The Viking wrestling team was ranked as the No. 8 team in the nation in the latest NAIA Wrestling Coaches' Top 20 Poll released on Tuesday. It is the fourth consecutive top ten ranking for Grand View this year.
Grand View has four wrestlers in the top 12 in their weight classes. Five weight classes featured a new top-ranked wrestler including GV junior Brad Lower (Burlington, Iowa) who is ranked as the No. 1 wrestler at 165 lbs.
Sophomore Nick Coffman (Huxley, Iowa) has been ranked in all four polls this season and is No. 7 at 141 lbs. Junior Glenn Rhees (Atascadero, Calif.) moved up five spots from the last poll and is No. 2 at 174 lbs. Senior Jordaryl Logan (Detoit, Mich.) received his first individual ranking of the year and is No. 11 at 184 lbs.