MANHEIM, PA. – Martin County West graduate Katie Lange, a freshman with the Augsburg University women’s wrestling team, is rated first at 143 pounds in the latest National Wrestling Coaches Association rankings.
She was not ranked in the first poll of the season.
Lange has started the season with an 11-0 record with five wins coming by fall and five by technical fall.
One of those falls came over previous No. 1 Ashlynn Ortega of King in 3:34 in the finals of the North Central, Ill. tournament.
She also placed first at the Wisconsin-Stevens Point and Waldorf tournaments and also won a match in a dual vs. Wisconsin-Stevens Point.
Augsburg is tied for fifth in the team ratings.
The Auggies are at the Ken Kraft Midlands Championships at Northwestern University Wednesday and Thursday.