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How The All-Time Women’s College Wrestling Team Was Picked

Picking the all-time women’s college wrestling team wasn’t easy. Here were the 10 toughest choices.
Creating the greatest women’s college wrestling wasn’t easy — especially since deserving candidates were left off the list. Several picks were slam dunks, like all of the four-time college national champions.  A wrestler was evaluated only during the years she competed in college, with caveats. Winning multiple college championships is important, but international success during college is factored into a wrestler’s final evaluation. 
Several of the picks — rightly — received criticism. This was less about being right and more about opening the conversation to learn more about our women’s college wrestling stars. 
Below are explanations for the toughest decisions and how the final pick was made. 

Click here to read the Greatest Women’s College Wrestlers Of All Time article in its entirety.
Click here for a list of every women’s college national champion.

WCWA 121/123: Michaela Hutchison (Oklahoma City), or Sarah Hildebrandt (King), or Dom Parrish (Simon Fraser)

Final pick: Michaela Hutchison
This was the toughest decision since King’s Sarah Hildebrandt and Simon Fraser’s Dom Parrish were at the weight. Hildebrandt won the 2024 Olympics and Parrish won the 2022 World Championships after college, placing them in rarified air. 
However, post-college credentials don’t count; only domestic and international accomplishments during college.
Hutchison defeated Shauna Isbell (Lindenwood) in the 2009 finals, and Isbell eventually finished 2nd-3rd-1st-2nd at the WCWA Championships, giving Hutchison a high-caliber win as a freshman. Hutchison’s only WCWA tournament loss in four seasons was to Helen Maroulis, and she took a period off of her during the ball draw era. And Hutchison won her third title over Hildebrandt, who became a four-time finalist and two-time champion. 
Parrish finished 3rd-2nd-1st-1st from 2016-19, falling to Oklahoma City’s Becka Leather (an eventual World bronze medalist) and Campbellsville’s Andribeth Rivera at nationals. 
This came down to the number of titles won and … more at … https://www.flowrestling.org/articles/14569278-how-the-all-time-womens-college-wrestling-team-was-picked

September 29, 2025 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized