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Utah Tech Uni­ver­si­ty Award­ed 2025 NCWA Wom­en’s Nation­al Duals and Men’s West Regional Duals

| Bryan Knepper

Utah Tech University has been awarded the 2025 NCWA Women's National Duals and the Men's Western Regional Duals. Teams expected to compete for the Women's title include the host Utah Tech Trailblazers, Ottawa University - Arizona, Grand Canyon University, and UNLV. The application / contract for the 2025 NCWA Women's National Duals can be found at 2025 NCWA WOMEN'S NATIONAL DUALS APPLICATION / CONTRACT. The contract for the 2025 Men's West Regional Duals can be found at 2025 NCWA MEN'S REGIONAL DUALS CONTRACT.

The Appren­tice School Award­ed 2025 NCWA Men’s Nation­al Duals and Wom­en’s East Regional Duals

| Bryan Knepper

The Apprentice School (NCWA-D1, Newport News, Virginia) has been officially awarded the 2025 NCWA Men's National Duals and Women's East Regional Duals. After 2 years of joining forces with the NWCA in Iowa and Kentucky, the NCWA Board of Directors made the decision to break the tournament back out in order to provide a date more accommodating to NCWA institutions and to allow for more teams to participate (increasing from 8 to 16). The National Duals returns to Virginia where it had been hosted for several years by Liberty University. The new host looks to build an annual event in the Virginia Beach area akin to the Virginia Duals. Official Men's National Duals contracts are now posted at 2025 MEN'S NATIONAL DUALS APPLICATION / CONTRACT . Teams expected to compete for a Men's Dual title include The Apprentice School, Liberty, Thomas More, Tarleton State, Springfield Tech, and Washington State among others. Official Women's East Regional Duals contracts are now posted at 2025 WOMEN'S EAST REGIONAL DUALS CONTRACT.

Wash­ing­ton State Season Preview

| Coach Phil Burnett

The Washington State University Cougar Wrestling Team is locked and loaded for the upcoming 2024-2025 Season. The Cougar Women’s Team has 23 wrestlers. Our women’s roster features 5 returning All Americans including the defending National Champion Sophomore Genesis Vazquez,

2024-25 Washington State University Wrestling
2024-25 Washington State University Wrestling Team

also 2-time All American and 2024 Finalist Junior Petra Bernsten, 2-Time All American and 2023 Finalist Senior Julie Wilson, 4th Place Maryum Ajaz and 5th Place Jordan Washek.

The Cougar Men’s Team has 43 men on their roster with 4 returning All Americans led by 2024 3rd Place Finisher Sophomore Mitchell

2024 – 25 Athlete Registration Opens

| NCWA

On September 15th, NCWA athlete clearinghouse registration opened, with over a hundred athletes signing up in the first 24 hours. The 2024-25 season is shaping up to be the biggest in the NCWA’s 28-year history, with 16 new teams already registered and another 12 in the process. Athletes should register and sign their waivers as soon as possible. Coaches will need to upload athletes' photos as well as their waivers before the 10-day practice blackout period begins. The Conference Championships, held on March 1st, will be the most competitive ever, and qualifying for the 2025 National Collegiate Wrestling Championships in Bossier City, Louisiana, will be more challenging than ever. The NCWA looks forward to another great year of competition and camaraderie. Good luck to all!

Ottawa Boasts Strong 2024 – 25 Women’s Recruiting Class

| Ed Cruz

Ottawa University Arizona Women's Wrestling Season Preview
Lead by two returning National Champions (Liliana Voakes and Anja Hansen) and 4 All-Americans (Angelina Walker, Iyanla Thomas, Ebony Cortez, and Evelynn Coronado), National Qualifier Mia Iguado, and Lourdes Duran who was injured. Ottawa University Arizona is ready for another successful season.



Adding to those returners is a very strong recruiting class of fourteen wrestlers. Those fourteen include a State Champion (Sharnesia Tate), seven State Placers

Tar­leton State Wrestling Ready to Com­pete for The NCWA Title

| NCWA

Head coach Grant Leeth, a former NCAA All-American at Missouri, has his new recruiting class ready to hit the mats this season. Leeth, along with Assistant Coach Dalton Brady, a 4x Arizona State Champion and Arizona State University standout, has solid aspirations of winning their first NCWA National Title next March in Bossier City, Louisiana.

Leeth has had an outstanding recruiting class, bringing in 46 men and 16 women to Tarleton State University. "We were selective in not just recruiting great athletes but also looked for solid students with a focus on academics,” noted Leeth. With one returning All-American and one National Qualifier from the Texans' 2024 squad, Leeth has added numerous high school state champions and a handful of portal transfers from NCAA schools. The women’s program also looks strong enough in their first year to chase after Washington State, Ottawa, and Liberty, pushing those perennial leaders for the 2025 Title.

Wrestler Career and Internship

| David Fallon

WIBN Fall Virtual Career Fair
September 26 --- 1-4pm EST

Connect with companies seeking to hire wrestlers for internships and early career opportunities.

Top 5 Reasons Why YOU Should Attend

  • These companies want to hire wrestlers --- no other career fair actively seeks out wrestlers.
  • Our last career fair generated 113 positions for wrestlers.
  • Internships matter! Not only do they help in getting a job but they also help in determining what you actually want to do when you graduate.
  • Internships are as much for Sophomores as they are for Juniors. MANY companies hire Sophomores for internships. Do not get left behind.
  • It is not too early to start thinking about what you will do after you graduate. They say that "summer wrestling creates winter champions". The same is true when trying to find your first career opportunity.
Click to for Free Registration

NCWA Alum­ni Continue Wrestling Careers

| Jim Giunta

Beginning in 1997, the National Collegiate Wrestling Association now has over 160 schools represented within the league. With nearly three decades now of competition there have been some impressive NCWA alumni that continue on with their mat career. Here are just two of the many notable alumni that help showcase the prowess of many NCWA athletes.

Tom Lawlor is one of the many recognizable names who competed in the NCWA. He won three NCWA national championships in the 235 pound weight class. Shortly after graduating from University of Central Florida Tom began working on his career in professional MMA.

Two years later competing in season 8 of the Ultimate Fighter he defeated >>>>

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