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The NCWA and The Texas Collegiate Wrestling Foundation (TCWF) are thrilled to welcome Coach Grant Leeth as the new leader for Tarleton State University's NCWA Intercollegiate wrestling program. The establishment of this new team, chartered just last month, marks a significant development in Tarleton State's skyrocketing academic and athletic growth. The team is set to compete as a proud member of the NCWA, while the TCWF passionately pursues its goal of raising the required $2,000,000. This ambitious fundraising initiative aims to
The host hotel for the 2024 National Collegiate Wrestling Championships will be the Shreveport Hilton Convention Center Hotel. To book housing with the Hilton or any other hotel housing national attendees please go to NCWANationals.org. and click on "Event Host Hotels" in the top right corner to access housing options.
Coaches, Wrestle Like A Girl and USA Wrestling have partnered together to create an online coaching course for those coaching female athletes. It is currently available for free to everyone until September 30th. You do not have to be a member of USA Wrestling to take this course, but you will need a USA Wrestling profile. Here are the steps to follow:
The NCWA Board of Directors met on Monday Sept 5th and unanimously voted to attend the NWCA Multi-Divisional Duals in Cedar Falls, Iowa with a required minimum of 8 teams. This event will be shown on our schedules as the NCWA National Duals and will provide placing teams with points toward Grand National Championship honors The event will be held on the campus of the University of Northern Iowa on January 5th & 6th of 2024.
The Teams having placed bids to attend the National Duals are: Apprentice, Bellarmine, Central Florida, Liberty, Queens, Toledo, Utah Tech & Washington State. The NCWA will be accepting bids through completed contracts expected in mid September.
On behalf of the Board of Directors, the NCWA is delighted to announce that Shreveport-Bossier City, LA, has been selected as the host city for the 2024 National Collegiate Wrestling Championships.
Spearheading this endeavor, President and Chairman of the Board, Jim Giunta, collaborated closely with Executive Directors Steve Davis and Kayla Giasson, in conjunction with Sara Nelms from the Shreveport-Bossier Sports Commission. Their combined efforts have culminated in a spectacular opportunity to bring college wrestling to Louisiana.
As the NCWA leadership heads to Florida to plan the 2023-24 season, here's one last look on the accomplishments of the student-athletes and their programs from the 2022-23 season. There were 20 new NCWA programs competing in 2023, bringing the total to 336 schools with programs and/or clubs in the association’s 26-year history. Here's a select program-by-program look at the team finishes from the 2023 season.
Hillsdale College, located in Hillsdale, Michigan, is set to embark on an exciting journey as it introduces wrestling as a competitive sport for the first time. The college, renowned for its commitment to academic excellence and a strong work ethic, has long recognized the benefits of wrestling, such as fostering character, discipline, and mental toughness. With the appointment of Head Coach Jeffery Rogers, the Hillsdale Chargers are ready to make their mark on the wrestling scene.
For the last few years, Hillsdale has offered wrestling as
This July, the NCWA Conference leadership, Coaches, and Officials from across the nation will gather in Fort Lauderdale, Florida for the 2023 Vision Forum to discuss and promote their visions for enhancing and expanding wrestling at the college level. Since its inception in 1999, the Vision Forum and its involved coaches have been the driving force behind the remarkable success and growth of the NCWA.
This year, we will join hands with the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) to champion our sport and offer our leaders a chance to collaborate, network and establish meaningful connections. We urge all NCWA Coaches, Officials, and Leaders to participate and make their voices heard. As the most coach-centered governing body in the wrestling community, the NCWA values the input of coaches and considers the annual Vision Forum as one of the most effective platforms to develop comprehensive, wrestling-friendly rules, best practices, scheduling and a long-term direction for our sport. We are committed to engaging all coaches and administrators in shaping the future of the NCWA and the NWCA. Seize this opportunity to create a lasting impact. Register Here
WSU’s wrestling team made history this past week by moving up to Varsity Club status. The only other team to have done that at WSU has been the rowing team.
“The men’s rowing team has been the example of the model sports club team. For us to be mentioned at that level of varsity club status, it’s just an honor,” wrestling head coach Phil Burnett said.
This title has been long-running as the team has made significant triumphs regarding their growth in numbers, wins at competitions and All-American titles they have earned.
All the hard work and perseverance helped leaders legitimize what the WSU team is about
Board lauds Avian Martinez as TVCC’s ‘first ever All-American wrestler
ONTARIO — One of only two wrestlers on the team according to the National Collegiate Wrestling Association website, Martinez maintained a record of 12-7 (63% winning average) on the mat this season, with seven of his wins being pins.
Avian Martinez, a Treasure Valley Community College freshman, is pictured with College President Dana Young, Dean of Career and Technical Education Ben Merrill, and members of Martinez’ family, parents Jose and Becky Martinez, and his sister Asia, joining in online during the Board of Trustees’ regular meeting on April 18. The board honored Martinez, a member of the college’s wrestling team, for his accomplishments during the 2022-23 season, including placing 8th out of 64 during the National Collegiate Wrestling Association national tournament in Puerto Rico in March.
College wrestling is on the verge of monumental change.
If NCAA rules committee proposals pass, three-point takedowns will be in, three-point near-falls will be back and a riding-time point without a turn will be a thing of the past.
Those were three of the headline-grabbers from a groundbreaking rules committee meeting this week at the NCAA headquarters in Indianapolis.
The committee also recommended eliminating the hand-touch takedown, adjusting video review to allow for sequences to be reviewed rather than just singular moves, and counting the first medical forfeit of a tournament as a loss on a wrestler’s record, except in instances where a medical forfeit immediately follows an injury default.
“We needed to add excitement back to the sport without compromising the integrity of the sport — and I think we did that,” Rider coach and NCAA rules committee chair
WSU’s men’s and women’s wrestling teams traveled to San Juan, Puerto Rico over spring break to compete in the National Collegiate Wrestling Championships where they brought back to the Palouse two women All-Americans.
The women’s team finished fourth overall, behind Big Bend by only five points. The most exciting win for the women’s team, however, was freshman Petra Bernsten and sophomore Julie Wilson becoming All-Americans.
COURTESY OF WSU WRESTLING Julie Wilson and Petra Bernsten as All-Americans 2023
Bernsten took third place and Wilson took second place. Wilson is now WSU’s very first National Tournament Finalist.
“What kept me going is thinking about all the effort and time that my coaches have put into me. It’s a huge accomplishment to be able to give it back to them,” Wilson said.
Being able to place at Nationals was a redemption for Bernsten’s high school years. “My high school coach recently passed and he was a big mentor to me so placing at nationals was really cool,” Bernsten said.
Head coach Phil Burnett said he has never had his wrestlers make it to the blood rounds which was another long list of firsts for the team.
Five men and four women became academic All-Americans and the women’s team won the National Championship for the academic award. Burnett said. It is safe to say the future looks very bright for the team.
“We have our entire female team back and the recruiting process is going extremely well. We have some really top-tier wrestlers coming into our program that have been accepted to WSU and have committed to come and further their education and their wrestling careers.”
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Bellarmine’s four national champions along with a runner-up and three third-place finishers secured its first team title at the National Collegiate Wrestling Association Championships at the Puerto Rico Convention Center. Devan Hendricks, the Knights’ senior 174-pounder who won his bracket with a third-period pin over Grand Valley State’s Josh Kenny, was named Most Outstanding Wrestler.
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Jeff Allen of Liberty became the most decorated men's wrestler in association history Saturday when he won the 235-pound bracket at the NCWA Championships. Allen defeated Zeke Alleman of Utah Tech, 5-4, for his fourth consecutive national title – he is the first male wrestler in NCWA history to win four.
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Ottawa Arizona already had command of the National Collegiate Wrestling Association Championships heading into Saturday’s finals matches. The Spirit then cemented their first NCWA title with individual titles in the first three weight classes to pace a 120-point effort.
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Bellarmine surged into the lead at the 26th annual National Collegiate Wrestling Association Championships by advancing a tournament-high five wrestlers into the finals with another three still alive in the placing rounds. Bellarmine has 156.5 team points and an 11.5-point cushion over four-time champion Liberty.
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Liberty leads the NCWA Championships after the first day, ahead of Apprentice and Grand Valley State at the moment and with the depth of 18 wrestlers still competing in 10 different brackets.
But the day also provided plenty of highlights for other individuals and programs who look to surge up to the medal stand Saturday. Many questions remain. Here is a look at the day’s results broken down by weight class.
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Liberty began pursuit of its record fifth consecutive NCWA title in a big way Thursday with a battery of 18 wrestlers that still have a dozen alive in the championship brackets. Already with a cushion over second-place Apprentice and with three more wrestlers in the quarterfinals than the Builders, the title could be the Flames’ to lose.
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – The 26th annual National Collegiate Wrestling Association Championships are set to begin Thursday at the Puerto Rico Convention Center with more than 100 teams ready to compete for national titles. The tournament is an exciting venture for the association as it brings collegiate wrestling into Puerto Rico for the first time.
The 9 NCWA Conference Tournaments are over and with it comes the anticipation of the National Tournament Bracket.
The brackets have been released and can be viewed in there entirety online on FloArena!
The Men will start the Championships on Thursday, March 9th. #1 seeds for the Men's tournament are:
125 - Jack Parker (Fr, Bellarmine) 24-13 133 - Dillon Messick (Sr, Apprentice) 27-8 141 - Parker Watson (Sr, Ohio State WC) 10-0 149 - Zac Cowan (So, Bellarmine) 24-8 157 - Ian McIlhenny (Sr, Liberty) 10-7 RETURNING NATIONAL CHAMP 165 - Cole Nance (So, Bellarmine) 27-12 174 - Devan Hendricks (Sr, Bellarmine) 21-4 184 - Michael Jackson (Jr, Allen) 27-4 197 - Josiah Murphy (Sr, Liberty) 12-1 RETURNING NATIONAL CHAMP 235 - Jeffrey Allen (Sr, Liberty) 25-2 3x DEFENDING NATIONAL CHAMP 285 - Frederick Weaver (Sr, Liberty) 18-1 2X DEFENDING NATIONAL CHAMP
Note that two other National Champions are in the brackets with the 2022 141-lb Champion, Thomas McCane (now with Central Florida and the #10 seed at 149) and the 2022 174-lb NJCAA Champion, Josh Kenny (previously of Muskegon CC) as the #2 seed at 174.
The Women start competition on Friday, March 10th. #1 Seeds for the Women's tournament are:
101 - Jasmine Cortez (Fr, Texas State) 7-0 109 - Hermelinda Mendoza (Jr, Ottawa-Arizona) 17-1 2022 NATIONAL CHAMP at 101 116 - LyQualah Kinsey (So, Ottawa-Arizona) 18-5 123 - Lauren Stone (Jr, Florida) 3-2 2022 NATIONAL CHAMP 130 - Viveca Pannell (So, MIT) 16-7 136 - Julie Wilson (So, Washington State) 10-7 143 - Anastasia Fucci (Fr, Colorado State) 16-0 155 - Leilani Frazier (Fr, Santa Rosa JC) 2-1 170 - Maile Ka'ahanui (Jr, Liberty) 4-5 191 - Ranaeh Ureste (So, Grays Harbor College) 18-6 235 - Katie Moore (Jr, Stony Brook) 2022 NATIONAL CHAMP
NCWA Staff, Personnel, and Teams are starting to arrive in Puerto Rico as we speak! See everyone at the tournament!
