DIVISION II RANKINGS

EDMOND, Okla. -  Southwest Minnesota State wrestler Demond Carter jumped two spots and is ranked No. 6 at 149 pounds in the latest individual Division II national rankings released Wednesday by the National Wrestling Coaches Association.

Carter, a native of East St. Louis, Mo., is the first and only Mustang to crack the national rankings this season.  He checked in at No. 8 in the rankings released by the NWCA on Jan. 20.

The junior has compiled a 10-8 record this season.

SMSU travels to Minnesota State Moorhead on Friday for a conference dual.

149 Pounds
1. Craig Becker, Wisconsin-Parkside
2. Mitch Smith, West Liberty (W.Va.)
3. Esai Dominguez, Nebraska-Omaha
4. T. J. Hepburn, Nebraska-Kearney
5. Nate Herda, Augustana (S.D.)
6. Demond Carter, Southwest Minnesota State
7. Colby Robinson, Central Oklahoma
8. Kevin McElhaney, Gannon (Pa.)