National Wrestling Coaches Association 12/11/2025 1:58:00 PM Courtesy of the NAIA

Life (Ga.) Holds at No. 1 While the Rest of the Field Shuffles Ahead of Holiday Break

Kansas City (Mo.) - Nearly every team is on the move in the third NAIA Women's Wrestling Coaches' Top 20 Rating ahead of the holiday break. The Running Eagles of Life (Ga.) hold steady at No. 1, Southern Oregon holds at No. 11, Ottawa (Kan.) remains at No. 13, and Evergreen State (Wash.) and Hastings (Neb.) lock in at No. 15 and No. 16. Everyone else, well they shuffled; Providence (Mont.) climbed two spots to No. 2, and Baker (Kan.) who received votes in the second release climbed to No. 19.

Individually, Life continues to lead with the most wrestlers ranked inside the top three. All top wrestlers remained the same except in the 207 class. Lillian Gradillas-Flores of Southern Oregon will sit atop the nation at 207 heading into the flip of the calendar.

TREND	RANK	LAST TIME	INSTITUTION	POINTS
?	1	1	Life (Ga.)	203
?	2	4	Providence (Mont.)	190
?	3	2	Grand View (Iowa)	184
?	4	3	William Penn (Iowa)	156
?	5	9	Wayland Baptist (Texas)	137
?	5	6	Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)	137
?	7	5	Indiana Tech	111
?	8	7	Doane (Neb.)	107
?	9	10	Texas Wesleyan	103
?	10	8	Cumberlands (Ky.)	98
?	11	11	Southern Oregon	87
?	12	13	Oklahoma City	78
?	13	13	Ottawa (Kan.)	77
?	14	18	Missouri Valley	74
?	15	15	Evergreen State (Wash.)	73
?	16	12	Central Methodist (Mo.)	61
?	16	16	Hastings (Neb.)	61
?	18	20	Dickinson State (N.D.)	59
?	19	RV	Baker (Kan.)	56
?	20	19	Campbellsville (Ky.)	48
Dropped from Top 20: Saint Mary (Kan.)
Receiving Votes: Missouri Baptist 35; Saint Mary (Kan.) 33; Eastern Oregon 27; Montreat (N.C.) 23; Midland (Neb.) 23; Friends (Kan.) 20; Avila (Mo.) 18; Westcliff (Calif.) 17; York (Neb.) 11; Arizona Christian 5; Waldorf (Iowa) 4; Midway (Ky.) 4

Top-Ranked Individuals
103	Providence (Mont.)	Erin Hikiji
110	Life (Ga.)	Ariana Martinez
117	William Penn (Iowa)	Christianah Ogunsanya
124	Doane (Neb.)	Cristelle Rodriguez
131	Providence (Mont.)	Waipuilani Estrella-Beauchamp
138	Life (Ga.)	Zaynah McBryde
145	William Penn (Iowa)	Esther Kolawole
160	Life (Ga.)	Latifah McBryde
180	Texas Wesleyan	Ashley Lekas
207	Southern Oregon	Lillian Gradillas-Flores
Full Individual Rankings by weight class

Key: RV - Receiving Votes | NR - Not Ranked | Climbed -? | Dropped -? | Steady - ?

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