By: Nash Loibl, Advanced Graduate Assistant / Strategic Communications
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Simon Fraser enters the 2024-25 women’s wrestling season as the favorites in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference’s Preseason Coaches’ Poll, released Thursday, voted on by the league’s five head coaches, who were not permitted to vote for their own team.
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference
2024-25 Women’s Wrestling
Coaches’ Poll
|
| PL |
Team |
Points |
| 1. |
Simon Fraser (3) |
15 |
| 2. |
Colorado Mesa (2) |
14 |
| T3. |
Chadron State |
7 |
| T3. |
Adams State |
7 |
| T3. |
Texas Woman's |
7 |
- First-place votes in parentheses.
- In the men’s poll, eight points were awarded for a first-place vote, with one point less for each succeeding place. (Maximum score = 64).
- Coaches were not allowed to vote for their team
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Simon Fraser received 15 points and three first-place votes. The Red Leafs are led by head coach Justin Abdou, the reigning RMAC Coach of the Year, who guided his squad to the inaugural RMAC regular-season title. SFU is returning 18 student-athletes to the mat this season, with 2023-24 RMAC Women’s Wrestler of the Year, Jade Trolland, leading the group. Behind Abdou and Trolland, the Red Leafs hope to repeat as champions in 2024-25.
Colorado Mesa checks in at second in the preseason poll with 14 points and two first-place votes. The Mavericks are returning six All-Americans this year in Jennesis Martinez, Isabella Morales, Hailey Chapman, Erica Schroeder, Jayleen Sekona, and Isabeau Shalack. The Mavs are coming off a successful 2023-24 season, in which they saw six student-athletes reach the top of the podium at the inaugural RMAC Women’s Wrestling Championships.
Rounding out the 2024-25 RMAC Women’s Wrestling Preseason Coaches’ Poll were Chadron State, Adams State, and Texas Woman’s, who received seven points apiece and hope to make a splash in the upcoming season.
About the RMAC
The RMAC is a premier NCAA Division II conference located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, with 15 member schools. The RMAC sponsors 22 varsity NCAA sports and has produced 65 NCAA Division II national champions and 52 national runners-up since 1992.
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