Wrestling Ranked 16th in WrestlingReport.com Preseason Poll

The American University wrestling team and six of its wrestlers have been featured in the WrestlingReport.com Preseason NCAA Team and Individual Rankings. The Eagles as a team were ranked 16th out of 30 while Jasen Borshoff, Kyle Borshoff, Mike Cannon, Steve Fittery, Bubby Graham and Matt Mariacher have all been ranked in their respective weight classes.

American placed 28th at the 2009 NCAA Championships and sent three qualifiers, two of which earned All-America status. The Eagles also finished sixth at the EIWA Championships, eighth at the Midlands Championships and third at the Keystone Classic. American closed out its dual meet schedule with an 11-5 mark, the team's best record since the 2005-06 season.

Cannon is ranked third at 184 lbs. after placing eighth at the NCAA Championships a year ago. A two-time All-American, Cannon finished the 2008-09 season with a 33-3 record. He also won both the EIWA Championship and Midlands Championship, and his career record of 92-16 places him fourth all-time at American.

After placing seventh at the NCAA Championships and earning All-America status, K. Borshoff has been ranked fifth in the poll at 149 lbs. He finished last year with a 33-7 record and placed third at the EIWA Championship. His career record of 73-31 places him 11th in program history.

Ranked 18th at 157 lbs., Fittery comes to American after posting a 25-5 record during his 2007-08 season at Shippensburg. During that same season he finished first in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference and second at the NCAA Division II Championships.

J. Borshoff is ranked 22nd at 125 lbs. after placing sixth at the EIWA Championship at 133 lbs. He finished off the year with an 18-13 record.

Mariacher is ranked 27th in the poll at 141 lbs. after finishing last season with an 18-11 overall record. He placed sixth at the EIWA Championship and first at the Keystone Classic.

Graham, ranked 31st at 165 lbs., finished last season with an overall record of 16-15 and an EIWA record of 6-8. Wrestling at 157 lbs. last season, Graham placed fourth at the Keystone Classic.