KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The sixth NAIA Women's Wrestling Coaches' Top 20 Rating of the 2024-25 season has Life (Ga.) and Grand View (Iowa) holding strong at first and second, while William Penn (Iowa) jumped three spots to sit in third.
Cumberlands (Ky.) and Southern Oregon are knotted at fifth while Campbellsville (Ky.) and Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) are locked together at ninth. Dickinson State (N.D.) and Evergreen State (Wash.) joined the top 20 after receiving votes in the previous release.
Individually, the Running Eagles of Life (Ga.) boast four top ranked wrestlers with William Penn (Iowa) holding two individual No. 1's.
Editor's Note: Olympians from Nigeria, Christianah Ogunsanya (117) and Esther Kolawole (138), are new No. 1 athletes competing for William Penn.
NAIA WOMEN'S WRESTLING TOP 20
RANK/LAST TIME/INSITUTION/FINAL POINTS
1 1 Life (Ga.) 224
2 2 Grand View (Iowa) 195
3 6 William Penn (Iowa) 154
4 5 Providence (Mont.) 150
5 3 Cumberlands (Ky.) 146
5 4 Southern Oregon 146
7 7 Indiana Tech 118
8 10 Missouri Valley 110
9 9 Campbellsville (Ky.) 107
9 8 Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) 107
11 12 Doane (Neb.) 82
12 19 Wayland Baptist (Texas) 73
13 14 Texas Wesleyan 71
14 13 Baker (Kan.) 69
15 11 Ottawa (Kan.) 67
16 16 Oklahoma City 55
17 15 Hastings (Neb.) 53
18 17 Eastern Oregon 52
19 RV Dickinson State (N.D.) 47
20 RV Evergreen State (Wash.) 45
Dropped from Top 20: Central Methodist (Mo.), Midland (Neb.)
Receiving Votes: Saint Mary (Kan.) 43, Lourdes (Ohio) 36, Missouri Baptist 35, Central Methodist (Mo.) 35, Midland (Neb.) 30, Friends (Kan.) 20, Jamestown (N.D.) 15, Avila (Mo.) 9, Waldorf (Iowa) 9, Brewton-Parker (Ga.) 6, Westcliff (Calif.) 4
NAIA Women's Top-Ranked Individuals
103 - Erin Hikiji, Providence (Mont.)
110 - Anaya Falcon, Life (Ga.)
117 - Christianah Ogunsanya, William Penn (Iowa)
124 - Cristelle Rodriguez, Doane (Neb.)
131 - Carolina Moreno, Southern Oregon
138 - Esther Kolawole, William Penn (Iowa)
145 - Jamilah McBryde, Life (Ga.)
160 - Latifah McBryde, Life (Ga.)
180 - Reka Busa, Life (Ga.)
207 - Olivia Brown, Grand View (Iowa)
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