Women's Sports

Former Augustana Women’s Soccer Standout, Anna Fank, Signs With Formello Calcio Club of Lazio, Italy

February 23, 2021 by Tara S

By: Augustana Athletics

Fran Belibi is Changing How Women’s College Ball Does Dunking

February 17, 2021 by Tara S

We had not seen a dunk in women’s college basketball since Brittany Griner did it in 2013, but Francesca Belibi has already dunked twice in the 2020-2021 season. The 6’1 sophomore forward for the Stanford Cardinal can truly throw it down, and she’s quickly becoming one of the most exciting players in the country.

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Girls prep wrestling: Clayton Ridge’s Spielbauer wins state title

January 15, 2021 by Tara S

Clayton Ridge certainly made its mark at the girls state wrestling tournament. Samantha Spielbauer pinned her way through the 160-pound bracket at the third annual Iowa Wrestling Coaches and Officials Association’s unofficial girls state tournament, winning the Eagles’ first-ever state wrestling championship on Saturday at Xtream Arena in Coralville, Iowa.

NJCAA ANNOUNCES FOUR EMERGING SPORTS, INCLUDING WOMEN’S WRESTLING

December 30, 2020 by Tara S

By NJCAA | Dec. 30, 2020

Charlotte, NC - During the December NJCAA Board of Regents meeting, the board considered increasing the association’s sports offerings following a survey to membership to gauge interest. Following the Board of Regents’ vote, the NJCAA will formally recognize competitive cheer (coed), clay target shooting (coed), men’s volleyball, and women’s wrestling as emerging sports within the association. 

“The NJCAA is excited to offer competitive cheer, clay target shooting, men’s volleyball, and women’s wrestling as emerging sports,” stated Dr. Christopher Parker, NJCAA President & CEO.  “Athletics is a vital driver of enrollment for many NJCAA member colleges. The addition of these four sports will also provide a pathway to increase opportunities for student-athletes around the country.”

Each of the new emerging sports have garnered interest amongst NJCAA member colleges as club sports in recent years.  Survey results from NJCAA membership showed an interest from membership in declaring for each of the sports, with enough programs planning to begin programs over the next three years to sustain sponsored sport status. Programs will be permitted to field teams beginning in the fall of 2021 under the recognized emerging sport distinction.  There will not be an NJCAA championship opportunity during the 2021-22 academic year, however, teams will have the opportunity to participate in various season-ending events, whether through the sport’s national governing body or another organization. The timeline to begin NJCAA championships will vary based on sport, depending on participation.

The NJCAA will form sport committees for competitive cheer, clay target shooting, men’s volleyball, and women’s wrestling in preparation for the 2021-22 academic year.  These committees will be tasked with navigating all areas of strategic planning for the emerging sports including trends in sponsorship, commitment periods, sports procedures, and recommended timelines.

The adoption of the four emerging sports follows the NJCAA’s addition of beach volleyball in April 2018.  Prior to beach volleyball, the association last added half marathon and women’s lacrosse in 2003-04.  The NJCAA currently sponsors 28 sports across three divisions with 52 national championship events.  

Fresno State Wrestling Live Panel Discussion with Jordan Burroughs, Daniel Cormier, and John Smith

December 21, 2020 by Tara S

Keep Fresno State Wrestling is proud to announce a Live Panel Discussion to take place TONIGHT at 6:00 pm (Pacific). You won’t want to miss out on hearing from their featured guests, Jordan Burroughs, Daniel Cormier, and John Smith!!

DATE: Monday, December 21
TIME: 6:00 pm (Pacific)

Help Keep Fresno State Wrestling simply by enjoying this great event.

Event Link: https://nwcaonline.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=37d3b1ca7ee2f569a5f6301c5&id=7c16bb22a2&e=8b16b744de

Find out more about Keep Fresno State Wrestling.

U.S. WOMEN’S OPEN: KAITLYN PAPP EARNS LOW AMATEUR HONORS

December 14, 2020 by Tara S

14 Dec 2020
by AmateurGolf.com Staff Photo by: Chris Keane / USGA photo

Kaitlyn Papp, a senior at the University of Texas, finished tied for ninth and earned low amateur honors at the 75th U.S. Women’s Open at the Champions Golf Club in Houston.

Papp, an Austin native, fired a 3-over 74 in Monday’s final round to complete her week at 3 over par, six shots behind the winner A Lim Kim of Korea. Prior to Monday, she posted scores of 71, 68 and 74 over the first three days of the tournament. With a birdie on the 72nd hole, Papp finished two shots clear of Australia’s Gabriela Ruffels and Sweden’s Maja Stark for low amateur honors.

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NOELLE LAMBERT NAMED 2020 WOMEN OF WORTH NATIONAL HONOREE

December 14, 2020 by Tara S

NEW YORK, N.Y. – UMass Lowell women’s lacrosse alum Noelle Lambert was named the 2020 Women of Worth National Honoree, as announced by L’Oréal Paris on Giving Tuesday.

After being named one of 10 Women of Worth finalists and receiving $10,000 for her Born to Run Foundation back in October, Lambert was selected as the 2020 National Honoree through a nationwide, online public vote. She was honored with an additional $25,000 to support her mission of providing specialized prosthetics to amputees.

“It is such an incredible honor to be the 2020 Women of Worth National Honoree,” said Lambert. “To be recognized among the other nine amazing honorees is such a humbling experience. Thank you so much to every single person who voted for myself and the Born to Run Foundation. This wouldn’t be possible if it wasn’t for you. And lastly, thank you so much to L’Oréal Paris for this amazing donation and all of this recognition. This is going to change so many people’s lives.”

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Helen Maroulis Wants to Compete at the 2021 Olympics in Tokyo

December 12, 2020 by Tara S

Rio Olympic 53 kg champion Helen Maroulis of the U.S. gave a lengthy interview to United World Wrestling and underscored her desire to compete at the highest level in Tokyo in 2021:

“I always take things one at a time and I always do it to pursue excellence. So, to me, I committed to this goal, I committed to four years. I’ve been through a lot with all these physical injuries, mental, all this stuff, so for me, I made a commitment and made a decision, so I am seeing this through.

Now recovered from two years of injuries that included a concussion, Maroulis qualified the U.S. for the 57 kg class with a brilliant Olympic qualifying tournament in February 2020, stomping reigning World Champion Linda Morais (CAN) by 12-2 in her opener and then outscored her next three opponents by 26-2. Maroulis still has to make the U.S. team, but was asked about the difficult field she could face at 57 kg in Tokyo, including Japan’s Risako Kawai, the reigning 57 kg World Champion. Maroulis was unafraid:

“This is my dream come true, right? When you think about winning Olympic gold, it’s not just like you want the medal for the sake of the medal, , you’re like, I want it to be the toughest competition because the point of being the best is you want to know that you beat everyone else who you think is incredible.”

Off the mat, she shared her new interest in salsa dancing, where she is learning a lot and said, “I enjoy it just as much as wrestling.” Is that in her future? Maybe, but she also sees herself giving back to wrestling as a coach, helping others to learn as she has.

Texas amateur Kaitlyn Papp hangs tough at U.S. Women’s Open, trails by four

December 12, 2020 by Tara S

By Beth Ann Nichols | December 12, 2020 9:57

HOUSTON – Kaitlyn Papp first picked up a golf club, a cut-down putter, on the island of Okinawa where her dad, Tony, was stationed as a Navy Medical Service Corps officer.

“We would practice putting next to the flight line,” said Tony. “The green perched up nice and high and we could look out and watch the jets come in and come out.”

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