20 + collegiate women’s wrestling programs we saw in Fargo

FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA—A place where college coaches get to recruit and/or just observe how prospects interact with coaches, competitors and officials under circumstances of both wins and losses.

It’s a great place for high school girls to display grit and passion. A coach might watch a wrestler take a loss and come away thinking, “I want her on my roster”.

It’s also a place where coaches get to see what might slip through on paper, via phone or on a visit in the neatly packaged best foot forward presence. I think most coaches will tell you they’d rather have quality over quantity, and that quality is a mixed bag of factors of which skill/talent is just a piece.

College coaches should be selective about who they bring onto their teams—from an internal team standpoint alone, culture is important.

So, here are 20+ programs we ran into or spotted on the floor coaching, recruiting or scouting.

1. Adrian College
2. Augsburg University
3. Baker University
4. Campbellsville University
5. Central Christian College
6. Eastern Oregon University
7. Emmanuel College
8. Fontbonne University
9. Grand View University
10. Indiana Institute of Technology
11. King University
12. Limestone College
13. Lyon College
14. McKendree University
15. Midland University
16. North Central College
17. Ottawa University
18. Presbyterian College
19. Schreiner University
20. Simpson University
21. Tiffin University
22. University of Jamestown
23. University of Providence
24. University of St. Mary’s
25. University of the Cumberlands
26. University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
27. Wayland Baptist University

If you were in Fargo you know from the size of the tournament and commotion that it’s likely we missed some, too.

Did we miss you? Let us know – we’ll be updating as we get replies!

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