The 2024 Women’s Nationals are complete, but it’s not too late to reflect on the tournament that was. Below are insights from the U20 World Team Trials and the U23 Nationals. 

Please email kyle.klingman@flosports.tv with updates. Data is based on current available information. 

U20 World Team Trials

The 20 and under designation participation included high school, post-high school, and college-age athletes. It offers a glimpse into where current high school wrestlers are against their college counterparts. 

Here is a breakdown of participation numbers top eight place winners. 

College: 38
High school: 37
High School Graduate (Gap Year): 4
Leaving College: 1

Place winners (top eight) by current college enrollment and current college division
Iowa: 7 — D1
McKendree: 6 — D2
Menlo: 5 — NAIA
North Central: 2 — D3
Missouri Baptist: 2 — NAIA
Simpson (IA): 2 — D3
Aurora: 1 — D3
Colorado Mesa: 1 — D2
Doane: 1 — NAIA
Elmira: 1 — D3
Hastings: 1 — NAIA
Iowa Western: 1 — NJCAA
King: 1 — D2
Life: 1 — NAIA
Lock Haven: 1 — D2
Northern Michigan: 1 — D2
Sacred Heart: 1 — D1
Siena Heights: 1 — NAIA
Southern Oregon: 1 — NAIA
Wartburg: 1 — D3
William Jewell: 1 — D2

Placers By College Division
NCAA, Division I: 8
NCAA, Division II: 11
NCAA, Division III: 7
NAIA: 12
NJCAA: 1

Note: Menlo is included in NAIA numbers but is transitioning to NCAA Division II. NCAA Division I, II, and III compete at the National Collegiate Women’s Wrestling Championships. 

Below is a breakdown for each of the top eight finishers. 

U23 Nationals

Participants must be 23 or younger so this tournament had a college vibe with a light high school presence. Several participants recently completed their college eligibility but made the 23 and under age requirement. 

This was an opportunity for NAIA and NCAA programs to face off in the same national tournament weeks after their college national championships held separately on the same weekend. 

Here is a breakdown of participation numbers by category for the top eight placers.

College Eligible: 52
College Eligibility Complete: 8
Transfer Portal: 5
College Club: 1
Unattached: 5
High School: 9

Place winners (top eight) by college and current college division
North Central: 10 — D3
Menlo: 8 — NAIA
King: 4 — D2
McKendree: 4 — D2
Doane: 3 — NAIA
Campbellsville: 2 — NAIA
Central Methodist: 2 — NAIA
Iowa: 2 — D1
Northern Michigan: 2 — D2
Carl Albert State: 1 — NJCAA
Elmira: 1 — D3
Evergreen State: 1 — NAIA
Hastings: 1 — NAIA
Indiana Tech: 1 — NAIA
Iowa Western: 1 — NJCAA
Providence: 1 — NAIA
St. Andrews: 1 — NAIA
Siena Heights: 1 — NAIA
Southern Oregon: 1 — NAIA
Ursinus: 1 — D3
Utica: 1 — D3
Wisconsin-Stevens Point: 1 — D3

Placers By College Division
NCAA, Division I: 2
NCAA, Division II: 10
NCAA, Division III: 14
NAIA: 22
NJCAA: 2

Below is a complete breakdown for each of the top eight finishers.