2023-2024 Women's Wrestling Roster

AJ Grieves
AJ Grieves
Sam Janicki
Sam Janicki
Jim Thrall
Jim Thrall

Yelena Makoyed

  • Class Graduate Student
  • Position 170
  • Highschool Bella Vista
  • Hometown Orangevale, Calif.
  • Major Sport Leadership

Biography

2023-24:
  • Competed at the 170-pound weight class
  • Tallied an overall record of 12-2
  • Recorded four pins and eight technical falls on the season
  • Finished second at Nationals
  • Earned All-American Honors at Nationals
  • 170-pound Region IV Champion
  • Academic All-CCIW
2022-2023
  • Competed at 170-pounds 
  • Tallied an overall record of 28-0
  • Tied the single season win percentage record (1.00) 
  • Became the program's first three-time National Champion and four-time All-American
  • Named the Most Outstanding Wrestler at Nationals 
  • Awarded the Manuel Gorriaran Award at Nationals
  • 170-pound Region IV & CCIW Champion 
  • Named NWCA Region IV Wrestler of the Month on Dec. 6, 2022 
  • Named NWCA National Wrestler of the Month on Dec. 12, 2022
  • Named Co-CCIW Wrestler of the Week on Dec. 13, 2022
  • Won the Gold Medal at 76kg at the Zagreb Open 
  • Named first-ever USA Wrestling Women's College Wrestler of the Year
  • Named The Open Mat Wrestler of the Year
  • Academic All-CCIW
2021-2022:
  • Competed at the 170-pound weight class
  • Tallied an overall record of 27-1
  • Recorded 1 win by decision and 11 pins on the season
  • Earned All-American honors at Nationals 
  • 170 Pound National Champion
  • Won the gold medal at 76kg at the Matteo Pellicone Ranking Event, Grand Prix of Spain and Zouhaier Sghaier Ranking Tournament. 
2020-2021
  • Competed at the 170 and 191-pound weight classes
  • Tallied an overall record of 13-0
  • Recorded 5 pins on the season
  • Competed at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials, finishing 4th
  • Crowned the programs first individual National Champion 
  • Earned All-American honors at Nationals 
  • Placed second at 76 kg at the USA Women's Wrestling Nationals and Juniors/U23 World Team Trials
  • Won gold medal at 76kg at the United World Wrestling Cadet & Junior Pan American Championships in Oaxtepec, Mexico
  • Academic All-CCIW
  • Jack Swartz Academic All-CCIW award recipient
  • NWCA Scholar All-American
2019-2020
  • Competed at the 170 and 191-pound weight classes
  • Tallied an overall record of 26-3
  • Recorded nine pins on the season
  • Earned All-American honors at the Cliff Keen National Collegiate Women's Wrestling Championships by taking 2nd place
  • Won the Adrian College Open and the Dr. Bob Kellogg Open
  • NWCA Scholar All-American

Historical Player Information

  • 2019-2020Freshman

    170
    170 lbs
  • 2020-2021Sophomore

    170
    170 lbs
  • 2021-2022Junior

    170
    170 lbs
  • 2022-2023Senior

    170
    170 lbs
  • 2023-2024Graduate Student

    170
    170 lbs