Peyton Prussin made history on January 26, 2023, by becoming the first female wrestler and the first NAIA athlete to be included in World Wrestling Entertainment’s Next In Line program.

Yelena Makoyed, a senior at North Central College, was elected as the inaugural winner of the USA Wrestling Women’s College Wrestler of the Year today.

The votes are in and it’s time to announce the winner of the USA Wrestling Women’s College Wrestler of the Year. FloWrestling will host a live announcement on The Bader Show at 10:30 a.m. EDT.

The final women’s college pound-for-pound rankings are here following the completion of every national championship (NJCAA, NCWWC, and NAIA). Every wrestler listed reached the finals of her respective national tournament. Historical national placings are listed underneath each wrestler.

by Gary Abbott

The historic 2023 National Collegiate Women's Wrestling Championships in Jamestown, North Dakota, is on March 10-11. FloWrestling is streaming the entire tournament, so be sure to tune in live.

Below are the fourth pound-for-pound rankings of the women’s collegiate wrestling season, which includes all divisions. Off-season results from the past year factored into the rankings but those increasingly decrease as championship season draws near.

Southern Oregon coach Gabby Weyhrich has had quite a rookie campaign.

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.

Peyton Prussin remembers sitting ringside with her dad at a taping of WWE Smackdown when she was nine years old. She’s holding a John Cena toy that says, “you can’t see me.”

Below are the second pound-for-pound rankings of the women’s collegiate wrestling season, which includes all divisions. Off-season results factored slightly into the rankings but the most recent college results weighed heaviest.

If last year is any indication, then the Life vs Campbellsville dual this Friday will be a barn-burner. The meet is live on FloWrestling on January 13 at 5 p.m. ET — and you should really tune in.

How many times have you heard the following scenarios?

North Central proved yet again why it has the top NCAA women’s college wrestling team in the land. The Cardinals dismantled a short-handed but powerful Augsburg team on Saturday, December 3 during a battle of top-five teams.

Below are the second pound-for-pound rankings of the women’s collegiate wrestling season, which includes all divisions. Off-season results from the past year factored into the rankings but the most recent college results — especially the Missouri Valley Open — weighed heaviest.