With six of the nine American Rivers Conference institutions already sponsoring the sport, the American Rivers Conference has added women’s wrestling as the league’s 24th sport.

Central College and Simpson College, along with Buena Vista University, the University of Dubuque, Loras College, and Wartburg College will compete for the first conference title during the 2024-25 season. That first conference title will be awarded at the league championship meet on Saturday, January 25th at Buena Vista. The American Rivers Conference becomes the second NCAA Division III conference to formally sponsor women’s wrestling. 

Women’s wrestling was selected for the NCAA Emerging Sports for Women program on August 1st, 2020.