CEDAR RAPIDS, IA – The Cedar Rapids Tourism Office and the City of Cedar Rapids is ecstatic to welcome the 2023 National Collegiate Women’s Wrestling Championships (NCWWC) on March 3rd-4th to the Alliant Energy Powerhouse.
Cedar Rapids is slated to host the championships from 2023-2025. The NCWWC was previously hosted by Adrian College in Michigan in 2020 and 2022 and by Tiffin University in Ohio in 2021.
“It is a great honor for Cedar Rapids and Eastern Iowa to be selected to host the National Collegiate Women's Wrestling Championship. The growth of girls and women's wrestling is great for women's athletics and the sport of wrestling. Hosting this championship allows Cedar Rapids to set the standards for future women's wrestling championships and our goal is to provide a quality championship experience for the wrestlers, coaches, team personnel and fans who attend,” says Tournament Director, Dick Simmons.
NCWWC currently includes the NCAA programs from the Division I, II and III levels. Athletes must qualify for the NCWWC through Regional Qualifiers. In 2022, there were 32 qualifying colleges represented with Division III, McKendree University, winning the last three NCWWC team titles.
“Moving the National Collegiate Women’s Wrestling Championships off campus, to be hosted in a spectacular facility with a strong local wrestling community in Cedar Rapids is a big step forward for NCAA women’s wrestling. We look forward to working with the Cedar Rapids Tourism Office and the local community as together we will advance women’s wrestling,” says Mike Moyer, Executive Director of the National Wrestling Coaches Association.
A press conference will be held at 1:00 p.m. Thursday, March 2nd in the Lobby Lounge of the DoubleTree by Hilton adjacent to the Alliant Energy Powerhouse the day before championship competition begins. The tentative championship schedule is as follows:
THURSDAY, MARCH 2, 2023
PRESS CONFERENCE
1:00pm – DoubleTree by Hilton Lobby Lounge
FRIDAY, MARCH 3, 2023
SESSION I
9:00am - Doors Open
10:35am - Opening Ceremonies
11:00am - Preliminary Round; First Round
SESSION II
3:00pm - Doors Open
4:00pm - Championships Quarterfinals
Consolation First Round
Consolation Second and Quarterfinals
SATURDAY, MARCH 4, 2023
SESSION III
9:30am - Doors Open
11:00am - Championships Semifinals
Consolation Semifinals
Consolation matches for 3rd, 5th and 7th places
SESSION IV
5:30pm - Doors Open
6:30pm - Parade of All-Americans, Alliant Energy Powerhouse
7:00pm - Finals
Single Session tickets ($15/adult; $12 child/student/senior) and All Session tickets ($55/adult; $48 child/student/senior) are available at https://www.creventslive.com/events/2023/national-collegiate-womens-wrestling-championships.
Photos courtesy of Adrian College
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