O’Grady Among NCAA’s Most Dominant Wrestlers

INDIANAPOLIS — The NCAA has released the initial standings for the 2013 NCAA Most Dominant Wrestler Awards and the second round of standings for the most falls and tech falls within Divisions I, II and III. These awards will be presented in March at the respective NCAA Wrestling Championships.

This week, a minimum of 13 matches are required to be eligible for the Most Dominant Wrestler standings. That required match total will increase by one per week until 18 matches is reached. Athletes redshirting the 2013 season are not eligible for any of the award standings.

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In the Most Dominant standings, Shamus O’Grady of St. Cloud State has a Division II-leading average of 4.8235 points. O’Grady edged out Travis McKillop of Pittsburgh-Johnstown this week who has an average of 4.3077 points at 184 pounds.

At 125 pounds, Max Byrd of Ashland is the Division II leader with eight falls. He is closely followed by two wrestlers – Jan Steven Ulinski (Findlay) and Shamus O’Grady (St. Cloud State), with seven pins each.

The Most Dominant Wrestler standings are calculated by adding the total number of points awarded through match results and dividing that number by the total number of matches wrestled. Points awarded per match are as follows:

*Fall, forfeit, injury default or DQ = 6 points (-6 points for a loss)
*Tech falls = 5 points (-5 points for a loss)
* Major decision = 4 points (-4 points for a loss)
*Decision = 3 points (-3 points for a loss)