MANHEIM, Pa. | National Wrestling Coaches Association - McKendree University women's wrestling, which finished up the 2023-24 season with a fourth place finish at the NCWWC with one National Champion and six All-Americans, collected academic postseason honors with eight individuals bringing home NWCA Scholar All-American awards. The Bearcats that earned the academic honors were Lizette Bernardo (101lbs), Pauline Granados (109lbs), Cameron Guerin (130lbs), Tristan Kelly (170lbs), Nichole Moore (123lbs), Shelby Moore (123lbs), Jennifer Soto (130lbs), and Viktorya Torres (136lbs). All eigh ..read more

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa | Alliant Energy PowerHouse - No.4 McKendree University women's wrestling finished out the collegiate season on Saturday evening, taking fourth place at the 2024 National Collegiate Women's Wrestling Championships with six All-American finishers, including a fourth-straight individual national title for senior Cameron Guerin at 130lbs. The Bearcats finished the championship tournament with 106.0 team points, scoring in eight weight classes and placing in five. McKendree now has 19 individual national championships in program history with Guerin's 2024 crown, all of wh ..read more

INDIANOLA, Iowa | Cowles Field House - No.4 McKendree University women's wrestling punched 13 tickets to the National Collegiate Women's Wrestling Championship while placing second in Region V of the NCWWC with 193.0 team points in the tournament. The Bearcats brought home three individual regional champs, with freshman Shelby Moore claiming the 123, senior Cameron Guerin adding the 130 to her resume, and graduate Viktorya Torres moving down and dominating the 136. McKendree finished in second by just 27.0 points while outpacing all teams placing below by a margin of over 80 points in the on ..read more

MANHEIM, Pa. | National Wrestling Coaches Association - McKendree University women's wrestling remained ranked fourth and third in the pair of NWCA National Coaches Polls, finishing its regular season with nine ranked wrestlers and a 12-2 mark in duals on the season. The Bearcats total one top-ranked wrestlers in freshman Shelby Moore at 123 while senior 130 Cameron Guerin sits second in her weight class. McKendree is in prep mode for its next endeavor, the NCWWC Region 5 tournament where a multitude of Bearcats will battle for their qualifications to the 2024 National Championships in Cedar ..read more

MANHEIM, Pa. | National Wrestling Coaches Association - McKendree University women's wrestling freshman Shelby Moore earned the NWCA's Wrestler of the Month honors for Region V in the month of January on Tuesday afternoon, as announced by the national office. The 123lb Buckley, Washington-native went 4-0 on the month with upset wins over then-#1 Amani Jones (NCC) and then-#4 Virginia Foard (KING) during NWCA National Duals to help push the Bearcats to a third-place finish in the event. Moore moved into the top spot of her weight class in the latest NWCA NCAA Women's Rankings (01/18/24 ..read more

LEBANON, Ill. | Melvin Price Convocation Center - No.4 McKendree University women's wrestling (12-2) celebrated senior night on Thursday with a dominant 38-9 victory over Missouri Baptist (No.10 NAIA), capturing wins in eight of 10 weight classes. McKendree tallied three pin falls and three wins by technical superiority to collect its 12th win of the year while going for its 11th-straight winning season in duals. The Bearcats celebrated four wrestlers on the night with 101 Lizette Bernardo, 109 Pauline Granados, 116 Julia Vidallon, and 130 Megan Stutsman. The next outing for McKendree will b ..read more

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MANHEIM, Pa. | National Wrestling Coaches Association - McKendree University women's wrestling moved up in the overall national poll, jumping to fourth in the country while being ranked third in the first duals poll of the season, as announced by the NWCA on Thursday afternoon. The Bearcats own eight ranked wrestlers for 60 points with freshman Shelby Moore topping the 123 weight class while the squad holds an overall record of 11-2 in dual bouts. McKendree heads across the St. Louis metro for the MoBap Open this weekend, looking to rack up more top-finishes on the season ..read more

MANHEIM, Pa. | National Wrestling Coaches Association - McKendree University women's wrestling headed out for NWCA / USMC National Duals this week, earning the fourth seed of the NCAA women's bracket while also beginning the year at No.5 in the latest NWCA coaches poll and No.4 in the first The Open Mat poll of 2024. The Bearcats begin 2024 up in Iowa but ended 2023 on a strong note at Senior Nationals with two more US Olympic Team Trials qualifiers and eight placers plus one champion during the Ken Kraft Midlands Women's Championships. McKendree owns nine ranked wrestlers in the NWCA p ..read more

HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. | NOW Arena - No.5 McKendree University women's wrestling concluded the calendar year of 2023 on Saturday at the Second Annual Midlands Women's Championships, finishing second overall as a team with 95.5 points, eight placements, and one championed weight class. Graduate 143 Viktorya Torres nabbed the sole title for the Bearcats, going 4-0 on the day, while 101 Lizette Bernardo and 123 Shelby Moore followed, each with a third-place finish. McKendree joins a flurry of other top NCAA women's programs at the NWCA / USMC National Duals championship to begin 2 ..read more