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Women's Wrestling

Founded in 2019 to grow women's wrestling at Harvard, we're a close-knit team that trains twice a week in the MAC wrestling room and competes across New England. No tryouts, no experience needed.

Practices

When & where

    Malkin Athletic Center (MAC), 3rd floor wrestling room. Full schedule →

    Who it's for

    Women's Wrestling is a women-only program. It's built for people who've never wrestled and for people who wrestled in high school and want to keep going. Practices cover stance and motion, takedowns, mat wrestling, and live goes, scaled to whoever is in the room.

    Wrestling is an NCAA Emerging Sport for Women and one of the fastest-growing sports in the country. Our mission is to give Harvard women a safe, inclusive, and fun place to be part of that.

    Before your first practice

    What to bring

    Wear

    Fitted athletic clothing (leggings or shorts, a t-shirt or compression top) with no zippers or pockets. Wrestling shoes if you have them; otherwise clean indoor sneakers or socks are fine to start.

    Bring

    A water bottle and, once you're doing live wrestling, a mouthguard. Hair ties for anyone with long hair. That's it.

    Expect

    A warm-up, technique with a partner, drilling, and optional live wrestling. You set your own pace. Coaches and teammates will meet you exactly where you are.

    Competition

    Tournaments & clinics

    Members compete at women's collegiate and open tournaments around New England, and the club has hosted clinics with Olympic medalists. Competing is entirely optional, and we make sure first-time competitors are prepared and supported.

    Coaching

    Who leads practice

    Practices are led by our coaching staff and experienced student wrestlers. See the Leadership page for the current team.

    Come wrestle with us

    Join the WhatsApp community, then come to the next practice at the MAC. Message us first if you'd like a teammate to meet you at the door.