Paige Baynes was named the first women's wrestling coach at Central College in September of 2022.
Baynes was named the Outstanding Wrestler at the 2017-18 WCWA national tournament when she captured the national title at 191 pounds while competing for Grays Harbor College (Wash.). She was a three-time WCWA All-America honoree.
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She transferred to Wayland Baptist University (Texas), winning the 2018-19 NAIA national crown by scoring six points in the final minute in the title match after trailing 5-1. She received bachelor's and master's degrees from Wayland Baptist and served as a graduate assistant coach there. Since 2019 she has served as the Texas team coach for the USMC National Championships in Fargo, North Dakota and this past season was also an assistant coach at William Jewell College (Mo.).
