, 267, 7

9. Minnesota (0), 5-2, 217, 13

10. Illinois (0), 5-2, 212, 9

16. Pitt (0), 3-3, 150, 15

NCAA Conference Allocations

ACC: 33

Big 12: 45

Big Ten: 76

EIWA: 45

MAC: 35

Pac-12: 19

Southern: 13