WCWC/NCAA Nationals Preview & Seeds

McKendree’s Alara Boyd is seeded #3 at 143 in this weekend’s WCWC Nationals.

It’s almost here! The inaugural Cliff Keen WCWC Nationals is going down this weekend in Adrian, Michigan. This event is the NCAA National Invitational as women’s wrestling moves through Emerging Sport Status to being fully sanctioned by the NCAA.

The weight classes are loaded with top-ranked NCAA women. 109 and 130 look to be the deepest, with All-Americans and many women who have hit the top 5 at some point this season up and down the seeds.

155 has four national team members as the top 4 seeds, two of whom won national titles last year. #2 seed Alexandria Glaude of McKendree and #4 seed Jayden Laurent of Lakeland each won 2019 WCWA national championships. #1 seed Alyvia Fiske, who upset Glaude this season at the NWCA National Duals in the NCAA bracket, was the Junior & U23 World Team rep for the United States last year, and also wrestled in Final X at the Senior level. #3 seed Joye Levendusky of McKendree is a Junior National Team Member and was a WCWA All-American last season.

The Godinez-Gonzalez sisters of Simon Fraser, both stars on the Senior level in Canada, look to make noise at 116 and 143, respectively. Also worthy of note from Simon Fraser: Emily Cue, ranked #1 earlier this season, dropped into the 170 weight class from 191.

170 also has U23 bronze winner Kori Bullock of McKendree seeded #1, freshman phenom Yelena Makoyed of North Central at #2, All-American Andrea Sennett of McKendree at #3, and fresh-back-on-the-scene Jessika Rottier of UW-Stevens Point at #4, the 2017 WCWA champion. Rottier could potentially face Cue in the quarterfinal round.

Hear a weight-by-weight bracket analysis by A.W.W.’s Bleacher Brothers on this week’s A.W.W. Radio podcast. Now to the seeds…

101 pounds
1. Jaclyn McNichols (King University)
2. Pauline Granados (McKendree University)
3. Jennesis Martinez (Colorado Mesa University)
4. Joanne Ortiz (East Stroudsburg University)
5. Iesha Washington (Emmanuel College)
6. Trinity Oredina (Tiffin University)
7. Alice Todryk (University Of Wisconsin At Stevens Point)
8. Alisha Elizalde (Ferrum College)

109 pounds
1. Emily Shilson (Augsburg University)
2. Tatyanna Ortiz (East Stroudsburg University)
3. Sugey Ceja (Tiffin University)
4. Ciara McCrae (Simon Fraser University)
5. Brooke Thurber (University Of Wisconsin At Stevens Point)
6. Natalie Reyna (McKendree University)
7. Aleeah Gould (King University)
8. Carly Valleroy (McKendree University)

116 pounds
1. Karla Godinez-Gonzalez (Simon Fraser University)
2. Felicity Taylor (McKendree University)
3. Jaslynn Gallegos (Presbyterian College)
4. Emily Se (Emmanuel College)
5. Anja Tschohl (Colorado Mesa University)
6. Maddie Ruckdashel (Lakeland University)
7. Savannah Stacks (Tiffin University)
8. Abby Nelson (University Of Wisconsin At Stevens Point)

123 pounds
1. Cheyenne Sisenstein (King University)
2. Alexandra Hedrick (Simon Fraser University)
3. Marissa Gallegos (Colorado Mesa University)
4. Vayle Baker (Augsburg University)
5. Phoenix Dubose (King University)
6. Asia Nguyen-Smith (North Central College)
7. Kassidy Block (Adrian College)
8. Payton Stroud (McKendree University)

130 pounds
1. Nicole Depa (Simon Fraser University)
2. Allison Petix (King University)
3. Amanda Martinez (North Central College)
4. Alyssa Aceval (King University)
5. Alexia Ward (McKendree University)
6. Sierra Brown Ton (Colorado Mesa University)
7. Cindy Zepeda (Colorado Mesa University)
8. Gabby Skidmore (Augsburg University)

136 pounds
1. Emma Bruntil (McKendree University)
2. Lauren Mason (Simon Fraser University)
3. Dalia Garibay (Colorado Mesa University)
4. Zoe Nowicki (Adrian College)
5. Ana Luciano (King University)
6. Julia Padilla (Emmanuel College)
7. Mia Dow (MacMurray College)
8. Stephanie Floor (Gannon University)

143 pounds
1. Ana Godinez-Gonzalez (Simon Fraser University)
2. Ashlynn Ortega (King University)
3. Alara Boyd (McKendree University)
4. Morgan Norris (Presbyterian College)
5. Sara Brinkac (Simon Fraser University)
6. Alma Mendoza (Colorado Mesa University)
7. Kaylee Lacy (Colorado Mesa University)
8. Adelyhda Perez (Presbyterian College)

155 pounds
1. Alyvia Fiske (Simon Fraser University)
2. Alexandria Glaude (McKendree University)
3. Joye Levendusky (McKendree University)
4. Jayden Laurent (Lakeland University)
5. Annabelle Helm (Gannon University)
6. Marlynne Deede (Augsburg University)
7. Taylor Hites (Tiffin University)
8. Alison Horne (Simon Fraser University)

170 pounds
1. Korinahe Bullock (McKendree University)
2. Yelena Makoyed (North Central College)
3. Andrea Sennett (McKendree University)
4. Jessika Rottier (University Of Wisconsin At Stevens Point)
5. Emily Cue (Simon Fraser University)
6. Nia Crosdale (King University)
7. Rebekah Trudel (Simon Fraser University)
8. Mikayla Mata (Schreiner University)

191 pounds
1. Sydnee Kimber (McKendree University)
2. Tavi Heidelberg-Tollson (King University)
3. Jessie Lee (Tiffin University)
4. Cristina Santoyo (Emmanuel College)
5. Serena Woldring (Simon Fraser University)
6. Kaylee Seabolt (Emmanuel College)
7. Angelina Kirkpatrick (North Central College)
8. Destiny Baltierra (Limestone College)