Behind a fourth place finish by freshman Cayden Condit, the Lindenwood women's wrestling team finished 11th at the National Collegiate Women's Wrestling National Championships in Adrian, Michigan. The Lions finished with 38 points, just 0.5 points out of a tie for 9th place.

"We are very proud of our wrestlers for how well they competed at this national tournament," said Lindenwood Head Coach Mike Mena. "Every member of our team fought all tournament and displayed terrific resiliency throughout the weekend and the entire year. It was a great ending to a terrific season that we can all build on for the future."

Condit earned All-American status by virtue of her fourth place finish and went 5-2 for the weekend with all of her wins coming by either pin or technical fall. Condit, from Littleton, Colorado finished her outstanding freshman year with a record of 35-6.

There were several other bright spots for the Lions, as all seven wrestlers who qualified earned points on the weekend.  Here are the other individual results.

• Valeriia Mamleeva (109 pounds) - 1-2 on the weekend, including a pin over Riley Morrison of Tiffin in the opening round
• Amanda McAleavey (116 pounds) - 2-2 on the weekend with her two wins coming by decision
• Athena Willden (130 pounds) - 2-2 on the weekend with quick pin of Lillian Sherer from Lock Haven in 1:20 in the consolation rounds
• Julianna Moreno (143 pounds) - 2-2 on the weekend with a  pin over Nia Miranda from Tiffin to start the tournament
• Sara Lake (155 pounds) - 1-2 on the weekend with her victory coming by pin late in the match over Viktorya Torres from King
• Kaycee Fitero (191 pounds) - 1-2 on the weekend with a pin over Shola Cascen of East Stroudsburg

The NCWWC Championships wrap up the season for the Lions, who are looking forward to building on the success from this season for the 2022-23 school year.