Best Amateur NCAA Women Wrestlers That Will Do Well In MMA

Simon Fraser national champion Alyvia Fiske. Photo courtesy of Tony Rotundo/WrestlersAreWarriors.com.

by Sarah Walker

The 2022 National Collegiate Women's Wrestling Championship (NCWWC) highlighted the strength of the NCAA women's wrestling program, which shows how women's wrestling is thriving at high school and collegiate levels.

For this national collegiate championship, McKendree Bearcats won their third consecutive team championship with 188 points, led by two individual champions. With 166 points, King University came in second, and Simon Fraser came in third with 145.5 points.

Moreover, this year was truly an exciting return to Adrian, Michigan for the best-of-the-best women's college athletes as they contended for the NCAA national championships. Moreover, whether you’re a casual fan or planning to engage in online sports betting, this article will walk you through the best amateur NCAA wrestlers who ranked first in the NCWWC, according to their respective weight class, and who would definitely do well in MMA.

What is the NCAA?
The National Collegiate Athletic Association or NCAA is a member-driven organization that is committed to the long-term performance and well-being of collegiate athletes.

Among its many roles, the NCAA serves as the governing body for both men and women collegiate sports and it is responsible for developing and enforcing the rules to apply for a play for numerous sports, as well as the eligibility requirements for athletes.

Given the definition, let’s jump right into the main focus of this article which is to give a list of best amateur NCAA wrestlers that will do well in MMA

101 Pounds
Olivia Shore made history for Tiffin University as she bagged first place at 101 pounds, finishing the season with an amazing record of 27-1 and 15 pins. She also garnered the title as top-ranked grappler in the United States at her weight class.

109 Pounds
Emily Shilson has consistently been ranked first at her weight class. While competing in NCWWC's season 2022, she was able to garner first place at 109 pounds with 25-0. Thus, winning her third consecutive 109-pound title and fourth overall title with a spectacular finish, going 4-0 in victories with a 28-second pin to go along with two technical falls.

116 Pounds
Karla Godinez-Gonzalez competed at higher weights throughout the season before moving down to the 116 weight class, wherein she bagged the first place in 2022 NCWWC, with a record of 18-0.

She was also a national champion in the year 2020. However, for the 2021 nationals, Simon Fraser University (SFU) did not compete due to the 2019-COVID restrictions.

123 Pounds
Alexandra Hedrick snatched the first place title in the NCWWC 2022, at her weight class of 123 pounds, having a record of 4-0. Moreover, Hedrick has won two California State Championships and four California State Medals during her career. She took second place at the U.S. Girls Folkstyle National Championships on two separate occasions.

130 Pounds
Cameron Guerin after winning the Junior National Championships UWW in a weight class of 57kg in November 2019, she was unable to participate and compete in the World Championships for the year 2020 as it has been halted due to the pandemic. Currently, Guerin holds the first-placed title in NCWWC at 130 pounds, ending the match with 4-0.

136 Pounds
Zoe Nowicki squared off against one of the brightest rising talents, Blanche 'Nina' Kemu Makem, in the 136-pound National Championship. Nowicki dominated the game from beginning to end, winning 4-0 and claiming her second national title.

143 Pounds
Ashlynn Ortega pinned as number one with a record of 20-1 at 143 pounds in the national championship against Alara Boyd of McKendree University.According to her season 2021-2022 statistics, she earned five wins over ranked opponents and ended the season with an eighteen-match win streak, which was the longest in her career.

155 Pounds
Alyvia Fiske is a senior wrestler at SFU. She has been a member for Team USA age-group World team four times. Her recent match was when she bagged first place in the national championship at 155 pounds. She ended the match garnering a record of 12-0 over Kayla Marano of McKendree University.

170 Pounds
Yelena Makoyed has competed in different weight classes for the year 2020-2021 at both 170 and 191 pounds. However, for the year 2021-2022, Makoyed competed at 170 pounds, where she won first place in the national championship against Joye Levendusky of McKendree University, earning a record of 27-1 .

191 Pounds
Sydnee Kimber has won her third consecutive collegiate national championship and has gone undefeated for the second time in her professional career. Moreover, at the NCWWC, she was very much unstoppable as her opponents were having a difficult time trying to score a point which made her win with a record of 4-0 against Jaycee Foeller of the McKendree University.

Final Takeaway
There's some promising new talent on the roster, albeit the best two 191-pounders have contended coming from the same university, McKendree. Sydnee Kimber, the defending champion and two-time national champion, is unquestionably the favorite, but Bearcat freshman Jaycee Foeller has had an outstanding season. So, who’s it gonna be for you?