Choker women’s wrestling ranked #1

Jan 28, 2019 @ 6:41am

There is a new #1 team in women’s wrestling, and they are from right here in South Aberdeen.

Late last week, the rankings for the women’s division were updated on the National Collegiate Wrestling Association website and the new top team in the land is Grays Harbor College with a total of 10-ranked wrestlers.

Previous #1 SW Oregon Community College fell to #2.

GHC said in a release, “Overall the Northwest Conference appears to be the powerhouse for the Women’s Division with the top-3 teams and 4 in the top-15.”

Choker wrestler Cynthia Ramirez is ranked #1 at 116 lbs with a 10-2 record for the year, the highest ranked local wrestler, although 9 other women are in the top of their weight classes.

Weight Class	Rank	Wrestler	Year	School	Record	Previous Rank
101	1	Maria Reyes	Fr	Big Bend CC	7-4	1
	3	Cecilia Saavedra	Jr	Grays Harbor	8-2	2
109	1	Ivy Navarro	So	SW Oregon CC	3-0*	1
	2	Kateri Rowell	Jr	Grays Harbor	8-1	2
116	1	Cynthia Ramirez	So	Grays Harbor	10-2	1
123	1	KaMele Sanchez	Sr	Colorado State	1-0	2
	3	Brittany Wynn	So	Grays Harbor	5-1	4
130	1	Marina Goocher	Sr	Michigan – Dearborn	1-2	1
	5	Carla Sanchez	So	Grays Harbor	0-0	5
136	1	Tara Linneman	So	Springfield Tech	1-2	2
	2	Lesly Baires	Fr	Grays Harbor	2-4	3
	7	Maata Fakaosita	Fr	Grays Harbor	2-3	8
143	1	Shannon Ripley	Jr	Husson	0-0	1
	7	Cielo Villalobos	So	Grays Harbor	5-2	7
155	1	Maxine Knetter	Jr	Wisconsin	0-0	1
170	1	Cendall Manley	Jr	Liberty	0-2	1
	3	Audrey Bucher	So	Grays Harbor	4-3	3
191	1	Leilani Camargo-Naone	So	Midland	0-0*	1
	3	Mariah Stewart	Fr	Grays Harbor	5-2	3
	7	Jackie Castro	So	Grays Harbor	1-4	6

WOMEN’S DIVISION TOP-15
Rank	Team	Points
1	Grays Harbor (NWC)	52
2	SW Oregon CC (NWC)	43
3	Big Bend CC (NWC)	25
4	Richland College (SWC)	24
5	Schreiner (SWC)	22
6	Springfield Tech (NEC)	19
7	Colorado State (WCC)	15
8t	Fresno State (WCC)	13
8t	Midland (SWC)	13
10t	Liberty (MAC)	12
10t	Maine (NEC)	12
12	Houston – Downtown (SWC)	11
13	North Texas (SWC)	9
14t	Cal State – Northridge (WCC)	8
14t	Husson (NEC)	8
14t	Michigan – Dearborn (GLC)	8
14t	Pacific Lutheran (NWC)	8
14t	Wisconsin (GLC)	8

The full NCWA Women’s Division rankings are available here.

GHC says that these rankings will be updated following National Duals.

Choker women’s wrestling ranked #1

GHC said in a release, “Overall the Northwest Conference appears to be the powerhouse for the Women’s Division with the top-3 teams and 4 in the top-15.”

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