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| Sport | College wrestling |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2021 |
| Country | United States |
| Most recent champion | Life (1st) |
| Most titles | Campbellsville (2) |
| Official website | NAIA.com |
TheNAIA women's wrestling championship is an annual tournament hosted by theNational Association of Intercollegiate Athletics to determine the national champion of collegiate women'swrestling among its members in theUnited States.[1]
The tournament consists of both a team national title and individual titles at various weight classes. The NAIA voted to approve women's wrestling as its 28th national championship on April 9, 2022.[2] Prior to this, there had been three NAIA women's wrestling national invitational championships. The winners of the Invitational Championships are still recognized as National Champions.[3]
The 2020 National Invitational was canceled due to COVID-19.[4]
The reigning national champions areLife, who won their first title in 2025.
| Year | Host city | Team championship | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Points | Runner-up | Points | ||
| 2019 | Jamestown, North Dakota | Menlo | 230.5 | Oklahoma City | 154.5 |
| 2021 | Campbellsville | 185 | Life | 134.5 | |
| 2022 | Campbellsville (2) | 189 | Southern Oregon | 158.5 | |
| 2023 | Southern Oregon | 160 | Life | 139.5 | |
| 2024 | Menlo (2) | 172 | Life | 138 | |
| 2025 | Wichita, KS | Life | 190.5 | Grand View | 120.5 |
The 2023 championship took place March 10–11, 2023 at the Harold Newman Arena, on the campus of theUniversity of Jamestown, inJamestown, North Dakota. It was the first sanctioned collegiate women's wrestling championship.[5] The team championship was won bySouthern Oregon University, led by first year head coach, Gabrielle Weyhrich.[6]
| Rank | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southern Oregon | 160 |
| 2 | Life (GA) | 139.5 |
| 3 | Grand View (IA) | 123.5 |
| 4 | Menlo (CA) | 123 |
| 5 | Providence (MT) | 102 |
| 6 | Cumberlands (KY) | 98 |
| T7 | Central Methodist (MO) | 92.5 |
| T7 | Iowa Wesleyan | 92.5 |
| 9 | Texas Wesleyan | 78.5 |
| 10 | Campbellsville (KY) | 66 |
| Weight | Champion | School | Result | Runner-up | School | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | Ira Navarro | University of Providence | 2-1 | Erin Hikiji | University of Providence | [7] |
| 109 | Peyton Prussin | Life | Fall (1:51) | Mia Palumbo | Iowa Wesleyan | |
| 116 | Caitlyn Thorne | Central Methodist | 10-0 (3:40) | Camille Fournier | Texas Wesleyan | |
| 123 | Carolina Moreno | Southern Oregon | 6-2 | Alana Viva | Menlo College | |
| 130 | Lexie Basham | Texas Wesleyan | 6-3 | Sarah Savidge | Life | |
| 136 | Adaugo Nwachukwu | Iowa Wesleyan | 15-2 (4:46) | Mea Mohler | Texas Wesleyan | |
| 143 | Emily Se | Southern Oregon | 3-2 | Alexis Gomez | Grand View | |
| 155 | Kaylynn Albrecht | Baker | 11-8 | Latifah McBryde | Life | |
| 170 | Dymond Guilford | Cumberlands | Fall (3:59) | Joye Levendusky | Southern Oregon | |
| 191 | Grace Kristoff | Southern Oregon | Fall (5:59) | Jaycee Foeller | Central Methodist |
The 2024 NAIA championship took place March 8-9, 2024 at the Harold Newman Arena, on the campus of theUniversity of Jamestown, inJamestown, North Dakota. It was the second annual competition andMenlo College won the team championship with 172 points.[9]
| Rank | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Menlo (CA) | 172 |
| 2 | Life (GA) | 138 |
| 3 | Southern Oregon | 134 |
| 4 | William Penn (IA) | 111.5 |
| 5 | Grand View (IA) | 106 |
| 6 | Texas Wesleyan | 98.5 |
| 7 | Providence (MT) | 90.5 |
| 8 | Missouri Baptist | 87.5 |
| 9 | Campbellsville (KY) | 54 |
| 10 | Cumberlands (KY) | 53 |
| Weight | Champion | School | Result | Runner-up | School |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | Stefana Jelacic | Lourdes | 12-3 | Erin Hikiji | Providence |
| 109 | Mia Palumbo | William Penn | 3-1 | Jasmine Howard | Texas Wesleyan |
| 116 | Juliana Diaz | Missouri Baptist | 7-6 | Camille Fournier | Texas Wesleyan |
| 123 | Cristelle Rodriguea | Doane | 10-0 (1:38) | Maya Davis | Grand View |
| 130 | Carolina Moreno | Southern Oregon | 11-0 (4:07) | Sarah Savidge | Life |
| 136 | Adaugo Nwachukwu | William Penn | Fall (2:16) | Zaynah McBryde | Life |
| 143 | Jamilah McBryde | Life | 10-0 (2:50) | Emma Walker | Campbellsville |
| 155 | Caitlyn Davis | Southern Oregon | 4-2 | Latifah McBryde | Life |
| 170 | Ashley Lekas | William Penn | 4-2 | Abby McIntyre | Grand View |
| 191 | Tavia Heidelberg-Tillitson | Menlo | 4-3 | Joanna Hendricks | Waldorf |
| Team | # | Winning years |
|---|---|---|
| Campbellsville | 2 | 2021A, 2022A |
| Menlo | 2 | 2019A, 2024 |
| Southern Oregon | 1 | 2023 |
| Life | 1 | 2025 |
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