DICKINSON, N.D. — Dickinson State Women's Wrestling team will enter the 2025-26 season ranked No. 20 in the NAIA Women's Wrestling Coaches' Preseason Top 20 Rating, as announced by the national office on Thursday.

The Blue Hawks earned 48 points in the poll, placing them in the final spot of the national rankings. Life University (Ga.), the defending national champion, tops the poll with 193 points, followed by Grand View (Iowa) and Providence (Mont.) in second and third, respectively.

Nine Blue Hawks earned recognition in the preseason rankings at the national or conference level:

• 110 lbs, Jenna Gerhardt, ranked No. 8 nationally

• 117 lbs, Larhae Whaley, ranked No. 9 nationally

• 124 lbs, Mikayla Jardine, ranked No. 6 nationally

• 124 lbs, Birta McCaskill, ranked No. 7 nationally

• 131 lbs, Jumoke Adekoye, ranked No. 1 nationally

• 131 lbs, Makenzie Shaw, ranked No. 20 nationally

• 138 lbs, Areli Gamino, ranked No. 20 nationally

• 131 lbs, Makenzie Shaw, ranked No. 20 nationally

• 145 lbs, Savannah Brehm, ranked No. 19 nationally

• 110 lbs, Jenna Gerhardt, ranked No. 4 in the conference

• 117 lbs, Larhae Whaley, ranked No. 5 in the conference

• 124 lbs, Mikayla Jardine, ranked No. 6 in the conference

• 124 lbs, Birta McCaskill, ranked No. 7 in the conference

• 131 lbs, Jumoke Adekoye, ranked No. 1 in the conference

• 131 lbs, Makenzie Shaw, ranked No. 8 in the conference

• 138 lbs, Areli Gamino, ranked No. 8 in the conference

• 145 lbs, Savannah Brehm, ranked No. 7 in the conference

• 160 lbs, Hayla Hoffman, ranked No. 4 in the conference

Dickinson State competes in the Heart of America Athletic Conference, where the team was projected sixth in the league's preseason rankings. Grand View leads the Heart with 211 points, followed by William Penn and Baker University.

The Blue Hawks open the season with their Blue/Gray Dual on October 30 in Dickinson before heading to the University of Providence Open in Great Falls, Montana on November 8.