Five members of the Iowa Women’s wrestling team competed at the Bearcat Open at McKendree University in Lebanon, Illinois. Sterling Dias, Ava Bayless, and Ella Schmit won titles.
After a first round fall Sterling Dias defeated Hawkeye teammate Emilie Gonzalez in the semifinals, 4-1. In the finals Dias won by an 11-0 tech fall over Lizette Rodriquez for the 101 lbs. title.
After a tech fall in the consolation semifinals Gonzalez defeated Rianne Murphy (Unattached), 12-12 to place third.
At 109 Ava Bayless started with three tech falls before defeating Kendra Ryan (North Central College) 5-4 in the finals.
Ella Schmitt dominated the field at 143 with three tech falls and a fall. In the finals she defeated Riley Aamold (North Central College) with a 14-2 tech fall.
Bella Mir had a fall and tech fall before dropping a match in the semifinals. In the consolations Mir recorded a fall and tech fall to place third at 155.
All wrestlers from Iowa will compete unattached this season. The Hawks will officially begin team competition next year for the 2023-2024 season.
101
Champ. Round 1 – Sterling Dias (Unattached) received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal – Sterling Dias (Unattached) won by fall over Kristy Travis (Tiffin University) (Fall 0:21)
Semifinal – Sterling Dias (Unattached) won by decision over Emilie Gonzalez (Unattached) (Dec 4-1)
1st Place Match – Sterling Dias (Unattached) won by tech fall over Lizette Rodriguez (McKendree University) (TF 11-0)
101
Champ. Round 1 – Emilie Gonzalez (Unattached) won by tech fall over Odelia Lopez (Schreiner University) (TF 10-0)
Quarterfinal – Emilie Gonzalez (Unattached) won by fall over Aaliyah Payne-Parris (Sacred Heart) (Fall 3:26)
Semifinal – Sterling Dias (Unattached) won by decision over Emilie Gonzalez (Unattached) (Dec 4-1)
Cons. Semi – Emilie Gonzalez (Unattached) won by tech fall over Isabella Morales (Colorado Mesa) (TF 10-0)
3rd Place Match – Emilie Gonzalez (Unattached) won by decision over Rianne Murphy (Unattached) (Dec 12-12)
109
Champ. Round 1 – Ava Bayless (Unattached) won by tech fall over Elizah Leonard (North Central College) (TF 11-0)
Quarterfinal – Ava Bayless (Unattached) won by tech fall over Samantha Kruize (McKendree University) (TF 10-0)
Semifinal – Ava Bayless (Unattached) won by tech fall over Angelina Graff (North Central College) (TF 10-0)
1st Place Match – Ava Bayless (Unattached) won by decision over Kendra Ryan (North Central College) (Dec 5-4)
143
Champ. Round 1 – Ella Schmit (Unattached) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 – Ella Schmit (Unattached) won by tech fall over Erika Novak (Hiram College) (TF 10-0)
Quarterfinal – Ella Schmit (Unattached) won by tech fall over Serena Cervantes (Schreiner University) (TF 10-0)
Semifinal – Ella Schmit (Unattached) won by fall over London Houston (North Central College) (Fall 1:02)
1st Place Match – Ella Schmit (Unattached) won by tech fall over Riley Aamold (North Central College) (TF 14-2)
155
Champ. Round 1 – Isabella Mir (Unattached) won by fall over Megan Vondrasek (Adrian College) (Fall 1:39)
Quarterfinal – Isabella Mir (Unattached) won by tech fall over Sierra Pienkowski (Carthage College) (TF 10-0)
Semifinal – Madison Sandquist (Sacred Heart) won by fall over Isabella Mir (Unattached) (Fall 1:40)
Cons. Semi – Isabella Mir (Unattached) won by fall over Jordan Johnston (Schreiner University) (Fall 1:48)
3rd Place Match – Isabella Mir (Unattached) won by tech fall over Shelby Ottum (North Central College) (TF 10-0)
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