MANHEIM, Pa. -- The National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) released its preseason Division III Men's Coaches Poll recently and the Elizabethtown College wrestling team was picked as a Top 25 team, along with individuals ranking nationally and regionally for the Blue Jays.

With 20 total points, Elizabethtown begins 2025-26 ranked 12th in Division III Tournament Top 25. Augsburg is the current favorite as they sit atop the poll.

Senior Ganon Smith comes into the year ranked third at 184 pounds. Smith was the fourth-place finisher last year at the NCAA Div. III Championships to earn All-America honors for Etown. Joining him in the national rankings is graduate student Will Davis, also third, at 197 pounds.

The Jays have six wrestlers ranked within Region 3.
133 - Corey Cope (4th)
157 - Michael Beers (6th)
165 - Justice Hockenberry (3rd)
184 - Ganon Smith (1st)
197 - Will Davis (2nd)
285 - Sav Niewiadomy (3rd)

Elizabethtown gets their season underway this weekend at the Messiah Invitational on Saturday, November 1.