How many women’s college teams have won a national championship, and who are the best wrestlers from those teams? 

Since 2004, 12 teams have won a women’s college national championship between six divisions. There are currently three national divisions: NCWWC (NCAA), NAIA, and NJCAA (see key and graph below for a complete history). 

Women’s college wrestling reached an intersection in 2020. Three national championships were scheduled with NCAA and NAIA programs hosting tournaments for the first time in the same year. 

The Women’s College Wrestling Association (WCWA) had done its job; by 2020 it had reached its final leg before passing the baton. This organization was created in 2008 to provide women an opportunity to compete, and it included all divisions with an end-of-the-year tournament that was considered the college national championships. 

An unaffiliated women’s college national championship was held from 2004-07 before the WCWA was formed. 

The NAIA Invitational Tournament was held in 2019, canceled in 2020 due to COVID-19, and resumed in 2021. The 2023 NAIA Championships were the first officially sanctioned women’s collegiate national championship ever. 

The National Collegiate Women’s Wrestling Championships (NCWWC) — a de facto NCAA Championship — includes all NCAA programs (D1, D2, and D3) with the first national championship in 2020. NCAA women’s wrestling is an emerging sport with four Division I programs (Iowa, Lindenwood, Presbyterian, and Sacred Heart). 

The NCAA is expected to sanction women’s college wrestling for the 2025-26 season. 

National junior colleges hosted a tournament for the first time in 2021 after the WCWA disbanded in 2020.

Women's College Team Champions

Who Are The Best Wrestlers From Championships Programs?

Below is every championship team’s best (sometimes debatable) historical lineup. This is the last time these weight classes will be used (they are changing next season) so it’s fun to look back at what was.

Iowa won this year’s National Collegiate Women’s Wrestling Championships but the Hawkeyes only have one year of data, so this year’s national tournament team is considered the best (so far).

This only includes those who competed in a college national championship. Several prominent names don’t appear since they competed before the first national tournament held in 2004. There are also instances where a weight wasn’t exact but an approximation was used to fit a worthy wrestler into the line-up. 

Simon Fraser (Burnaby, British Columbia) only has one national team title but it might have the best historical line-up of any team. 

Missouri Valley
2004, 2005 Women’s College National Champions

101: Tabitha Ramsey
2004 WCN: 3rd at 112
2005 WCN: 1st at 105.5
2006 WCN: 4th at 2007

109: Debbie Sakai
2004 WCN: 1st at 112

116: Jacarra Winchester
2013 WCWA: 2nd at 116
2015 WCWA: 1st at 130

123: Erika Chew
2005 WCN: 1st at 121
2006 WCN: 3rd at 130
2007 WCN: 3rd at 121

130: Randi Beltz
2010 WCWA: 2nd at 130
2013 WCWA: 3rd at 130

136: Mollie Keith
2004 WCN: 1st at 138.75

143: Rachel Billerbeck
2005 WCN: 1st at 138.75

155: Amberlee Ebert
2007 WCN: 2nd at 147.5
2008 WCWA: 1st at 147.5

170: Stephany Lee
2004 WCN: 2nd at 176
2005 WCN: 1st at 158.5
2006 WCN: 2nd at 176

191: Kelani Corbett
2021 NAIA: 3rd at 191 (Lyon)
2022 NAIA: 1st at 191 (Lyon)
2023 NAIA: 3rd at 191 (Lyon)

Cumberlands
2006, 2007 Women College National Champions
2008 WCWA Champions

101: Melissa Girard
2007 WCN: 6th at 105.5
2008 WCWA: 1st at 97

109: Jackie Stiles
2007 WCN: 1st at 105.5
2009 WCWA: 4th at 112.25

116: Jessica Medina
2006 WCN: 1st at 112.25
2007 WCN: 2nd at 112.25
2008 WCWA: 1st at 112.25

123: Sandy Do
2007 WCN: 4th at 121
2008 WCWA: 1st at 121

130: Bridgette Duty
2018 WCWA: 7th at 136
2019 NAIA: 4th at 136
2019 WCWA: 6th at 136
2021 NAIA: 1st at 130

136: Lauren Knight
2007 WCN: 6th at 138.75
2008 WCWA: 2nd at 138.75
2009 WCWA: 3rd at 147.5
2010 WCWA: 1st at 158.5

143: Alaina Berube
2004 WCN: 1st at 147.5
2006 WCN: 1st at 138.75
2007 WCN: 1st at 147.5

155: Othella Lucas 
2004 WCN: 2nd at 158
2006 WCN: 1st at 130
2007 WCN: 1st at 130

170: Dymond Guilford 
2018 WCWA: 4th at 170 (Missouri Baptist)
2019 NAIA: 1st at 170 (Missouri Baptist)
2019 WCWA: 1st at 170 (Missouri Baptist)
2022 NAIA: 1st at 170
2023 NAIA: 1st at 170

191: Toccara Montgomery
2004 WCN: 1st at 176
2006 WCN: 1st at 176

Oklahoma City University
2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 WCWA Champions

101: Emily Webster
2012 WCWA: 1st
2013 WCWA: 1st
2014 WCWA: 1st
2015 WCWA: 1st

109: Cody Pfau
2014 WCWA: 4th at 116
2015 WCWA: 1st at 109
2016 WCWA: 1st at 109
2018 WCWA: 1st at 109

116: Joey Miller 
2009 WCWA: 2nd at 105.5
2011 WCWA: 3rd at 112.25
2012 WCWA: 1st at 116
2013 WCWA: 1st at 116

123: Michaela Hutchison
2009 WCWA: 1st at 121
2010 WCWA: 1st at 121
2011 WCWA: 2nd at 121
2012 WCWA: 1st at 121

130: Ashley Hudson
2008 WCWA: 4th at 121
2009 WCWA: 2nd at 121
2010 WCWA: 3rd at 130
2011 WCWA: 1st at 130

136: Destiny Lyng
2019 NAIA: 3rd at 136
2019 WCWA: 7th at 136
2020 WCWA: 4th at 136
2021 NAIA: 5th at 136
2022 NAIA: 1st at 143

143: Jennifer Page
2012 WCWA: 1st at 143

155: Kristie Davis
2011 WCWA: 1st at 147.5
2012 WCWA: 1st at 155

170: Rachel Watters
2017 WCWA: 7th at 170
2018 WCWA: 3rd at 170
2019 NAIA: 3rd a 170
2020 WCWA: 1st at 155

191: Brittany Delgado
2009 WCWA: 3rd at 176
2010 WCWA: 1st at 209
2011 WCWA: 1st at 176
2012 WCWA: 1st at 191

Simon Fraser University
2013 WCWA Champions

101: Daphne-Ann Hodgson
2011 WCWA: 2nd at 97
2012 WCWA: 2nd at 101

109: Victoria Anthony
2010 WCWA: 1st at 105.5
2011 WCWA: 1st at 105.5
2013 WCWA: 1st at 109
2014 WCWA: 1st at 109

116: Karla Godinez Gonzalez
2020 NCWWC: 1st at 116
2022 NCWWC: 1st at 116

123: Dom Parrish
2016 WCWA: 3rd at 123
2017 WCWA: 2nd at 123
2018 WCWA: 1st at 123
2019 WCWA: 1st at 123

130: Helen Maroulis
2010 WCWA: 1st at 130 (Missouri Baptist)
2011 WCWA: 1st at 121
2013 WCWA: 1st at 130
2014 WCWA: 1st at 130

136: Nicole Depa
2016 WCWA: 2nd at 130
2017 WCWA: 2nd at 136
2018 WCWA: 2nd at 130
2020 NCWWA: 3rd at 130

143: Mallory Velte
2014 WCWA: 4th at 130
2016 WCWA: 1st at 143
2017 WCWA: 1st at 143
2018 WCWA: 1st at 143

155: Danielle Lappage
2009 WCWA: 2nd at 138.75
2010 WCWA: 1st at 138.75
2011 WCWA: 1st at 138.75
2013 WCWA: 1st at 155

170: Justina Di Stasio
2011 WCWA: 4th at 158.5
2012 WCWA: 1st at 170
2013 WCWA: 1st at 170
2014 WCWA: 1st at 170

191: Jenna McLatchy
2011 WCWA: 5th at 147.5
2012 WCWA: 5th at 155
2013 WCWA: 1st at 191
2014 WCWA: 1st at 191

King University
2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 WCWA Champions

101: Marina Doi
2015 WCWA: 2nd at 101
2016 WCWA: 1st at 101
2017 WCWA: 1st at 101
2018 WCWA: 2nd at 101

109: Emily Martin
2010 WCWA: 5th at 121 (Northern Michigan)
2011 WCWA: 2nd at 105.5
2012: WCWA: 1st at 109
2013 WCWA: 2nd at 109

116: Haley Augello
2014 WCWA: 1st at 116
2015 WCWA: 1st at 116
2017 WCWA: 1st at 116

123: Sarah Hildebrandt
2012 WCWA: 2nd at 123
2013 WCWA: 2nd at 123
2014 WCWA: 1st at 123
2015 WCWA: 1st at 123

130: Victoria Baez-Dilone
2022 JCJC: 1st at 130 (Umpqua)
2023 JCJC: 1st at 130 (Umpqua)
2024 NCWWC: 2nd at 130

136: Alli Ragan
2011 WCWA: 2nd at 138.75
2012 WCWA: 2nd at 143
2013 WCWA: 1st at 136
2014 WCWA: 1st at 136

143: Forrest Molinari
2014 WCWA: 3rd at 143 (Missouri Baptist)
2015 WCWA: 4th at 136
2016 WCWA: 1st at 155
2017 WCWA: 2nd at 170

155: Julia Salata
2012 WCWA: 4th at 170
2013 WCWA: 2nd at 155
2014 WCWA: 1st at 155
2016 WCWA: 1st at 155

170: Cheyenne Bowman
2022 NCWWC: 5th at 170
2023 NCWWC: 2nd at 170
2024 NCWWC: 2nd at 155

191: Marina Lambert
2011 WCWA: 1st at 209

Campbellsville
2018, 2020 WCWA Champions
2021, 2022 NAIA Champions

101: McKenzie Bacich
2020 WCWA: 2nd at 101

109: McKayla Campbell
2018 WCWA: 4th at 101
2019 WCWA: 2nd at 109
2019 NAIA: 2nd at 109
2020 WCWA: 2nd at 109
2021 NAIA: 1st at 109
2022 NAIA: 6th at 109

116: Charlotte Fowler
2017 WCWA: 5th at 109
2018 WCWA: 3rd at 109
2020 WCWA: 3rd at 116
2021 NAIA: 2nd at 116

123: Adribeth Rivera
2017 WCWA: 1st at 123
2019 NAIA: 1st at 130
2019 WCWA: 4th at 130

130: Grace Bullen
2018 WCWA: 1st at 130

136: Kayla Miracle
2015 WCWA: 1st at 136
2016 WCWA: 1st at 136
2017 WCWA: 1st at 136
2018 WCWA: 1st at 136

143: Emma Walker
2021 NAIA: 3rd at 143
2022 NAIA: 2nd at 143
2023 NAIA: 4th at 143
2024 NAIA: 2nd at 143

155: Kenya Sloan
2019 NAIA: 6th at 170
2020 WCWA: 2nd at 170
2022 NAIA: 1st at 155

170: Mariah Harris
2017 WCWA: 7th at 155
2018 WCWA: 2nd at 170
2019 NAIA: 4th at 170
2019 WCWA: 3rd at 170
2020 WCWA: 1st at 170

191: Tiaria Scott
2014 WCWA: 3rd at 191
2015 WCWA: 1st at 191
2016 WCWA: 1st at 191

Menlo
2019 WCWA Champions
2019, 2024 NAIA Champions

101: Sarah Fulp-Allen
2004 WCN: 1st at 105.5
2005 WCN: 1st at 105.5
2007 WCN: 1st at 112.25

109: Alleida Martinez
2019 NAIA: 1st at 109
2019 WCWA: 1st at 109
2022 NAIA: 1st at 116

116: Katherine Fulp-Allen
2007 WCN: 4th at 112.25
2008 WCWA: 3rd at 112.25
2009 WCWA: 1st at 112.25
2010 WCWA: 1st at 112.25

123: Tiana Jackson
2019 NAIA: 1st at 123
2019 WCWA: 6th at 123

130: Nanea Estrella 
2022 NAIA: 2nd at 130

136: Solin Piearcy
2017 WCWA: 5th at 136
2018 WCWA: 5th at 136
2019 NAIA: 1st at 136
2019 WCWA: 1st at 136

143: Marilyn Garcia
2019 NAIA: 1st at 143

155: Iman Kazem
2016 WCWA: 5th at 155
2017 WCWA: 4th at 155
2019 NAIA: 1st at 155
2019 WCWA: 2nd at 155

170: Precious Bell
2018 WCWA: 5th at 170
2019 NAIA: 2nd at 170
2020 WCWA: 4th at 170

191: Tavia Heidelberg-Tillotson
2020 NCWWC: 2nd at 191
2021 NCWWC: 2nd at 191
2022 NAIA: 3rd at 191
2023 NAIA: 4th at 191
2024 NAIA: 1st at 191

McKendree
2020, 2021, 2022 NCWWC Champions

101: Pauline Granados
2020 NCWWC: 1st at 101
2021 NCWWC: 2nd at 101
2023 NCWWC: 8th at 109

109: Emily Shilson
2020 WCWA: 1st at 109 (Augsburg)
2020 NCWWC: 1st at 109 (Augsburg)
2021 NCWWC: 1st at 109 (Augsburg)
2022 NCWWC: 1st at 109 (Augsburg)
2023 NCWWC: 1st at 109

116: Felicity Taylor
2019 WCWA: 2nd at 116
2020 NCWWC: 2nd at 116
2021 NCWWC: 1st at 116
2022 NCWWC: 2nd at 116
2024 NCWWC: 1st at 116 (Iowa)

123: Megan Black
2014 WCWA: 7th at 130 (King)
2016 WCWA: 2nd at 123
2017 WCWA: 2nd at 130
2018 WCWA: 3rd at 130

130: Cam Guerin
2021: 1st at 130
2022: 1st at 130
2023: 1st at 130
2024: 1st at 130

136: Emma Bruntil
2020 NCWWC: 1st at 136
2021 NCWWC: 1st at 143

143: Alara Boyd
2020 NCWWC: 2nd at 143
2021 NCWWC: 1st at 155
2022 NCWWC: 2nd at 143
2024 NCWWC: 3rd at 143 (North Central)

155: Alex Glaude
2017 WCWA: 5th at 155
2019 WCWA: 1st at 155
2020 NCWWC: 1st at 155

170: Joye Levendusky
2019 WCWA: 7th at 155
2020 NCWWC: 4th at 155
2021 NCWWC: 2nd at 170
2022 NCWWC: 2nd at 170
2023 NAIA: 2nd at 170 (Southern Oregon)

191: Sydnee Kimber
2020 NCWWC: 1st at 191
2021 NCWWC: 1st at 191
2022 NCWWC: 1st at 191
2023 NCWWC: 1st at 191

North Central
2023 NCWWC Champions

101: Maddie Avila
2023 NCWWC: 1st at 101
2024 NCWWC: 4th at 101

109: Sydney Petzinger
2022 NCWWC: 2nd at 109
2023 NCWWC: 4th at 109
2024 NCWWC: 4th at 116

116: Jaslynn Gallegos
2020 NCWWC: 4th at 116 (Presbyterian)
2020 WCWA: 1st at 116 (Presbyterian)
2021 NCWWC: 3rd at 116 (Presbyterian)
2022 NCWWC: 4th at 116 (Presbyterian)
2023 NCWWC: 1st at 116
2024 NCWWC: 5th at 109

123: Amani Jones
2022 NCWWC: 5th at 123
2023 NCWWC: 2nd at 123
2024 NCWWC: 1st at 123

130: Amanda Martinez
2020 NCWWC: 2nd at 130
2021 NCWWC: 2nd at 130

136: Yele Aycock
2023 NCWWC: 2nd at 136
2023 NCWWC: 2nd at 136

143: Alara Boyd
2020 NCWWC: 2nd at 143 (McKendree)
2021 NCWWC: 1st at 155 (McKendree)
2022 NCWWC: 2nd at 143 (McKendree)
2024 NCWWC: 3rd at 143

155: London Houston
2023 NCWWC: 3rd at 143
2024 NCWWC: 3rd at 155

170: Yelena Makoyed
2020 NCWWC: 2nd at 170
2021 NCWWC: 1st at 170
2022 NCWWC: 1st at 170
2023 NCWWC: 1st at 170
2024 NCWWC: 2nd at 170

191: Traeh Haynes
2023 NCWWC: 2nd at 191
2024 NCWWC: 3rd at 191

Southern Oregon
2023 NAIA Champions

101: Esthela Trevino
2021 NAIA: 3rd at 101
2023 NAIA: 3rd at 101

109: Emma Baertlein
2022 NAIA: 7th at 101
2024 NAIA: 3rd at 109

116: Tara Othman
2022 NAIA: 3rd at 116

123: Kaylynn Schwartz
2017 WCWA: 5th at 123

130: Carolina Moreno
2022 NAIA: 1st at 123
2023 NAIA: 1st at 123
2024 NAIA: 1st at 130

136: Emily Se
2022 NAIA: 3rd at 136
2023 NAIA: 1st at 143

143: Desiree Zavala
2017 WCWA: 3rd at 143
2018 WCWA: 2nd at 136 (Grays Harbor)
2021 NAIA: 1st at 136 (Wayland Baptist)

155: Sienna Ramirez
2018 WCWA: 6th at 143
2019 NAIA: 5th at 143
2019 WCWA: 5th at 143
2021 NAIA: 1st at 155
2022 NAIA: 3rd a 155

170: Joye Levendusky
2019 WCWA: 7th at 155 (McKendree)
2020 NCWWC: 4th at 155 (McKendree)
2021 NCWWC: 2nd at 170 (McKendree)
2022 NCWWC: 2nd at 170 (McKendree)
2023 NAIA: 2nd at 170

191: Grace Kristoff
2021 NCWWC: 3rd at 191 (McKendree)
2022 NCWWC: 4th at 170 (McKendree)
2023 NAIA: 1st at 191

Iowa
2024 NCWWC Champions 

101: Emilie Gonzalez
2024 NCWWC: 1st at 101

109: Ava Bayless
2024 NCWWC: 1st at 109

116: Felicity Taylor
2019 WCWA: 2nd at 116 (McKendree)
2020 NCWWC: 2nd at 116 (McKendree)
2021 NCWWC: 1st at 116 (McKendree)
2022 NCWWC: 2nd at 116 (McKendree)
2024 NCWWC: 1st at 116

123: Ava Rose

130: Emily Frost

136: Lilly Luft
2024 NCWWC: 5th at 136

143: Reese Larramendy
2024 NCWWC: 1st at 143

155: Marlynne Deede
2020 NCWWC: 6th at 155 (Augsburg)
2021 NCWWC: 3rd at 155 (Augsburg)
2022 NCWWC: 3rd at 155 (Augsburg)
2023 NCWWC: 1st at 155 (Augsburg)
2024 NCWWC: 1st at 155

170: Kylie Welker
2024 NCWWC: 1st at 170

191: Jaycee Foeller
2024 NCWWC: 2nd at 191

Indian Hills
2021, 2022 JCNC Nationals
2023, 2024 NJCAA National Invitational

101: Dutchess King
2023 NJCAA: 2nd at 101
2024 NJCAA: 1st at 101

109: Heaven-Leigh Jackson
2023 NJCAA: 1st at 109
2024 NJCAA: 1st at 116

116: Shammilka Miranda Diaz
2023 NJCAA: 1st at 116
2024 NJCAA: 2nd at 116

123: Chloe Clemons
2021 JCNC: 1st at 123

130: Angelique Torres
2021 JCNC: 5th at 130

136: Alondra Rosado Martinez
2021 JCNC: 2nd at 136
2022 JCNC: 1st at 136
2023 NJCAA: 1st at 136

143: Ginamarie Santiago Ayala
2021 JCNC: 3rd at 155
2022 JCNC: 3rd at 143

155: Jazmine Garcia
2024 NJCAA: 1st at 155

170: Yaracelcy Saenz
2023 NJCAA: 4th at 170
2024 NJCAA: 4th at 170

191: Sofia Rubio
2021 JCNC: 1st at 191
2022 JCNC: 4th at 191

235: Eliana Bommarito
2023 NJCAA: 1st at 235
2024 NJCAA: 1st at 235