BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State junior Matt Zovistoski has earned a preseason national ranking of No. 14 at 149 pounds from InterMat Wrestling.
Zovistoski went 23-8 for App State last season at that weight class and qualified for the NCAA Championships in St. Louis, Mo., where he won two matches. He has a 42-22 career record.
Earlier this month, he won three of his five matches and placed fourth in the 70-kilogram division of the U23 World Team Trials in Rochester, Minn.
Coming off a second straight Southern Conference championship, Zovistoski and his teammates begin the 2017-18 season with their Black and Gold exhibition on Nov.