Tricia Saunders (born as Patricia McNaughton; February 21, 1966)[1] is an American amateur wrestler and pioneer the sport of women's freestyle wrestling.

Saunders was the first woman to be inducted to the National Wrestling Hall of Fame as a Distinguished Member in Stillwater, Oklahoma and the first American woman to be inducted into FILA's International Wrestling Hall of Fame in Istanbul, Turkey.

In 1975, Saunders appeared as a featured guest on an episode of To Tell the Truth, a syndicated television show.

[5] In 2006, Saunders became the first woman to be inducted as a Distinguished Member of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame.

The award honors the most outstanding high school seniors in women's wrestling.