The stage is set for the 2025 National Collegiate Women’s Wrestling Championships (NCWWC)!

The 2025 NCWWC will be held at the Xtream Arena in Coralville, Iowa—warmly known as Wrestling Town USA—on March 7 – 8, 2025. This year’s championship will feature 320 female wrestlers from all three NCAA Divisions competing for a national title. 

This event brings together thousands of passionate women wrestlers, coaches, and fans, highlighting the growth and potential of women in this historically male-dominated sport, and building off the recent sanction of women’s wrestling as the NCAA’s 91st Champion Sport in January, we are looking to host another successful event. We invite media outlets to cover this exciting competition, which promises to be a game-changing experience with dramatic moments, unforgettable performances, and the crowning of a new national champion. 

The 2025 NCWWC is being organized by Wrestle Like A Girl, a non-profit organization whose mission is to empower girls and women using the sport of wrestling to become leaders in life. The competition is also supported by a coalition of national wrestling organizations including USA Wrestling, the National Wrestling Coaches Association, the National Wrestling Hall of Fame, and D1 Women’s Wrestling.   

EVENT DETAILS:

• Date: March 7 – 8, 2025

• Location: Xtream Arena, 200 E 9th St Suite 100, Coralville, IA 52241

• Event Website: www.ncwwc.com

• Tournament Schedule:

  • Friday, March 7

    • Session 1: 10AM – 3PM; Championship 1st Round, Championship 2nd Round & 1st Wrestleback 

    • Session 2: 5PM – 9PM; Wrestle Quarterfinals & 2nd Wrestleback

• Saturday, March 8

  • Session 3: 10AM – 2PM; Championship Semifinals & 4th Wrestleback, 5th Wrestleback, Consolation Semifinals, and 3rd/5th/7th Placing

  • Final Session: 6PM – 8PM; Championship Finals

NOTEWORTHY HIGHLIGHTS:

• The NCWWC currently includes 96 NCAA programs from the Division I, II and III levels. Student-athletes must qualify for the NCWWC through eight Regional Qualifiers. This will be the sixth year the national tournament has been held and the first time being hosted at the Xtream Arena.

• The defending NCWWC team champion is the University of Iowa, who dethroned previous three-time NCWWC National Champions, McKendree University (Illinois).

• For local women’s wrestling fans, Iowa-based NCAA universities with the ability to qualify for the NCWWC finals this season include the University of Iowa, the University of Dubuque, Simpson College, Wartburg College, Cornell College and Central College. 

Don’t miss this exciting event and the chance to witness history in the making! 

About Wrestle Like A Girl
Wrestle Like A Girl, a 501(c)3 founded in 2016, is led by Team USA bronze medalist, Sally Roberts, with a mission to empower girls and women using the sport of wrestling to become leaders in life. Through Advocacy and Education, Programs, and Research, WLAG leads and supports policies that champion the inclusion of girls and women in wrestling, advocates for a healthier wrestling culture, and leads projects that reduce barriers to entry while increasing opportunities. Learn more at www.wrestlelikeagirl.org or follow @wrestlelikeagirl_ on Instagram and @WrstleLikeAGirl on X (Twitter). 

About Think Iowa City
Think Iowa City is the visitor brand identity for the local Iowa City/Coralville Area Convention & Visitors Bureau. The CVB works to attract visitors, meetings, groups and events to the area through destination marketing, outreach and facilitation. The organization was behind the successful 2012 and 2016 Olympic Wrestling Team Trials bids and the 2018 World Cup. The CVB is also a primary sponsor of the new Dan Gable Donnybrook.