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Get To Know The Top 10 Women's NAIA Lineups Going Into The Season

The NAIA made waves on April 9 when it announced that women's wrestling was being added as its 28th championship sport. An NAIA Invitational has taken place since 2019 but this is the first time that women's wrestling will have an officially-sanctioned collegiate national championship at any level.

Oct 18, 2022

Get To Know The Top 10 Women's NAIA Lineups Going Into The Season

Senior World Championships Match Notes - Day 6

Team USA has a big session with lots of hardware on the line. Zain Retherford (70 kg), Jordan Burroughs (79 kg), and David Taylor (86 kg) are in the semis while Helen Maroulis (57 kg), Tamyra Mensah-Stock (68 kg), and Amit Elor (72 kg) wrestle for gold medals. The action begins at 10:45 a.m. Eastern.

Sep 15, 2022

Senior World Championships Match Notes - Day 6

Tamyra Mensah-Stock Was Born To Be A Superstar

You can’t blame Tamyra Mensah-Stock for wanting to take a break or contemplating retirement. Her popularity skyrocketed after winning the 2020 Olympic Games last summer.

Jun 18, 2022

Tamyra Mensah-Stock Was Born To Be A Superstar

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21 World & Olympic Medals Make This Women's Final X Field Deep As Ever

The women’s field at Final X is loaded with credentials. Is it the best Final X field ever? Take a look at the numbers and decide for yourself. This year's line-up includes five of six 202One Olympians and six of 10 members of the 2021 World team. Six-time World champion Adeline Gray, who is pregnant with twins, is the only member of the Olympic team not competing.

May 27, 2022

21 World & Olympic Medals Make This Women's Final X Field Deep As Ever

10 Must-Watch Final X Era WTT Matches

The Final X era of the World Team Trials Challenge tournament has a brief but memorable history. A tournament was held in 2018 and 2019 to determine which wrestlers would face each other for the World team spot in each weight class. The format was scrapped for the 2021 World Team Trials since the Olympics were held the same year due to the postponement of the 2020 Olympic Games.

May 18, 2022

Top 100: By The Numbers

Below is a full listing of FloWrestling's Top 100 American Wrestlers of All Time along with college wrestling affiliations. Several went to multiple colleges, which is why a wrestler may be listed more than once.

Feb 1, 2022

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The Top 100 Countdown: 20-11

The countdown continues as FloWrestling releases its top 100 greatest American wrestlers of all time. The inaugural episode was released on November 4 and will end with the announcement of the greatest wrestler of all time on January 10, 2022.

Dec 31, 2021

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Women's Weekly: Everything Women's Wrestling

Lori Ayres is starting a new video podcast on FloWrestling called “Everything Women’s Wrestling.” Ayres is the co-founder of Division I women’s wrestling, an organization working to educate, grow, and support women who want to wrestle at the Division I level.

Dec 23, 2021

Women's Weekly: Everything Women's Wrestling

Women's Weekly: College Season Off To Strong Start

It was an eventful week with Iowa naming a head women’s wrestling coach and the Missouri Valley Open taking place on November 19-20. We have all of that and more in this edition of Women’s Wrestling Weekly.

Nov 23, 2021

Women's Weekly: College Season Off To Strong Start

Women's Weekly: Historic Tournament Still Producing Results

It’s fun to look back now that the Women’s Collegiate Wrestling Association (WCWA) and its end-of-year national tournament will likely disband. This was THE women’s national collegiate wrestling championship that counted for years since it combined schools from every division.

Nov 17, 2021

Women's Weekly: Historic Tournament Still Producing Results

NAIA Women's National Invitational Recap

#1 ranked Campbellsville came into this year’s NAIA Women’s National Invitational in Jamestown, North Dakota, as the favorite last weekend, but what was expected to be a close team race turned into a runaway victory for the Kentucky squad, outscoring 2nd place Life University 185-134.5. In all, Campbellsville had 5 in the finals and a whopping 8 in the top three.

Mar 17, 2021, Pro