What: 2024 National Collegiate Women's Wrestling Championships
When: March 8-9, 2024
Where: Alliant Energy PowerHouse Arena in Cedar Rapids, Iowa
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Where do I find brackets and results? Click Here
Where do I find every national qualifier? At the end of this article
How to watch live: Click the link below

Schedule (All times Central)

Friday, March 8, 2024
Session 1
9:00 am - Doors Open
10:35 am - Opening Ceremonies
11:00 am - Preliminary Round; First Round (Four mats)

Session 2
3:00pm - Doors Open
4:00pm - Championships Quarterfinals (Mats 2 & 3)
Consolation First Round (Mats 1 & 4)
Consolation Second and Quarterfinals (Mats 1, 2, 3 & 4)

Saturday, March 9, 2024
Session 3
9:30 am - Doors Open
11:00 am - Championships Semifinals (Mats 1 & 2), Consolation Semifinals (Mat 3), and 3rd, 5th and 7th places (Three mats)

Session 4
5:30 pm - Doors Open
6:15 pm - Lineup of All-Americans, Exhibit Hall C warm-up area
6:30 pm - Parade of All-Americans, Alliant Energy Powerhouse
7:00 pm - Finals (One Mat)

Overview

Get ready for the 2024 National Collegiate Women’s Wrestling Championships. The season-long race between Iowa, King, McKendree, and North Central continues after successful regional tournaments by all four teams. 

Every NCAA team regardless of division (I, II, and III) competes at the National Collegiate Women's Wrestling Championships. 

Iowa and McKendree squared off at Region V with the Hawkeyes taking down the Bearcats by 27 points. Iowa’s Reese Larramendy secured the upset of the season when she knocked off 2023 Senior World teamer Emma Bruntil of McKendree. Bruntil won NCWWC titles in 2020 and 2021 and returned to college competition for the first time at regionals. 

McKendree’s three-time national champion Cam Guerin continues to shine in the post-season with a dominant run through the 130-pound bracket. She is seeking her fourth title and plans to return for a possible fifth title if she wins this year. 

The Hawkeyes squared off in three regional finals:
101: Emilie Gonzalez (Iowa) won by decision over Sterling Dias (Iowa) (Dec 7-0)
116: Brianna Gonzalez (Iowa) won by decision over Felicity Taylor (Iowa) (Dec 9-3)
155: Marlynne Deede (Iowa) won by decision over Bella Mir (Iowa) (Dec 8-4)

North Central dominated its Region IV with an impressive 113-point victory over runner-up Aurora, winning nine of 10 weights with a finalist in every weight. The Cardinals also had three teammate vs teammate match-ups but none were contested.

King outdistanced Emmanel by 53.5 points for the Region II title. The Tornado had eight champions, nine weights with a finalist, and four King vs King matchups in the finals.

101: Jessica Corredor (King University) won by decision over Avery Kibelbek (King University) (Dec 6-4)
116: Samara Chavez (King University) won by fall over Melanie Mendoza (King University) (Fall 1:01)
123: Montana Delawder (King University) won by decision over Virginia Foard (King University) (Dec 5-0)
143: Aine Drury (King University) won by tech fall over Yasmine Oliveira (King University) (TF 10-0)

Region I Results
Team Champion: Sacred Heart University

Region II Results
Team Champion: King University

Region III Results
Team Champion: Tiffin University 

Region IV Results
Team Champion: North Central

Region V Results
Team Champion: Iowa

Region VI Results
Team Champion: Colorado Mesa

Past college national championships
2023 NCWWC results
2022 NCWWC results
2021 NCWWC results
2020 NCWWC results

Tournament Format

The National Collegiate Women’s Wrestling Championships will have 24 wrestlers per bracket compared to 20 last year. 

Each team can qualify up to 15 wrestlers, but only one at each weight can score. If a team has two wrestlers in the finals (it has happened before) then only the champion will score. However, this can prevent another team from earning placement points. 

Bonus points cannot be scored if two wrestlers from the same team face each other. This prevents a coach from fixing matches to get additional team points. Below is a breakdown of how tournament scoring works.

Reminder: women's college wrestling uses freestyle rules so there are no major decisions.

Championship advancement: 1
Consolation advancement: 0.5
Technical superiority: 1.5
Fall: 2

Placement points
First: 16
Second: 12
Third: 10
Fourth: 9
Fifth: 7
Sixth: 6
Seventh: 4
Eighth: 3

Qualifiers by schools (head coach)

Adams State (Kyle Sand) — 1
Adrian (Cliff Cushard) — 6
Albion (Adam Wilson) — 4
Alma (Kaitlyn Monroe) — 4
Augsburg (Ali Sprenger) — 3
Augustana (Anthony Willaert) — 3
Aurora (Justin Pearch) — 5
Carthage (Jake Calhoun) — 1
Chadron State (Taylor Summers) — 4
Colorado Mesa (Travis Mercado) — 11
D’Youville (Carlene Sluberski) — 5
Delaware Valley (Andrew Taylor) — 2
Dubuque (Dennis Hall) — 2
East Stroudsburg (Anibal Nieves) — 8
Elmira (Cody Griswold) — 3
Emmanuel (Bryce Killian) — 6
Emory & Henry (Pete Hansen) — 3
Frostburg State (Breonnah Neal) — 2
Gannon (Erin Vandiver) — 6
Hiram (Christy Powell) — 3
Huntingdon (Matthew Oliver) — 2
Iowa (Clarissa Chun) — 15
John Carroll (Mark Hawald) — 3
King (Jason Moorman) — 15
Lindenwood (Frank Yattoni) — 4
Linfield (Frank Johnson) — 1
Lock Haven (Matt Lackey) — 6
McKendree (Alexio Garcia) — 13
Minot State (Brittney Mitchem) — 1
Mount Olive (Dan Willis) — 7
New England (Raymond DeRosa) — 1
New Jersey City (Barry Hart) — 2
North Central (Joe Norton) — 15
Northern Michigan (Tony DeAnda) — 3
Presbyterian (Brian Vutianitis) — 7
Quincy (Jimmy Eggemeyer) — 3
Sacred Heart (Paulina Biega) — 13
Schreiner (Tarkyia Mensah) — 5
Simon Fraser (Justin Abdou) — 11
Simpson (Jeff McGinness) — 1
Sioux Falls (Toby Bryant) — 4
Texas Woman's (Randi Miller) — 2
Tiffin (Chandler Minnard) — 5
Trine (Theresa Rankin) — 2
Ursinus (Joseph Jamison) — 1
Wartburg (Brady Kyner) — 2
Western New England (Tyler Keane) — 3
William Jewel (Desiree Ramos) — 2
Wisconsin Stevens Point (Jake Wozniak) — 8
York (Duane Bastress) — 1

Teams represented at nationals
2020: 19
2021: 21
2022: 30
2023: 37
2024: 50

Team champions
2020: McKendree (Sam Schmitz)
2021: McKendree (Sam Schmitz)
2022: McKendree (Sam Schmitz)
2023: North Central (Joe Norton)

Top Five Teams

2020 NCWWC
1. McKendree - 191
2. Simon Fraser - 178.5
3. King - 123
4. Colorado Mesa - 92.5
5. Emmanuel - 86

2021 NCWWC
1. McKendree - 209
2. King - 171.5
3. Emmanuel - 133.5
4. Colorado Mesa - 97
5. Augsburg - 88.5

2022 NCWWC
1. McKendree - 188
2. King - 166
3. Simon Fraser - 145.5
4. North Central - 128
5. Colorado Mesa - 89

2023 NCWWC
North Central - 198
King - 163
McKendree - 147.5
Colorado Mesa - 108
Augsburg - 87.5

Individual champions

2020 NCWWC
101: Pauline Granados (McKendree)
109: Emily Shilson (Augsburg)
116: Karla Godinez-Gonzalez (Simon Fraser)
123: Alex Hedrick (Simon Fraser)
130: Alexia Ward (McKendree)
136: Emma Bruntil (McKendree)
143:Ana Godinez-Gonzalez (Simon Fraser)
155: Alex Glaude (McKendree)
170: Jessika Rottier (UW-Stevens Point)
191: Sydnee Kimber (McKendree)

2021 NCWWC
101: Angelina Gomez (Emmanuel)
109: Emily Shilson (Augsburg)
116: Felicity Taylor (McKendree)
123: Cheyenne Sistenstein (King)
130: Cameron Guerin (McKendree)
136: Brenda Reyna (McKendree)
143: Emma Bruntil (McKendree)
155: Alara Boyd (McKendree)
170: Yelena Makoyed (North Central)
191: Sydnee Kimber (McKendree)

2022 NCWWC
101: Olivia Shore (Tiffin)
109: Emily Shilson (Augsburg)
116: Karla Godinez-Gonzalez (Simon Fraser)
123: Alex Hedrick (Simon Fraser)
130: Cameron Guerin (McKendree)
136: Zoe Nowicki (Adrian)
143: Ashlynn Ortega (King)
155: Alyvia Fiske (Simon Fraser)
170: Yelena Makoyed (North Central)
191: Sydnee Kimber (McKendree)

2023 NCWWC
101: Maddie Avila (North Central)
109: Emily Shilson (McKendree)
116: Jaslynn Gallegos (North Central)
123: Marissa Gallegos (Colorado Mesa)
130: Cameron Guerin (McKendree)
136: Ana Luciano (King)
143: Katie Lange (Augsburg)
155: Marlynne Deede (Augsburg)
170: Yelena Makoyed (North Central)
191: Sydnee Kimber (McKendree)

Returning NCWWC champions
Pauline Granados (McKendree), 2020
Emma Bruntil (McKendree), 2020, 2021
Cameron Guerin (McKendree), 2021, 2022, 2023
Maddie Avila (North Central), 2023
Jaslynn Gallegos (North Central), 2023
Alara Boyd (North Central), 2021
Yelena Makoyed (North Central), 2021, 2022, 2023
Felicity Taylor (Iowa), 2021
Marlynne Deede (Iowa), 2023

2024 Individual National Qualifiers