Selecting the all-time women’s college wrestling team is tricky. 

The first women’s college national championships were hosted in 2004 at Missouri Valley University in Marshall, Missouri, without much fanfare. Some participants thought it was just another tournament, with brackets consisting of four to six participants. 

That changed in 2008 with the creation of the Women’s Collegiate Wrestling Association (WCWA). This organization provided women with an opportunity to compete in a formal setting. It included all divisions, and the end-of-the-year tournament was considered the college national championship. The final WCWA championship was held in 2020.

In 2019, the NAIA held an invitational tournament until it sanctioned women’s wrestling for the 2022-23 season.

The National Collegiate Women’s Wrestling Championships included all NCAA programs (D1, D2, and D3), and the first national championship was held in 2020. The NCAA sanctioned women’s wrestling as its 91st sport for the 2025-26 season.

Of the four four-year divisions listed above, only the NAIA continues in its original form. 

Up to 15 wrestlers per team qualified for the National Collegiate Women’s Wrestling Championships, and the brackets expanded to 32 per weight class.

The 2026 NCAA women’s wrestling championships feature 18-woman brackets and a maximum of one wrestler per team, per weight. 

To celebrate the unique history of women’s college wrestling, we have selected the greatest college wrestler at every weight from each era. There is crossover between divisions, of course, and weight shifts, but this provides an overview of how the sport evolved. 

A wrestler is evaluated only during the years she competed in college, with caveats. Winning multiple college championships is important, but international success during college factors into a wrestler’s final evaluation. Post-college success is not considered, which is why Olympic gold medalists Sarah Hildebrandt and Tamyra Mensh-Stock did not make the list. 

Below are the all-time women’s college wrestling teams by era, with placings at national tournaments listed below each wrestler.

Click here for a list of every women's college national wrestling champion since 2004 with links to brackets.
Click here for a list of the best college wrestlers from every championship team.

Key
WCN: Women’s College Nationals
WCWA: Women’s Collegiate Wrestling Association
NAIA: National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
NCWWC: National Collegiate Women’s Wrestling Championships

Women’s College Nationals Era (2004-07)

105.5: Sarah Fulp-Allen (Menlo)
1st in 2004 at 105.5 (WCN)
1st in 2005 at 105.5 (WCN)
1st in 2007 at 112.25 (WCN)

112.25: Jessica Medina (Cumberlands)
1st in 2006 at 112.25 (WCN)
2nd in 2007 at 112.25 (WCN)
1st in 2008 at 112.25 (WCWA)

121: Erika Chew (Missouri Valley)
1st in 2005 at 121 (WCN)
3rd in 2006 at 130 (WCN)
3rd in 2007 at 121 (WCN)

130: Othella Lucas (Cumberlands)
2nd in 2004 at 158 (WCN)
1st in 2006 at 130 (WCN)
1st in 2007 at 130 (WCN)

138.75: Kelsey Campbell (Arizona State)
1st in 2007 at 138.75 (WCN)
1st in 2008 at 130 (WCWA)

147.5: Alaina Berube (Cumberlands)
1st in 2004 at 147.5 (WCN)
1st in 2006 at 138.75 (WCN)
1st in 2007 at 147.5 (WCN)

158.5: Stephany Lee (Missouri Valley)
2nd in 2004 at 176 (WCN)
1st in 2006 at 158.5 (WCN)
2nd in 2007 at 176 (WCN)

176: Toccara Montgomery (Cumberlands)
1st in 2004 at 176 (WCN)
1st in 2006 at 176 (WCN)

WCWA Era (2008-2020)

97/101: Emily Webster (Oklahoma City)
1st in 2012 at 101 (WCWA)
1st in 2013 at 101 (WCWA)
1st in 2014 at 101 (WCWA)
1st in 2025 at 101 (WCWA)

105.5/109: Victoria Anthony (Simon Fraser)
1st in 2010 at 105.5 (WCWA)
1st in 2011 at 105.5 (WCWA)
1st in 2013 at 109 (WCWA)
1st in 2014 at 109 (WCWA)

112.25/116: Haley Augello (King)
1st in 2014 at 116 (WCWA)
1st in 2015 at 116 (WCWA)
1st in 2017 at 116 (WCWA)

121/123: Michaela Hutchison (OCU)
1st in 2009 at 121 (WCWA)
1st in 2010 at 121 (WCWA)
2nd in 2011 at 121 (WCWA)
1st in 2012 at 121 (WCWA)

130: Helen Maroulis (Missouri Baptist/Simon Fraser)
1st in 2010 at 130 (WCWA)
1st in 2011 at 121 (WCWA)
1st in 2012 at 130 (WCWA)
1st in 2013 at 130 (WCWA)

136/138.75: Kayla Miracle (Campbellsville)
1st in 2015 at 136 (WCWA)
1st in 2016 at 136 (WCWA)
1st in 2017 at 136 (WCWA)
1st in 2018 at 136 (WCWA)

143/147.5: Mallory Velte (Simon Fraser)
4th in 2014 at 130 (WCWA)
1st in 2016 at 143 (WCWA)
1st in 2017 at 143 (WCWA)
1st in 2018 at 143 (WCWA)

155/158.5: Kristie Davis (Oklahoma City)
1st in 2011 at 147.5 (WCWA)
1st in 2012 at 155 (WCWA)

170/176: Justina Di Stasio (Simon Fraser)
4th in 2011 at 158.5 (WCWA)
1st in 2012 at 170 (WCWA)
1st in 2013 at 170 (WCWA)
1st in 2014 at 170 (WCWA)

191/209: Brittany Delgado (Oklahoma City)
3rd in 2009 at 176 (WCWA)
1st in 2010 at 209 (WCWA)
1st in 2011 at 176 (WCWA)
1st in 2012 at 191 (WCWA)

NCWWC Era (2020-2025)

101/103: Olivia Shore (Tiffin/Otterbein)
1st in 2022 at 101 (NCWWC)
1st in 2025 at 103 (NCWWC)

109/110: Emily Shilson (Augsburg/McKendree)
1st in 2020 at 109 (WCWA)
1st in 2020 at 109 (NCWWC)
1st in 2021 at 109 (NCWWC)
1st in 2022 at 109 (NCWWC)
1st in 2023 at 109 (NCWWC)

116/117: Karla Godinez Gonzalez (Simon Fraser)
1st in 2020 at 116 (NCWWC)
1st in 2022 at 116 (NCWWC)

123/124: Alex Hedrick (Simon Fraser)
2nd in 2018 at 123 (WCWA)
2nd in 2019 at 123 (WCWA)
1st in 2020 at 123 (NCWWC)
1st in 2022 at 123 (NCWWC)

130/131: Cameron Guerin (McKendree)
1st in 2021 at 130 (NCWWC)
1st in 2022 at 130 (NCWWC)
1st in 2023 at 130 (NCWWC)
1st in 2024 at 130 (NCWWC)

136/138: Emma Bruntil (McKendree)
1st in 2020 at 136 (NCWWC)
1st in 2021 at 143 (NCWWC)

143/145: Macey Kilty (Iowa)
1st in 2025 at 145 (NCWWC)

155/160: Kennedy Blades (Iowa)
1st in 2025 at 160 (NCWWC)

170/180: Kylie Welker (Iowa)
1st in 2024 at 170 (NCWWC)
1st in 2025 at 180 (NCWWC)

191/207: Sydnee Kimber (McKendree)
1st in 2020 at 191 (NCWWC)
1st in 2021 at 191 (NCWWC)
1st in 2022 at 191 (NCWWC)
1st in 2023 at 191 (NCWWC)

NAIA Era (2019-present)

101/103: Nina Pham (Wayland Baptist)
7th in 2018 at 101 (WCWA)
2nd in 2019 at 101 (NAIA)
3rd in 2019 at 101 (WCWA)
1st in 2021 at 101 (NAIA)
1st in 2022 at 101 (NAIA)

109/110: Peyton Prussin (Life)
1st in 2021 at 116 (NAIA)
1st in 2022 at 109 (NAIA)
1st in 2023 at 109 (NAIA)

116/117: Christianah Ogunsanya (William Penn)
1st in 2025 at 117 (NAIA)

123/124: Cristelle Rodriguez (Doane)
3rd in 2023 at 130 (NAIA)
1st in 2024 at 123 (NAIA)
1st in 2025 at 124 (NAIA)

130/131: Lexie Basham (Texas Wesleyan)
1st in 2022 at 130 (NAIA)
1st in 2023 at 130 (NAIA)

136/138: Adaugo Nwachukwu (Iowa Wesleyan/William Penn)
1st in 2022 at 136 (NAIA)
1st in 2023 at 136 (NAIA)
1st in 2024 at 136 (NAIA)

143/145: Esther Kolawole (William Penn)
1st in 2025 at 145 (NAIA)

155/160: Kaylynn Albrecht (Baker/McKendree)
2nd in 2022 at 155 (NAIA)
1st in 2023 at 155 (NAIA)
2nd in 2025 at 160 (NCWWC)

170/180: Dymond Guilford (Cumberlands)
4th in 2018 at 170 (WCWA)
1st in 2019 at 170 (WCWA)
1st in 2019 at 170 (NAIA)
1st in 2022 at 170 (NAIA)
1st in 2023 at 170 (NAIA)

191/207: Kelani Corbett (Lyon/Missouri Valley)
3rd in 2021 at 191 (NAIA)
1st in 2022 at 191 (NAIA)
3rd in 2023 at 191 (NAIA)
2nd in 2025 at 180 (NAIA)