The women's wrestling team was ranked fifth in the latest Women's Collegiate Wrestling Association (WCWA) ranking released prior to the 2013 WCWA National Championships.  The Lady Lions remained in the top five with a 7-3 overall record. Lindenwood earned fifth place in their last competition at the NWCA/Cliff Keen Women's Division National Duals in Springfield, Ill. on January 12-13.

Simon Fraser (BC) sits atop the team rankings with five top-ranked individuals, followed by Oklahoma City University, King College (Tenn.), and Jamestown College (N.D.).  Lindenwood earned fifth with one top-ranked individual, Rachael Shannon, and eight top 10 individuals overall.  Missouri Valley, Missouri Baptist, Cumberlands (Ky.), Wayland Baptist (Texas), and Menlo (Calif.) round out the top 10 team rankings.

The 2013 WCWA National Championships will take place on January 25-26, hosted by King College in Bristol, Tenn.  


Women's Collegiate Wrestling Association Team Rankings
1. Simon Fraser (British Columbia)
2. Oklahoma City
3. King (Tenn.)
4. Jamestown (N.D.)
5. Lindenwood (Mo.)
6. Missouri Valley
7. Missouri Baptist
8. Cumberlands (Ky.)
9. Wayland Baptist (Texas)
10. Menlo (Calif.)
11. Waldorf (Iowa)
12. Midland (Neb.)
13. (tie) Pacific (Ore.); Northwest Kansas; Lindenwood-Belleville (Ill.); Southwest Oregon
 

Women's Collegiate Wrestling Association Individual Rankings (weight in pounds)
101 1. Emily Webster, Oklahoma City 2. Darby Huckle, Simon Fraser 3. Shannon Constantine, King 4. Opelia Felipe, Cumberlands 5. Ashley Iliff, King 6. Caitlyn Chase, Missouri Baptist 7. Brianna Rahall, Oklahoma City 8. Sherylyn Sabado, Menlo 9. Desiree Ramos, Missouri Baptist 10. Dalina Vuong, Missouri Valley	123 1. Sarah Hildebrandt, King 2. Laura Wilson, Simon Fraser 3. Brittany Faust, Missouri Valley 4. Brieana Delgado, Oklahoma City 5. Katie Eddie, Oklahoma City 6. Alicia Hubbard, Jamestown 7. Aleah LaFrancis, Missouri Baptist 8. Kayla Bartosch, King 9. Jessica Nguyen, Cumberlands 10. Lindsey Villarmia, Missouri Baptist	143 1. Rachael Shannon, Lindenwood 2. Stephanie Geltmacher, Oklahoma City 3. Tamyra Mensah, Wayland Baptist 4. Crystal Borrow, Lindenwood 5. Sidney Morrison, Simon Fraser  6. Amanda Hendey, King 7. Frances Efiong, Missouri Valley 8. Lauren Louvie, Cumberlands 9. Kayla Aggio, Oklahoma City 10. Bailey Halvorsen, Simon Fraser
109 1. Vicky Anthony, Simon Fraser 2. Emily Martin, King 3. Kristi Garr, Oklahoma City 4. Amy Fearnside, Jamestown 5. Marina Sanchez, King 6. Jessica Fresh, Waldorf 7. Lauren Richardson, Menlo 8. Quinn Nagatani, Midland 9. Alexis Rodriguez, Lindenwood	130 1. Helen Maroulis, Simon Fraser 2. Shauna Isbell, Lindenwood 3. Randi Beltz, Missouri Valley 4. Audrey Morehouse, Oklahoma City 5. Cianah Hee, Cumberlands 6. Katarina Perez, King 7. Tiffany Sluik, Jamestown 8. Cheyenne Youngblood, Missouri Baptist 9. Roni Goodale, Waldorf	155 1. Danielle Lappage, Simon Fraser 2. Brittney Roberts, Oklahoma City 3. Julia Salata, King 4. Christina Zamora, Jamestown 5. Mary Westman, Jamestown 6. Sydney Nelson, Cumberlands 7. Brittany David, Lindenwood 8. Valerie Rosales, Wayland Baptist 9. Natasha Galarza, Lindenwood-Belleville 10. Jordan Hagerman, Missouri Valley
116 1. Joey Miller, Oklahoma City 2. Jacarra Winchester, Missouri Valley 3. Kayla Brendlinger, King 4. Nicki Bar, Simon Fraser 5. Samantha Klingel, King 6. Shelby Morrison, Oklahoma City 7. Logan Rich, Oklahoma City 8. Lauryn Bruggink, Wayland Baptist 9. Victoria Nguyen, King 10. Natalie Rutt, Jamestown	136 1. Alli Ragan, King 2. Beatrize Martinez, Oklahoma City 3. Shai Mason, Jamestown 4. Sarah Bollinger, Missouri Baptist 5. Stacy Martin, King 6. Kerstin Harmon, Cumberlands 7. Monica Ramirez, Lindenwood 8. Laura Gordon, Simon Fraser 9. Brittany Gladd, Cumberlands 10. Erin Miller, Wayland Baptist	170 1. Justina DiStasio, Simon Fraser 2. Demi Strub, Oklahoma City 3. Lilia Gudzyuk, Jamestown 4. Lorrie Ramos, King 5. Kayla Volin, Jamestown 6. Darcie Manning-O'Brien, Missouri Baptist 7. Kerri Bumpers, King 8. Brittany Jones, Missouri Valley 9. Victoria Francis, Lindenwood 10. Tamara Hartfield, Missouri Valley
		191 1. Jenna McLatchy, Simon Fraser 2. Heather O'Connor, Oklahoma City 3. Angela Vyborny, Wayland Baptist 4. Malexis McAdoo, King 5. Juliana Triplett, Missouri Baptist 6. Indya Stevens, Lindenwood 7. Jenette Mitchell, Cumberlands 8. Erie Bragg, Jamestown 9. Vanessa Schmitz, Lindenwood-Belleville 10. Cherese Thomas, Oklahoma City