The Predicament released its state wrestling (tournament) rankings Monday and Creston/O-M is No. 2 in Class 2A behind top-ranked Albia.
Albia has four ranked wrestlers and the Panthers have five — Wyatt Thompson No. 2 at 138; Joey Huntington No. 9 at 152; Chase Shiltz No. 1 at 170; Seth Maitlen No. 2 at 195; and Kadon Hulett No. 3 at 220.
Glenwood is ranked sixth with four ranked wrestlers.
In Class 1A, Southeast Warren is sixth. Nodaway Valley’s Ben Freese is ranked fourth at 126 pounds.
Team rankings and ranked area wrestlers:
Class 2A
Teams (ranked wrestlers) — 1. Albia (4); 2. Creston/O-M (5); 3. Mediapolis (5); 4. Clarion-Goldfield-Dows (4); 5. Crestwood, Cresco (6); 6. Glenwood (4); 7. Davenport Assumption (7); 8. ADM, Adel (4);9. Clear Lake (3); 10. Osage (3).
138 — 2. Wyatt Thompson, Jr., Creston/O-M.
152 — 9. Joey Huntington, Sr., Creston/O-M.
170 — 1. Chase Shiltz, Jr., Creston/O-M.
195 — 2. Seth Maitlen, Sr., Creston/O-M.
220 — 3. Kadon Hulett, Jr., Creston/O-M.
Class 1A
Teams (ranked wrestlers) — 1. Alburnett (7); 2. Lisbon (5); 3. Sibley-Ocheyedan (6); 4. Gilbertville Don Bosco (4); 5. North Linn (3); 6. Southeast Warren (3); 7. Highland Riverside (2); 8. West Marshall (4); 9. Underwood (2); 10. Wapsie Valley (3).
126 — 4. Ben Freese, Sr., Nodaway Valley.
Class 3A
Team (ranked wrestlers) — 1. Fort Dodge (8); 2. WDM Valley (9); 3. Southeast Polk (8); 4. Pleasant Valley (5); 5. Dubuque Hempstead (6); 6. Cedar Rapids Prairie (6); 7. Cedar Rapids Jefferson (5); 8. Cedar Rapids Kennedy (5); 9. Waukee (4); 10. Bettendorf (4).