Men's Wrestling Moves Back Into Coaches' Poll Top 10

Marshall, Mo., (Jan. 29, 2026)- The Missouri Valley College men's wrestling team moved back into the top ten with Thursday's release of the latest edition of the NAIA Men's Wrestling Coaches' Top 25 Poll.  Nine individuals are ranked in their respective weight classes.

The men's wrestling team jumped up three spots from the previous coaches' poll, to No. 10 in the new rankings.  The team went 4-1 in duals during the latest period, and finished second overall at the Missouri Valley Invitational last week.

Missouri Valley is one of three teams from the Heart of America Athletic Conference ranked in the coaches' poll.  Grand View (Iowa) fell to No. 2 and Central Methodist (Mo.) dropped to No. 15.  The Vikings lost to Grand View in a dual earlier this month, and host Central Methodist in a dual, Feb. 5.

A total of nine individuals from the team are ranked in their respective weight.  Leading the team is No. 3 Elijah Hynes (Broken Arrow, Calif.) at 197 pounds.  The other eight ranked individuals include:

No. 4. Junior Haden Hernandez (Huntington Beach, Calif.) at 125 pounds

No. 14 Junior Robert Albert (Cape Coral, Fla.) at 125 pounds.

No. 11 Sophomore Tuvshinjargal Zuunbayan (Arlington Heights, Ill.) at 133 pounds.

No. 23 Freshman Aiden Serrano (Indianola, Iowa) at 133 pounds.

No. 15 Junior Kristofer Arrey (Riverside, Calif.) at 149 pounds.

No. 13 Senior Dayton Hill (Broken Arrow, Okla.) at 165 pounds.

No. 19 Senior Francis Morrissey (Warner Robins, Ga.) at 165 pounds.

No. 10 Senior Randy Gonzalez (Lakewood, Colo.) at 285 pounds.

The season continues with a dual at Missouri Baptist, tonight (Thursday) at 7 p.m., in St. Louis, Mo.

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