The 2025-26 season will mark the first year of women’s wrestling as an NCAA championship sport. Here’s everything you need to know about women’s wrestling as a collegiate sport and what to expect.

When Welker walked off the mat of her semifinal bout at the 2025 U23 World Championships in October, she was distraught about ...

The NCAA has officially added women's wrestling as the 91st official championship sport following a vote from all three divisions at the 2025 annual convention. Adding new championship sports is a ...

Director of Athletics Renae Hartl and Luther men’s wrestling head coach Dave Mitchell announce Ryan Timmerman as the first women’s wrestling head coach at Luther College. He will begin on Tuesday, ...

Some of the most talented women's wrestlers in the nation are choosing William Penn, including Fowler, Baez-Dilone and ...

The NCAA approved the addition of women’s wrestling at the Division I, II and III levels as a championship sport, it announced Friday. The sport’s first NCAA women’s championship will take place in ...

The Fallen Goddess is making some moves on the women's independent scene. ROH Women's Champion Athena announced late Sunday night that Metroplex Wrestling will be launching a new all women's wrestling ...

This story is featured in the January/February 2025 issue of ESSENCE. On April 10, 2021, wrestling fans at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida, witnessed history. Performers Bianca Belair and ...

WWE Superstar Bianca Belair at the 2022 MEAC-SWAC Challenge in Atlanta. (Photo credit: Rashad Milligan for rolling out) The professional wrestling industry is experiencing a seismic shift as Black ...

Keystone College will add a women’s wrestling team, the school announced Friday. The Division III program, which officially launches in fall 2026, joins Wilkes University, Misericordia University and ...

Bozilla made her return to the Japanese wrestling scene for STARDOM following her departure from Marigold earlier this April. At the STARDOM The Conversion show, the NEO GENESIS faction competed ...

After dismantling three opponents at the Journeyman Duals last weekend, the Iowa women’s wrestling team looks to keep the momentum going as they make the 90-minute trek to Des Moines for the Grand ...