BOSSIER CITY, La. – The top three teams in the women’s division were separated by only one point at 2025 National Collegiate Wrestling Association Nationals (NCWA).
Tarleton State from Texas won its first NCWA women’s team title with 126 points, ½ point ahead of runner-up Utah Tech with 125.5 points and Ottawa-Arizona in third with 125 points. Also with a chance to win was fourth-place Washington State, which finished with 122 points.
Tarleton was led by individual champion Rachel Corley, who pinned her Tarleton teammate Emma Graves in 1:51 in the 110-pound finals. Tarleton State ultimately finished with seven All-Americans.
Utah Tech pulled into second place in the last match of the finals, when Katie Law pinned Petra Bernsten of Washington State in 4:50 to win the 180-pound title. Utah Tech also had seven All-Americans.
Ottawa-Arizona also had an individual champion, Makayla Lopez (103), who beat Jasmine Cortez of Texas State 4-1 in the finals. Ottawa-Arizona had eight All-Americans.
Washington State, which led the team race on the first two days of the competition was led by 240-pound champion Erin Kremer, who pinned O`dessa Laititi of Utah Tech in the finals in 1:29.
A pair of returning champions were able to claim another title.
At 145 pounds, Veloria Pannell of MIT repeated as champion in a 13-1 major decision over Katherine Stewart of Central Florida.
At 207 pounds, Renaeh Ureste of UNLV repeated as champion after pinning Katrina Wangen of Central Florida in 6:58 in the finals. Ureste was a national champion last year for Grays Harbor, and transferred to UNLV this season.
Two returning champions were defeated in the finals.
At 117 pounds, Mia Shepard of UNLV defeated returning national champion Genesis Vazquez of Washington State, 3-2.
At 138 pounds, Miyuki Pugrad of Sacramento State scored a 13-2 major decision over returning champion Viveca Pannell of MIT.
Other individual champions were Sabrina Cunha of Sacramento State (124), Paige Kalish of Central Florida (131) and Cassandra Freundlich of UNLV (160).
Cunha scored a 12-9 sudden death victory over Jada Yamada of Western Washington. Kalish, an NCWA runner-up last year, was an 8-1 winner over Skylar Schaefer of Apprentice. Fruendlich edged Maya Marroquin of Texas A&M, 9-8.
UNLV, which placed fifth, was the only team with three champions, Shepard, Freundlich and Ureste.
NCWA NATIONALS
At Bossier City, La., March 13-15, 2025
Women’s results
103 lbs
1st Makayla Lopez (Ottawa - Arizona (W)) DEC Jasmine Cortez (Texas State (W)), 4-1
3rd Lilia Davila Ortiz (Western Washington (W)) F Kaylei Parish (Lyon (W)), 4:16
5th Maddison Parker (Tarleton State (W)) F Kaelynn Seidl (UNLV (W)), 1:58
110 lbs
1st Rachel Corley (Tarleton State (W)) F Emma Graves (Tarleton State (W)), 1:51
3rd Krystal Corona (UNLV (W)) DEC Liliana Voakes (Ottawa - Arizona (W)), 8-6
5th Jerymar De Jesus (Springfield Tech (W)) F Rubi Gonzalez (Lyon (W)), 6:41
117 lbs
1st Mia Shepard (UNLV (W)) DEC Genesis Vazquez (Washington State (W)), 3-2
3rd Leah Ben-israel (UCF (W)) MD Kylie Wood (Tarleton State (W)), 13-3
5th Angelina Walker (Ottawa - Arizona (W)) F Yalin Tan (Colorado State (W)), 5:32
124 lbs
1st Sabrina Cunha (Sacramento State (W)) DEC Jada Yamada (Western Washington (W)), 12-9 SV
3rd Daniela Martinez (Tarleton State (W)) MD Reagan Fallon-small (Washington State (W)), 12-3
5th Marisol Peña (Grand Canyon (W)) FOR Madison Moody (Florida State (W)), 0-0
131 lbs
1st Paige Kalish (UCF (W)) DEC Skylar Schaefer (Apprentice (W)), 8-1
3rd Mia Garza (Texas (W)) MD Maysa Brown (UNLV (W)), 10-1
5th Mckinley Jovanovic (Maryland (W)) TF Alexa Camacho (Utah Tech (W)), 16-0
138 lbs
1st Miyuki Pugrad (Sacramento State (W)) MD Viveca Pannell (MIT (W)), 13-2
3rd Lia Hornby (Washington State (W)) F Anja Hansen (Ottawa - Arizona (W)), 2:30
5th Bella Hernandez (Utah Tech (W)) F Jasmine Gordon (Fontbonne (W)), 4:33
145 lbs
1st Veloria Pannell (MIT (W)) MD Katherine Stewart (UCF (W)), 13-1
3rd Ava Collins (Treasure Valley (W)) F Zariah Rodriguez (Tarleton State (W)), 1:38
5th Mirina Enderlin (Arizona (W)) MD Ashley Lavarias (Utah Tech (W)), 9-0
160 lbs
1st Cassandra Freundlich (UNLV (W)) DEC Maya Marroquin (Texas A&M (W)), 9-8
3rd Tayleigh Robertson (Utah Tech (W)) F Natalie Venable (Tarleton State (W)), 4:09
5th Aniyea Dickerson (Florida A&M (W)) F Iyanla Thomas (Ottawa - Arizona (W)), 1:11
180 lbs
1st Katie Law (Utah Tech (W)) F Petra Bernsten (Washington State (W)), 4:50
3rd Lyla Tree (Ottawa - Arizona (W)) F Quetzali Zacarias (Ottawa - Arizona (W)), 4:44
5th Faith Kiefer (Liberty (W)) DEC Krysta Luce (Grand Valley State (W)), 4-1 SV
207 lbs
1st Renaeh Ureste (UNLV (W)) F Katrina Wangen (UCF (W)), 6:58
3rd Jocelyn Hepler (Utah Tech (W)) F Karina Delgado urbina (Pacific Lutheran (W)), 1:40
5th Hannah Daniel (Xavier - Louisiana (W)) F Katherine Meza-perez (UCF (W)), 2:30
240 lbs
1st Erin Kremer (Washington State (W)) F O`dessa Laititi (Utah Tech (W)), 1:29
3rd Evelynn Coronado (Ottawa - Arizona (W)) DEF Stephanie Romero (Treasure Valley (W)
Women’s Team Standings
1 Tarleton State (W) 126
2 Utah Tech (W) 125.5
3 Ottawa - Arizona (W) 125
4 Washington State (W) 122
5 UNLV (W) 110.5
6 UCF (W) 76.5
7 Western Washington (W) 50
8 Sacramento State (W) 47.5
9 MIT (W) 43
10 Treasure Valley (W) 35.5
11 Apprentice (W) 33
12 Lyon (W) 29
13 Liberty (W) 28
14 Florida A&M (W) 24.5
15 Texas (W) 22.5
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