Blades Named USA Wrestling Women’s College Wrestler of the Year

Kennedy Blades, a junior at the University of Iowa, was voted the 2025 winner of the USA Wrestling Women’s College Wrestler of the Year Award, which goes to the nation’s best college wrestler annually.

In her first collegiate season with the Hawkeyes, Blades recorded a 25-0 record, which included a 100% bonus rate, 23 technical falls and two pins. She earned the 160-pound title at the 2025 National Collegiate Women’s Wrestling Championships and was named Outstanding Wrestler of the event. Her efforts also helped Iowa claim it’s second-straight national team title.

USA Wrestling Surpasses 345,000 Members, Breaks Membership Record

USA Wrestling surpassed 345,000 members for the first time in its 57-year history, with nearly five months remaining in the 2024-25 membership year.

Remembering Saitiev: Master On Mat Who Inspired Many

Buvaisar Saitiev was an unknown before the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. And after that he became the legend.

A three-time Olympic gold medalist, six-time World champion and an inspiration to the wrestling world, Saitiev passed away earlier this month at the age of 49.

National Duals Invitational Team Qualifications Announced

The National Duals Invitational, a groundbreaking $1 million collegiate wrestling event sponsored by Paycom, has announced the qualification process for the inaugural 16-team bracket.

Featuring top programs from across the country, this high-stakes tournament will bring together elite competition and unprecedented prize money to the BOK Center in Tulsa on Nov. 15-16.

National Girls High School Rankings Include Two New No. 1 Wrestlers

The National Wrestling Hall of Fame, USA Wrestling and FloWrestling have published the latest National Girls High School Rankings, which include Ella Poalillo, #1 at 155 Pounds and #24 in Pound-for-Pound, High Point Regional High School, Wantage, New Jersey (Photo by Tony Rotundo | WrestlersAreWarriors.com)

Fan Voting Opens For 2025 USA Wrestling Women’s College Wrestler of the Year Award

2025 USA Wrestling Women’s College Wrestler of the Year finalists Macey Kilty (Wisconsin in 2019) and Sage Mortimer (Utah in 2021) are winners of our Tricia Saunders High School Excellence Award.

Fan voting opens today (Tuesday, April 1) and continues through Sunday, April 6.

The winner will be announced on Flowrestling on Tuesday, April 8.

Oklahoma State's Hendrickson Wins 2025 Win Magazine/Culture House Hodge Trophy Presented By ASICS

Oklahoma State University's Wyatt Hendrickson, who was the Kansas winner of our Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award in 2019, has been named the 2025 recipient of the WIN Magazine / Culture House Dan Hodge Trophy presented by ASICS Wrestling.

The award is named in honor of three-time NCAA champion Dan Hodge, a Distinguished Member inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in the Charter Class of 1976.

2025 Wisconsin Chapter Induction Celebrated May 17-18

2025 Wisconsin Chapter Induction Celebrated May 17-18