Where Texas Woman’s Wrestling Stands and Why It Matters
If you’re trying to keep up with college wrestling in Texas, TWU is important because they sit in a different lane than most of the programs people talk about.
Wayland and Texas Wesleyan are NAIA. Tarleton is NCWA. Schreiner is NCAA Division III but TWU is an NCAA school also (D2), and they compete in the NCAA women’s structure that just held its first official national championship this month.
The 2025-26 season is done
TWU’s season is already wrapped up. They finished their year at NCAA Regional VI, with three top-six finishes..two of which were Scholar All Americans!
- Samaria Barnett – 4th Place
- Poorna Babu – 5th Place
- Mackenzie Blue – 6th Place
Coach Miller matters in this story
TWU isn’t building this with someone learning on the job. They hired Randi Miller to start the program, and she’s not just a big name coach..she’s a Texas native who knows what it looks like to build wrestling in a state where the sport has had to fight for space.
That matters for Texas kids. It matters for credibility and it matters for recruiting.
Where TWU is after about five years of “real work”
TWU is past the new program stage now. They’re not just trying to “exist.” They’re competing in the NCAA lane, sending athletes to regional championships, and building a room that Texas wrestlers can point to as a real in state option.
They also showed strength in the classroom this year with five NWCA Scholar All Americans, which tells you the roster is serious about doing it right on and off the mat.
What it means for Texas wrestling
This is what the Texas college scene looks like now:
- NAIA programs winning trophies and putting out All Americans
- NCWA programs building depth and chasing nationals
- Schreiner giving Texas a D3 NCAA lane
- TWU holding down the NCAA Women’s Division II lane in state
More lanes means more opportunity. More rooms means more kids staying in the sport. That’s the bigger win.
Closing
TWU didn’t have the season finish they wanted, but they’re established now. They’re competing in the NCAA women’s paradigm, they’ve got a real coach leading it, and they’re part of the Texas map whether people realize it or not. If the state keeps adding college rooms then TWU is also one of the ones that matter and continues to make a difference.
