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NAIA Women's Wrestling Championships Schedule 2026

All times Central

Friday, March 13
9:00 a.m. - Doors and Ticket Booth Open
10:00 a.m. - Session I - 1st & 2nd Round, 1st & 2nd Consolation
6:00 p.m. - Session II - 3rd Round (Quarterfinals), 3rd & 4th Consolation

Saturday, March 14
9:00 a.m. - Doors and Ticket Booth Open
10:00 a.m. - Session III - 4th Round (Semifinals), 5th & 6th Consolation, Consolation Placements
7:00 p.m. - Session IV - Championship Finals

Past college national championships brackets

2025 NAIA Championships brackets
2024 NAIA Championships brackets
2023 NAIA Championship brackets
2022 NAIA Invitational brackets
2021 NAIA Invitational brackets
2020 - Canceled (COVID-19)
2019 NAIA Invitational brackets

2026 Conference Championship Brackets & Results

Mid-South Conference
Team Champion: Life

Great Plains Athletic Conference
Team Champion: Doane

Heart of America Conference
Team Champion: William Penn

Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference/Sooner Athletic Conference
Team Champion: Ottawa and Wayland Baptist

Cascade Collegiate Conference
Team Champion: Providence

Tournament Overview

Life is the returning NAIA team champions after a 70-point victory in 2025, with William Penn, Grand View, and Providence giving chase. The Running Eagles return the McBryde sisters (Zaynah, Jamilah, and Latifah), national champions who will compete in their final college tournament. The team is bolstered by returning national finalists Sara Savidge and Salyna Shotwell and a solid group of returning All-Americans. 

William Penn defeated Life at the For Her Duals (23-20) after falling to the Running Eagles (24-18) at the National Duals. The Statesmen have a powerful line-up, led by national champions Mia Palumbo (110), Christianah Ogunsanya (117), and Esther Kolawole (138). Victoria Baez-Dilone (124) is a returning national finalist for King who has made multiple age-level World teams for Spain. 

Providence has two returning national champions, with Erin Hikiji (103) and Waipuilani Estrella-Beauchamp (131) seeking a second title. The Argos reached the National Duals final, where they fell to Life, 32-11. 

Grand View was one point behind William Penn at the Heart of America conference championships after notching a 22-19 win over the Statesmen at the National Duals. The Vikings are seeking their first individual national championship after finishing second last season. 

Below are line-ups and seeds for the teams that qualified 12 wrestlers, plus projected total team points based on seeds (no advancement or bonus points, just placement points). 

Grand View
103: Lita Cruz — 4
103: Isabelle Apple — 6
110: Tristan Nitta — 4
110: Eliana Martinez — 7
117: Cailin Campbell — 4
117: Mayangelie Colon — 5
124: Maya Davis — 8
124: Catie Campbell — US
145: Madison Diaz — US
160: Nicole Olson — US
180: Andjela Prijovic — 6
207: Selena Mares — 3
Projected team points based on seeds: 63

Life
110: Diana Gonazalez — 5
117: Salyna Shotwell — 2
124: Anna Krejsa — 5
131: Sarah Savidge — 1
131: Olivia Mottley — 4
138: Zaynah McBryde — 2
138: Christina Jaen — 8
145: Jamilah McBryde — 2
145: Amelia Fawcett — US
160: Latifah McBryde — 1
180: Reka Busa — 1
207: Maddie Welch — 6
Projected team points based on seeds: 116

Providence
103: Erin Hikiji — 1
103: Isabella Bocanegra — US
110: Paige Morales — 3
110: Kayla Shota — US
117: Joely Slyter — 7
124: Alyssa Randles — 6
131: Waipuilani Estrella-Beauchamp — 2
138: Esther Han — 4
145: Elise Twait — 3
160: Aspen Dodge — 5
160: Hailey Sutton — US
180: Kassidy Sigda — US
Projected team points based on seeds: 74

William Penn
110: Mia Palumbo — 1
110: Avy Perez — 6
117: Christianah Ogunsanya — 1
124: Vicky Baez-Dilone — 4
124: Tati Paragas — US
131: Kendall Bostelman — 7
131: Bronwyn Brenneman — US
138: Esther Kolawole — 1
145: Naida Abdijanovic — US
180: Piper Fowler — 4
180: Diara Pomares — US
207: Phoebe Burt — US
Projected team points based on seeds: 76

Scoring Overview

Each team can qualify up to 12 wrestlers, and all 12 can score team 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.

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

Arizona Christian — 1
Avila (Mo.) — 1
Baker (Kan.) — 7
Bismarck State (N.D.) — 3
Campbellsville (Ky.) — 5
Central Methodist (Mo.) — 5
Cumberlands (Ky.) — 10
Dickinson State (N.D.) — 5
Doane (Neb.) — 8
Eastern Oregon — 5
Evergreen State (Wash.) — 4
Friends (Kan.) — 3
Georgetown (Ky.) — 1
Grand View (Iowa) — 12
Hastings (Neb.) — 9
Indiana Tech — 10
Life (Ga.) — 12
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) — 11
Midland (Neb.) — 3
Missouri Baptist — 4
Missouri Valley — 10
Montreat (N.C.) — 2
Oklahoma City — 6
Ottawa (Kan.) — 10
Providence (Mont.) — 12
Rio Grande (Ohio) — 1
Rochester Christian (Mich.) — 1
Saint Mary (Kan.) — 3
Southern Oregon — 10
Texas Wesleyan — 5
Waldorf (Iowa) — 3
Wayland Baptist (Texas) — 11
Westcliff (Calif.) — 2
William Penn (Iowa) — 12
William Woods (Mo.) — 2
York (Neb.) — 1

Number Of Teams Represented At Nationals

2019: 20
2021: 31
2022: 35
2023: 34
2024: 37
2025: 34
2026: 36

NAIA Team Champions

2019: Menlo (Joey Bareng)
2020: Canceled (COVID-19)
2021: Campbellsville (Lee Miracle)
2022: Campbellsville (Lee Miracle)
2023: Southern Oregon (Gabby Weyhrich)
2024: Menlo (Michael Ayala)
2025: Life (Ashley Flavin)

Top Five Teams

2019 NAIA
1. Menlo - 230.5
2. Oklahoma City - 154.5
3. Jamestown - 137.5
4. Campbellsville - 126.5
5. Cumberlands - 106.5

2020 NAIA - Canceled

2021 NAIA
1. Campbellsville - 185
2. Life - 134.5
3. Wayland Baptist - 100
4. Oklahoma City - 96.5
5. Southern Oregon - 94.5

2022 NAIA
1. Campbellsville - 189
2. Southern Oregon - 158.5
3. Menlo - 157
4. Life - 155.5
5. Texas Wesleyan - 135.5

2023 NAIA
1. Southern Oregon - 160
2. Life - 139.5
3. Grand View - 123.5
4. Menlo - 123
5. Providence - 102

2024 NAIA
1. Menlo - 172
2. Life - 138
3. Southern Oregon - 134
4. William Penn - 111.5
5. Grand View - 106

2025 NAIA
1. Life - 190.5
2. Grand View - 120.5
3. Cumberlands - 116.5
4. William Penn - 114
5. Missouri Valley - 101.5

Individual champions

2019
101: Asia Ray (Wayland Baptist)
109: Alleida Martinez (Menlo)
116: Jathiya Isaac (Wayland Baptist)
123: Tiana Jackson (Menlo)
130: Andribeth Rivera (Campbellsville)
136: Solin Piearcy (Menlo)
143: Marilyn Garcia (Menlo)
155: Iman Kazem (Menlo)
170: Dymond Guilford (Missouri Baptist)
191: Paige Baynes (Wayland Baptist)

2020
Cancelled

2021
101: Nina Pham (Wayland Baptist)
109: McKayla Campbell (Campbellsville)
116: Peyton Prussin (Life)
123: Jasmine Hernandez (Lyon)
130: Bridgette Duty (Cumberlands)
136: Desiree Zavala (Wayland Baptist)
143: Waipuilani Estrella-Beauchamp (Midland)
155: Sienna Ramirez (Southern Oregon)
170: Jordan Nelson (Life)
191: Nkechinyere Nwankwo (Oklahoma City)

2022
101: Nina Pham (Wayland Baptist)
109: Peyton Prussin (Life)
116: Alleida Martinez (Menlo)
123: Carolina Moreno (Southern Oregon)
130: Lexie Basham (Texas Wesleyan)
136: Adaugo Nwachukwu (Iowa Wesleyan)
143: Destiny Lyng (Oklahoma City)
155: Kenya Sloan (Campbellsville)
170: Dymond Guilford (Cumberlands)
191: Kelani Corbett (Lyon)

2023
101: Ira Navarro (Providence)
109: Peyton Prussin (Life)
116: Caitlyn Thorne (Central Methodist)
123: Carolina Moreno (Southern Oregon)
130: Lexie Basham (Texas Wesleyan)
136: Adaugo Nwachukwu (Iowa Wesleyan)
143: Emily Se (Southern Oregon)
155: Kaylynn Albrecht (Baker)
170: Dymond Guildford (Cumberlands)
191: Grace Kristoff (Southern Oregon)

2024
101: Stefana Jelacic (Lourdes)
109: Mia Palumbo (William Penn)
116: Juliana Diaz (Missouri Baptist)
123: Cristelle Rodriguez (Doane)
130: Carolina Moreno (Southern Oregon)
136: Adaugo Nwachukwu (William Penn)
143: Jamilah McBryde (Life)
155: Caitlyn Davis (Southern Oregon)
170: Ashley Lekas (William Penn)
191: Tavia Heidelberg-Tillitson (Menlo)

2025
103: Erin Hikiji (Providence)
110: Stefana Jelacic (Lourdes)
117: Christianah Ogusanya (William Penn)
124: Cristelle Rodriguez (Doane)
131: Jumoke Adekoye (Dickinson State)
138: Zaynah Mcbryde (Life)
145: Esther Kolawole (William Penn)
160: Latifah McBryde (Life)
180: Ashley Lekas (Texas Wesleyan)
207: Savannah Isaac (Life)

Returning NAIA champions
103: Erin Hikiji (Providence)
110: Mia Palumbo (William Penn)
117: Christianah Ogunsanya (William Penn)
124: Cristelle Rodriguez (Doane)
131: Jumoke Adekoye (Dickinson State)
131: Waipuilani Estrella-Beauchamp (Providence)
138: Zaynah Mcbryde (Life)
138: Esther Kolawole (William Penn)
145: Jamilah McBryde (Life)
160: Latifah McBryde (Life)