Utah Tech University Women’s Wrestling took fourth place at the 2024 National Collegiate Wrestling Championships in Shreveport, Louisiana.
Utah Tech University Women’s Wrestling Takes Fourth Place at Nationals
By Jake Harber
The championships took place March 14-16, with the team not only taking fourth place but also bringing home four All-Americans, two National Champions, an Outstanding Female Wrestler of the Tournament, five Academic All-Americans, and the third place Collegiate Cup, which is awarded based on combined men’s and women’s performance.
“It is extremely exciting to be able to compete at this high level,” coach Corey Anderson said. “We are in a building stage of development for the team and still were able to place fourth in the country.”
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The women’s wrestling team dominated the 2024 season both on and off the mat, maintaining high academic standards and balancing their training with their studies. The team achieved a combined GPA of 3.26.
Utah Tech University’s athletes were awarded the following honors:
Lauren Mills
First place National Champion in 123 lbs weight class, Outstanding Female Wrestler of the Tournament, All-American, Academic All-American
Tayleigh Robertson
First place National Champion in 170 lbs weight class, All-American
Carly Neville
101 lbs, Third place All-American, Academic All-American
Kali Westover
130 lbs, Sixth place All-American, Academic All-American
Ashley Lavarias
155 lbs, top 8, Academic All-American
Alexa Camacho
155 lbs, top 12
Abby French
143 lbs, top 16
Kendra Juarez
170 lbs, top 16, Academic All-American
“I couldn’t be more proud of the hard work these ladies put into their training,” Anderson said. “I have even bigger goals for next year with the recruiting class coming in.”
The Wrestling Club at Utah Tech University has had multiple top-five podium finishes and national titles in just the last year. For more information about the club, please click here.