INDIANAPOLIS – South Atlantic Conference Carolinas will send 16 individuals from four institutions to the first NCAA Women’s Wrestling Championships. Allen University, Emmanuel University, King University and the University of Mount Olive will all be represented on March 6-7 in Coralville, Iowa.

King enters ranked tied for fifth in the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) poll while Emmanuel is ranked 10th. All four of the King qualifiers are ranked while two of Emmanuel’s six qualifiers are ranked. Mount Olive follows Emmanuel with five qualifiers while Allen has one individual that qualified.

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This will be the first year of NC women's wrestling championships, as the sport was added as the NCAA's 91st official championship sport in January 2025. The 2026 championships will be held March 6-7 in Coralville, Iowa at Xtream Arena.

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2026 NCAA Women's Wrestling Championships Schedule
Friday, March 14
10:00 a.m. CT | Session 1 - Championship Prelims & First Round
4:00 p.m. CT | Session 2 - Championship Second Round + Consolations
Saturday, March 15
10:00 a.m. CT | Session 3 - Championship Semis + Consolations
7:00 p.m. CT | Session 4 - Championship Finals

South Atlantic Conference Carolinas NCAA Championships Qualifiers (seeds)
103 Pounds – Rebekah Jean-Baptist, Emmanuel; Lillian Prendergast, Mount Olive
110 Pounds – Avery Kibelbek, King; Katie Simmons, Mount Olive
117 Pounds – (2) Karissa Turnwall, Emmanuel
124 Pounds – (2) Virginia Foard, King
131 Pounds – (7) Janida Garcia, Emmanuel; Isis Severe, Allen
138 Pounds – Ruby Julien-Newsom, King; Kalyse Hill, Mount Olive
145 Pounds – Alexandra Ford, Emmanuel
160 Pounds – (4) Stella Steigler, King; Vida Beckel, Emmanuel
180 Pounds – Journey Land, Mount Olive; Gemma Templeman, Emmanuel
207 Pounds – Zaria Robinson, Mount Olive