Keep up to date with the latest happenings in women's wrestling.
Women's Weekly: The End Of An Era
Jan 15, 2024
Women’s college wrestling reached an intersection in 2020. Three separate national championships were scheduled with NCAA and NAIA programs hosting tournaments for the first time in the same year.
Women's Weekly: Iowa And North Central Win Titles
Jan 1, 2024
College women’s wrestling ended the calendar year with two prominent tournaments. The Soldier Salute (Dec. 29-30) and Midlands (Dec. 30) offered a glimpse of what’s to come at the 2024 National Duals and the 2024 National Collegiate Women’s Wrestling Championships.
Women's Weekly: Stefana Jelacic Trending Up By Moving Down
Dec 4, 2023
Many wrestlers move up a weight class or two during their college careers. Not Stefana Jelacic of Lourdes University.
U.S. Women's Wrestling Just Entered A New Era
Nov 7, 2023
Welcome to a new era of women’s wrestling in the United States.
Sisterhood Is A Reason For Women's Wrestling Growth
Jun 26, 2023
Samantha Miller and Allyssa Pirro sat high above the action on the first day of the recent men’s U23 Nationals and U20 World Team Trials in Geneva, Ohio. They eventually worked their way to the floor and volunteered for three straight days — making the two-hour round-trip drive from Cleveland.
Women's Weekly: Mother And Daughter Make History
May 16, 2023
There will be others, but Brandy and Makenna Dolt will always be the first. And, if you ask Missouri Valley head coach Kevin Corbett, it’s hard to argue otherwise.
Women's Weekly: Is Tonya Verbeek Iowa's Secret Weapon?
May 8, 2023
Iowa coach Clarissa Chun accomplished something that USA Wrestling could not: hire Tonya Verbeek.
Women's Weekly: Championship Season Is Here
Feb 21, 2023
Spots in the National Collegiate Women’s Wrestling Championships were on the line over the weekend at five separate regional qualifiers. The top four wrestlers from each region qualify for the NCWWC tournament in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on March 3-4.
Women's Weekly: Raiders Ready To Roll
Feb 13, 2023
Southern Oregon coach Gabby Weyhrich has had quite a rookie campaign.
Women's Weekly: Yelena Makoyed Is For Real
Feb 6, 2023
This is starting to get good.
Women's Weekly: Sacred Heart Continues To Climb
Jan 31, 2023
Watching Sacred Heart coach Paulina Biega at last year’s Senior High School Nationals in Virginia Beach was a sight to behold. She was there recruiting talent, of course, but she also had a long line of parents and athletes who wanted to learn more about her program.
Women's Weekly: The Ultimate Wrestling Showdown
Jan 12, 2023
What happens when the top-ranked NAIA wrestler faces the top-ranked NCAA wrestler?
Women's Weekly: Nina Makem vs Yele Aycock IV?
Dec 27, 2022
There wasn’t much to write about when North Central’s Yele Aycock defeated Augsburg’s Nina Makem during the 136-pound finals of the Pointer Women’s Open on November 15. It was a 2-1 snoozefest with Aycock winning on activity clock points.
Women's Weekly: Lexi Janiak Put The Country On Notice
Dec 13, 2022
Aurora’s Lexi Janiak’s college career didn’t get off to a good start. The freshman phenom from Plainfield, Illinois, opened her season by losing to North Central’s Sara Sterner in her first dual. Oh, by the way, she got pinned.
Women Are Choosing Wrestling Over Other Sports
Dec 6, 2022
How many times have you heard the following scenarios?
