WCWA releases Preseason Women’s Rankings: King No. 1 tourney team, Simon Fraser No. 1 in dual meets

The Women’s Collegiate Wrestling Association (WCWA), the governing body for women’s college wrestling, has released its Preseason individual and team rankings.


In this ranking, the WCWA released two team rankings, one based upon returning tournament strength and a second based upon dual meet strength. Two different teams were able to claim No. 1 rankings.


In the Preseason Tournament rankings, three-time defending WCWA champion King University came in at No. 1 with 107 points. Coming in at No. 2 based on tournament strength is Simon Fraser University, which placed third at the 2016 WCWA Nationals. Rounding out the top five based on tournament scoring are No. 3 Campbellsville, No. 4 McKendree and No. 5 Oklahoma City.


The dual meet preseason rankings put Simon Fraser at No. 1, followed by King at No. 2, Oklahoma City at No. 3, Campbellsville at No. 4 and a tie between the University of the Cumberlands and Lindenwood University at No. 5.


Returning WCWA champions who earned individual No. 1 rankings are Marina Doi of King (101), Becka Leathers of Oklahoma City (123), Natalia Hinojo of Oklahoma City (130), Kayla Miracle of Campbellsville (136), Mallory Velte of Simon Fraser (143) and Tiara Scott of Campbellsville (191). Miracle and Scott are two-time WCWA national champions.


A pair of past WCWA champions who took an Olympic redshirt year have returned this year and reclaimed the No. 1 ranking in their weight class, 2016 Olympic Haley Augello of King at 109 pounds and 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials champion Tamyra Mensah of Wayland Baptist at 155 pounds. Augello won WCWA national titles in 2014 and 2015. Mensah was a 2014 WCWA national champion.


Augello placed ninth in the Olympic Games at 48 kg/105.5 lbs. Mensah won the Olympic Trials at 69 kg/152 lbs. but did not compete in the Rio Games because the United States did not qualify for the Olympics at her weight class. Both trained at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs while on their redshirt year.


2016 WCWA runners-up who scored No. 1 rankings in the preseason were Abby Lloyd of Simon Fraser (116) and Hanna Hall of Campbellsville (170).


Seniors with No. 1 rankings are Augello, Hinojo, Mensah, Hall and Scott. Juniors with top rankings are Doi, Lloyd, Miracle and Velte. Leathers is a sophomore.


2016 WCWA national champion Forrest Molinari of King holds the No. 2 ranking at 155 behind Mensah. They competed at the same weight class at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials.


There are 31 teams in the WCWA rankings, the most in history, including newcomers Eastern Oregon (OR), Grays Harbor (WA), MacMurray (IL), Brewton Parker (GA), Bacone (OK) and Wentworth Military Academy (MO).


The 2017 WCWA Women’s College Nationals are set for Oklahoma City University, Feb. 10-11.

WCWA INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS

Rank/Name/Year/Team


101 pounds

1 Marina Doi JR King University

2 Sarah Allen SR The University of the Cumberlands

3 Regina Doi JR King University

4 Hiba Salem SO Menlo College

5 Kayla Walker SO McKendree University

6 Valeria Rivera SO Ottawa University

7 Juliana Olivo SO Lindenwood Belleville

8 Kara Payton SO Life University

109 pounds

1 Haley Augello SR King University

2 Breonah Neal SR King University

3 Tayler Resuriz SR McKendree University

4 Cindy Calixto SR Emmanuel College

5 Arielle Hernandez SR McKendree University

6 Daisy Santos JR King University

7 Tori Degginger JR Lindenwood University

8 Andrey Diaz SR Lindenwood University

116 pounds

1 Abby Lloyd JR Simon Fraser University

2 Cady Chessin SR Menlo College

3 Rachel Archer SR Oklahoma City University

4 Hanna Grisewood SR King University

5 Dajan Treder SR Jamestown University

6 Madelynn Mcilwain JR Southern Oregon University

7 Christy Powell SR Missouri Valley College

8 Alyssa Gonzalez JR McKendree University

123 pounds

1 Becka Leathers SO Oklahoma City University

2 Megan Black JR McKendree University

3 Dominique Parrish SO Simon Fraser University

4 Cassidy Jasperson JR Oklahoma City University

5 Jennifer Anderson SR Simon Fraser University

6 Bianca Arizpe SO Menlo College

7 Tarkyia Mensah SR Wayland Baptist

8 Montana Drum SR Missouri Baptist

130 pounds

1 Natalia Hinojo SR Oklahoma City University

2 Nicole Depa SO Simon Fraser University

3 Shelby Hall JR Campbellsville University

4 Rosemary Flores SR Campbellsville University

5 Kalyn Schwartz SO Southern Oregon University

6 Koral Sugiyama SO Campbellsville University

7 Alexia Ward SO McKendree University

8 Axa Molina RSSR Lindenwood University

136 pounds

1 Kayla Miracle JR Campbellsville University

2 Fran Giorgio JR Simon Fraser University

3 Hannah Jewell SO King University

4 Maya Nelson SO University of the Cumberlands

5 Jessi Kee JR King University

6 Cassandra Herkelman JR McKendree University

7 Alyssa Batiste JR Lyon College

8 Jasmine Baley JR McKendree University

143 pounds

1 Mallory Velte JR Simon Fraser University

2 Maggie Douma JR Oklahoma City University

3 Olivia Seppinni JR McKendree University

4 Kiera Gabaldon SO Warner Pacific College

5 Alexis Porter JR McKendree University

6 Carly Jaramillo SO Southwest Oregon Community College

7 Anna Mcaleavey SR Lindenwood University

8 Marina Briceno SO Wayland Baptist University

155 pounds

1 Tamyra Mensah SR Wayland Baptist

2 Forrest Molinari SR King University

3 Jessika Rottier SO The University of the Cumberlands

4 Niauni Hill JR Lindenwood Belleville

5 Michelle Organ SR Campbellsville University

6 Iman Kazem SO Menlo College

7 Tatum Sparks SO Southwest Oregon Community College

8 Alexandria Glaude SO McKendree University

170 pounds

1 Hanna Hall SR Campbellsville University

2 Alyssa LaFrancis SO The University of the Cumberlands

3 Brittany Marshall SO Wayland Baptist University

4 Solove Naufau SO Menlo College

5 Nadine Fiege SO Life University

6 Clarc Walker JR The University of the Cumberlands

7 Courteney Tompkins JR The University of the Cumberlands

8 Kendall Reusing SO Simon Fraser University

191 pounds

1 Tiaira Scott SR Campbellsville University

2 Payten Smith JR Simon Fraser University

3 Kierra Boyce SR Wayland Baptist University

4 Jackie Williams JR King University

5 Paige Baynes SO Lindenwood University

6 Monica Mason SO Oklahoma City University

7 Gabriela Guzman SR Lindenwood University

8 Rebecca Perales SR Lindenwood University

PRESEASON TEAM RANKINGS - TOURNAMENT TOP 12 POINT SCORERS

Rank/School/Team Points/Ranked individuals

1 King University 107 10

2 Simon Fraser University 88 8

3 Campbellsville University 80 7

4 McKendree University 72 11

5 Oklahoma City University 69 6

6 The University of the Cumberlands 50 6

7 Wayland Baptist University 43 5

8 Menlo College 40 5

9 Lindenwood University 28 7

10 Lindenwood Belleville 13 2

Southern Oregon University 13 2

12 Life University 10 2

Lyon University 10 2

Southwest Oregon Community College 10 2

15 Emmanuel College 9 1

Warner Pacific College 9 1

17 Jamestown University 7 1

18 Ottawa University 6 1

19 Missouri Valley College 4 1

20 Missouri Baptist University 3 1

21 Adrian College 0 0

22 Bacone College 0 0

23 Brewton Parker College 0 0

24 Eastern Oregon University 0 0

25 Ferrum College 0 0

26 Grays Harbor College 0 0

27 MacMurray College 0 0

28 Midland University 0 0

29 Pacific University 0 0

30 Waldorf College 0 0

31 Wentworth Military Academy 0 0

PRESEASON DUAL MEET RANKINGS

Rank/Team

1 Simon Fraser University

2 King University

3 Oklahoma City University

4 Campbellsville University

5 (tie) The University of the Cumberlands

5 (tie) Lindenwood University

7 McKendree University

8 Wayland Baptist University

9 Menlo College

10 Ottawa University

11 Missouri Baptist University

12 Life University

13 Missouri Valley College

14 Warner Pacific College

15 Jamestown University

16 Missouri Valley College

17 Adrian College

18 Bacone College

19 Brewton Parker College

20 Eastern Oregon University

21 Emmanuel College

22 Ferrum College

23 Grays Harbor College

24 Lyon University

25 MacMurray College

26 Midland University

27 Missouri Baptist University

28 Pacific University

29 Waldorf College

30 Wentworth Military Academy