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Tarleton State edges Utah Tech by ½ point to win women’s team race at NCWA Nationals

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. … more at … https://www.themat.com/news/2025/march/15/tarleton-state-edges-utah-tech-by-point-to-win-women-s-team-race-at-ncwa-nationals

March 16, 2025 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized