With the 2002-03 U.S. women's college wrestling season to begin in a few weeks, TheMat.com reviewed the recruiting classes for the top college varsity and club teams that are expected to be active on a national level this year.    The United States college scene features six varsity wrestling programs this season, as Pacific Univ. (Ore.) moved up to a varsity after competing as a club program last year. All six varsity programs are being evaluated for their recruiting efforts, alongside a few other schools that have women on their men's team or have a women's wrestling club.    Three colleges made big strides with their programs by bringing in large and successful recruiting classes: Neosho County CC (Kan.), Menlo College (Calif.) and Cumberland College (Ky.).    Two of the oldest and most successful varsity college teams, Missouri Valley College and the Univ. of Minnesota-Morris, had small but talented recruiting classes. Pacific Univ., the newest varsity, also had a small class, but now with a full-time coach looks for a big haul next season.    Among the colleges that have girls competing on their men's teams that reported new recruits were Cal State-Bakersfield and Princeton.    A team-by-team review of the recruiting classes follows. TheMat.com will list the teams in order of the relative strength of the incoming class, with the athletes' projected weight classes listed. All are freshmen, unless specifically noted:    1. NEOSHO COUNTY CC    Coach John Taylor has a great recruiting class mostly because of quality of four outstanding individuals. Neosho has pulled in two TheMat.com/ASICS First Team members, a TheMat.com/ASICS Second Team member and another athlete who has been out of high school awhile but has national-level achievements.    One of the First Teamers is Mary Kelly of Illinois (105). Kelly is ranked No. 3 on the Senior level in freestyle, making her a member of Women's Team USA. She won silver medals at the University Nationals, FILA Junior Nationals and Junior Nationals last year. Although she was third at the USGWA folkstyle nationals in 2002, she is a former champion. Kelly is considered one of the nation's best young women athletes, a potential Olympian.    The other First Teamer is Alicia Mena of Minnesota (158), who was a Junior Nationals champion this year and placed second at the USGWA folkstyle nationals. Mena has placed at many Senior-level freestyle competitions in the past few years. Taylor also brought in the older Mena sister, Elena Mena (147), who has also been nationally ranked on the Senior level in the past few years. Both Mena sisters have a closet full of age-group medals, and both will be immediately competitive.    The Second Teamer is Linse Meadows of Texas (130), who has impressive achievements in both freestyle and folkstyle. She is a Texas state high school champion (Texas and Hawaii are the only two states with official state high school meets). Meadows was third in the USGWA folkstyle nationals, and fourth at the FILA Junior Nationals in freestyle.    The rest of the recruiting class includes Yvette Madrid of Texas (112), Jamie Bottomley of Texas (138) and Holly Kenneda of Nebraska (169).    Led by the four proven stars, Neosho County should be able to mix in their returning sophomores and field a competitive team in dual meets and tournaments. Last year, Neosho County finished sixth in the final TheMat.com U.S. College Women's Wrestling Team rankings, and with the help of this group of freshmen, the team should be confident that it can move up.    Neosho County CC recruiting class  105 - Mary Kelly, Mahomet, Ill.  112 - Yvette Madrid, Amarillo, Texas  130 - Linse Meadows, Katy, Texas  138 - Jamie Bottomley, College Station, Texas  147 - Elena Mena, St. Paul, Minn.  158 - Alicia Mena  St. Paul, Minn.  158+ - Holly Kenneda Kearney, Neb.    2. MENLO COLLEGE    Menlo College, in its second year as a varsity, infused new life in the program with a strong recruiting class. Women's Coach Lee Allen pulled in eight new women wrestlers, all freshmen, seven of which are from either California or Hawaii, two of the nation's strongest wrestling states. Menlo gets the nod at No. 2 for having a variety of very good athletes, not on the strength of any of the individuals.    Leading the class is 2002 Junior Nationals champion Linse Owens, who is projected to compete at 121 pounds for Menlo. Owens was an honorable mention TheMat.com/ASICS selection this year, but beat a number of higher-rated athletes on the way to her memorable Junior Nationals gold medal in Fargo, N.D.    Among the new freshmen is TheMat.com/ASICS Second Teamer Shani Alvarado of Hawaii (147), a USGWA folkstyle national champion and a Hawaii state high school champion. Making Third Team on TheMat.com/ASICS team was Raquel Magdaleno of Michigan (130), who was fourth at this year's USGWA Nationals. An honorable mention selection on TheMat.com/ASICS team was Teresa Dal Ben of California (121), who was fifth at the 2002 USGWA folkstyle nationals. These athletes will have a big challenge of learning freestyle, but with former Greco-Roman Olympic Coach Allen as their mentor, it should be a quick learning curve.    One of the most experienced incoming freshmen in freestyle is Tanya Miyasaki of Hawaii (105). She was third at this summer's Junior Nationals, and was a Senior-level U.S. Nationals placewinner two years ago. Menlo has another talented lightweight coming in, Tabitha Coffey of California (105), who was fifth at the Junior Nationals and sixth at the USGWA folkstyle nationals last season. Also coming in will be Dina Tavera of California (138), who competed on the Women's age-group tour to China this summer, along with Lisa Sakoda of Hawaii (112).    Menlo had a rough first year, with a small first class of athletes and some key injuries, finishing 10th in the final TheMat.com U.S. College Women's Wrestling Team rankings. This incoming class should allow Menlo to become a stronger team, both in dual meets and major tournaments.    Menlo College recruiting class  105 - Tabitha Coffey, San Diego, Calif.  105 - Tanya Miyasaki, Kaneohe, Hawaii  112 - Lisa Sakoda, Hilo, Hawaii  121 - Linse Owens, Ripon, Calif.  121 - Teresa Dal Ben, Sacramento, Calif.  130 - Raquel Magdaleno, Little Lake, Mich.  138 - Dina Tavera, Watsonville, Calif.  147 - Shani Alvarado, Kaiulani, Hawaii    3. CUMBERLAND COLLEGE    Cumberland College brings in nine new athletes, including two transfers. There is a mix of proven talent and a few raw projects, something that Women's coach Kip Flanik truly enjoys working with. All of the newcomers will have a tremendous role model to work with, 2001 International Women's Wrestler of Year Toccara Montgomery, just a sophomore on the team.    Included in the mix are two TheMat.com/ASICS First Team members, Brooke Bogren of Kansas (112) and Alaina Berube of Michigan (130). Both of these athletes are expected to make an immediate impact on the national scene. Bogren is arguably the nation's top freshman recruit, along with Neosho's Mary Kelly.    Bogren has already tasted success on the Senior Women's level, placing fourth at the 2001 U.S. Nationals. She also claimed gold medals at the FILA Junior Nationals in freestyle as well as USGWA folkstyle nationals. Berube was also a USGWA folkstyle national champion. Ironically, these athletes were at the same weight class at the first Junior Nationals, with Berube placing third and Bogren taking fourth. Bogren was competing up in weight in Fargo, and Berube is reportedly still growing, so they should not be in the same weight class again.    Cumberland brings in three other athletes who placed in the top 10 at last year's USGWA folkstyle nationals: Shelly Ruberg of Ohio (130), Aja Smith of Indiana (147) and Colleen McKinney of Illinois (112). The recruiting class includes a pair of transfers, Jaimie Alvesteffer of Michigan (130) and Brenda McDaniels of Massachusetts (121). Alvasteffer competed at Missouri Valley College a few years back. Rounding out the Cumberland recruits are Beth Deroy of California (158) and Jessi Clifton of Georgia (158).    Cumberland finished last season with a No. 5