ASHLAND – Southern Oregon junior Lillian Gradillas-Flores was the preseason No. 1 at 207 pounds and the Raiders were No. 8 as a team in the NAIA women's wrestling preseason Top 20 poll, which was released Thursday by the national office.

The Raiders' highest-ranked individuals were their returning All-Americans: Gradillas-Flores – who was undefeated and won a national title last season – No. 2 Vida Boskovic (160 pounds), No. 3 Holland Wieber (145) and No. 5 Lia Ferreira (103).

They totaled nine top-20 individuals, but their fifth in the top-10 is new to the group: junior Yazmin Belk, who stands at No. 9 in the 180 class after qualifying for the NAIA Championships each of the last two seasons at Doane (Neb.).

The Raiders finished sixth in the 2026 NAIA team standings. Last week, they were picked as the favorites to win the Cascade Conference.

The CCC's two other representatives in the preseason Top 20 were No. 15 Eastern Oregon and No. 18 Providence (Mont.).

SOU makes its debut Nov. 8 at the Menlo (Calif.) Open.

SOU INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS
103 – No. 5 Lia Ferreira
110 – No. 18 Mackenzie Burger
117 – No. 20 Deandra Meza
124 – No. 12 Myia Weiler
138 – No. 16 Layla Morris
145 – No. 3 Holland Wieber
160 – No. 2 Vida Boskovic
180 – No. 9 Yazmin Belk
207 – No. 1 Lillian Gradillas-Flores

NAIA TOP 20

RANK	SCHOOL	PTS
1	Grand View (Iowa)	187
2	Indiana Tech	159
3	Ottawa (Kan.)	152
4	Life (Ga.)	149
5	Wayland Baptist (Texas)	138
5	Cumberlands (Ky.)	138
7	Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)	137
8	Southern Oregon	112
9	Missouri Valley	104
10	Texas Wesleyan	101
11	Oklahoma City	71
12	Baker (Kan.)	68
13	Bellevue (Neb.)	67
14	Doane (Neb.)	64
15	Eastern Oregon	61
16	Campbellsville	57
17	Hastings (Neb.)	51
18	Providence (Mont.)	49
19	Saint Mary (Kan.)	47
20	Central Methodist (Mo.)	43