MANHEIM, Penn. – Senior Kyle Kaiser (Paramus, N.J.) and freshman Cole Shaughnessy (Fairfield, Conn.) of the Roger Williams University Wrestling team were nationally ranked in their weight classes by the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA), as it was announced by the association's offices on Friday. Kaiser ranked 12^th in the nation among 133-pounders while Shaughnessy checked-in as the 15^th ranked 184-pounder.
 
Both wrestlers are fresh-off very strong showings at the Roger Williams Invitational last weekend. Kaiser rolled through the 133-pound weight class going 4-0 with two wins by decision, one by major decision, and one by pin to take first at the invitational. On the season, he stands at 7-1 with four wins by decision, two by major decision, and one by pin.
 
Shaughnessy, meanwhile, took third at the RWU Invitational by going 4-1 in the tournament with two wins by decision and two by pin, with his only loss of the day coming against the number-six nationally ranked 184-pounder. Overall, thus far this winter Shaughnessy is 8-2 with three wins by decision and four pins.
 
The NWCA also released their regional rankings at each weight class and they featured Kaiser sitting atop the 133-pound weight class and Shaughnessy slotting in fourth at 184 in the Northeast region. They were two of the seven RWU wrestlers who were ranked regionally. Addison Boisvert (Scarborough, Maine) ranked fourth at 285, Ben Bariso (Butler, N.J.) was fifth at 149, and Peter Tringali (Chester, N.J.), Jack Kelly (Wall, N.J.), and Spencer Fetrow (Holliston, Mass.) were each ranked sixth at the 141, 165, and 197-pound weight classes respectively.