Wrestlers · College
Virginia Foard
2x Pan American champion (2019 Cadet at 40 kg, 2023 U20 at 55 kg); 2024 NCWWC runner-up at 123 pounds; 2026 NCAA All-American
Madison, VA · Wyoming Seminary HS · King University
By Joe Spisak, Pennsylvania state champion and 4x NCAA qualifier at Virginia · Published September 28, 2026
King University lists Virginia Foard's hometown as Madison, Virginia. She finished high school at Wyoming Seminary in 2023. King lists her as the 2023 Pennsylvania state champion and a two-time Pan American champion.
In June 2019 she won the Cadet Pan American title at 40 kg, about 88 pounds, in Morelia, Mexico. In July 2023 she won the U20 Pan American title at 55 kg in Santiago, Chile. She went 4-0 in a five-wrestler round robin with three technical falls and a fall. Her wins included an 11-0 technical fall over Angie Zea Alvarado of Peru.
She joined King for the 2023-24 season. In November she won the 123-pound title at the East Stroudsburg Open, pinning teammate Montana DeLawder in the final. In December she placed sixth at 57 kg at the U.S. Senior Nationals in Fort Worth, Texas. In February 2024 she won the Bobcat Open, beating Alexandra Fitzgerald of Sacred Heart in the semifinal and DeLawder in the final. The NWCA named her its national wrestler of the month for February.
At the 2024 NCWWC Championships in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, she beat top-ranked Shelby Moore of McKendree 11-0 in the 123-pound semifinal. She lost the final 3-1 to Amani Jones of North Central and finished the season 24-4. The Open Mat named her its freshman of the year.
She did not compete for King in 2024-25. Wrestling unattached that November, she won the 131-pound title at the East Stroudsburg Open, beating teammate Anna DiCugno 10-0.
In 2025-26 she won the ESU Open at 131 pounds and the Tornado Open at 124 pounds. She won the NCAA Region 3 title at 124 pounds in Franklin Springs, Georgia. At the first NCAA Women's Wrestling National Championships in Coralville, Iowa, she went 3-3 and earned All-America honors, losing the fifth-place match. She returns to King University for the 2026-27 season as a junior.
Results
| Season | Level | Event | Weight | Place | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Age group | Cadet Pan American Championships, Morelia, Mexico | 40 kg | 1st | June 2019. USA Wrestling's recap lists one match, an 11-0 win over Ruth Franco Bajana (Ecuador). Listed as Reva, Va., and Team Cobra Wrestling. The U.S. women won the team title. |
| 2022-23 | High school | Pennsylvania state championship | 1st | King's roster lists her as the 2023 Pennsylvania state champion. The PIAA held its first girls' state championship in March 2024, so this was not a PIAA title. The weight class is not given. | |
| 2023 | Age group | U20 Pan American Championships, Santiago, Chile | 55 kg | 1st | 4-0. July 7, 2023. Won a five-wrestler round robin with three technical falls and a fall: Angie Zea Alvarado (Peru) 11-0, Sophia Bechard (Canada) by fall, Angelica Vicente Gonzalez (Puerto Rico) 10-0, Pamela Banda Gomez (Mexico) 10-0. Listed as Wyoming Seminary WC and New York AC. The U.S. women won the team title. |
| 2023-24 | College | East Stroudsburg Open, East Stroudsburg, Pa. | 123 lb | 1st | 4-0. November 2023, King's season opener. Pinned teammate Montana DeLawder in 3:34 in the final after a 14-0 technical fall over Mia Macaluso (East Stroudsburg). |
| 2023 | Senior | U.S. Senior National Championships, Fort Worth, Texas | 57 kg | 6th | December 2023, the Olympic Trials qualifier. Lost her second match, won three straight in the consolation bracket, then lost twice. |
| 2023-24 | College | Bobcat Open | 123 lb | 1st | 4-0. February 2024. Three technical falls, including 11-0 over Alexandra Fitzgerald (Sacred Heart) in the semifinal, then beat teammate Montana DeLawder in the final. Named NWCA national wrestler of the month for February. |
| 2023-24 | College | NCWWC National Championships, Cedar Rapids, Iowa | 123 lb | 2nd | 3-1. March 2024. Ranked fourth. Beat Ava Rose (Iowa) 10-0, Alexandra Fitzgerald (Sacred Heart) 10-0 and No. 1 Shelby Moore (McKendree) 11-0, then lost the final 3-1 to No. 2 Amani Jones (North Central). Finished the season 24-4 with 17 technical falls (King roster bio). |
| 2024-25 | College | East Stroudsburg Open, East Stroudsburg, Pa. | 131 lb | 1st | November 2024. Wrestled unattached in a season she did not compete for King. Beat teammate Anna DiCugno 10-0 in the final. |
| 2025-26 | College | ESU Open, East Stroudsburg, Pa. | 131 lb | 1st | November 2025, King's first tournament of the season. |
| 2025-26 | College | Tornado Open, Bristol, Tenn. | 124 lb | 1st | 3-0. January 2026. After a bye, two technical falls and a 7-3 decision in the final. |
| 2025-26 | College | NCAA Women's Wrestling Regional (Region 3), Franklin Springs, Ga. | 124 lb | 1st | February 2026. Every win by fall or technical fall, the last a 10-0 technical fall. King's recap gives both four matches and a 3-0 record. |
| 2025-26 | College | NCAA Women's Wrestling National Championships, Coralville, Iowa | 124 lb | 6th | 3-3. March 2026, the first NCAA championship in women's wrestling. All-American. Won a 16-9 decision in the consolation bracket, then lost 11-0 in the consolation semifinal. She lost the fifth-place match 10-0 to Aspen Blasko of Grand Valley State. King placed seventh of 54 teams. |
What we could not confirm
Anything not on this page, a high school record, a final score, a season, was left out because no primary source stated it when this was written. If you have a bracket, a program, or a clipping, send it to the operator, Joe Spisak, at joe@spisak.co and the page gets the number.
Sources
- https://www.kingtornado.com/sports/womens-wrestling/roster/virginia-foard/9451 · King University roster, 2026-27. Hometown Madison, Virginia, previous school Wyoming Seminary Prep, listed as a junior for 2026-27, with no 2024-25 season for King. Her 2023-24 honors: NCWWC runner-up, The Open Mat Freshman of the Year, NWCA wrestler of the month, a 24-4 record. Her high school record: two-time Pan American champion and 2023 Pennsylvania state champion.
- https://www.kingtornado.com/sports/womens-wrestling/roster/2025-26 · King University roster, 2025-26. Listed as a redshirt sophomore from Madison, Virginia, and Wyoming Seminary Prep.
- https://www.themat.com/news/2019/june/29/wfs-cadet-pan-am-recao · USA Wrestling, June 2019. Her 40 kg title at the Cadet Pan American Championships in Morelia, Mexico, with an 11-0 win over Ruth Franco Bajana of Ecuador, as the U.S. women won the team title.
- https://www.themat.com/news/features/2023/july/07/usa-women-get-seven-golds-at-u20-pan-ams · USA Wrestling, July 2023. Her 55 kg title at the U20 Pan American Championships in Santiago, Chile, 4-0 in a round robin. It calls her a Virginia native who had just finished high school at Wyoming Seminary and was headed to King.
- https://www.themat.com/news/features/2023/june/30/u20-pan-american-championships-team · USA Wrestling, June 2023. The U.S. team for the U20 Pan American Championships in Santiago, Chile, with women's freestyle on July 7 and Foard entered at 55 kg.
- https://nwhof.org/national-wrestling-hall-of-fame/women-s-wrestling-experience · National Wrestling Hall of Fame, women's wrestling milestones. Names her among the seven U.S. gold medalists as the United States won the U20 Women's Pan American Championships.
- https://www.kingtornado.com/news/2023/11/5/womens-wrestling-2-king-opens-season-with-10-placers-at-east-stroudsburg-open.aspx · King University, November 2023. Her 123-pound title at the East Stroudsburg Open, pinning teammate Montana DeLawder in the final.
- https://www.kingtornado.com/news/2023/12/18/womens-wrestling-tornado-have-four-individuals-qualify-for-us-olympic-trials.aspx · King University, December 2023. Her sixth place at 57 kg at the U.S. Senior National Championships in Fort Worth, Texas.
- https://www.kingtornado.com/news/2024/2/4/womens-wrestling-king-registers-six-champions-11-placers-at-the-bobcat-open.aspx · King University, February 2024. Her Bobcat Open title at 123 pounds, over Alexandra Fitzgerald of Sacred Heart in the semifinal and Montana DeLawder in the final.
- https://nwcaonline.com/news/2024/2/21/national-wrestling-coaches-association-the-nwca-announces-virginia-foard-of-king-as-februarys-ncaa-womens-national-wrestler-of-the-month · National Wrestling Coaches Association, February 2024. Named its national women's wrestler of the month for February after the Bobcat Open.
- https://www.kingtornado.com/news/2024/3/8/womens-wrestling-nine-tornado-advance-to-semifinals-at-ncwwc-national-championships.aspx · King University, March 2024. Her run to the 123-pound NCWWC final in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, with an 11-0 semifinal win over Shelby Moore of McKendree and a 3-1 loss to Amani Jones of North Central.
- https://www.kingtornado.com/news/2024/11/3/womens-wrestling-no-1-tornado-win-three-titles-at-east-stroudsburg-open.aspx · King University, November 2024. Wrestling unattached, she won the 131-pound title at the East Stroudsburg Open over teammate Anna DiCugno.
- https://www.kingtornado.com/news/2025/11/2/womens-wrestling-king-womens-wrestling-shines-at-2025-esu-open.aspx · King University, November 2025. Her 131-pound title at the 2025 ESU Open.
- https://www.kingtornado.com/news/2026/1/18/womens-wrestling-four-champions-at-the-tornado-open-for-womens-wrestling.aspx · King University, January 2026. Her 124-pound title at the Tornado Open in Bristol, Tennessee.
- https://www.kingtornado.com/news/2026/2/21/womens-wrestling-three-regional-champions-at-ncaa-womens-wrestling-regionals.aspx · King University, February 2026. Her Region 3 title at 124 pounds at the NCAA women's wrestling regional in Franklin Springs, Georgia.
- https://www.kingtornado.com/news/2026/3/7/womens-wrestling-four-all-americans-for-king.aspx · King University, March 2026. All-America honors at 124 pounds at the NCAA Women's Wrestling National Championships in Coralville, Iowa, with a 3-3 record and a loss in the fifth-place match.
- https://www.ncaa.com/news/wrestling-women/article/2026-03-07/history-made-mckendree-claims-first-ncaa-womens-wrestling-championship-tops · NCAA.com, March 2026. The 2026 tournament was the first NCAA women's wrestling championship, won by McKendree.
- https://www.ncaa.com/_flysystem/public-s3/files/2026%20NCAA%20Women%20Brackets%20FINAL.pdf · NCAA, 2026 women's national championship brackets. Her 124-pound bracket as the No. 2 seed, her consolation run and the 10-0 fifth-place match loss to Aspen Blasko of Grand Valley State.
- https://nwhof.org/state-chapters/pennsylvania/news/pennsylvania-holds-first-piaa-championship-for-girls-wrestling · The PIAA held its first girls' state championship in March 2024.
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